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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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Desperate Plea
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
88%inclusion82 decks93 decks
65%synergy
Viscera Seer
82%inclusion76 decks93 decks
65%synergy
Bone Shredder
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
55%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
52%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
52%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
69%inclusion64 decks93 decks
51%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
70%inclusion65 decks93 decks
50%synergy
Cadaver Imp
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
50%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
62%inclusion58 decks93 decks
50%synergy
Big Game Hunter
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
80%inclusion74 decks93 decks
48%synergy
Grave Pact
66%inclusion61 decks93 decks
47%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
65%inclusion60 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
61%inclusion57 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
61%inclusion57 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Diabolic Intent
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Carrion Feeder
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Jet Medallion
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Blood Pet
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Shambling Ghast
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Skullport Merchant
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Burglar Rat
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Skyscanner
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
38%synergy
Clattering Augur
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Virus Beetle
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Mindless Automaton
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Novice Occultist
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
-21%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Crypt Ghast
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
-17%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Fume Spitter
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Warren Soultrader
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Nezumi Informant
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Tattered Mummy
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Smothering Abomination
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Leaden Myr
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Reaper
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Dockside Chef
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Myr Retriever
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Basal Thrull
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Slip
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
-20%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Malice
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Body Count
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Wake the Dead
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Thrilling Encore
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Eaten Alive
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Echoing Return
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Killing Wave
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-18%synergy
Season of Loss
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Mithril Coat
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Meekstone
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Spawning Pit
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Genesis Chamber
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Darksteel Plate
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Thrumming Stone
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
The Golden Throne
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Winter Moon
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Lifeline
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Contamination
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Dark Privilege
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
34%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Attrition
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Black Market
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Rites
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
-22%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Into the Pit
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Teval's Judgment
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Soul Enervation
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Doom
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Animate Dead
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Blight Mound
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Slash
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Open the Graves
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Oubliette
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
69%inclusion64 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
4%synergy
High Market
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Wasteland
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Mire
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
4%synergy
War Room
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Homeward Path
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion84 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-17%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion88 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
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