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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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Desperate Plea
4.0%inclusion2 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Realm of Koh
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
2.0%inclusion1 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.9%inclusion2 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Fire Navy Trebuchet
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
69%inclusion233 decks340 decks
66%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
86%inclusion293 decks340 decks
63%synergy
Viscera Seer
79%inclusion269 decks340 decks
63%synergy
Bone Shredder
64%inclusion218 decks340 decks
62%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
63%inclusion215 decks340 decks
61%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
64%inclusion219 decks340 decks
59%synergy
Cadaver Imp
58%inclusion197 decks340 decks
56%synergy
Skullport Merchant
53%inclusion180 decks340 decks
51%synergy
Clattering Augur
53%inclusion179 decks340 decks
51%synergy
Shambling Ghast
55%inclusion187 decks340 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
76%inclusion258 decks340 decks
44%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
68%inclusion230 decks340 decks
42%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
67%inclusion229 decks340 decks
49%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
62%inclusion212 decks340 decks
43%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
62%inclusion212 decks340 decks
31%synergy
Carrion Feeder
60%inclusion204 decks340 decks
49%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
59%inclusion201 decks340 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion194 decks340 decks
37%synergy
Jet Medallion
56%inclusion191 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Haruspex
56%inclusion189 decks340 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion113 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion63 decks340 decks
-9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion58 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion38 decks340 decks
-11%synergy
Necropotence
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Marionette Apprentice
53%inclusion178 decks335 decks
42%synergy
Blood Pet
50%inclusion171 decks340 decks
42%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
49%inclusion167 decks340 decks
41%synergy
Skyscanner
49%inclusion166 decks340 decks
47%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
48%inclusion164 decks340 decks
26%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
48%inclusion164 decks340 decks
46%synergy
Big Game Hunter
48%inclusion162 decks340 decks
45%synergy
Novice Occultist
44%inclusion148 decks340 decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion145 decks340 decks
-9%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
38%inclusion130 decks340 decks
29%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
37%inclusion126 decks340 decks
36%synergy
Burglar Rat
36%inclusion122 decks340 decks
25%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
36%inclusion121 decks340 decks
34%synergy
Mindless Automaton
34%inclusion115 decks340 decks
33%synergy
Fume Spitter
34%inclusion114 decks340 decks
32%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
33%inclusion112 decks340 decks
32%synergy
Warren Soultrader
33%inclusion110 decks335 decks
20%synergy
Leaden Myr
33%inclusion111 decks340 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
31%inclusion106 decks340 decks
-17%synergy
Virus Beetle
30%inclusion103 decks340 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
29%inclusion100 decks340 decks
28%synergy
Tattered Mummy
27%inclusion92 decks340 decks
26%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
25%inclusion85 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
24%inclusion83 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
24%inclusion83 decks340 decks
24%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
23%inclusion79 decks340 decks
20%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion79 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
23%inclusion77 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Nezumi Informant
22%inclusion76 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Dockside Chef
21%inclusion72 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
21%inclusion70 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
20%inclusion67 decks332 decks
14%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
19%inclusion65 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Deathgreeter
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
18%inclusion62 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion58 decks327 decks
13%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
17%inclusion59 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
17%inclusion58 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion58 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion54 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
16%inclusion53 decks339 decks
14%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Harvester of Souls
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Basal Thrull
14%inclusion48 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion47 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Perilous Myr
14%inclusion47 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
14%inclusion46 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14%inclusion46 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion186 decks340 decks
-12%synergy
Village Rites
54%inclusion182 decks340 decks
29%synergy
Tragic Slip
48%inclusion163 decks340 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion143 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
38%inclusion130 decks340 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion126 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion109 decks332 decks
1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
32%inclusion109 decks340 decks
28%synergy
Defile
26%inclusion87 decks340 decks
-12%synergy
Culling the Weak
23%inclusion78 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion72 decks335 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion66 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion62 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion58 decks335 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
-10%synergy
Armor of Shadows
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Professor's Warning
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Body Count
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion33 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion33 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.5%inclusion25 decks335 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Without Weakness
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
-18%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion178 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
36%inclusion122 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion112 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion93 decks340 decks
-10%synergy
Eaten Alive
25%inclusion85 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion61 decks340 decks
-21%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion60 decks340 decks
-19%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion54 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion52 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion47 decks340 decks
-10%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
-11%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion41 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion39 decks329 decks
-5%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion35 decks332 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
-12%synergy
Unearth
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Echoing Return
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
-8%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.6%inclusion21 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Spark Harvest
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
-9%synergy
Read the Bones
6.8%inclusion23 decks340 decks
-11%synergy
Killing Wave
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Secret Salvage
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion20 decks338 decks
-6%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Season of Loss
5.1%inclusion17 decks333 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
53%inclusion180 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Skullclamp
48%inclusion162 decks340 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
36%inclusion122 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
31%inclusion106 decks340 decks
29%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion73 decks340 decks
-6%synergy
Spawning Pit
21%inclusion72 decks340 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
21%inclusion70 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion39 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Thrumming Stone
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Genesis Chamber
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Meekstone
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Coils
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.0%inclusion12 decks239 decks
-15%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
46%inclusion157 decks340 decks
28%synergy
Dark Privilege
43%inclusion147 decks340 decks
42%synergy
Black Market
38%inclusion130 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
34%inclusion115 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Rites
29%inclusion100 decks340 decks
24%synergy
Attrition
24%inclusion82 decks340 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion75 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
21%inclusion72 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
19%inclusion64 decks332 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Open the Graves
18%inclusion61 decks340 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion61 decks340 decks
-22%synergy
Gift of Doom
16%inclusion54 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Dark Prophecy
16%inclusion54 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
14%inclusion38 decks281 decks
11%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
13%inclusion45 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion41 decks335 decks
9%synergy
Soul Enervation
9.4%inclusion32 decks339 decks
8%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.9%inclusion25 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Contract
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
-16%synergy
Into the Pit
6.6%inclusion22 decks332 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion199 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
57%inclusion195 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
46%inclusion158 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion140 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
37%inclusion126 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
36%inclusion123 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion120 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
31%inclusion105 decks340 decks
25%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion101 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion89 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
23%inclusion79 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
21%inclusion70 decks335 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
21%inclusion71 decks340 decks
8%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion70 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion63 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion42 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion42 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion40 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion289 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion187 decks340 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion94 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion65 decks340 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion53 decks340 decks
-8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
13%inclusion45 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion328 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion126 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion93 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion72 decks335 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.6%inclusion22 decks335 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
0%synergy
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