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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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Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Kingpin, Wilson Fisk
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Count Nefaria
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Endless Ranks of HYDRA
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
M.O.D.O.K.
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Smokestack
63%inclusion135 decks216 decks
61%synergy
Bitterblossom
74%inclusion160 decks216 decks
61%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
68%inclusion146 decks216 decks
59%synergy
Ophiomancer
76%inclusion164 decks216 decks
59%synergy
Bloodghast
69%inclusion148 decks216 decks
56%synergy
Contamination
58%inclusion126 decks216 decks
55%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
56%inclusion121 decks216 decks
54%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
72%inclusion155 decks216 decks
52%synergy
Smallpox
56%inclusion122 decks216 decks
51%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
60%inclusion130 decks216 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
94%inclusion204 decks216 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion163 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
67%inclusion144 decks216 decks
49%synergy
Cabal Ritual
64%inclusion138 decks216 decks
45%synergy
Reanimate
62%inclusion133 decks216 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
61%inclusion131 decks216 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
54%inclusion117 decks216 decks
29%synergy
Grave Pact
51%inclusion110 decks216 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion107 decks216 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
49%inclusion105 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
67%inclusion144 decks216 decks
59%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion139 decks216 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
56%inclusion122 decks216 decks
36%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion109 decks216 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion104 decks216 decks
37%synergy
Opposition Agent
47%inclusion101 decks216 decks
37%synergy
Necropotence
45%inclusion97 decks216 decks
31%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion94 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Mana Vault
41%inclusion88 decks216 decks
34%synergy
Chrome Mox
38%inclusion83 decks216 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
47%inclusion102 decks216 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Artist
44%inclusion96 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion87 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
38%inclusion82 decks216 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Ghast
36%inclusion77 decks216 decks
-11%synergy
Accursed Marauder
35%inclusion76 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
34%inclusion74 decks216 decks
20%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
33%inclusion71 decks216 decks
25%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
32%inclusion70 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pet
32%inclusion70 decks216 decks
24%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
32%inclusion69 decks216 decks
26%synergy
Nether Traitor
31%inclusion67 decks216 decks
22%synergy
Gravecrawler
28%inclusion61 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Dark Confidant
27%inclusion58 decks216 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion56 decks216 decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion56 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Ghast
26%inclusion56 decks216 decks
21%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
25%inclusion54 decks216 decks
-0%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion48 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Mindslicer
21%inclusion46 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
20%inclusion44 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion42 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Plaguecrafter
19%inclusion42 decks216 decks
-0%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
19%inclusion42 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion36 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion36 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion35 decks216 decks
-4%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
16%inclusion34 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
16%inclusion34 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
13%inclusion29 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion28 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
13%inclusion27 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion25 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
12%inclusion25 decks216 decks
-5%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
12%inclusion25 decks216 decks
-0%synergy
Viscera Seer
12%inclusion25 decks216 decks
-6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
11%inclusion23 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion21 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Infestation Sage
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Grim Haruspex
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
-0%synergy
Cult Conscript
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Ornithopter
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Persistent Specimen
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
48%inclusion103 decks216 decks
22%synergy
Culling the Weak
47%inclusion102 decks216 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion88 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Snuff Out
39%inclusion85 decks216 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion76 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion71 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
32%inclusion70 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion62 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Dismember
26%inclusion57 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion55 decks216 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion48 decks216 decks
-5%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion33 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion29 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion25 decks216 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion25 decks216 decks
-14%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
-0%synergy
Defile
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
-26%synergy
Force of Despair
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Sacrifice
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
-14%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
-17%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
0%synergy
Fatal Push
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
-4%synergy
Feign Death
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
-1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.6%inclusion12 decks216 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
5.1%inclusion11 decks216 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion91 decks216 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
37%inclusion80 decks216 decks
22%synergy
Pox
37%inclusion79 decks216 decks
34%synergy
Damnation
35%inclusion75 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Seal
27%inclusion58 decks216 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion57 decks216 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion52 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion51 decks216 decks
-2%synergy
Chain of Smog
23%inclusion50 decks216 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion47 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion47 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion44 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Innocent Blood
20%inclusion43 decks216 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion41 decks216 decks
-8%synergy
Death Cloud
18%inclusion38 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion37 decks216 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion36 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
16%inclusion35 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion35 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Pox Plague
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion27 decks216 decks
-4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion21 decks216 decks
-2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
-1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Mutilate
6.9%inclusion15 decks216 decks
-9%synergy
Read the Bones
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
-9%synergy
Final Parting
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
6.0%inclusion13 decks216 decks
-6%synergy
Living Death
6.0%inclusion13 decks216 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Deal
6.0%inclusion13 decks216 decks
-5%synergy
Mire in Misery
5.6%inclusion12 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Sinkhole
5.1%inclusion11 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
39%inclusion84 decks216 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion81 decks216 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion68 decks216 decks
-2%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
31%inclusion67 decks216 decks
29%synergy
Tangle Wire
25%inclusion55 decks216 decks
25%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion49 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion42 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Winter Orb
19%inclusion41 decks216 decks
19%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
19%inclusion41 decks216 decks
18%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
19%inclusion40 decks216 decks
18%synergy
Cursed Totem
19%inclusion40 decks216 decks
18%synergy
Trinisphere
18%inclusion39 decks216 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion37 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
17%inclusion36 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Prized Statue
16%inclusion35 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion34 decks216 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion34 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion34 decks216 decks
-16%synergy
Winter Moon
15%inclusion33 decks216 decks
14%synergy
Static Orb
15%inclusion32 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
14%inclusion31 decks216 decks
14%synergy
Vexing Bauble
13%inclusion28 decks216 decks
12%synergy
Torpor Orb
13%inclusion28 decks216 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion25 decks216 decks
0%synergy
Mephitic Draught
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Servo Schematic
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
-18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
-11%synergy
Mindcrank
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Defense Grid
6.0%inclusion13 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.0%inclusion13 decks216 decks
-9%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
5.6%inclusion12 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Noble's Purse
5.6%inclusion12 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Null Rod
5.1%inclusion11 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.1%inclusion11 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
33%inclusion72 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Oppression
28%inclusion61 decks216 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion43 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
20%inclusion43 decks216 decks
-0%synergy
Bottomless Pit
19%inclusion41 decks216 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion41 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion40 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion40 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion37 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Necrogen Mists
17%inclusion36 decks216 decks
12%synergy
Nether Void
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion23 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
-4%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
-2%synergy
Necrodominance
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.9%inclusion15 decks216 decks
-5%synergy
No Mercy
6.9%inclusion15 decks216 decks
-0%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Desolation
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
-4%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
5.1%inclusion11 decks216 decks
3%synergy
The Abyss
5.1%inclusion11 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
23%inclusion49 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion47 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
21%inclusion46 decks216 decks
18%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
21%inclusion45 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion144 decks216 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion138 decks216 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion113 decks216 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion110 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
39%inclusion84 decks216 decks
36%synergy
Drownyard Temple
36%inclusion78 decks216 decks
35%synergy
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion70 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
31%inclusion67 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
31%inclusion66 decks216 decks
30%synergy
Wasteland
30%inclusion64 decks216 decks
28%synergy
Peat Bog
27%inclusion59 decks216 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion59 decks216 decks
12%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
26%synergy
Crystal Vein
24%inclusion52 decks216 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion49 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
23%inclusion49 decks216 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
21%inclusion46 decks216 decks
-13%synergy
Lake of the Dead
20%inclusion43 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion38 decks216 decks
-7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion36 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Vault of Whispers
16%inclusion35 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Barad-dûr
16%inclusion34 decks216 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion33 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion31 decks216 decks
5%synergy
City of Traitors
14%inclusion31 decks216 decks
13%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion30 decks216 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Pit
14%inclusion30 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
-18%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
12%inclusion25 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Fountainport
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
-3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
-5%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.0%inclusion13 decks216 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.6%inclusion12 decks216 decks
0%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.6%inclusion12 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion210 decks216 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion155 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion108 decks216 decks
42%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion69 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion66 decks216 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
28%inclusion35 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
25%inclusion53 decks216 decks
21%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion42 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion38 decks216 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion31 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion28 decks216 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion27 decks216 decks
-12%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion23 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.1%inclusion11 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion202 decks216 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion88 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion76 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion55 decks216 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion44 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion42 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion41 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion41 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion36 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion35 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
-13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
-0%synergy
Mirrex
6.9%inclusion15 decks216 decks
6%synergy
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