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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
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Shambling Ghast
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Skullport Merchant
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
75%synergy
Viscera Seer
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Blood Pet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Carrion Feeder
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
67%synergy
Novice Occultist
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Blood Artist
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Village Rites
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Cadaver Imp
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Big Game Hunter
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Tattered Mummy
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Creatures
Gleaming Barrier
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Bone Shredder
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Skyscanner
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Clattering Augur
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Virus Beetle
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Agent Venom
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Fume Spitter
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Nezumi Informant
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Burglar Rat
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Festering Mummy
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Smothering Abomination
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Mindless Automaton
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Hecteyes
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Black Cat
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Midnight Reaper
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Grim Haruspex
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Basal Thrull
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Marionette Master
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Dross Hopper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Woe Strider
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Skullcap Snail
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Coretapper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Death Cultist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Rats
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-33%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Defile
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Wake the Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Altar's Reap
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Armor of Shadows
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Costly Plunder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Nasty End
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Unnatural Endurance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Body Count
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Shred Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Withering Boon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Unlikely Aid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Sacrifice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Dash Hopes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cast Down
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Spark Harvest
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Eaten Alive
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Worthy Cost
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Swords
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Persecute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Killing Wave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Final Punishment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Queen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mind Rake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Death Cloud
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mutilate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-25%synergy
Arterial Flow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mind Drain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Painful Lesson
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Mutual Destruction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Spawning Pit
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Winter Moon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Coils
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Jade Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Worldslayer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Armillary Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Shield
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Meekstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lich's Tomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-49%synergy
Bladed Battle-Fan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Golden Throne
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Contamination
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Thran Vigil
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Open the Graves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Rites
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Fallen Ideal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Grievous Wound
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Soul Channeling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hecatomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Visions of Brutality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enslave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Summoning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Lolth, Spider Queen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
High Market
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
The Dross Pits
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-31%synergy
Arcane Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Seer's Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Star Compass
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Springleaf Drum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
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