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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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Day of Black Sun
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Secret Tunnel
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Shadowborn Apostle
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
99%synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
88%synergy
Harvester of Souls
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
75%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
73%synergy
Echoing Return
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Secret Salvage
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Demon of Loathing
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Slip
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Thrumming Stone
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Black Market
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Open the Graves
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Dreadfeast Demon
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-22%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Blood Artist
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Sower of Discord
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-30%synergy
Dreadhound
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Lord of the Void
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Spite
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Demon of Death's Gate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Viscera Seer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Pestilence Demon
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Shadow-Rite Priest
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Eater of Hope
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Shadowborn Demon
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Xathrid Necromancer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-38%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Skirsdag High Priest
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Great Unclean One
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Vile Mutilator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Goremand
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Blood Speaker
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Kuro, Pitlord
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Desecration Demon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Overkill
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Songs of the Damned
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Defile
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Cruel Truths
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Go for the Throat
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Body Count
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Armor of Shadows
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Altar's Reap
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Corruption
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Undying Evil
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Offering
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Death Denied
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Nasty End
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Risky Research
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Bone Shards
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Forever Young
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-26%synergy
Eaten Alive
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Empty the Catacombs
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Diresight
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Necromantic Selection
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Season of Loss
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Throwdown
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Elixir
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Relic Vial
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Skullclamp
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Mirror Box
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-26%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Contract
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Dark Privilege
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Rites
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Gift of Doom
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
No Rest for the Wicked
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-29%synergy
War Room
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Three Tree City
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Séance Board
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Caged Sun
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
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