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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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Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Super Shredder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Viscera Seer
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
71%synergy
Cadaver Imp
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
70%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
70%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
69%synergy
Bone Shredder
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
66%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Skyscanner
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Novice Occultist
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Skullport Merchant
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Big Game Hunter
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Ayara, First of Locthwain
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Blood Artist
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
65%inclusion13 decks20 decks
54%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Blood Pet
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Necropotence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Clattering Augur
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Fume Spitter
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Shambling Ghast
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Grim Haruspex
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Tattered Mummy
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Mindless Automaton
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Dockside Chef
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Burglar Rat
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Ghast
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Deathgreeter
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Smothering Abomination
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Virus Beetle
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Nezumi Informant
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Perilous Myr
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Leaden Myr
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Infestation Sage
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Basal Thrull
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Plaguelord
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Death Cultist
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Rats
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Black Cat
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Tragic Slip
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-26%synergy
Deadly Dispute
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Defile
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Consuming Corruption
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Armor of Shadows
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-15%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Body Count
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Malice
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Dabbling
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Professor's Warning
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Vitality
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Feign Death
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Eaten Alive
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Bone Shards
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Spark Harvest
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Bone Splinters
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-27%synergy
Annihilating Glare
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Worthy Cost
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-6%synergy
Season of Loss
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Unearth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Killing Wave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Consume Spirit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tribute
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Throwdown
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Skullclamp
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-24%synergy
Mithril Coat
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Genesis Chamber
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Meekstone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Plate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Shield
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Coils
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Requiem Monolith
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Grave Pact
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Black Market
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Rites
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Soul Enervation
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Gift of Doom
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dark Prophecy
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Open the Graves
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Contamination
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated by Blood
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Soul Channeling
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Attrition
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Oubliette
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-28%synergy
Into the Pit
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Hecatomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
High Market
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
15%synergy
War Room
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Barren Moor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Westvale Abbey
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Dark Depths
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Signet
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-27%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-23%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-14%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
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