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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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Dream Beavers
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Super Shredder
1.7%inclusion4 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Shredder's Technique
1.3%inclusion1 decks78 decks
-2%synergy
South Wind Avatar
0.8%inclusion1 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Splinter's Technique
0.8%inclusion1 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
69%inclusion311 decks452 decks
66%synergy
Bone Shredder
66%inclusion300 decks452 decks
65%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
86%inclusion387 decks452 decks
63%synergy
Viscera Seer
79%inclusion358 decks452 decks
62%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
64%inclusion288 decks452 decks
61%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
67%inclusion301 decks452 decks
61%synergy
Cadaver Imp
60%inclusion272 decks452 decks
58%synergy
Skullport Merchant
55%inclusion248 decks452 decks
53%synergy
Shambling Ghast
56%inclusion253 decks452 decks
51%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
70%inclusion315 decks452 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
77%inclusion346 decks452 decks
45%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
68%inclusion306 decks452 decks
42%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
63%inclusion285 decks452 decks
43%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
62%inclusion280 decks452 decks
30%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
62%inclusion279 decks452 decks
45%synergy
Jet Medallion
59%inclusion267 decks452 decks
-2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion266 decks452 decks
39%synergy
Carrion Feeder
58%inclusion264 decks452 decks
47%synergy
Lightning Greaves
58%inclusion260 decks452 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion249 decks452 decks
-11%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion161 decks452 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion94 decks452 decks
-7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion82 decks452 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion55 decks452 decks
-9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.7%inclusion35 decks452 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
7.5%inclusion34 decks452 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
55%inclusion249 decks452 decks
46%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
53%inclusion240 decks449 decks
43%synergy
Blood Pet
52%inclusion235 decks452 decks
44%synergy
Skyscanner
51%inclusion232 decks452 decks
50%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
51%inclusion229 decks452 decks
27%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
51%inclusion229 decks452 decks
49%synergy
Big Game Hunter
50%inclusion228 decks452 decks
48%synergy
Clattering Augur
50%inclusion228 decks452 decks
49%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
49%inclusion222 decks452 decks
41%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion197 decks452 decks
-8%synergy
Novice Occultist
43%inclusion196 decks452 decks
42%synergy
Burglar Rat
38%inclusion170 decks452 decks
27%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
37%inclusion167 decks452 decks
27%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
36%inclusion161 decks452 decks
34%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
35%inclusion158 decks452 decks
34%synergy
Crypt Ghast
33%inclusion151 decks452 decks
-14%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion147 decks452 decks
31%synergy
Leaden Myr
31%inclusion142 decks452 decks
25%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
31%inclusion141 decks452 decks
30%synergy
Mindless Automaton
31%inclusion140 decks452 decks
30%synergy
Warren Soultrader
31%inclusion138 decks449 decks
18%synergy
Virus Beetle
29%inclusion131 decks452 decks
22%synergy
Tattered Mummy
29%inclusion130 decks452 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
28%inclusion128 decks452 decks
27%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
25%inclusion114 decks452 decks
23%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
25%inclusion112 decks452 decks
21%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
25%inclusion112 decks452 decks
18%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
25%inclusion111 decks452 decks
24%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
24%inclusion108 decks447 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
22%inclusion100 decks452 decks
12%synergy
Nezumi Informant
22%inclusion98 decks452 decks
15%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
21%inclusion93 decks452 decks
18%synergy
Dockside Chef
21%inclusion93 decks452 decks
19%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
20%inclusion90 decks452 decks
19%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
20%inclusion90 decks452 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Reaper
20%inclusion90 decks452 decks
11%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
18%inclusion83 decks452 decks
18%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
18%inclusion83 decks452 decks
18%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion79 decks452 decks
15%synergy
Infestation Sage
17%inclusion76 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Deathgreeter
17%inclusion77 decks452 decks
13%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
17%inclusion76 decks452 decks
16%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
16%inclusion72 decks452 decks
15%synergy
Perilous Myr
16%inclusion71 decks452 decks
15%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
15%inclusion70 decks452 decks
-2%synergy
Basal Thrull
14%inclusion65 decks452 decks
13%synergy
Harvester of Souls
14%inclusion65 decks452 decks
8%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
14%inclusion65 decks452 decks
13%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
14%inclusion63 decks452 decks
6%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
13%inclusion61 decks452 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
55%inclusion248 decks452 decks
30%synergy
Tragic Slip
49%inclusion223 decks452 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Dispute
43%inclusion196 decks452 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion169 decks452 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
37%inclusion165 decks452 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion150 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
31%inclusion138 decks452 decks
26%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion115 decks452 decks
-11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion102 decks452 decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion101 decks452 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion98 decks449 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion78 decks449 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion74 decks452 decks
-9%synergy
Professor's Warning
15%inclusion66 decks452 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion62 decks452 decks
-11%synergy
Armor of Shadows
12%inclusion54 decks452 decks
10%synergy
Body Count
12%inclusion52 decks452 decks
10%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion46 decks452 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion46 decks452 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion45 decks452 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion44 decks452 decks
0%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.4%inclusion38 decks452 decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.2%inclusion37 decks452 decks
1%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.7%inclusion35 decks452 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.5%inclusion34 decks452 decks
-2%synergy
Without Weakness
7.5%inclusion34 decks452 decks
7%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.3%inclusion33 decks452 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.7%inclusion30 decks449 decks
4%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.4%inclusion29 decks452 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.5%inclusion25 decks452 decks
-18%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.5%inclusion25 decks452 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.1%inclusion23 decks452 decks
1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.1%inclusion23 decks452 decks
2%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.1%inclusion23 decks452 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion240 decks452 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
37%inclusion168 decks452 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion147 decks452 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion129 decks452 decks
-8%synergy
Eaten Alive
25%inclusion115 decks452 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion86 decks452 decks
-21%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion84 decks452 decks
-17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion66 decks444 decks
-2%synergy
Bone Shards
15%inclusion66 decks452 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion66 decks452 decks
-10%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion65 decks452 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion65 decks452 decks
-10%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion65 decks452 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion57 decks452 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion49 decks452 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion48 decks452 decks
-10%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion43 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.5%inclusion34 decks452 decks
-8%synergy
Unearth
7.5%inclusion34 decks452 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.5%inclusion34 decks452 decks
0%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.3%inclusion29 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.3%inclusion33 decks452 decks
-8%synergy
Echoing Return
7.1%inclusion32 decks452 decks
4%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.2%inclusion28 decks452 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
6.0%inclusion27 decks452 decks
-11%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.0%inclusion27 decks452 decks
0%synergy
Killing Wave
5.5%inclusion25 decks452 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
47%inclusion214 decks452 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
37%inclusion167 decks452 decks
24%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
31%inclusion138 decks452 decks
28%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion97 decks452 decks
-7%synergy
Spawning Pit
21%inclusion97 decks452 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion92 decks452 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion49 decks452 decks
-5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion44 decks452 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
9.3%inclusion42 decks452 decks
-3%synergy
Genesis Chamber
9.1%inclusion41 decks452 decks
6%synergy
Thrumming Stone
8.8%inclusion40 decks452 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.8%inclusion40 decks452 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.8%inclusion40 decks452 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.7%inclusion35 decks452 decks
4%synergy
Meekstone
7.7%inclusion35 decks452 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.5%inclusion34 decks452 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.4%inclusion29 decks452 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Coils
5.3%inclusion24 decks452 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion19 decks360 decks
-15%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
47%inclusion213 decks452 decks
46%synergy
Grave Pact
46%inclusion209 decks452 decks
27%synergy
Black Market
39%inclusion177 decks452 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
33%inclusion151 decks452 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Rites
29%inclusion130 decks452 decks
23%synergy
Attrition
23%inclusion106 decks452 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion101 decks452 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
22%inclusion99 decks452 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion95 decks452 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
20%inclusion91 decks447 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion83 decks452 decks
-22%synergy
Open the Graves
17%inclusion79 decks452 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion78 decks452 decks
7%synergy
Dark Prophecy
16%inclusion73 decks452 decks
12%synergy
Gift of Doom
13%inclusion60 decks452 decks
12%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
13%inclusion57 decks452 decks
12%synergy
Teval's Judgment
12%inclusion49 decks401 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion54 decks449 decks
9%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
10%inclusion39 decks402 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
10%inclusion43 decks452 decks
7%synergy
Grave Venerations
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Soul Enervation
9.1%inclusion41 decks452 decks
8%synergy
Into the Pit
7.4%inclusion33 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Contract
7.1%inclusion32 decks452 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.6%inclusion30 decks452 decks
-17%synergy
Heartless Summoning
6.6%inclusion30 decks452 decks
2%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.5%inclusion21 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.4%inclusion29 decks452 decks
5%synergy
Night of Souls' Betrayal
5.1%inclusion23 decks452 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion58 decks452 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion273 decks452 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
59%inclusion265 decks452 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
49%inclusion222 decks452 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion185 decks452 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
40%inclusion182 decks452 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
38%inclusion173 decks452 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion164 decks452 decks
-1%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion147 decks452 decks
25%synergy
Westvale Abbey
31%inclusion142 decks452 decks
25%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
29%inclusion131 decks452 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
23%inclusion105 decks452 decks
10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
23%inclusion102 decks452 decks
11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
22%inclusion97 decks449 decks
12%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion93 decks452 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion89 decks452 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion60 decks452 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion58 decks441 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion57 decks452 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion44 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion56 decks452 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion49 decks452 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.8%inclusion40 decks452 decks
1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.1%inclusion32 decks452 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.2%inclusion28 decks452 decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.0%inclusion27 decks452 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.3%inclusion24 decks452 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.1%inclusion23 decks452 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion393 decks452 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion260 decks452 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion127 decks452 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion90 decks452 decks
-9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion71 decks452 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion33 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion50 decks452 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion41 decks452 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion434 decks452 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion169 decks452 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion125 decks452 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion98 decks449 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.5%inclusion34 decks452 decks
0%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.8%inclusion26 decks449 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.3%inclusion24 decks452 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.1%inclusion23 decks452 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.1%inclusion23 decks452 decks
0%synergy
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