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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dark Deal
92%inclusion196 decks214 decks
80%synergy
Waste Not
90%inclusion193 decks214 decks
79%synergy
Smallpox
84%inclusion179 decks214 decks
78%synergy
Oppression
79%inclusion170 decks214 decks
72%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
72%inclusion155 decks214 decks
65%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
75%inclusion161 decks214 decks
64%synergy
Bottomless Pit
66%inclusion142 decks214 decks
61%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
68%inclusion146 decks214 decks
61%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
64%inclusion137 decks214 decks
60%synergy
Pox
60%inclusion129 decks214 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion194 decks214 decks
24%synergy
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion178 decks214 decks
23%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
71%inclusion152 decks214 decks
55%synergy
Plaguecrafter
71%inclusion151 decks214 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Greaves
68%inclusion146 decks214 decks
35%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
67%inclusion144 decks214 decks
54%synergy
Cabal Ritual
64%inclusion138 decks214 decks
47%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
63%inclusion135 decks214 decks
49%synergy
Syphon Mind
61%inclusion131 decks214 decks
48%synergy
Necrogen Mists
60%inclusion128 decks214 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
88%inclusion188 decks214 decks
60%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
81%inclusion173 decks214 decks
59%synergy
Ancient Tomb
77%inclusion165 decks214 decks
65%synergy
Mana Vault
64%inclusion138 decks214 decks
58%synergy
Opposition Agent
59%inclusion126 decks214 decks
49%synergy
Chrome Mox
58%inclusion125 decks214 decks
52%synergy
Imperial Seal
50%inclusion106 decks214 decks
43%synergy
Necropotence
46%inclusion98 decks214 decks
30%synergy
Mox Diamond
39%inclusion84 decks214 decks
36%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
36%inclusion76 decks214 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Elderfang Disciple
59%inclusion126 decks214 decks
52%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
59%inclusion126 decks214 decks
40%synergy
Burglar Rat
56%inclusion119 decks214 decks
44%synergy
Crypt Ghast
54%inclusion116 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Mindslicer
50%inclusion106 decks214 decks
45%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
45%inclusion97 decks214 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
44%inclusion94 decks214 decks
33%synergy
Virus Beetle
43%inclusion92 decks214 decks
36%synergy
Accursed Marauder
42%inclusion73 decks173 decks
21%synergy
The Raven Man
39%inclusion84 decks214 decks
33%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
38%inclusion81 decks214 decks
31%synergy
Nezumi Informant
32%inclusion69 decks214 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred
32%inclusion68 decks214 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
30%inclusion65 decks214 decks
18%synergy
Dark Confidant
29%inclusion63 decks214 decks
22%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
29%inclusion62 decks214 decks
26%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
29%inclusion61 decks214 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion58 decks214 decks
-25%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
25%inclusion53 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Rotting Rats
23%inclusion50 decks214 decks
20%synergy
Sangromancer
22%inclusion48 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
22%inclusion47 decks214 decks
15%synergy
Grief
20%inclusion42 decks214 decks
17%synergy
Demon's Disciple
19%inclusion40 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Blood Pet
19%inclusion40 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion38 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
16%inclusion35 decks214 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion35 decks214 decks
-2%synergy
Necrogoyf
16%inclusion35 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
15%inclusion32 decks214 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
14%inclusion31 decks214 decks
12%synergy
Fell Specter
13%inclusion27 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion25 decks214 decks
10%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Asylum Visitor
11%inclusion23 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Hecteyes
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
10%inclusion22 decks214 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
10%inclusion22 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
10%inclusion20 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Specter
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Leaden Myr
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Executioner
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
-16%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
6%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Stronghold Rats
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Soul Shatter
57%inclusion121 decks214 decks
44%synergy
Imp's Mischief
54%inclusion116 decks214 decks
31%synergy
Vona's Hunger
49%inclusion104 decks214 decks
44%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
48%inclusion103 decks214 decks
42%synergy
Culling the Weak
42%inclusion90 decks214 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion89 decks214 decks
18%synergy
Flare of Malice
32%inclusion55 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion59 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
-15%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion32 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion31 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
-6%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion25 decks214 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Edict
9.3%inclusion20 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Defile
8.9%inclusion19 decks214 decks
-29%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
-18%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
-18%synergy
Force of Despair
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
-2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
-2%synergy
Vraska's Fall
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Rain of Filth
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
57%inclusion123 decks214 decks
19%synergy
Death Cloud
56%inclusion120 decks214 decks
54%synergy
Thoughtseize
56%inclusion119 decks214 decks
51%synergy
Vicious Rumors
52%inclusion112 decks214 decks
46%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion112 decks214 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Smog
50%inclusion106 decks214 decks
45%synergy
Mire in Misery
45%inclusion96 decks214 decks
41%synergy
Innocent Blood
44%inclusion94 decks214 decks
38%synergy
Delirium Skeins
42%inclusion90 decks214 decks
38%synergy
Grim Tutor
38%inclusion82 decks214 decks
26%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
37%inclusion42 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Mind Rake
35%inclusion74 decks214 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion70 decks214 decks
-19%synergy
Rankle's Prank
32%inclusion69 decks214 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
26%inclusion56 decks214 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion49 decks214 decks
-14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
21%inclusion45 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Duress
21%inclusion45 decks214 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion44 decks214 decks
0%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
19%inclusion41 decks214 decks
16%synergy
Arterial Flow
19%inclusion40 decks214 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion39 decks214 decks
-6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
18%inclusion38 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
15%inclusion32 decks214 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion30 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
12%inclusion26 decks214 decks
10%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
11%inclusion23 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion23 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Mind Twist
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Divest
9.3%inclusion20 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Unnerve
8.9%inclusion19 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Despise
8.9%inclusion19 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Make an Example
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
-16%synergy
Read the Bones
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
-12%synergy
Killing Wave
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Shatter
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
-5%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Smokestack
44%inclusion95 decks214 decks
43%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
43%inclusion92 decks214 decks
41%synergy
Memory Jar
36%inclusion78 decks214 decks
35%synergy
The One Ring
32%inclusion68 decks214 decks
22%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion57 decks214 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion51 decks214 decks
-8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion43 decks214 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion43 decks214 decks
8%synergy
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion30 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion23 decks214 decks
-2%synergy
Library of Leng
10%inclusion22 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
10%inclusion22 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Plate
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Mindcrank
9.3%inclusion20 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.9%inclusion19 decks214 decks
-1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
7.3%inclusion13 decks178 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Trinisphere
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Tangle Wire
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
0%synergy
Monument to Endurance
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Totem
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
47%inclusion100 decks214 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion90 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
37%inclusion80 decks214 decks
37%synergy
Liliana's Caress
36%inclusion76 decks214 decks
30%synergy
Court of Ambition
31%inclusion66 decks214 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
30%inclusion65 decks214 decks
13%synergy
Grave Pact
30%inclusion64 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion56 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Bandit's Talent
25%inclusion39 decks156 decks
20%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion52 decks214 decks
15%synergy
Desolation
23%inclusion50 decks214 decks
23%synergy
Contamination
21%inclusion46 decks214 decks
18%synergy
Megrim
20%inclusion43 decks214 decks
15%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion37 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
15%inclusion33 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Words of Waste
14%inclusion30 decks214 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion30 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
12%inclusion25 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion23 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Aether
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
-9%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
1%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
7.5%inclusion16 decks214 decks
-14%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
-3%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Raiders' Wake
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
39%inclusion84 decks214 decks
33%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
30%inclusion64 decks214 decks
25%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
-5%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
86%inclusion185 decks214 decks
49%synergy
Cabal Coffers
85%inclusion182 decks214 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
79%inclusion169 decks214 decks
49%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
55%inclusion118 decks214 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
47%inclusion101 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
40%inclusion85 decks214 decks
32%synergy
Lake of the Dead
36%inclusion76 decks214 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion73 decks214 decks
-13%synergy
Command Beacon
33%inclusion71 decks214 decks
25%synergy
Castle Locthwain
29%inclusion61 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion47 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
21%inclusion46 decks214 decks
17%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion42 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion36 decks214 decks
-15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion35 decks214 decks
-8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion28 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion22 decks214 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.3%inclusion20 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Homeward Path
8.9%inclusion19 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Vein
7.5%inclusion16 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Peat Bog
7.5%inclusion16 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.0%inclusion15 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Scorched Ruins
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion204 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion168 decks214 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Petal
43%inclusion93 decks214 decks
36%synergy
The Soul Stone
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion71 decks214 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion67 decks214 decks
16%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
31%inclusion66 decks214 decks
28%synergy
Mana Crypt
31%inclusion66 decks214 decks
28%synergy
Grim Monolith
23%inclusion50 decks214 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion40 decks214 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion38 decks214 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion29 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.3%inclusion20 decks214 decks
-14%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.6%inclusion12 decks214 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
85%inclusion182 decks214 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
39%inclusion83 decks214 decks
32%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion71 decks214 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion59 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion45 decks214 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion44 decks214 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion44 decks214 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion43 decks214 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion38 decks214 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion27 decks214 decks
-14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion24 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.2%inclusion11 decks178 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
-4%synergy