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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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Bitterbloom Bearer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Mornsong Aria
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Super Shredder
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ophiomancer
75%inclusion62 decks83 decks
59%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
63%inclusion52 decks83 decks
54%synergy
Bloodghast
65%inclusion54 decks83 decks
54%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
61%inclusion51 decks83 decks
51%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
66%inclusion55 decks83 decks
47%synergy
Bitterblossom
59%inclusion49 decks83 decks
46%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
67%inclusion56 decks83 decks
45%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
44%synergy
Smokestack
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
42%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
55%inclusion46 decks83 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
81%inclusion67 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
59%inclusion49 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion49 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
58%inclusion48 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
54%inclusion45 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Marauder
53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion40 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Grave Pact
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
33%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
-15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
-13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-14%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Pitiless Plunderer
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
-15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Plaguecrafter
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Nether Traitor
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Shambling Ghast
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Mindslicer
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pet
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Gravecrawler
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Harvester of Souls
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Infestation Sage
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Archfiend of the Dross
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
5%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Burglar Rat
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Virus Beetle
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Vincent Valentine
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Reaper
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Nezumi Linkbreaker
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Slip
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-10%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-10%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Defile
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-26%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Fatal Push
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Boon
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Edict
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Smallpox
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Pox
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Innocent Blood
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Syphon Mind
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-11%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Mutilate
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Mire in Misery
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Decode Transmissions
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Prized Statue
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Mephitic Draught
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
-15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
-13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Tangle Wire
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-7%synergy
Cursed Totem
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Noble's Purse
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Servo Schematic
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Blood Fountain
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Oven
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
20%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Oppression
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Bottomless Pit
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Revel in Riches
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Waste Not
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Necrogen Mists
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Court of Ambition
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Oubliette
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Grave Betrayal
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion48 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion40 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
-12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
-8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Peat Bog
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Drownyard Temple
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
-13%synergy
Barad-dûr
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
16%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Crystal Vein
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Realm of Koh
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
City of Traitors
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Fountainport
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
The Gold Saucer
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion73 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion62 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion74 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
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