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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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Sinister Gnarlbark
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Twilight Diviner
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Viscera Seer
82%inclusion85 decks104 decks
65%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
87%inclusion90 decks104 decks
64%synergy
Cadaver Imp
57%inclusion59 decks104 decks
55%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
57%inclusion59 decks104 decks
54%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
56%inclusion58 decks104 decks
53%synergy
Bone Shredder
55%inclusion57 decks104 decks
53%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
65%inclusion68 decks104 decks
52%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
71%inclusion74 decks104 decks
52%synergy
Grave Pact
69%inclusion72 decks104 decks
50%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
68%inclusion71 decks104 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
80%inclusion83 decks104 decks
48%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
69%inclusion72 decks104 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
61%inclusion63 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion62 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Carrion Feeder
59%inclusion61 decks104 decks
47%synergy
Diabolic Intent
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
54%inclusion56 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Jet Medallion
54%inclusion56 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Skullclamp
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Necropotence
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Greedy Freebooter
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
46%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
43%synergy
Blood Pet
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
44%synergy
Grim Haruspex
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
42%synergy
Big Game Hunter
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
49%synergy
Shambling Ghast
50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
45%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
45%synergy
Skullport Merchant
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
44%synergy
Burglar Rat
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Clattering Augur
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Skyscanner
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Virus Beetle
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
-18%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Novice Occultist
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Mindless Automaton
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Warren Soultrader
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Fume Spitter
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Ghast
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
-19%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Tattered Mummy
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Nezumi Informant
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Leaden Myr
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Basal Thrull
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Deathgreeter
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Dockside Chef
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
-19%synergy
Flare of Malice
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Body Count
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-16%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-16%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Darkness
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Nasty End
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Eaten Alive
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Bone Shards
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Mutilate
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Echoing Return
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Killing Wave
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Season of Loss
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion50 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Meekstone
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Spawning Pit
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Genesis Chamber
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Thrumming Stone
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-13%synergy
The Golden Throne
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Lifeline
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Contamination
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Dark Privilege
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
36%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Attrition
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Black Market
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
-23%synergy
Dark Prophecy
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Teval's Judgment
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Into the Pit
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-14%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Doom
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Soul Enervation
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Blight Mound
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Open the Graves
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Mind Slash
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Oubliette
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion70 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
61%inclusion63 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion56 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
17%synergy
High Market
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Buried Ruin
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Mire
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
War Room
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion96 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Séance Board
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion100 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
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