Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker (Commander) - Lifegain

Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
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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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Dream Beavers
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Merchant of Venom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Shredder's Technique
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
South Wind Avatar
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
69%synergy
Cadaver Imp
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Bone Shredder
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Viscera Seer
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Skullport Merchant
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Big Game Hunter
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Village Rites
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Blood Pet
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Priest of Forgotten Gods
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Grim Haruspex
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Carrion Feeder
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Skyscanner
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Shambling Ghast
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Tattered Mummy
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Novice Occultist
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Burglar Rat
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Clattering Augur
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Leaden Myr
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fume Spitter
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Warren Soultrader
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Deathgreeter
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Virus Beetle
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Mindless Automaton
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Dockside Chef
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Valgavoth's Faithful
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Harvester of Souls
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Basal Thrull
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Reaper
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Culling the Weak
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Defile
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Malicious Affliction
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Thrilling Encore
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Professor's Warning
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Fatal Push
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Heartless Act
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Undying Evil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Body Count
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Death Denied
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Dismember
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Without Weakness
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Eaten Alive
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Dread Return
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Echoing Return
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Necrotic Hex
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Chain of Smog
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Skullclamp
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Bontu's Monument
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Meekstone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Thrumming Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Champion's Helm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Genesis Chamber
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Relic Vial
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Spawning Pit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Grave Pact
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Rites
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Privilege
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Open the Graves
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Into the Pit
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Gift of Doom
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Sanguine Bond
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Blight Mound
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Dark Prophecy
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Attrition
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Teval's Judgment
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Dark Tutelage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Mind Slash
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Contract
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fallen Ideal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Soul Enervation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Minion's Return
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Strands of Undeath
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Oubliette
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Cottage
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
1%synergy
High Market
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Hostile Hostel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Séance Board
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
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