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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%inclusion3 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.7%inclusion2 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Realm of Koh
1.4%inclusion1 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
1.3%inclusion1 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Fire Navy Trebuchet
1.3%inclusion1 decks78 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
68%inclusion240 decks354 decks
65%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
86%inclusion304 decks354 decks
63%synergy
Bone Shredder
64%inclusion228 decks354 decks
62%synergy
Viscera Seer
79%inclusion279 decks354 decks
62%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
63%inclusion223 decks354 decks
61%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
65%inclusion230 decks354 decks
59%synergy
Cadaver Imp
58%inclusion207 decks354 decks
57%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
69%inclusion243 decks354 decks
51%synergy
Skullport Merchant
53%inclusion186 decks354 decks
51%synergy
Shambling Ghast
56%inclusion197 decks354 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
77%inclusion271 decks354 decks
45%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
67%inclusion238 decks354 decks
42%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
63%inclusion224 decks354 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
61%inclusion217 decks354 decks
30%synergy
Carrion Feeder
60%inclusion211 decks354 decks
48%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
59%inclusion209 decks354 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion203 decks354 decks
37%synergy
Grim Haruspex
56%inclusion198 decks354 decks
47%synergy
Jet Medallion
56%inclusion197 decks354 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion197 decks354 decks
-11%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
34%inclusion119 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion67 decks354 decks
-9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion63 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion39 decks354 decks
-11%synergy
Necropotence
7.9%inclusion28 decks354 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion25 decks354 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Marionette Apprentice
54%inclusion187 decks349 decks
43%synergy
Clattering Augur
51%inclusion182 decks354 decks
49%synergy
Blood Pet
51%inclusion179 decks354 decks
42%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
49%inclusion172 decks354 decks
26%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
48%inclusion171 decks354 decks
47%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
48%inclusion171 decks354 decks
40%synergy
Skyscanner
48%inclusion171 decks354 decks
47%synergy
Big Game Hunter
48%inclusion170 decks354 decks
46%synergy
Novice Occultist
43%inclusion152 decks354 decks
41%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion151 decks354 decks
-9%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
39%inclusion138 decks354 decks
30%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
36%inclusion129 decks354 decks
35%synergy
Burglar Rat
36%inclusion127 decks354 decks
25%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
35%inclusion123 decks354 decks
33%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
33%inclusion117 decks354 decks
32%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion116 decks354 decks
31%synergy
Mindless Automaton
33%inclusion116 decks354 decks
32%synergy
Warren Soultrader
32%inclusion111 decks349 decks
19%synergy
Leaden Myr
32%inclusion112 decks354 decks
25%synergy
Crypt Ghast
32%inclusion112 decks354 decks
-17%synergy
Virus Beetle
30%inclusion107 decks354 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
29%inclusion103 decks354 decks
28%synergy
Tattered Mummy
27%inclusion94 decks354 decks
25%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
25%inclusion87 decks354 decks
18%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
24%inclusion86 decks354 decks
24%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
24%inclusion86 decks354 decks
22%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
23%inclusion80 decks354 decks
20%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion80 decks354 decks
12%synergy
Nezumi Informant
22%inclusion78 decks354 decks
15%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
21%inclusion76 decks354 decks
17%synergy
Dockside Chef
21%inclusion75 decks354 decks
19%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
21%inclusion72 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
21%inclusion73 decks354 decks
19%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
19%inclusion66 decks354 decks
18%synergy
Deathgreeter
19%inclusion66 decks354 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion66 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
18%inclusion65 decks354 decks
18%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
18%inclusion65 decks354 decks
18%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion61 decks341 decks
13%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
18%inclusion62 decks354 decks
17%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
17%inclusion61 decks354 decks
16%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion59 decks354 decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion57 decks354 decks
-1%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
16%inclusion55 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Harvester of Souls
15%inclusion52 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14%inclusion50 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Basal Thrull
14%inclusion48 decks354 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
14%inclusion48 decks354 decks
13%synergy
Perilous Myr
14%inclusion48 decks354 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
53%inclusion188 decks354 decks
29%synergy
Tragic Slip
47%inclusion168 decks354 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion147 decks354 decks
18%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
39%inclusion137 decks354 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion132 decks354 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion113 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
32%inclusion113 decks354 decks
28%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion89 decks354 decks
-13%synergy
Culling the Weak
23%inclusion82 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion77 decks349 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion72 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion65 decks354 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion61 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion45 decks354 decks
-11%synergy
Armor of Shadows
12%inclusion41 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Body Count
12%inclusion41 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Professor's Warning
12%inclusion41 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion37 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion35 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion34 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion34 decks354 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.2%inclusion29 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.6%inclusion27 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.6%inclusion27 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.4%inclusion26 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.3%inclusion26 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.3%inclusion26 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.8%inclusion24 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.5%inclusion23 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.9%inclusion21 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Without Weakness
5.9%inclusion21 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion20 decks354 decks
-18%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.6%inclusion20 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion186 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
36%inclusion128 decks354 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion117 decks354 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion98 decks354 decks
-10%synergy
Eaten Alive
25%inclusion90 decks354 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion65 decks354 decks
-18%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion63 decks354 decks
-21%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion57 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Bone Shards
15%inclusion54 decks354 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion53 decks354 decks
-9%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion52 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion46 decks354 decks
-11%synergy
Mutilate
12%inclusion44 decks354 decks
-7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion42 decks343 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion42 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion37 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
9.0%inclusion32 decks354 decks
-12%synergy
Unearth
8.8%inclusion31 decks354 decks
0%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.2%inclusion29 decks354 decks
-7%synergy
Echoing Return
8.2%inclusion29 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.9%inclusion23 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.6%inclusion27 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.6%inclusion27 decks354 decks
-8%synergy
Read the Bones
7.3%inclusion26 decks354 decks
-11%synergy
Spark Harvest
7.1%inclusion25 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Killing Wave
5.9%inclusion21 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Secret Salvage
5.9%inclusion21 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
-7%synergy
Season of Loss
5.2%inclusion18 decks347 decks
3%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
53%inclusion189 decks354 decks
20%synergy
Skullclamp
48%inclusion171 decks354 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
37%inclusion130 decks354 decks
24%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
31%inclusion109 decks354 decks
28%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion77 decks354 decks
-6%synergy
Spawning Pit
21%inclusion75 decks354 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion72 decks354 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion41 decks354 decks
-5%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion37 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
Thrumming Stone
10%inclusion35 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion34 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
9.0%inclusion32 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.8%inclusion31 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Genesis Chamber
8.5%inclusion30 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.9%inclusion28 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.6%inclusion27 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Meekstone
7.3%inclusion26 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.9%inclusion21 decks354 decks
2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.5%inclusion14 decks254 decks
-14%synergy
Lightning Coils
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
46%inclusion162 decks354 decks
27%synergy
Dark Privilege
44%inclusion154 decks354 decks
42%synergy
Black Market
39%inclusion138 decks354 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
34%inclusion120 decks354 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion105 decks354 decks
24%synergy
Attrition
24%inclusion86 decks354 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion78 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
21%inclusion76 decks354 decks
18%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
20%inclusion68 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion68 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Open the Graves
19%inclusion67 decks354 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion64 decks354 decks
-22%synergy
Dark Prophecy
16%inclusion55 decks354 decks
12%synergy
Gift of Doom
15%inclusion54 decks354 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion53 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
13%inclusion47 decks354 decks
12%synergy
Teval's Judgment
13%inclusion39 decks296 decks
11%synergy
Blight Mound
12%inclusion43 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion42 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Soul Enervation
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
8%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.8%inclusion26 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Contract
7.9%inclusion28 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.4%inclusion16 decks215 decks
4%synergy
Into the Pit
7.2%inclusion25 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion25 decks354 decks
-16%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.8%inclusion24 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion48 decks354 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion206 decks354 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
57%inclusion202 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
47%inclusion166 decks354 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion142 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
37%inclusion131 decks354 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion130 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion124 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
31%inclusion110 decks354 decks
25%synergy
High Market
29%inclusion104 decks354 decks
23%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion97 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
23%inclusion83 decks354 decks
13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
21%inclusion75 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
21%inclusion73 decks349 decks
11%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion71 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion65 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion44 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion44 decks354 decks
-4%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion42 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion30 decks243 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion43 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion37 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.8%inclusion31 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.2%inclusion22 decks354 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.9%inclusion21 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.6%inclusion20 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion302 decks354 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion197 decks354 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion96 decks354 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion68 decks354 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion56 decks354 decks
-7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
13%inclusion46 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.5%inclusion30 decks354 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion9 decks179 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion342 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion132 decks354 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion95 decks354 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion77 decks349 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.6%inclusion27 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.3%inclusion22 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
6.2%inclusion22 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
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