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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%inclusion24 decks24 decks
99%synergy
Thrumming Stone
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
84%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
82%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
62%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
59%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Liliana's Contract
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Harvester of Souls
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Grave Pact
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Diabolic Intent
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Culling the Weak
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Ancient Tomb
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Necropotence
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Archfiend of Despair
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Lord of the Void
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-23%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Grim Haruspex
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Rotlung Reanimator
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Shadow-Rite Priest
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Xathrid Necromancer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Sower of Discord
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Species Specialist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Valgavoth's Faithful
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Demon of Loathing
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Coretapper
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Sovereign
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Darkstar Augur
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Crabomination
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Warren Soultrader
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Songs of the Damned
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Snuff Out
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Body Count
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-14%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Echoing Return
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Secret Salvage
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-26%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Counsel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Dark Petition
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-28%synergy
Chain of Smog
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Fell
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Bontu's Monument
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mirror Box
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Prism Ring
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Defense Grid
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Relic Vial
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Contamination
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Into the Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dark Prophecy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Carnival of Souls
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Attrition
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Necrodominance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Westvale Abbey
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Three Tree City
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Thespian's Stage
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Vesuva
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-21%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Mana Crypt
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Séance Board
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-14%synergy
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