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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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Phyrexian Altar
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
78%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
72%synergy
Bone Shredder
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Diabolic Intent
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Blood Artist
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Culling the Weak
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
59%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Imp's Mischief
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Jet Medallion
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Skullclamp
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Grave Pact
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Carrion Feeder
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Warren Soultrader
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Deadly Rollick
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Ancient Tomb
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
80%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
71%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
62%synergy
The One Ring
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Imperial Seal
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Mana Vault
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Chrome Mox
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Grim Monolith
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Mox Diamond
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Abyssal Gatekeeper
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Blood Pet
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Grim Haruspex
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Virus Beetle
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Burglar Rat
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Ghast
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Hecteyes
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Shambling Ghast
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Big Game Hunter
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Skullport Merchant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Nezumi Informant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Clattering Augur
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Wriggling Grub
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Twilight Diviner
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-26%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Reaper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Skyscanner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Basal Thrull
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Myr Retriever
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Leaden Myr
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Deathgreeter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Corrupt Court Official
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Village Rites
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Flare of Malice
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Pact
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Espers to Magicite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Overkill
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Sacrifice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Force of Despair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Undying Evil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Nasty End
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Rain of Filth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Bone Splinters
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bone Shards
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Queen
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Spark Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Pox
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Annihilating Glare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rankle's Prank
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Worthy Cost
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Walk the Plank
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Final Vengeance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mithril Coat
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Genesis Chamber
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Expedition Map
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Meekstone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Plate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Smokestack
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
The Endstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Helm of Possession
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
The Golden Throne
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Carnage Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Possessed Portal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
The Rack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Kormus Bell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Attrition
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Necropotence
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Contamination
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Dark Prophecy
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Soul Enervation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mind Slash
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dark Privilege
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Oppression
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Waste Not
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Aether
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Into the Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Open the Graves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Doom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Blood Reckoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Necrogen Mists
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Karn, the Great Creator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Cabal Coffers
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Command Beacon
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Homeward Path
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Buried Ruin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Thespian's Stage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dust Bowl
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Blast Zone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-28%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
The Irencrag
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
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