Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker (Commander) - Optimized Aristocrats

Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
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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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Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Merchant of Venom
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ominous Harvest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dream Beavers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Splinter's Technique
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Blood Pet
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Viscera Seer
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Cadaver Imp
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Bone Shredder
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Contamination
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Ayara, First of Locthwain
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Grave Pact
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Village Rites
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Carrion Feeder
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Priest of Forgotten Gods
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Burglar Rat
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Shambling Ghast
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Skullport Merchant
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Skyscanner
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Clattering Augur
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Novice Occultist
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Leaden Myr
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Grim Haruspex
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Virus Beetle
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Big Game Hunter
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Dockside Chef
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Warren Soultrader
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Mindless Automaton
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Tattered Mummy
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Fume Spitter
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Nezumi Informant
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-29%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Deathgreeter
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Smothering Abomination
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Perilous Myr
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Hecteyes
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Tragic Slip
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Culling the Weak
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Defile
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Songs of the Damned
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Armor of Shadows
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Altar's Reap
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Costly Plunder
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Body Count
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Shred Memory
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg Justice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Professor's Warning
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Victimize
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Eaten Alive
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Worthy Cost
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Spark Harvest
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Death Cloud
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Killing Wave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Secret Salvage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Skullclamp
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Jet Medallion
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Meekstone
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Genesis Chamber
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Spawning Pit
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Thrumming Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Smokestack
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Winter Moon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Coils
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Dark Privilege
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Black Market
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Rites
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Attrition
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Teval's Judgment
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Contract
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Open the Graves
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Gift of Doom
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Soul Enervation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Channeling
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Into the Pit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-32%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Westvale Abbey
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
45%synergy
High Market
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Witch's Cottage
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Mortuary Mire
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Barren Moor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
War Room
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Crowded Crypt
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Springleaf Drum
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Amber
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Séance Board
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
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