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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
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Serrated Scorpion
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
85%synergy
Cadaver Imp
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
76%synergy
Bone Shredder
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
65%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Skullport Merchant
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Clattering Augur
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Village Rites
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Tragic Slip
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Viscera Seer
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Skyscanner
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Crypt Ghast
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Shambling Ghast
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Big Game Hunter
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Burglar Rat
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Tattered Mummy
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Fume Spitter
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Grim Haruspex
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Blood Pet
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Novice Occultist
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Midnight Reaper
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Virus Beetle
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Leaden Myr
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Agent Venom
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Warren Soultrader
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Dockside Chef
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Perilous Myr
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Infestation Sage
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Defile
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Professor's Warning
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Altar's Reap
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Costly Plunder
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Gifts
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dark Dabbling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Withering Boon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Body Count
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Dread Return
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Diabolic Intent
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Bone Shards
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Eaten Alive
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Final Vengeance
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Spark Harvest
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Reprocess
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Villainous Wrath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Risky Shortcut
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tribute
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Season of Loss
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Skullclamp
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Spawning Pit
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Genesis Chamber
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Meekstone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Rites
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Grave Pact
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Dark Privilege
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Open the Graves
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Into the Pit
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Dark Prophecy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Contamination
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Soul Enervation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-27%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Soul Channeling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Attrition
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Chorale of the Void
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Cottage
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
24%synergy
High Market
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Diamond City
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Dark Depths
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Séance Board
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
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