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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
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Diviner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
75%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Viscera Seer
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
66%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Contamination
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Blood Pet
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
61%synergy
Bone Shredder
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Cadaver Imp
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Shambling Ghast
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Ayara, First of Locthwain
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Blood Artist
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Grave Pact
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Dark Ritual
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Carrion Feeder
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Priest of Forgotten Gods
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Burglar Rat
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Skullport Merchant
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Clattering Augur
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Skyscanner
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Virus Beetle
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Novice Occultist
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Big Game Hunter
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Dockside Chef
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
28%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Grim Haruspex
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Mindless Automaton
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Leaden Myr
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Fume Spitter
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Nezumi Informant
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Warren Soultrader
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-27%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Festering Mummy
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Myr Retriever
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Reaper
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Hecteyes
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Perilous Myr
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Tragic Slip
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-24%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Costly Plunder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Shred Memory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dark Dabbling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Armor of Shadows
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Body Count
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Professor's Warning
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Nasty End
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Eaten Alive
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mind Rake
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Spark Harvest
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mind Swords
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Death Cloud
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Killing Wave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Bone Shards
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Deal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Skullclamp
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Meekstone
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Bontu's Monument
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Smokestack
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Genesis Chamber
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Plate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-10%synergy
Static Orb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Winter Moon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Lifeline
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
41%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Teval's Judgment
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Rites
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Soul Enervation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Into the Pit
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-27%synergy
Dark Prophecy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Attrition
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Oubliette
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
28%synergy
High Market
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Coffers
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Witch's Cottage
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Mortuary Mire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Mire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-22%synergy
Ghost Quarter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Strip Mine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
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