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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
Thoughtpicker Witch
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Tattered Mummy
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Novice Occultist
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Cadaver Imp
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Viscera Seer
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
55%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
Elvish Doomsayer
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Carrion Feeder
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Big Game Hunter
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Creatures
Agent Venom
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Fume Spitter
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Skyscanner
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Blood Pet
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Burglar Rat
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Bone Shredder
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Festering Mummy
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Mindless Automaton
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Perilous Myr
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Clattering Augur
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Virus Beetle
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Hecteyes
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Grim Haruspex
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Midnight Reaper
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Nezumi Informant
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Deathgreeter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Smothering Abomination
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Marionette Master
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Black Cat
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Basal Thrull
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flitter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Nantuko Husk
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Rats
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Dross Hopper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Blood Bairn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Blood Seeker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Skullcap Snail
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-33%synergy
Costly Plunder
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Consuming Corruption
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Altar's Reap
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Nasty End
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Armor of Shadows
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Wake the Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Feign Death
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dash Hopes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Reaping the Graves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Body Count
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Death Denied
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cast Down
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Shred Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Songs of the Damned
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Unlikely Aid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sacrifice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Dabbling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Unnatural Endurance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Wail of the Nim
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Spark Harvest
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Eaten Alive
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Worthy Cost
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%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
Death Cloud
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Killing Wave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Final Punishment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%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
Arterial Flow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mind Drain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mind Rake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Persecute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mutilate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Painful Lesson
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Mutual Destruction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Coils
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Spawning Pit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Winter Moon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lich's Tomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Golden Throne
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bladed Battle-Fan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Armillary Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Shield
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Jade Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Worldslayer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Meekstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Resurrection Orb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%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
Soul Channeling
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Open the Graves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Contamination
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Grievous Wound
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Visions of Brutality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Minion's Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Hecatomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated by Blood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enslave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Summoning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fallen Ideal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Soul Enervation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Lolth, Spider Queen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
31%synergy
High Market
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Barren Moor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-44%synergy
The Dross Pits
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Dark Depths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Watchtower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-42%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-40%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Seer's Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Springleaf Drum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Star Compass
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
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