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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%inclusion28 decks28 decks
99%synergy
Thrumming Stone
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
86%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Harvester of Souls
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Crypt Ghast
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Grave Pact
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Culling the Weak
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Liliana's Contract
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Ancient Tomb
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Lord of the Void
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Grim Haruspex
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Rotlung Reanimator
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Sower of Discord
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Shadow-Rite Priest
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Xathrid Necromancer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Viscera Seer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Demon of Loathing
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Species Specialist
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Crabomination
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth's Faithful
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Dreadhound
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Coretapper
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Spite
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dreadfeast Demon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Sovereign
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Venomcrawler
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Darkstar Augur
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Songs of the Damned
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Snuff Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Doom Blade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Body Count
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Echoing Return
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Secret Salvage
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dark Petition
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-29%synergy
Cruel Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Chain of Smog
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Fell
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Box
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Prism Ring
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Defense Grid
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Contamination
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Covenant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Into the Pit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Carnival of Souls
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Attrition
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Westvale Abbey
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Three Tree City
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Thespian's Stage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Lake of the Dead
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Vesuva
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Wasteland
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
High Market
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mana Crypt
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
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