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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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Sinister Gnarlbark
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Smallpox
80%inclusion70 decks88 decks
74%synergy
Burglar Rat
77%inclusion68 decks88 decks
66%synergy
Waste Not
74%inclusion65 decks88 decks
63%synergy
Death Cloud
65%inclusion57 decks88 decks
63%synergy
Syphon Mind
74%inclusion65 decks88 decks
61%synergy
Plaguecrafter
77%inclusion68 decks88 decks
57%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
55%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
60%inclusion53 decks88 decks
53%synergy
Oppression
60%inclusion53 decks88 decks
53%synergy
Mindslicer
57%inclusion50 decks88 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
84%inclusion74 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Dark Deal
63%inclusion55 decks88 decks
51%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
49%synergy
Painful Quandary
57%inclusion50 decks88 decks
47%synergy
Soul Shatter
57%inclusion50 decks88 decks
45%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
40%synergy
The Raven Man
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
50%synergy
Vicious Rumors
55%inclusion48 decks88 decks
48%synergy
Virus Beetle
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
47%synergy
Innocent Blood
52%inclusion46 decks88 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Sangromancer
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
36%synergy
Accursed Marauder
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Nezumi Informant
44%inclusion39 decks88 decks
37%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Demon's Disciple
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Necrogoyf
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
34%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
38%inclusion33 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Merciless Executioner
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Fell Specter
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Stronghold Rats
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Ghast
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-25%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Hecteyes
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Asylum Visitor
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Specter
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Rotting Rats
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Gravelighter
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Leaden Myr
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-20%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Grief
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Sadistic Hypnotist
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Chain Devil
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Dread Presence
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Sheoldred's Edict
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Sudden Edict
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Village Rites
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Vona's Hunger
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Vraska's Fall
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Feign Death
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Pharika's Libation
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Defile
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-23%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Edict
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-15%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Withering Torment
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-22%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Murder
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Geth's Verdict
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Demonic Gifts
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-20%synergy
Szat's Will
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Duress
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
44%synergy
Delirium Skeins
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
47%synergy
Mire in Misery
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
45%synergy
Rankle's Prank
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
41%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
41%synergy
Sign in Blood
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Rake
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Pox
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Arterial Flow
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Divest
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Rush of Dread
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Pilfer
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Unnerve
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Invoke Despair
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-22%synergy
Despise
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Killing Wave
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Bad Deal
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Thoughtseize
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Extract the Truth
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Rot
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Make an Example
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-27%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Heartless Pillage
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Barter in Blood
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Chainer's Edict
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Mind Shatter
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Gix's Command
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Geth's Grimoire
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion39 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
-19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Tithing Blade
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Smokestack
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-18%synergy
Winter Moon
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Megrim
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Bottomless Pit
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Liliana's Caress
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Bandit's Talent
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Necrogen Mists
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Black Market
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Court of Ambition
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
15%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Desolation
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
4%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Grave Pact
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Contamination
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Creeping Dread
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Aether
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
52%inclusion46 decks88 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
-17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-19%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-41%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Blighted Fen
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion81 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion61 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion88 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
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