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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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Soul Shatter
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Dark Deal
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Mire in Misery
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Syphon Mind
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Smallpox
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Waste Not
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Plaguecrafter
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Painful Quandary
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Burglar Rat
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Jet Medallion
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Innocent Blood
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Necropotence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Fleshbag Marauder
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Sangromancer
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Ghast
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Rotting Rats
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Accursed Marauder
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mindslicer
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Nezumi Informant
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Demon's Disciple
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Virus Beetle
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
The Raven Man
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Ophiomancer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Asylum Visitor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Merciless Executioner
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Fell Specter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Necrogoyf
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Stronghold Rats
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Dread Presence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Leaden Myr
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Agent Venom
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Slum Reaper
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Grief
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Liliana's Triumph
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Vona's Hunger
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Diabolic Edict
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Defile
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Pharika's Libation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Flare of Malice
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sudden Edict
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Szat's Will
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Consumed by Greed
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Undercity's Embrace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Undying Malice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Tribute to Hunger
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Vicious Rumors
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Divest
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Delirium Skeins
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Duress
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-25%synergy
Pilfer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Arterial Flow
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Extract the Truth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Make an Example
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Rot
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Despise
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mind Rake
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Pox
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Death Cloud
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Killing Wave
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Pelakka Predation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Rankle's Prank
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Drill Bit
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Extract a Confession
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-24%synergy
Capital Punishment
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Harsh Scrutiny
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Toll of the Invasion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bad Deal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Persecute
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mutilate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Tourach's Canticle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Unnerve
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
No Way Out
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Smokestack
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Memory Jar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
World Map
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Kaya's Ghostform
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Oppression
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Megrim
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Liliana's Caress
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Black Market
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Grave Pact
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Court of Ambition
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Bottomless Pit
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Raiders' Wake
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Necrogen Mists
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Connections
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Aether
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Bandit's Talent
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Creeping Dread
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Words of Waste
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Aspect of Lamprey
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Desolation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Unholy Indenture
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Cabal Coffers
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Tomb Fortress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Guildless Commons
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Caged Sun
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Star Compass
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Pelakka Predation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
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