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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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Dark Privilege
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
90%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
80%synergy
Skullport Merchant
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
80%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
80%synergy
Shambling Ghast
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
76%synergy
Cadaver Imp
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Viscera Seer
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
65%synergy
Tattered Mummy
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Big Game Hunter
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Blood Artist
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Village Rites
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Deadly Dispute
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Carrion Feeder
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Bone Shredder
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Skyscanner
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Blood Pet
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
47%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Novice Occultist
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Burglar Rat
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Fume Spitter
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Smothering Abomination
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Clattering Augur
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Virus Beetle
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Grim Haruspex
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Basal Thrull
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Nezumi Informant
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Deathgreeter
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Festering Mummy
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Mindless Automaton
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Midnight Reaper
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Perilous Myr
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Hecteyes
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Kalastria Healer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Marionette Master
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Dockside Chef
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Agent Venom
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flitter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Rats
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Defile
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Costly Plunder
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Tragic Slip
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Shred Memory
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Altar's Reap
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Wake the Dead
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Snuff Out
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Body Count
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Consuming Corruption
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Nasty End
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Feign Death
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sacrifice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Offering
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Unnatural Endurance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Dark Dabbling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Death Denied
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Professor's Warning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dash Hopes
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Wail of the Nim
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Withering Boon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Unlikely Aid
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Reaping the Graves
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cast Down
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Spark Harvest
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Eaten Alive
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Killing Wave
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Death Cloud
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Worthy Cost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Risky Shortcut
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Drain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mind Rake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Swords
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Painful Lesson
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Persecute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Final Punishment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Fell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mutilate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-28%synergy
Mutual Destruction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Tempest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-27%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Bontu's Monument
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Skullclamp
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Winter Moon
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Coils
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Spawning Pit
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Jade Monolith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Worldslayer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Armillary Sphere
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Shield
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Meekstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
The Golden Throne
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Resurrection Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Bladed Battle-Fan
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lich's Tomb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-52%synergy
Enchantments
Kaya's Ghostform
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Rites
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Black Market
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Open the Graves
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Contamination
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Thran Vigil
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Fallen Ideal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Soul Channeling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Hecatomb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Gift of Doom
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mind Slash
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Soul Enervation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated by Blood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Minion's Return
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Visions of Brutality
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Enslave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dark Prophecy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Lolth, Spider Queen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Mortuary Mire
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Barren Moor
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
High Market
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Westvale Abbey
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Mire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-46%synergy
The Dross Pits
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Isolated Watchtower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Terrain Generator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dark Depths
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Guildless Commons
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-32%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-44%synergy
Crowded Crypt
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Seer's Lantern
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Springleaf Drum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Star Compass
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
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