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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
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Twilight Diviner
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Grave Venerations
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
4.5%inclusion5 decks111 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
69%inclusion290 decks423 decks
66%synergy
Bone Shredder
67%inclusion283 decks423 decks
65%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
86%inclusion364 decks423 decks
63%synergy
Viscera Seer
79%inclusion335 decks423 decks
62%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
65%inclusion273 decks423 decks
62%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
67%inclusion283 decks423 decks
61%synergy
Cadaver Imp
60%inclusion255 decks423 decks
58%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
70%inclusion297 decks423 decks
51%synergy
Skullport Merchant
53%inclusion225 decks423 decks
51%synergy
Shambling Ghast
56%inclusion235 decks423 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
75%inclusion319 decks423 decks
44%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
69%inclusion290 decks423 decks
43%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
63%inclusion266 decks423 decks
43%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
62%inclusion261 decks423 decks
30%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
61%inclusion258 decks423 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion250 decks423 decks
39%synergy
Jet Medallion
59%inclusion250 decks423 decks
-2%synergy
Carrion Feeder
59%inclusion249 decks423 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion241 decks423 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion239 decks423 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion153 decks423 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion83 decks423 decks
-8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion77 decks423 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion53 decks423 decks
-9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.0%inclusion34 decks423 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
7.3%inclusion31 decks423 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
55%inclusion234 decks423 decks
46%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
53%inclusion221 decks420 decks
42%synergy
Clattering Augur
52%inclusion219 decks423 decks
50%synergy
Blood Pet
52%inclusion219 decks423 decks
44%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
51%inclusion216 decks423 decks
28%synergy
Big Game Hunter
50%inclusion213 decks423 decks
48%synergy
Skyscanner
50%inclusion213 decks423 decks
49%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
50%inclusion210 decks423 decks
48%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
48%inclusion204 decks423 decks
40%synergy
Novice Occultist
43%inclusion184 decks423 decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion178 decks423 decks
-9%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
38%inclusion159 decks423 decks
28%synergy
Burglar Rat
37%inclusion157 decks423 decks
26%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
36%inclusion154 decks423 decks
35%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
36%inclusion153 decks423 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
34%inclusion142 decks423 decks
-15%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion140 decks423 decks
32%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
31%inclusion133 decks423 decks
30%synergy
Warren Soultrader
31%inclusion132 decks420 decks
18%synergy
Mindless Automaton
31%inclusion132 decks423 decks
30%synergy
Leaden Myr
31%inclusion132 decks423 decks
25%synergy
Virus Beetle
30%inclusion125 decks423 decks
23%synergy
Tattered Mummy
28%inclusion119 decks423 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
28%inclusion117 decks423 decks
26%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
25%inclusion107 decks423 decks
25%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
25%inclusion105 decks423 decks
18%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
25%inclusion105 decks423 decks
23%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
24%inclusion102 decks423 decks
20%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
23%inclusion96 decks418 decks
17%synergy
Nezumi Informant
22%inclusion95 decks423 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
22%inclusion93 decks423 decks
12%synergy
Dockside Chef
21%inclusion90 decks423 decks
19%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
21%inclusion89 decks423 decks
18%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
20%inclusion85 decks423 decks
19%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
20%inclusion84 decks423 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion82 decks423 decks
11%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
18%inclusion78 decks423 decks
18%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
17%inclusion74 decks423 decks
17%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
17%inclusion74 decks423 decks
16%synergy
Infestation Sage
17%inclusion72 decks413 decks
13%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion73 decks423 decks
15%synergy
Deathgreeter
17%inclusion73 decks423 decks
13%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
17%inclusion70 decks423 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion66 decks423 decks
-2%synergy
Perilous Myr
15%inclusion65 decks423 decks
15%synergy
Harvester of Souls
15%inclusion63 decks423 decks
8%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
15%inclusion62 decks423 decks
7%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
14%inclusion60 decks423 decks
13%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
14%inclusion58 decks423 decks
12%synergy
Basal Thrull
14%inclusion58 decks423 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
54%inclusion227 decks423 decks
29%synergy
Tragic Slip
48%inclusion205 decks423 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Dispute
43%inclusion182 decks423 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion160 decks423 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
36%inclusion152 decks423 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion141 decks418 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
30%inclusion129 decks423 decks
26%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion105 decks423 decks
-12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion96 decks423 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion94 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion94 decks423 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion75 decks423 decks
-8%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion72 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Professor's Warning
14%inclusion58 decks423 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion56 decks423 decks
-11%synergy
Armor of Shadows
12%inclusion49 decks423 decks
9%synergy
Body Count
11%inclusion48 decks423 decks
10%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion43 decks423 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion43 decks423 decks
3%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion42 decks423 decks
0%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion42 decks423 decks
2%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.5%inclusion36 decks423 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion35 decks423 decks
-2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.0%inclusion34 decks423 decks
1%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.6%inclusion32 decks423 decks
6%synergy
Without Weakness
7.6%inclusion32 decks423 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.3%inclusion31 decks423 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.7%inclusion28 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.9%inclusion25 decks423 decks
3%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.9%inclusion25 decks423 decks
4%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.4%inclusion23 decks423 decks
4%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.2%inclusion22 decks423 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion22 decks423 decks
-18%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion223 decks423 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
37%inclusion155 decks423 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion138 decks423 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion121 decks423 decks
-8%synergy
Eaten Alive
24%inclusion103 decks423 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion85 decks423 decks
-19%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion79 decks423 decks
-17%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion62 decks423 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion61 decks423 decks
-10%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion61 decks423 decks
-10%synergy
Bone Shards
14%inclusion60 decks423 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion60 decks423 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion56 decks415 decks
-3%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion54 decks423 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion46 decks423 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion43 decks423 decks
-11%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion41 decks418 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.8%inclusion33 decks423 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
7.8%inclusion33 decks423 decks
-1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.6%inclusion32 decks423 decks
-8%synergy
Echoing Return
7.6%inclusion32 decks423 decks
5%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.4%inclusion27 decks365 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.3%inclusion31 decks423 decks
-8%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.6%inclusion28 decks423 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.4%inclusion27 decks423 decks
-11%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.9%inclusion25 decks423 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.2%inclusion22 decks423 decks
-7%synergy
Killing Wave
5.2%inclusion22 decks423 decks
3%synergy
Secret Salvage
5.2%inclusion22 decks423 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
48%inclusion202 decks423 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
36%inclusion154 decks423 decks
23%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
30%inclusion128 decks423 decks
28%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion94 decks423 decks
-6%synergy
Mithril Coat
21%inclusion89 decks423 decks
16%synergy
Spawning Pit
20%inclusion86 decks423 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion47 decks423 decks
-5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion41 decks423 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion41 decks423 decks
-2%synergy
Thrumming Stone
9.5%inclusion40 decks423 decks
6%synergy
Genesis Chamber
9.0%inclusion38 decks423 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.7%inclusion37 decks423 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.7%inclusion37 decks423 decks
7%synergy
Meekstone
7.6%inclusion32 decks423 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.6%inclusion32 decks423 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.3%inclusion31 decks423 decks
2%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.1%inclusion30 decks423 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.2%inclusion17 decks329 decks
-15%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
47%inclusion197 decks423 decks
45%synergy
Grave Pact
46%inclusion195 decks423 decks
27%synergy
Black Market
38%inclusion162 decks423 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
34%inclusion142 decks423 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Rites
28%inclusion120 decks423 decks
22%synergy
Attrition
24%inclusion100 decks423 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion93 decks423 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
21%inclusion90 decks423 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion88 decks423 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
21%inclusion86 decks418 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion78 decks423 decks
-22%synergy
Open the Graves
18%inclusion75 decks423 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion71 decks423 decks
7%synergy
Dark Prophecy
16%inclusion66 decks423 decks
12%synergy
Gift of Doom
14%inclusion60 decks423 decks
13%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
12%inclusion52 decks423 decks
11%synergy
Teval's Judgment
12%inclusion44 decks370 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
11%inclusion48 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
10%inclusion43 decks423 decks
8%synergy
Soul Enervation
10%inclusion41 decks423 decks
9%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
9.2%inclusion34 decks371 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Contract
7.6%inclusion32 decks423 decks
5%synergy
Into the Pit
7.2%inclusion30 decks418 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.6%inclusion28 decks423 decks
-17%synergy
Heartless Summoning
6.6%inclusion28 decks423 decks
2%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.5%inclusion19 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.9%inclusion25 decks423 decks
5%synergy
Fallen Ideal
5.2%inclusion22 decks423 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion55 decks423 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion257 decks423 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
59%inclusion248 decks423 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
48%inclusion203 decks423 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion178 decks423 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
40%inclusion170 decks423 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion158 decks423 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion155 decks423 decks
-1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
32%inclusion134 decks423 decks
25%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion132 decks423 decks
24%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion120 decks423 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
23%inclusion98 decks423 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
23%inclusion96 decks423 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
21%inclusion88 decks420 decks
11%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion85 decks423 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion81 decks423 decks
2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion55 decks412 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion55 decks423 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion54 decks423 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion40 decks318 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion53 decks423 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion48 decks423 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion38 decks423 decks
1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.1%inclusion30 decks423 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.9%inclusion25 decks423 decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.9%inclusion25 decks423 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.7%inclusion24 decks423 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion370 decks423 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion243 decks423 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion123 decks423 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion87 decks423 decks
-9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion65 decks423 decks
-8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion47 decks423 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.0%inclusion38 decks423 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion409 decks423 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion160 decks423 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion119 decks423 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion94 decks420 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.8%inclusion33 decks423 decks
1%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.0%inclusion25 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
5.2%inclusion22 decks423 decks
0%synergy
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