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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
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Tower
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
71%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
70%synergy
Viscera Seer
87%inclusion39 decks45 decks
70%synergy
Bone Shredder
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
67%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
65%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
65%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
64%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
63%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
62%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
53%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
61%synergy
Jet Medallion
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
51%synergy
Grave Pact
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
50%synergy
Grim Haruspex
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
60%synergy
Diabolic Intent
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
50%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Skullport Merchant
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
58%synergy
Cadaver Imp
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
58%synergy
Crypt Ghast
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Big Game Hunter
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
53%synergy
Carrion Feeder
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Warren Soultrader
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Shambling Ghast
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Skyscanner
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
50%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Novice Occultist
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Blood Pet
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Clattering Augur
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Burglar Rat
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Virus Beetle
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Leaden Myr
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Wriggling Grub
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Mindless Automaton
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Nezumi Informant
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Fume Spitter
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Reaper
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Tattered Mummy
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Deathgreeter
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Village Rites
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Withering Torment
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-23%synergy
Armor of Shadows
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Professor's Warning
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Thrilling Encore
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Worthy Cost
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Season of Loss
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Bone Shards
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Skullclamp
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Mithril Coat
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Commander's Plate
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Meekstone
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Spawning Pit
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Map
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Genesis Chamber
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Thrumming Stone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Attrition
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Black Market
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Dark Privilege
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Teval's Judgment
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Dark Prophecy
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Grave Venerations
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Open the Graves
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Gift of Doom
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Mind Slash
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
87%inclusion39 decks45 decks
49%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Westvale Abbey
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
40%synergy
High Market
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Castle Locthwain
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
27%synergy
War Room
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Strip Mine
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Deserted Temple
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Vesuva
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Séance Board
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
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