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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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Grave Venerations
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Mornsong Aria
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Baron Helmut Zemo
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
77%inclusion134 decks175 decks
63%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
70%inclusion122 decks175 decks
61%synergy
Ophiomancer
77%inclusion135 decks175 decks
61%synergy
Smokestack
62%inclusion109 decks175 decks
61%synergy
Bloodghast
70%inclusion122 decks175 decks
58%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
59%inclusion104 decks175 decks
58%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
75%inclusion131 decks175 decks
56%synergy
Contamination
58%inclusion102 decks175 decks
55%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
71%inclusion124 decks175 decks
54%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
64%inclusion112 decks175 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
95%inclusion167 decks175 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion131 decks175 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
63%inclusion111 decks175 decks
45%synergy
Reanimate
59%inclusion104 decks175 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion103 decks175 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
58%inclusion101 decks175 decks
34%synergy
Smallpox
57%inclusion100 decks175 decks
52%synergy
Grave Pact
52%inclusion91 decks175 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion87 decks175 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
49%inclusion86 decks175 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
70%inclusion122 decks175 decks
62%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion110 decks175 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion99 decks175 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion84 decks175 decks
36%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
48%inclusion84 decks175 decks
34%synergy
Opposition Agent
45%inclusion79 decks175 decks
35%synergy
Necropotence
43%inclusion75 decks175 decks
28%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
41%inclusion72 decks175 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
39%inclusion69 decks175 decks
33%synergy
Chrome Mox
38%inclusion66 decks175 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion84 decks175 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Artist
47%inclusion82 decks175 decks
15%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
41%inclusion72 decks175 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
41%inclusion71 decks175 decks
18%synergy
Accursed Marauder
38%inclusion67 decks175 decks
17%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
35%inclusion62 decks175 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Ghast
34%inclusion60 decks175 decks
-14%synergy
Nether Traitor
34%inclusion59 decks175 decks
25%synergy
Blood Pet
33%inclusion57 decks175 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
32%inclusion56 decks175 decks
17%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
31%inclusion55 decks175 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
31%inclusion54 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Dark Confidant
30%inclusion53 decks175 decks
23%synergy
Shambling Ghast
29%inclusion51 decks175 decks
24%synergy
Gravecrawler
28%inclusion49 decks175 decks
14%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
25%inclusion44 decks175 decks
0%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion44 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion43 decks175 decks
13%synergy
Mindslicer
23%inclusion40 decks175 decks
18%synergy
Plaguecrafter
21%inclusion37 decks175 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion37 decks175 decks
-2%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
21%inclusion36 decks175 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion36 decks175 decks
10%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
19%inclusion34 decks175 decks
12%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
18%inclusion32 decks175 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion30 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
17%inclusion30 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion30 decks175 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion29 decks175 decks
-4%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
15%inclusion26 decks175 decks
12%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
14%inclusion25 decks175 decks
5%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
14%inclusion25 decks175 decks
1%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
14%inclusion24 decks175 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
14%inclusion24 decks175 decks
3%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion23 decks175 decks
-4%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
13%inclusion22 decks175 decks
-3%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
11%inclusion20 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
10%inclusion18 decks175 decks
0%synergy
Cult Conscript
10%inclusion18 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Grim Haruspex
10%inclusion17 decks175 decks
1%synergy
Infestation Sage
9.1%inclusion16 decks175 decks
5%synergy
Persistent Specimen
9.1%inclusion16 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
-9%synergy
Nether Spirit
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
49%inclusion85 decks175 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
47%inclusion83 decks175 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion74 decks175 decks
20%synergy
Snuff Out
37%inclusion65 decks175 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
35%inclusion61 decks175 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion60 decks175 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
30%inclusion53 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
28%inclusion49 decks175 decks
17%synergy
Entomb
28%inclusion49 decks175 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion49 decks175 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion38 decks175 decks
-3%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion31 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion24 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion23 decks175 decks
0%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion20 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion20 decks175 decks
-14%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion17 decks175 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion17 decks175 decks
-14%synergy
Defile
10%inclusion17 decks175 decks
-28%synergy
Force of Despair
9.1%inclusion16 decks175 decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
0%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
5%synergy
Fatal Push
7.4%inclusion13 decks175 decks
4%synergy
Sacrifice
7.4%inclusion13 decks175 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
-18%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
-5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.1%inclusion9 decks175 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion74 decks175 decks
-9%synergy
Pox
39%inclusion68 decks175 decks
37%synergy
Diabolic Intent
37%inclusion64 decks175 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
35%inclusion61 decks175 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion47 decks175 decks
-9%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion45 decks175 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion44 decks175 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Smog
23%inclusion41 decks175 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion40 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion39 decks175 decks
15%synergy
Innocent Blood
22%inclusion38 decks175 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
21%inclusion37 decks175 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion37 decks175 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion32 decks175 decks
4%synergy
Death Cloud
18%inclusion32 decks175 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion31 decks175 decks
-8%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion30 decks175 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion26 decks175 decks
-10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion25 decks175 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion20 decks175 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion19 decks175 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion18 decks175 decks
-7%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.1%inclusion16 decks175 decks
-4%synergy
Unearth
9.1%inclusion16 decks175 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
-2%synergy
Dread Return
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
-4%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
-5%synergy
Mutilate
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
-11%synergy
Final Parting
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Sinkhole
6.3%inclusion11 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
-12%synergy
Living Death
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
-5%synergy
Mire in Misery
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Persist
5.1%inclusion9 decks175 decks
1%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.1%inclusion9 decks175 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
38%inclusion67 decks175 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
36%inclusion63 decks175 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion56 decks175 decks
-2%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
30%inclusion52 decks175 decks
27%synergy
Tangle Wire
25%inclusion44 decks175 decks
25%synergy
Winter Orb
19%inclusion33 decks175 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion33 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion33 decks175 decks
11%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
18%inclusion32 decks175 decks
18%synergy
Trinisphere
18%inclusion32 decks175 decks
18%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
18%inclusion31 decks175 decks
16%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
17%inclusion30 decks175 decks
16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion30 decks175 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Totem
17%inclusion29 decks175 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion27 decks175 decks
-4%synergy
Winter Moon
15%inclusion26 decks175 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion26 decks175 decks
-17%synergy
Static Orb
14%inclusion25 decks175 decks
14%synergy
Prized Statue
14%inclusion24 decks175 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion24 decks175 decks
1%synergy
Torpor Orb
14%inclusion24 decks175 decks
12%synergy
Vexing Bauble
14%inclusion24 decks175 decks
13%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
13%inclusion22 decks175 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion21 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion19 decks175 decks
-17%synergy
Servo Schematic
11%inclusion19 decks175 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Mephitic Draught
10%inclusion17 decks175 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
3%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
-10%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.1%inclusion9 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
32%inclusion56 decks175 decks
14%synergy
Oppression
29%inclusion51 decks175 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion33 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Bottomless Pit
19%inclusion33 decks175 decks
13%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion33 decks175 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion33 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion31 decks175 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion31 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion29 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Necrogen Mists
16%inclusion28 decks175 decks
12%synergy
Nether Void
13%inclusion23 decks175 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion18 decks175 decks
0%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion17 decks175 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.1%inclusion16 decks175 decks
-4%synergy
Necrodominance
9.1%inclusion16 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.1%inclusion16 decks175 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
9.1%inclusion16 decks175 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
-2%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
-2%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Desolation
7.4%inclusion13 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
-5%synergy
No Mercy
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
-2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
25%inclusion44 decks175 decks
18%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
23%inclusion40 decks175 decks
9%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
22%inclusion38 decks175 decks
18%synergy
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion37 decks175 decks
15%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
66%inclusion116 decks175 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion112 decks175 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion91 decks175 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
51%inclusion89 decks175 decks
27%synergy
Strip Mine
37%inclusion64 decks175 decks
34%synergy
Drownyard Temple
37%inclusion64 decks175 decks
35%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
34%inclusion59 decks175 decks
33%synergy
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion56 decks175 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
31%inclusion54 decks175 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
30%inclusion52 decks175 decks
28%synergy
Peat Bog
27%inclusion47 decks175 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion46 decks175 decks
10%synergy
Lake of the Dead
26%inclusion45 decks175 decks
21%synergy
Crystal Vein
25%inclusion44 decks175 decks
22%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion40 decks175 decks
15%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
22%inclusion39 decks175 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
19%inclusion34 decks175 decks
-16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion31 decks175 decks
-7%synergy
Barad-dûr
16%inclusion28 decks175 decks
12%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion27 decks175 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion26 decks175 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
15%inclusion26 decks175 decks
11%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
15%inclusion26 decks175 decks
13%synergy
Vault of Whispers
14%inclusion25 decks175 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion25 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Pit
14%inclusion25 decks175 decks
13%synergy
City of Traitors
13%inclusion23 decks175 decks
11%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
13%inclusion22 decks175 decks
11%synergy
Fountainport
12%inclusion21 decks175 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion19 decks175 decks
-20%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion17 decks175 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.1%inclusion16 decks175 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
-5%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.4%inclusion13 decks175 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
-5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
-3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.3%inclusion11 decks175 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.1%inclusion9 decks175 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion171 decks175 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion128 decks175 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
53%inclusion92 decks175 decks
45%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion57 decks175 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion56 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
26%inclusion45 decks175 decks
22%synergy
The Soul Stone
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
18%inclusion32 decks175 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion31 decks175 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion28 decks175 decks
12%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
13%inclusion22 decks175 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion22 decks175 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion20 decks175 decks
-15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion17 decks175 decks
4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.4%inclusion13 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion163 decks175 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion74 decks175 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion60 decks175 decks
15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion44 decks175 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion41 decks175 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion37 decks175 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion36 decks175 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion36 decks175 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion30 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion25 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion22 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion20 decks175 decks
-15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion20 decks175 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion20 decks175 decks
9%synergy
Mirrex
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion11 decks175 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
-3%synergy
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