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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
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Fire Navy Trebuchet
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Realm of Koh
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
White Lotus Tile
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cadaver Imp
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
68%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
65%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
62%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
58%synergy
Viscera Seer
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
56%synergy
Bone Shredder
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
56%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
55%synergy
Skyscanner
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
51%synergy
Blood Artist
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
49%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Ayara, First of Locthwain
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
42%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
47%synergy
Jet Medallion
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
41%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Grim Haruspex
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Pet
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Big Game Hunter
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
40%synergy
Clattering Augur
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
40%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Skullport Merchant
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Novice Occultist
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Burglar Rat
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Shambling Ghast
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Warren Soultrader
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Fume Spitter
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Virus Beetle
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Mindless Automaton
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Nezumi Informant
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Infestation Sage
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Leaden Myr
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Midnight Reaper
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Tattered Mummy
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Woe Strider
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Smothering Abomination
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Dockside Chef
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Hecteyes
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
-21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Tragic Slip
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Undying Malice
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Thrilling Encore
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-25%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Armor of Shadows
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Wake the Dead
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Debt to the Kami
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Professor's Warning
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Desperate Measures
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Stinging Study
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Entomb
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-18%synergy
Snuff Out
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Murder
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Body Count
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Nasty End
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-16%synergy
Bone Shards
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-17%synergy
Eaten Alive
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Worthy Cost
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-24%synergy
Final Vengeance
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Spark Harvest
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-17%synergy
Annihilating Glare
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Read the Bones
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Zombify
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Minions' Murmurs
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Skullclamp
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Plate
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Genesis Chamber
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Spawning Pit
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-18%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Meekstone
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Oven
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Black Market
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Dark Privilege
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Rites
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Attrition
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Gift of Doom
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-20%synergy
Soul Enervation
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Blight Mound
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Open the Graves
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Teval's Judgment
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Waste Not
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Scriptures
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Blood Funnel
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Into the Pit
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Summoning
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Tortured Existence
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
3%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-16%synergy
Buried Ruin
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
2%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Mire
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Arch of Orazca
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Vesuva
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion30 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion39 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
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