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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sinister Gnarlbark
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
76%inclusion76 decks100 decks
65%synergy
Smallpox
63%inclusion63 decks100 decks
58%synergy
Dark Deal
68%inclusion68 decks100 decks
57%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
60%inclusion60 decks100 decks
53%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
52%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
49%synergy
Plaguecrafter
67%inclusion67 decks100 decks
47%synergy
Burglar Rat
57%inclusion57 decks100 decks
46%synergy
Soul Shatter
58%inclusion58 decks100 decks
46%synergy
Painful Quandary
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion78 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Syphon Mind
57%inclusion57 decks100 decks
44%synergy
Jet Medallion
54%inclusion54 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
45%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Oppression
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Sangromancer
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Ghast
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Virus Beetle
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Accursed Marauder
38%inclusion38 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
26%synergy
The Raven Man
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
-17%synergy
Nezumi Informant
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Mindslicer
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Demon's Disciple
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Necrogoyf
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Asylum Visitor
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Rotting Rats
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Liliana's Specter
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Merciless Executioner
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Fell Specter
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Grief
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Hecteyes
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
6%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Stronghold Rats
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Ophiomancer
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Imp's Mischief
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Village Rites
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Sudden Edict
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Defile
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Pharika's Libation
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
-14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Edict
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Vraska's Fall
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Murder
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Szat's Will
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Darkness
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-20%synergy
Blood Pact
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Vicious Rumors
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Innocent Blood
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
19%synergy
Mire in Misery
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
-17%synergy
Duress
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Rankle's Prank
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Pox
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Delirium Skeins
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Divest
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Arterial Flow
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Bubbling Muck
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Thoughtseize
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Killing Wave
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Mind Rot
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Mind Rake
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Pelakka Predation
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Pilfer
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-23%synergy
Extract the Truth
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Death Cloud
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Smog
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Bad Deal
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Make an Example
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Mutilate
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Despise
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Cerebral Confiscation
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Extract a Confession
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Capital Punishment
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Invoke Despair
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Smokestack
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Tithing Blade
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-19%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Memory Jar
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Bottomless Pit
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Liliana's Caress
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Megrim
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Bandit's Talent
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Court of Ambition
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Grave Pact
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Necrogen Mists
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
22%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Raiders' Wake
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Desolation
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Greed
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Aether
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Dread
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Aspect of Lamprey
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Withercrown
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Liliana Vess
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
3%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Blighted Fen
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion85 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion93 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Pelakka Predation
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy