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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
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Callous Inspector
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Super Shredder
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
73%synergy
Viscera Seer
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
70%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
66%synergy
Grim Haruspex
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
65%synergy
Cadaver Imp
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
64%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
64%synergy
Bone Shredder
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
62%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
61%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
55%synergy
Clattering Augur
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Ayara, First of Locthwain
79%inclusion53 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Blood Artist
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
52%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Carrion Feeder
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Jet Medallion
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
The One Ring
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Marionette Apprentice
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Skyscanner
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
52%synergy
Skullport Merchant
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
50%synergy
Shambling Ghast
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Blood Pet
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Novice Occultist
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Big Game Hunter
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
41%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Crypt Ghast
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Warren Soultrader
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Tattered Mummy
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Mindless Automaton
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Burglar Rat
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Infestation Sage
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Virus Beetle
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Reaper
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Leaden Myr
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Dockside Chef
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Wriggling Grub
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Basal Thrull
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Nezumi Informant
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Smothering Abomination
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
-18%synergy
Tragic Slip
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Dispute
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Defile
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Flare of Malice
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Body Count
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Professor's Warning
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Nasty End
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-18%synergy
Eaten Alive
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Dread Return
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-22%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Final Vengeance
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Read the Bones
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Killing Wave
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Spawning Pit
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Plate
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Genesis Chamber
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Grave Pact
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Black Market
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Gift of Doom
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Attrition
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Blight Mound
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Open the Graves
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-22%synergy
Teval's Judgment
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Prophecy
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Soul Enervation
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Fallen Ideal
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Westvale Abbey
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
13%synergy
High Market
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
11%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Mire
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion55 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Crowded Crypt
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Séance Board
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
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