Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker (Commander) - Expensive Shadowborn Apostles

Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
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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%inclusion20 decks20 decks
99%synergy
Thrumming Stone
85%inclusion17 decks20 decks
81%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
85%inclusion17 decks20 decks
80%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
65%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
90%inclusion18 decks20 decks
60%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
57%synergy
Harvester of Souls
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
53%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
52%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
85%inclusion17 decks20 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion15 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
38%synergy
Crypt Ghast
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Grave Pact
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
36%synergy
Jet Medallion
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Intent
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
35%synergy
Culling the Weak
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
34%synergy
Liliana's Contract
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
43%synergy
Echoing Return
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
80%inclusion16 decks20 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
80%inclusion16 decks20 decks
59%synergy
Ancient Tomb
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
58%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Necropotence
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Archfiend of Despair
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
42%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Lord of the Void
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
38%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
39%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
21%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
-16%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
31%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
33%synergy
Grim Haruspex
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
21%synergy
Rotlung Reanimator
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
5%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Xathrid Necromancer
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Shadow-Rite Priest
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Species Specialist
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Sower of Discord
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Valgavoth's Faithful
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Demon of Loathing
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pet
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Viscera Seer
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-7%synergy
Darkstar Augur
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Crabomination
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Warren Soultrader
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Coretapper
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Ravenous Demon
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-14%synergy
Venomcrawler
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Jerren, Corrupted Bishop
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Songs of the Damned
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-15%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Body Count
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-13%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Sacrifice
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-8%synergy
Vraska's Contempt
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Price of Fame
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Defile
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-31%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Cling to Dust
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Rain of Filth
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Secret Salvage
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
39%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
-25%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
-15%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-7%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-17%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Dark Petition
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-15%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Fell
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Come Back Wrong
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-12%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Haunting Voyage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Pox
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Collusion
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Vicious Rumors
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-7%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-30%synergy
Dimir Machinations
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Invoke Despair
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Prism Ring
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Defense Grid
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Box
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Relic Vial
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Genesis Chamber
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Torture
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Grinding Station
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Salvaging Station
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Paupers' Cage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Blasting Station
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
The Rack
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Flayer Husk
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Lich's Tomb
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Expedition Map
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-7%synergy
Skullcage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Demon's Horn
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Grinning Totem
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Black Market
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Contamination
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Into the Pit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Sanguine Bond
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Attrition
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Dark Prophecy
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Greed
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Last Laugh
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Waste Not
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Dark Privilege
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Necromancy
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Carnival of Souls
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Caress
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-12%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Oubliette
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
No Rest for the Wicked
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
90%inclusion18 decks20 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
65%inclusion13 decks20 decks
40%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
44%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Westvale Abbey
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
43%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
-22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
20%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Vesuva
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Witch's Cottage
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Mire
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Peat Bog
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Wasteland
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
High Market
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Homeward Path
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion17 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
-27%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Mana Crypt
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-11%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-24%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion19 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-13%synergy
Tarnation Vista
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
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