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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.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Geth's Grimoire
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
84%synergy
Waste Not
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Smallpox
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Burglar Rat
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Mindslicer
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
62%synergy
The Raven Man
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Plaguecrafter
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Village Rites
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Sign in Blood
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Rankle's Prank
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Megrim
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Nezumi Informant
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Syphon Mind
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Virus Beetle
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Demon's Disciple
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Sangromancer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Stronghold Rats
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Specter
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Gravelighter
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Abyssal Gorestalker
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Necrogoyf
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Leaden Myr
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Burnished Hart
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Merciless Executioner
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Fell Specter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Master of the Feast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Slum Reaper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Fell Stinger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Thornplate Intimidator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grim Haruspex
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dusk Mangler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Howling Golem
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Asylum Visitor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Chain Devil
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Marauder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland Raider
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dread Presence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Instants
Soul Shatter
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Nasty End
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Consuming Corruption
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Doom Blade
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Altar's Reap
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Sudden Edict
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Pharika's Libation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Vraska's Fall
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Geth's Verdict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Gifts
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Umbral Juke
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Professor's Warning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Wretched Confluence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Duress
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Vicious Rumors
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Dark Deal
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Rush of Dread
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Extract the Truth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Season of Loss
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Innocent Blood
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Killing Wave
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Divest
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Extract a Confession
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Bad Deal
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Unearth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Death Cloud
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Delirium Skeins
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Unnerve
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Gix's Command
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Pelakka Predation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Incriminate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Mire in Misery
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Let's Play a Game
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Cerebral Confiscation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mind Rake
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Profane Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Whorl
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pox
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Fell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Barter in Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Diresight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Ego Drain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Arterial Flow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Tempt with Immortality
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Demogorgon's Clutches
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Drill Bit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
All Is Dust
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Howling Mine
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Temple Bell
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Smokestack
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sculpting Steel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gate to the Aether
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Venser's Journal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Bandit's Talent
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Painful Quandary
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Raiders' Wake
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Greed
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Black Market
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
4%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Contamination
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Bottomless Pit
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Desolation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Necrogen Mists
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
The Creation of Avacyn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Nettlevine Blight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Brink of Madness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mind Slash
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Grasping Shadows
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Warlock Class
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lich's Mastery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Aspect of Lamprey
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Withercrown
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Oppression
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Blast Zone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
War Room
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Blighted Fen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Commander's Sphere
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Caged Sun
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Worn Powerstone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Hedron Archive
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Lens
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Legends
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Idol
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Pelakka Predation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy