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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
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Moonshadow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Grave Venerations
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Tower
93%inclusion37 decks40 decks
68%synergy
Viscera Seer
85%inclusion34 decks40 decks
68%synergy
Bone Shredder
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
66%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
88%inclusion35 decks40 decks
64%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
64%synergy
Grim Haruspex
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
63%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
63%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
62%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
62%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
85%inclusion34 decks40 decks
53%synergy
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
59%synergy
Grave Pact
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
45%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
55%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Serrated Scorpion
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
60%synergy
Cadaver Imp
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
58%synergy
Carrion Feeder
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Big Game Hunter
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
55%synergy
Skullport Merchant
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
56%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Shambling Ghast
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
50%synergy
Crypt Ghast
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Blood Pet
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
42%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Novice Occultist
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Skyscanner
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
44%synergy
Clattering Augur
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
43%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Burglar Rat
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Virus Beetle
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Wriggling Grub
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Leaden Myr
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Reaper
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Fume Spitter
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Infestation Sage
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Mindless Automaton
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Nezumi Informant
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Deathgreeter
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Tattered Mummy
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Thrilling Encore
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Wake the Dead
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-25%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Professor's Warning
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Feign Death
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Zuko's Exile
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Pile On
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Darkness
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Without Weakness
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
43%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-26%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-24%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Worthy Cost
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Mutilate
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-17%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Season of Loss
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Eaten Alive
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Secret Salvage
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Mithril Coat
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Commander's Plate
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Bontu's Monument
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Meekstone
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Genesis Chamber
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Plate
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Coils
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Thrumming Stone
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Lifeline
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Smokestack
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
47%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Attrition
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
40%synergy
Black Market
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Privilege
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Teval's Judgment
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Blight Mound
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Gift of Doom
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Open the Graves
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Mind Slash
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Hecatomb
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Contamination
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Liliana's Contract
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Oubliette
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Heartless Summoning
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Into the Pit
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
98%inclusion39 decks40 decks
42%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
53%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Westvale Abbey
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Command Beacon
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
32%synergy
High Market
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Castle Locthwain
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
8%synergy
War Room
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Vesuva
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
The Black Gate
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Three Tree City
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Diamond City
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion35 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
42%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Crowded Crypt
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-18%synergy
Séance Board
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-18%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion36 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
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