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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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Viscera Seer
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
79%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
74%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
69%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Shambling Ghast
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Lightning Greaves
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Grave Pact
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Diabolic Intent
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Jet Medallion
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Skullclamp
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Mithril Coat
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Ancient Tomb
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Imperial Seal
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Carrion Feeder
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Skullport Merchant
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Bone Shredder
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Cadaver Imp
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Skyscanner
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Clattering Augur
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Crypt Ghast
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Big Game Hunter
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Blood Pet
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Novice Occultist
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Mindless Automaton
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Marionette Master
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Fume Spitter
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Warren Soultrader
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Burglar Rat
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Virus Beetle
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Leaden Myr
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Wriggling Grub
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Infestation Sage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Coretapper
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Nether Traitor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Deathgreeter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Culling the Weak
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Flare of Malice
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Body Count
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Thrilling Encore
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Dismember
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Victimize
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Bone Shards
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Final Vengeance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Living Death
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-28%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Eaten Alive
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Desecrated Tomb
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Genesis Chamber
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Expedition Map
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Meekstone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Spawning Pit
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Smokestack
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Static Orb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Winter Orb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Kormus Bell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Teval's Judgment
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Dark Privilege
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Contamination
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Attrition
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Black Market
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Blight Mound
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Open the Graves
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Into the Pit
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Gift of Doom
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Mind Slash
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Cabal Coffers
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Market
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Urza's Saga
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Command Beacon
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Witch's Cottage
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Westvale Abbey
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Vesuva
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Peat Bog
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Homeward Path
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Diamond City
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Wasteland
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Blast Zone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
The Soul Stone
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
87%synergy
Sol Ring
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Mana Crypt
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Marsh Flats
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
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