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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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Shadowborn Apostle
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
99%synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
89%synergy
Harvester of Souls
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
76%synergy
Echoing Return
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
70%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
64%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Secret Salvage
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Thrumming Stone
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Demon of Loathing
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
-20%synergy
Sign in Blood
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Slip
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Grim Haruspex
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Dreadfeast Demon
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Indulgent Tormentor
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Sower of Discord
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-32%synergy
Archfiend of Spite
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Demon of Death's Gate
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Viscera Seer
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Pestilence Demon
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Dreadhound
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Lord of the Void
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Shadow-Rite Priest
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Eater of Hope
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Shadowborn Demon
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Xathrid Necromancer
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Vile Mutilator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Goremand
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Ghast
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-38%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Skirsdag High Priest
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Great Unclean One
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Leaden Myr
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Blood Speaker
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Kuro, Pitlord
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Desecration Demon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Crabomination
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Overkill
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
92%synergy
Songs of the Damned
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Doom Blade
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Body Count
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Altar's Reap
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Undying Evil
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Death Denied
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Nasty End
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Forever Young
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-27%synergy
Necromantic Selection
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Eaten Alive
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Season of Loss
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Empty the Catacombs
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Throwdown
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Relic Vial
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirror Box
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-27%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Open the Graves
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Liliana's Contract
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Rites
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Dark Privilege
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-20%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Doom
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
No Rest for the Wicked
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-26%synergy
Three Tree City
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Séance Board
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Caged Sun
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
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