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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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Bile-Vial Boggart
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Burglar Rat
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
89%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Virus Beetle
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Dark Privilege
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Bone Shredder
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Ashnod's Altar
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Blood Artist
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Village Rites
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Deadly Dispute
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Feed the Swarm
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Nezumi Informant
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Blood Pet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Shambling Ghast
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Carrion Feeder
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Dockside Chef
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Skullport Merchant
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Skyscanner
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Smothering Abomination
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Clattering Augur
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Hecteyes
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Tattered Mummy
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Cadaver Imp
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Grim Haruspex
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Basal Thrull
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Warren Soultrader
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Novice Occultist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Leaden Myr
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Black Cat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Rotting Rats
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Ravenous Rats
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Noxious Toad
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-26%synergy
Fume Spitter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Midnight Reaper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Corrupt Court Official
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Rats
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Woe Strider
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Unscrupulous Agent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blood Seeker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Uncle Istvan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Flare of Malice
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Snuff Out
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Culling the Weak
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Not Dead After All
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Consuming Corruption
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Costly Plunder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Feign Death
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Tragic Slip
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sacrifice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Shred Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thrilling Encore
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dark Dabbling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Songs of the Damned
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Boon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Reaping the Graves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Death Denied
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rain of Filth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wail of the Nim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Power Word Kill
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Eaten Alive
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Bone Splinters
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Spark Harvest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Season of Loss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Appetite for Brains
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Death Cloud
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Killing Wave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Plague of Vermin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Meekstone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Skullclamp
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Jet Medallion
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Spawning Pit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Smokestack
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Static Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Storage Matrix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Winter Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Orb of Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
The Golden Throne
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Resurrection Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Plate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Coils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Contamination
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Grave Pact
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Black Market
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Rites
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Strands of Night
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated by Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mind Slash
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fallen Ideal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soul Enervation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Minion's Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soul Channeling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blood Funnel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Attrition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bandit's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Into the Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Westvale Abbey
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
High Market
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Vault of Whispers
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Blast Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Depths
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-25%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Springleaf Drum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Crowded Crypt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Séance Board
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
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