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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
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Baron Helmut Zemo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
80%synergy
Ophiomancer
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
74%synergy
Smokestack
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
69%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
68%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Bloodghast
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
62%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Contamination
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
57%synergy
Cabal Ritual
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Drownyard Temple
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Smallpox
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Reanimate
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Culling the Weak
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Pox
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Opposition Agent
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Ancient Tomb
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Necropotence
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Chrome Mox
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Mana Vault
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
43%synergy
The One Ring
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Nether Traitor
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Blood Pet
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Shambling Ghast
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Dark Confidant
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Gravecrawler
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Accursed Marauder
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mindslicer
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-28%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Persistent Specimen
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Nether Spirit
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Virus Beetle
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Carrion Feeder
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Skirge Familiar
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Plaguecrafter
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Burglar Rat
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Wriggling Grub
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Grim Servant
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Instants
Dismember
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Snuff Out
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Saw in Half
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sacrifice
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Shred Memory
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Defile
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-31%synergy
Rain of Filth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Withering Boon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pact
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Chain of Smog
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Diabolic Intent
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Imperial Seal
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Death Cloud
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Innocent Blood
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Syphon Mind
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Vicious Rumors
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Sinkhole
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Gruesome Realization
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mire in Misery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Delirium Skeins
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Vexing Bauble
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Tangle Wire
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Prized Statue
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Trinisphere
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Totem
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Torpor Orb
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Static Orb
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Mephitic Draught
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Servo Schematic
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Winter Orb
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Chalice of the Void
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Mana Web
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-21%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Damping Sphere
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Pithing Needle
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Oppression
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Waste Not
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Grave Pact
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bottomless Pit
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Necrodominance
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Nether Void
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Necrogen Mists
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Carnival of Souls
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Crystal Vein
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
37%synergy
Strip Mine
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Wasteland
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Castle Locthwain
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Peat Bog
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Lake of the Dead
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Pit
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Vault of Whispers
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
4%synergy
City of Traitors
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Barad-dûr
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-21%synergy
Realm of Koh
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Scorched Ruins
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Fountainport
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Lotus Petal
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
29%synergy
The Soul Stone
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Grim Monolith
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Mox Amber
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-20%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Mirrex
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
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