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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%inclusion21 decks21 decks
99%synergy
Thrumming Stone
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
82%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
80%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
62%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
53%synergy
Harvester of Souls
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Diabolic Intent
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Crypt Ghast
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Culling the Weak
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Grave Pact
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
60%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
55%synergy
Imperial Seal
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Zulaport Cutthroat
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Lord of the Void
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Grim Haruspex
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Rotlung Reanimator
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
3%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Xathrid Necromancer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Shadow-Rite Priest
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Species Specialist
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Valgavoth's Faithful
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Crabomination
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Sower of Discord
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pet
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Viscera Seer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Darkstar Augur
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Warren Soultrader
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Songs of the Damned
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Village Rites
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Body Count
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-14%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Echoing Return
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Secret Salvage
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Dark Petition
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Cruel Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Fell
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Prism Ring
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Mirror Box
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Relic Vial
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Contract
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Contamination
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Dark Prophecy
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Covenant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Into the Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Sanguine Bond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Carnival of Souls
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Attrition
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Westvale Abbey
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Three Tree City
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Vesuva
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Strip Mine
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Mire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-24%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Mana Crypt
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Séance Board
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-14%synergy
Tarnation Vista
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
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