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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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June, Bounty Hunter
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Plea
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
2%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Viscera Seer
82%inclusion80 decks98 decks
65%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
87%inclusion85 decks98 decks
64%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
57%inclusion56 decks98 decks
55%synergy
Cadaver Imp
56%inclusion55 decks98 decks
54%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
56%inclusion55 decks98 decks
53%synergy
Bone Shredder
55%inclusion54 decks98 decks
53%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
65%inclusion64 decks98 decks
52%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
71%inclusion70 decks98 decks
52%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
69%inclusion68 decks98 decks
51%synergy
Big Game Hunter
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
81%inclusion79 decks98 decks
49%synergy
Grave Pact
68%inclusion67 decks98 decks
50%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
67%inclusion66 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
61%inclusion60 decks98 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion58 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Carrion Feeder
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
47%synergy
Diabolic Intent
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Jet Medallion
54%inclusion53 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
54%inclusion53 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Necropotence
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Greedy Freebooter
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
46%synergy
Grim Haruspex
51%inclusion50 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Blood Pet
51%inclusion50 decks98 decks
43%synergy
Shambling Ghast
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
45%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
49%inclusion48 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion48 decks98 decks
28%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
49%inclusion48 decks98 decks
40%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
47%inclusion46 decks98 decks
45%synergy
Skullport Merchant
47%inclusion46 decks98 decks
45%synergy
Burglar Rat
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Clattering Augur
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
39%synergy
Skyscanner
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
37%synergy
Virus Beetle
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Mindless Automaton
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
-18%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
32%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Novice Occultist
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Fume Spitter
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Warren Soultrader
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Ghast
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
-19%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Tattered Mummy
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Nezumi Informant
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Leaden Myr
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Smothering Abomination
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Basal Thrull
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Dockside Chef
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Deathgreeter
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Perilous Myr
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Slip
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-19%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Malice
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Body Count
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Wake the Dead
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Dismember
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Nasty End
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Eaten Alive
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Killing Wave
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Echoing Return
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Season of Loss
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion47 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Meekstone
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Plate
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Spawning Pit
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Genesis Chamber
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Thrumming Stone
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
The Golden Throne
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Winter Moon
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Lifeline
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Coils
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Contamination
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Dark Privilege
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
35%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Attrition
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Black Market
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-24%synergy
Dark Prophecy
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Into the Pit
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Teval's Judgment
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Gift of Doom
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Soul Enervation
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Blight Mound
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Open the Graves
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Mind Slash
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion66 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
59%inclusion58 decks98 decks
35%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion53 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion47 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
47%inclusion46 decks98 decks
17%synergy
High Market
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
32%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Mire
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Homeward Path
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion90 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
47%inclusion46 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-19%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion94 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
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