Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker (Commander) - Expensive Sacrifice

Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Viscera Seer
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
79%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
73%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
72%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Shambling Ghast
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Blood Artist
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Skullclamp
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Jet Medallion
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Diabolic Intent
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Grave Pact
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Ancient Tomb
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Necropotence
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Mana Vault
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Pawn of Ulamog
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Skullport Merchant
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Cadaver Imp
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Carrion Feeder
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Grim Haruspex
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Blood Pet
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Skyscanner
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Crypt Ghast
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Bone Shredder
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Clattering Augur
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Big Game Hunter
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Warren Soultrader
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Novice Occultist
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Marionette Master
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Mindless Automaton
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Burglar Rat
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Fume Spitter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Leaden Myr
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Wriggling Grub
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Infestation Sage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Coretapper
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Virus Beetle
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Tattered Mummy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Junk Diver
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Nether Traitor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Perilous Myr
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Imp's Mischief
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Village Rites
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Tragic Slip
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wake the Dead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Body Count
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Thrilling Encore
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Final Vengeance
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bone Shards
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Queen
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Mutilate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-27%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mithril Coat
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Genesis Chamber
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Meekstone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Static Orb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Smokestack
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
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
Commander's Plate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Attrition
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Black Market
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Contamination
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Dark Privilege
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Blight Mound
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Teval's Judgment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dark Prophecy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Revel in Riches
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Into the Pit
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Open the Graves
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mind Slash
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-31%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
High Market
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Westvale Abbey
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Vesuva
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Peat Bog
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Homeward Path
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Wasteland
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Blast Zone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Diamond City
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
61%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Séance Board
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Prismatic Vista
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Polluted Delta
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Marsh Flats
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Command Tower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy