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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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Moonshadow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Grave Venerations
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Diviner
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Viscera Seer
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
69%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
93%inclusion39 decks42 decks
68%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
68%synergy
Bone Shredder
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
67%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
65%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
64%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
63%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
63%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
63%synergy
Grim Haruspex
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
61%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
49%synergy
Grave Pact
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
50%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Cadaver Imp
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
60%synergy
Carrion Feeder
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Skullport Merchant
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
58%synergy
Warren Soultrader
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Big Game Hunter
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
55%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Crypt Ghast
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pet
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Shambling Ghast
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
47%synergy
Novice Occultist
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
49%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Skyscanner
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Clattering Augur
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Burglar Rat
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Leaden Myr
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Virus Beetle
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Wriggling Grub
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Fume Spitter
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Reaper
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Mindless Automaton
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Nezumi Informant
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Infestation Sage
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Dockside Chef
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Tattered Mummy
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Basal Thrull
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Nether Traitor
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Withering Torment
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Tragic Slip
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Undying Malice
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Professor's Warning
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Armor of Shadows
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Thrilling Encore
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Defile
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-25%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Wake the Dead
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Zuko's Exile
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
47%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-29%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Worthy Cost
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Mutilate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Mithril Coat
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Commander's Plate
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Bontu's Monument
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Meekstone
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Genesis Chamber
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Spawning Pit
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Thrumming Stone
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
49%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Attrition
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Black Market
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Rites
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Dark Privilege
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Dark Prophecy
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Blight Mound
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Teval's Judgment
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Gift of Doom
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Open the Graves
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Mind Slash
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Westvale Abbey
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
3%synergy
High Market
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Castle Locthwain
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Command Beacon
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
21%synergy
War Room
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Buried Ruin
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Temple
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Vesuva
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Diamond City
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Séance Board
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
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