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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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Dawnhand Dissident
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Viscera Seer
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
74%synergy
Leaden Myr
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
67%synergy
Blood Pet
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
65%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
64%synergy
Grave Pact
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Cadaver Imp
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Bone Shredder
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Carrion Feeder
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Lightning Greaves
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Jet Medallion
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Contamination
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
47%synergy
Shambling Ghast
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Burglar Rat
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Blood Artist
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Morbid Opportunist
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Virus Beetle
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Big Game Hunter
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Novice Occultist
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Skullport Merchant
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Grim Haruspex
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Clattering Augur
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Hecteyes
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Woe Strider
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Nezumi Informant
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Warren Soultrader
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Myr Retriever
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Midnight Reaper
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Dockside Chef
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Noxious Toad
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-33%synergy
Shadowborn Apostle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Corpse Blockade
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Fume Spitter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Coretapper
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Basal Thrull
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-30%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Smothering Abomination
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sultai Emissary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Withering Torment
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Village Rites
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Tragic Slip
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Shred Memory
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Flare of Malice
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Body Count
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Snuff Out
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Defile
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-28%synergy
Insidious Dreams
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Armor of Shadows
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Slaughter Pact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Wake the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Professor's Warning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Night's Whisper
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Bubbling Muck
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Lively Dirge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Profane Tutor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Bone Shards
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Emergency Weld
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tribute
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Machinations
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Beseech the Queen
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Rankle's Prank
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Ambition
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Pox
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Collusion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Vicious Rumors
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Echoing Return
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Innocent Blood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Death Cloud
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Smallpox
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Fortuitous Find
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Extract a Confession
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Final Vengeance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mire in Misery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Brainspoil
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Secret Salvage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Meekstone
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Smokestack
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Bontu's Monument
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Skullclamp
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Thrumming Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Champion's Helm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Spawning Pit
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Static Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Storage Matrix
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Genesis Chamber
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Winter Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Possessed Portal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Shield
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Panharmonicon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Helm of Possession
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Plate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Coils
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Kormus Bell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Black Market
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Attrition
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Gift of Doom
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Liliana's Contract
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated by Blood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mind Slash
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fallen Ideal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Soul Channeling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Koskun Falls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Oubliette
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Darkness
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Into the Pit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Illicit Masquerade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tortured Existence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Karn Liberated
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Liliana Vess
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Coffers
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
0%synergy
High Market
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Westvale Abbey
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
War Room
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Whispers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Blast Zone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Vein
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Pit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Peat Bog
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Dust Bowl
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Spawning Pool
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Séance Board
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Thawing Glaciers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
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