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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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Bile-Vial Boggart
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Diviner
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
67%inclusion269 decks400 decks
64%synergy
Bone Shredder
66%inclusion262 decks400 decks
64%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
85%inclusion341 decks400 decks
62%synergy
Viscera Seer
79%inclusion316 decks400 decks
62%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
64%inclusion256 decks400 decks
62%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
66%inclusion263 decks400 decks
60%synergy
Cadaver Imp
60%inclusion239 decks400 decks
58%synergy
Skullport Merchant
53%inclusion213 decks400 decks
51%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
70%inclusion278 decks400 decks
51%synergy
Shambling Ghast
56%inclusion222 decks400 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
76%inclusion302 decks400 decks
44%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
67%inclusion269 decks400 decks
42%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
62%inclusion249 decks400 decks
43%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
62%inclusion247 decks400 decks
30%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
60%inclusion239 decks400 decks
43%synergy
Carrion Feeder
59%inclusion235 decks400 decks
47%synergy
Jet Medallion
57%inclusion230 decks400 decks
-3%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion229 decks400 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion223 decks400 decks
-11%synergy
Grim Haruspex
56%inclusion222 decks400 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion142 decks400 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion78 decks400 decks
-8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
19%inclusion74 decks400 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion44 decks400 decks
-10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.0%inclusion32 decks400 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
8.0%inclusion32 decks400 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Marionette Apprentice
54%inclusion213 decks396 decks
43%synergy
Blood Pet
52%inclusion206 decks400 decks
43%synergy
Clattering Augur
51%inclusion203 decks400 decks
49%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
50%inclusion201 decks400 decks
48%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion200 decks400 decks
27%synergy
Big Game Hunter
50%inclusion200 decks400 decks
48%synergy
Skyscanner
50%inclusion199 decks400 decks
48%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
49%inclusion196 decks400 decks
40%synergy
Novice Occultist
43%inclusion173 decks400 decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion168 decks400 decks
-10%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
38%inclusion152 decks400 decks
29%synergy
Burglar Rat
38%inclusion150 decks400 decks
26%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
36%inclusion145 decks400 decks
35%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
35%inclusion141 decks400 decks
34%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion131 decks400 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Ghast
32%inclusion129 decks400 decks
-16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
31%inclusion124 decks396 decks
18%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
31%inclusion125 decks400 decks
30%synergy
Leaden Myr
31%inclusion124 decks400 decks
25%synergy
Mindless Automaton
31%inclusion123 decks400 decks
30%synergy
Virus Beetle
31%inclusion122 decks400 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
28%inclusion113 decks400 decks
27%synergy
Tattered Mummy
28%inclusion112 decks400 decks
27%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
25%inclusion100 decks400 decks
18%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
25%inclusion100 decks400 decks
24%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
25%inclusion99 decks400 decks
22%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
24%inclusion94 decks400 decks
19%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
23%inclusion91 decks393 decks
17%synergy
Nezumi Informant
23%inclusion92 decks400 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
22%inclusion89 decks400 decks
12%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
22%inclusion86 decks400 decks
20%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
21%inclusion85 decks400 decks
18%synergy
Dockside Chef
21%inclusion85 decks400 decks
19%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
19%inclusion76 decks400 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion76 decks400 decks
10%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
19%inclusion74 decks400 decks
18%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion70 decks388 decks
14%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
18%inclusion71 decks400 decks
17%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion69 decks400 decks
15%synergy
Deathgreeter
17%inclusion69 decks400 decks
13%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
17%inclusion68 decks400 decks
16%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
17%inclusion66 decks400 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion62 decks400 decks
-1%synergy
Harvester of Souls
15%inclusion59 decks400 decks
8%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
15%inclusion59 decks400 decks
13%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
14%inclusion58 decks400 decks
7%synergy
Perilous Myr
14%inclusion58 decks400 decks
14%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14%inclusion57 decks400 decks
7%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
14%inclusion55 decks400 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
13%inclusion53 decks400 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
54%inclusion216 decks400 decks
29%synergy
Tragic Slip
48%inclusion190 decks400 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Dispute
44%inclusion175 decks400 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion153 decks400 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
37%inclusion148 decks400 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion132 decks393 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
31%inclusion125 decks400 decks
27%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion98 decks400 decks
-13%synergy
Culling the Weak
23%inclusion93 decks400 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion90 decks400 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion85 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion72 decks400 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion69 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion55 decks400 decks
-10%synergy
Professor's Warning
13%inclusion52 decks400 decks
12%synergy
Armor of Shadows
12%inclusion48 decks400 decks
10%synergy
Body Count
12%inclusion47 decks400 decks
11%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion40 decks400 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion40 decks400 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion39 decks400 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion38 decks400 decks
0%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.8%inclusion35 decks400 decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.3%inclusion33 decks400 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.0%inclusion32 decks400 decks
-2%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.5%inclusion30 decks400 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.3%inclusion29 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Without Weakness
6.8%inclusion27 decks400 decks
6%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.5%inclusion26 decks400 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.3%inclusion25 decks400 decks
4%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.0%inclusion24 decks400 decks
4%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.8%inclusion23 decks400 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.3%inclusion21 decks400 decks
-18%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.0%inclusion20 decks400 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion210 decks400 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
37%inclusion146 decks400 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
32%inclusion129 decks400 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion111 decks400 decks
-9%synergy
Eaten Alive
26%inclusion102 decks400 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion74 decks400 decks
-21%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion73 decks400 decks
-18%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion62 decks400 decks
3%synergy
Bone Shards
15%inclusion59 decks400 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion58 decks400 decks
-10%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion57 decks400 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion57 decks400 decks
-10%synergy
Mutilate
12%inclusion49 decks400 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion46 decks390 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion44 decks400 decks
-4%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion41 decks393 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion40 decks400 decks
-11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion32 decks400 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.0%inclusion32 decks400 decks
-8%synergy
Worthy Cost
8.0%inclusion27 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Echoing Return
7.8%inclusion31 decks400 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
7.8%inclusion31 decks400 decks
-1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.5%inclusion30 decks400 decks
-8%synergy
Read the Bones
7.0%inclusion28 decks400 decks
-11%synergy
Spark Harvest
7.0%inclusion28 decks400 decks
6%synergy
Killing Wave
5.5%inclusion22 decks400 decks
3%synergy
Secret Salvage
5.5%inclusion22 decks400 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.3%inclusion21 decks399 decks
-7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.3%inclusion21 decks400 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
55%inclusion219 decks400 decks
21%synergy
Skullclamp
48%inclusion192 decks400 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
37%inclusion147 decks400 decks
24%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
32%inclusion126 decks400 decks
29%synergy
Bontu's Monument
23%inclusion91 decks400 decks
-5%synergy
Spawning Pit
21%inclusion85 decks400 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
21%inclusion83 decks400 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion44 decks400 decks
-5%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion40 decks400 decks
-2%synergy
Thrumming Stone
10%inclusion40 decks400 decks
6%synergy
Genesis Chamber
9.3%inclusion37 decks400 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.3%inclusion37 decks400 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.8%inclusion35 decks400 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.5%inclusion34 decks400 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.5%inclusion30 decks400 decks
4%synergy
Meekstone
7.5%inclusion30 decks400 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.2%inclusion29 decks400 decks
2%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.8%inclusion27 decks400 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.6%inclusion17 decks303 decks
-14%synergy
Lightning Coils
5.0%inclusion20 decks400 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
45%inclusion181 decks400 decks
44%synergy
Grave Pact
45%inclusion181 decks400 decks
26%synergy
Black Market
39%inclusion156 decks400 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
33%inclusion132 decks400 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Rites
28%inclusion111 decks400 decks
22%synergy
Attrition
24%inclusion96 decks400 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion90 decks400 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
22%inclusion86 decks400 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion82 decks400 decks
10%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
20%inclusion79 decks393 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion73 decks400 decks
-22%synergy
Open the Graves
18%inclusion70 decks400 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
16%inclusion63 decks400 decks
6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
15%inclusion61 decks400 decks
11%synergy
Gift of Doom
14%inclusion58 decks400 decks
14%synergy
Teval's Judgment
13%inclusion43 decks344 decks
10%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
12%inclusion49 decks400 decks
11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion46 decks396 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
11%inclusion44 decks400 decks
8%synergy
Soul Enervation
10%inclusion38 decks400 decks
9%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.4%inclusion29 decks345 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Contract
8.0%inclusion32 decks400 decks
6%synergy
Into the Pit
7.4%inclusion29 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.5%inclusion26 decks400 decks
-17%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.3%inclusion25 decks400 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Summoning
5.5%inclusion22 decks400 decks
1%synergy
Fallen Ideal
5.3%inclusion21 decks400 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion54 decks400 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion237 decks400 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion232 decks400 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
49%inclusion194 decks400 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion168 decks400 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
39%inclusion155 decks400 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion148 decks400 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion144 decks400 decks
-2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
31%inclusion124 decks400 decks
25%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion121 decks400 decks
23%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion113 decks400 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
23%inclusion93 decks400 decks
10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
23%inclusion93 decks400 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
21%inclusion82 decks396 decks
11%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion82 decks400 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion75 decks400 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion52 decks400 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion52 decks400 decks
-3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion50 decks387 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion36 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion49 decks400 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion44 decks400 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion38 decks400 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.0%inclusion24 decks400 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.8%inclusion23 decks400 decks
0%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.5%inclusion22 decks400 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.3%inclusion21 decks400 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion348 decks400 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion230 decks400 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion114 decks400 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion82 decks400 decks
-10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion64 decks400 decks
-7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
12%inclusion46 decks400 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.5%inclusion34 decks400 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.3%inclusion21 decks400 decks
-4%synergy
Séance Board
5.1%inclusion20 decks393 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion387 decks400 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion153 decks400 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion112 decks400 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion85 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion32 decks400 decks
1%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.3%inclusion25 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
5.5%inclusion22 decks400 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.0%inclusion20 decks400 decks
-2%synergy
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