Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker (Commander)

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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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Dream Beavers
15%inclusion126 decks864 decks
13%synergy
Super Shredder
1.6%inclusion42 decks2.64K decks
0%synergy
South Wind Avatar
1.4%inclusion19 decks1.33K decks
-1%synergy
Merchant of Venom
1.0%inclusion2 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Shredder's Technique
1.0%inclusion9 decks926 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
69%inclusion4.86K decks7.08K decks
66%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
67%inclusion4.74K decks7.08K decks
64%synergy
Bone Shredder
65%inclusion4.57K decks7.08K decks
63%synergy
Viscera Seer
77%inclusion5.46K decks7.08K decks
60%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
64%inclusion4.56K decks7.08K decks
59%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
80%inclusion5.69K decks7.08K decks
57%synergy
Cadaver Imp
59%inclusion4.18K decks7.08K decks
57%synergy
Skyscanner
55%inclusion3.86K decks7.08K decks
53%synergy
Skullport Merchant
55%inclusion3.86K decks7.08K decks
53%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
54%inclusion3.80K decks7.08K decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
71%inclusion5.01K decks7.08K decks
39%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
61%inclusion4.29K decks7.08K decks
41%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
61%inclusion4.29K decks7.08K decks
44%synergy
Blood Pet
59%inclusion4.15K decks7.08K decks
51%synergy
Village Rites
58%inclusion4.09K decks7.08K decks
33%synergy
Shambling Ghast
57%inclusion4.02K decks7.08K decks
51%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
56%inclusion4K decks7.08K decks
31%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
55%inclusion3.89K decks7.08K decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion3.87K decks7.08K decks
23%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion3.85K decks7.08K decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
20%inclusion1.40K decks7.08K decks
-9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion1.01K decks7.08K decks
-13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion683 decks7.08K decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.2%inclusion654 decks7.08K decks
-12%synergy
Necropotence
5.7%inclusion406 decks7.08K decks
-9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion404 decks7.08K decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Big Game Hunter
54%inclusion3.83K decks7.08K decks
52%synergy
Carrion Feeder
53%inclusion3.78K decks7.08K decks
42%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
51%inclusion3.62K decks7.08K decks
28%synergy
Novice Occultist
51%inclusion3.61K decks7.08K decks
49%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
49%inclusion3.47K decks7.08K decks
40%synergy
Grim Haruspex
49%inclusion3.47K decks7.08K decks
40%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
46%inclusion3.14K decks6.85K decks
35%synergy
Clattering Augur
45%inclusion3.19K decks7.08K decks
43%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
43%inclusion3.05K decks7.08K decks
42%synergy
Burglar Rat
41%inclusion2.92K decks7.08K decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion2.92K decks7.08K decks
-10%synergy
Tattered Mummy
41%inclusion2.88K decks7.08K decks
40%synergy
Fume Spitter
39%inclusion2.73K decks7.08K decks
37%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
36%inclusion2.57K decks7.08K decks
35%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
35%inclusion2.50K decks7.08K decks
34%synergy
Virus Beetle
34%inclusion2.38K decks7.08K decks
27%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
33%inclusion2.32K decks7.08K decks
31%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
33%inclusion2.31K decks7.08K decks
32%synergy
Leaden Myr
30%inclusion2.14K decks7.08K decks
24%synergy
Mindless Automaton
29%inclusion2.03K decks7.08K decks
28%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
27%inclusion1.90K decks7.08K decks
26%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
27%inclusion1.89K decks7.08K decks
17%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
25%inclusion1.78K decks7.08K decks
18%synergy
Crypt Ghast
24%inclusion1.72K decks7.08K decks
-23%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
24%inclusion1.72K decks7.08K decks
20%synergy
Dockside Chef
23%inclusion1.64K decks7.08K decks
21%synergy
Nezumi Informant
23%inclusion1.62K decks7.08K decks
16%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
23%inclusion1.60K decks7.08K decks
22%synergy
Perilous Myr
22%inclusion1.59K decks7.08K decks
22%synergy
Warren Soultrader
22%inclusion1.50K decks6.85K decks
9%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
21%inclusion1.52K decks7.08K decks
21%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
21%inclusion1.35K decks6.31K decks
15%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
21%inclusion1.49K decks7.08K decks
20%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
21%inclusion1.49K decks7.08K decks
20%synergy
Infestation Sage
21%inclusion1.20K decks5.72K decks
17%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
21%inclusion1.47K decks7.08K decks
20%synergy
Deathgreeter
19%inclusion1.36K decks7.08K decks
15%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion1.32K decks7.08K decks
10%synergy
Smothering Abomination
19%inclusion1.32K decks7.08K decks
17%synergy
Basal Thrull
19%inclusion1.31K decks7.08K decks
17%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
18%inclusion1.28K decks7.08K decks
11%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
18%inclusion1.24K decks7.08K decks
16%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion1.22K decks7.08K decks
14%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
17%inclusion1.19K decks7.08K decks
16%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
16%inclusion1.16K decks7.08K decks
16%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
16%inclusion1.15K decks7.08K decks
15%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
16%inclusion1.12K decks7.08K decks
10%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
16%inclusion1.12K decks7.08K decks
15%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
15%inclusion1.07K decks7.08K decks
15%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
14%inclusion970 decks7.08K decks
6%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
54%inclusion3.82K decks7.08K decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion3.75K decks7.08K decks
-14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
46%inclusion3.23K decks7.08K decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
40%inclusion2.82K decks7.08K decks
27%synergy
Defile
32%inclusion2.30K decks7.08K decks
-4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
28%inclusion2K decks7.08K decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion1.57K decks6.14K decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion1.57K decks7.08K decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
19%inclusion1.38K decks7.08K decks
4%synergy
Armor of Shadows
19%inclusion1.32K decks7.08K decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion1.22K decks7.08K decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1.20K decks7.08K decks
-8%synergy
Body Count
15%inclusion1.05K decks7.08K decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion960 decks6.85K decks
-5%synergy
Professor's Warning
14%inclusion985 decks7.08K decks
13%synergy
Altar's Reap
13%inclusion951 decks7.08K decks
11%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion940 decks7.08K decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion934 decks7.08K decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion834 decks6.85K decks
-1%synergy
Costly Plunder
12%inclusion840 decks7.08K decks
9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion834 decks7.08K decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion737 decks7.08K decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion708 decks7.08K decks
-14%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion674 decks6.82K decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
9.2%inclusion648 decks7.08K decks
1%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.7%inclusion613 decks7.08K decks
7%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.5%inclusion601 decks7.08K decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.2%inclusion562 decks6.81K decks
-7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.9%inclusion558 decks7.08K decks
1%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.7%inclusion543 decks7.08K decks
6%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.3%inclusion448 decks7.08K decks
4%synergy
Without Weakness
6.3%inclusion443 decks7.08K decks
6%synergy
Nasty End
6.0%inclusion426 decks7.08K decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.7%inclusion406 decks7.08K decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
5.6%inclusion394 decks7.08K decks
-2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.5%inclusion391 decks7.08K decks
0%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.5%inclusion387 decks7.08K decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion3.69K decks7.08K decks
2%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion2.72K decks7.08K decks
12%synergy
Eaten Alive
33%inclusion2.32K decks7.08K decks
29%synergy
Bone Shards
24%inclusion1.70K decks7.08K decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion1.59K decks7.08K decks
-13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion1.53K decks7.08K decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion1.40K decks7.08K decks
-17%synergy
Dread Return
19%inclusion1.34K decks7.08K decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion1.07K decks7.08K decks
-25%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion970 decks7.08K decks
-4%synergy
Final Vengeance
14%inclusion834 decks6.14K decks
12%synergy
Spark Harvest
13%inclusion895 decks7.08K decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion887 decks7.08K decks
-12%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion867 decks7.08K decks
-12%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion835 decks7.08K decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion637 decks5.74K decks
-6%synergy
Bone Splinters
10%inclusion715 decks7.08K decks
8%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion680 decks7.08K decks
1%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion676 decks7.08K decks
-11%synergy
Read the Bones
9.4%inclusion662 decks7.08K decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion645 decks7.08K decks
-5%synergy
Worthy Cost
8.8%inclusion398 decks4.51K decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.2%inclusion581 decks7.08K decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.8%inclusion555 decks7.08K decks
-8%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
7.4%inclusion523 decks7.08K decks
7%synergy
Echoing Return
7.2%inclusion508 decks7.08K decks
4%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
6.9%inclusion491 decks7.08K decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.7%inclusion477 decks7.08K decks
-9%synergy
Season of Loss
6.0%inclusion394 decks6.55K decks
4%synergy
Killing Wave
5.9%inclusion418 decks7.08K decks
4%synergy
Annihilating Glare
5.5%inclusion387 decks7.08K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion3.30K decks7.08K decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
42%inclusion2.97K decks7.08K decks
20%synergy
Jet Medallion
41%inclusion2.91K decks7.08K decks
-21%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
38%inclusion2.68K decks7.08K decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
27%inclusion1.94K decks7.08K decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion1.47K decks7.08K decks
-8%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion1.19K decks7.08K decks
11%synergy
Spawning Pit
16%inclusion1.10K decks7.08K decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion814 decks7.08K decks
-4%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion702 decks7.08K decks
6%synergy
Genesis Chamber
9.0%inclusion640 decks7.08K decks
6%synergy
Meekstone
8.9%inclusion631 decks7.08K decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.7%inclusion614 decks7.08K decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.3%inclusion588 decks7.08K decks
6%synergy
Lightning Coils
8.2%inclusion582 decks7.08K decks
8%synergy
Thrumming Stone
7.7%inclusion543 decks7.08K decks
4%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
7.5%inclusion534 decks7.08K decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.7%inclusion476 decks7.08K decks
5%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.7%inclusion403 decks7.08K decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.6%inclusion225 decks4.02K decks
-14%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
5.6%inclusion395 decks7.08K decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.5%inclusion392 decks7.08K decks
-6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.5%inclusion387 decks7.08K decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
45%inclusion3.16K decks7.08K decks
43%synergy
Black Market
38%inclusion2.67K decks7.08K decks
17%synergy
Grave Pact
35%inclusion2.48K decks7.08K decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Rites
33%inclusion2.30K decks7.08K decks
27%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
28%inclusion1.96K decks7.08K decks
25%synergy
Open the Graves
24%inclusion1.72K decks7.08K decks
21%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
24%inclusion1.72K decks7.08K decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion1.47K decks7.08K decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion1.20K decks7.08K decks
-23%synergy
Attrition
16%inclusion1.12K decks7.08K decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion1.01K decks7.08K decks
-3%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
14%inclusion979 decks7.08K decks
13%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion815 decks6.17K decks
9%synergy
Soul Enervation
13%inclusion903 decks7.08K decks
12%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
12%inclusion543 decks4.62K decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion786 decks7.08K decks
1%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion758 decks7.08K decks
7%synergy
Gift of Doom
11%inclusion753 decks7.08K decks
10%synergy
Blight Mound
10%inclusion741 decks7.08K decks
8%synergy
Into the Pit
10%inclusion608 decks6.10K decks
9%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion440 decks4.60K decks
7%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.5%inclusion132 decks1.55K decks
5%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
8.1%inclusion572 decks7.08K decks
7%synergy
Contamination
6.8%inclusion480 decks7.08K decks
3%synergy
Fallen Ideal
6.8%inclusion478 decks7.08K decks
6%synergy
Soul Channeling
6.7%inclusion472 decks7.08K decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.6%inclusion460 decks6.94K decks
3%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.1%inclusion223 decks3.65K decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Contract
5.5%inclusion391 decks7.08K decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.3%inclusion373 decks7.08K decks
-19%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion759 decks7.08K decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion3.51K decks7.08K decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
42%inclusion2.97K decks7.08K decks
-13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
37%inclusion2.58K decks7.08K decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion2.58K decks7.08K decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
34%inclusion2.38K decks7.08K decks
9%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion1.98K decks7.08K decks
-7%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion1.87K decks7.08K decks
19%synergy
Westvale Abbey
24%inclusion1.70K decks7.08K decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion1.66K decks7.08K decks
-14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
23%inclusion1.60K decks7.08K decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion1.44K decks7.08K decks
-9%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
16%inclusion1.13K decks7.08K decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion970 decks7.08K decks
4%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion938 decks7.08K decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion834 decks6.85K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion800 decks7.08K decks
-6%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
10%inclusion499 decks5.20K decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.0%inclusion636 decks7.08K decks
-7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.1%inclusion312 decks3.86K decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion565 decks7.08K decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
7.5%inclusion532 decks7.08K decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.2%inclusion441 decks7.08K decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.1%inclusion430 decks7.08K decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.3%inclusion378 decks7.08K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion5.60K decks7.08K decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion3.92K decks7.08K decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
26%inclusion1.85K decks7.08K decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion1.77K decks7.08K decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion1.63K decks7.08K decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion743 decks7.08K decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.6%inclusion611 decks7.08K decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.9%inclusion562 decks7.08K decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.9%inclusion225 decks3.26K decks
-7%synergy
Séance Board
6.2%inclusion379 decks6.10K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion6.86K decks7.08K decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion1.96K decks7.08K decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion1.57K decks7.08K decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion960 decks6.85K decks
-5%synergy
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