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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
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Shredder's Technique
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Viscera Seer
83%inclusion100 decks121 decks
66%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
84%inclusion102 decks121 decks
61%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
76%inclusion92 decks121 decks
56%synergy
Cadaver Imp
58%inclusion70 decks121 decks
56%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
69%inclusion83 decks121 decks
55%synergy
Bone Shredder
55%inclusion67 decks121 decks
54%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
55%inclusion67 decks121 decks
53%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
71%inclusion86 decks121 decks
52%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
55%inclusion66 decks121 decks
52%synergy
Grave Pact
71%inclusion86 decks121 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
77%inclusion93 decks121 decks
45%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
68%inclusion82 decks121 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
64%inclusion78 decks121 decks
31%synergy
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion73 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Carrion Feeder
57%inclusion69 decks121 decks
45%synergy
Diabolic Intent
55%inclusion67 decks121 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion67 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
54%inclusion65 decks121 decks
32%synergy
Blood Pet
53%inclusion64 decks121 decks
45%synergy
Jet Medallion
53%inclusion64 decks121 decks
-9%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion63 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion44 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
32%inclusion39 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion38 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Necropotence
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Greedy Freebooter
52%inclusion63 decks121 decks
46%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
43%synergy
Grim Haruspex
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
42%synergy
Big Game Hunter
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
49%synergy
Shambling Ghast
50%inclusion60 decks121 decks
44%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
49%inclusion59 decks121 decks
47%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
48%inclusion58 decks121 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46%inclusion56 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Burglar Rat
45%inclusion55 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Skullport Merchant
43%inclusion52 decks121 decks
41%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion51 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Skyscanner
40%inclusion48 decks121 decks
38%synergy
Clattering Augur
38%inclusion46 decks121 decks
36%synergy
Virus Beetle
36%inclusion43 decks121 decks
29%synergy
Warren Soultrader
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
-17%synergy
Mindless Automaton
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
33%inclusion40 decks121 decks
32%synergy
Novice Occultist
33%inclusion40 decks121 decks
31%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
32%inclusion39 decks121 decks
32%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
32%inclusion39 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
32%inclusion39 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
30%inclusion36 decks121 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Ghast
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
-19%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
28%inclusion34 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Fume Spitter
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Tattered Mummy
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Nezumi Informant
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Leaden Myr
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Smothering Abomination
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Basal Thrull
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Dockside Chef
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Hecteyes
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Deathgreeter
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Diviner
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
43%inclusion52 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion51 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Tragic Slip
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion34 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
-20%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Body Count
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-16%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-16%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Nasty End
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Darkness
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
-15%synergy
Victimize
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
-17%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Eaten Alive
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
-11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
-13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Bone Shards
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Mutilate
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Killing Wave
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Echoing Return
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion60 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
32%inclusion39 decks121 decks
27%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Meekstone
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Plate
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Spawning Pit
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Genesis Chamber
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Thrumming Stone
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Smokestack
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
5%synergy
The Golden Throne
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Lifeline
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Winter Moon
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
45%inclusion54 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Contamination
43%inclusion52 decks121 decks
40%synergy
Dark Privilege
36%inclusion44 decks121 decks
35%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
30%inclusion36 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Attrition
30%inclusion36 decks121 decks
27%synergy
Black Market
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
-23%synergy
Dark Prophecy
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Into the Pit
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Doom
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-15%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-9%synergy
Open the Graves
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Blight Mound
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Necromancy
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Soul Enervation
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
70%inclusion85 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
64%inclusion77 decks121 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion63 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion60 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
45%inclusion55 decks121 decks
16%synergy
High Market
41%inclusion50 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion48 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
30%inclusion36 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
7%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion113 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
44%inclusion53 decks121 decks
-18%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
-19%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Séance Board
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion117 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
2%synergy
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