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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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Dai Li Indoctrination
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Smallpox
79%inclusion57 decks72 decks
74%synergy
Burglar Rat
79%inclusion57 decks72 decks
68%synergy
Death Cloud
65%inclusion47 decks72 decks
63%synergy
Waste Not
74%inclusion53 decks72 decks
63%synergy
Plaguecrafter
78%inclusion56 decks72 decks
58%synergy
Syphon Mind
67%inclusion48 decks72 decks
54%synergy
Mindslicer
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
54%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
52%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
51%synergy
Vicious Rumors
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
82%inclusion59 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Dark Deal
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
48%synergy
Soul Shatter
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
46%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Oppression
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
48%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
53%inclusion38 decks72 decks
37%synergy
The Raven Man
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
46%synergy
Painful Quandary
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
41%synergy
Duress
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
43%synergy
Innocent Blood
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Virus Beetle
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
43%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Sangromancer
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
31%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Nezumi Informant
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Demon's Disciple
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Necrogoyf
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Merciless Executioner
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Ghast
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
-23%synergy
Fell Specter
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Asylum Visitor
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Liliana's Specter
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Stronghold Rats
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
15%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Rotting Rats
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Leaden Myr
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Gravelighter
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-19%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Grief
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Sadistic Hypnotist
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Chain Devil
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Slum Reaper
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Dread Presence
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Hecteyes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Sheoldred's Edict
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
33%synergy
Sudden Edict
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Vona's Hunger
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
-21%synergy
Vraska's Fall
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Pharika's Libation
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-14%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Edict
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Szat's Will
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-12%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Gifts
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-13%synergy
Geth's Verdict
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Unlikely Aid
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Delirium Skeins
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Mire in Misery
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Rankle's Prank
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
40%synergy
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
-15%synergy
Pox
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
31%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Mind Rake
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Arterial Flow
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Divest
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Pilfer
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Rush of Dread
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Unnerve
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Invoke Despair
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
-19%synergy
Despise
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Bad Deal
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Thoughtseize
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Killing Wave
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Mind Rot
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Pelakka Predation
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Extract the Truth
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-25%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Heartless Pillage
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Make an Example
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Barter in Blood
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Mind Drain
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Gix's Command
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Temporal Intervention
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Geth's Grimoire
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
42%synergy
Jet Medallion
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
-14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Tithing Blade
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Smokestack
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-17%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Winter Moon
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Bottomless Pit
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
31%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
31%synergy
Megrim
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Liliana's Caress
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Necrogen Mists
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Bandit's Talent
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Black Market
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Court of Ambition
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Desolation
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
17%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Raiders' Wake
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
5%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Grave Pact
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Creeping Dread
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Momentum Breaker
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Contamination
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Eldraine
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana Vess
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
-19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
-19%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
-40%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-13%synergy
Blighted Fen
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion66 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion47 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion72 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Pelakka Predation
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-13%synergy
Command Tower
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy
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