Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker (Commander)

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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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Bile-Vial Boggart
8.8%inclusion56 decks639 decks
8%synergy
Twilight Diviner
6.8%inclusion41 decks603 decks
3%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.6%inclusion42 decks639 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
5.5%inclusion35 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
3.3%inclusion21 decks639 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
69%inclusion4.73K decks6.82K decks
67%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
67%inclusion4.59K decks6.82K decks
65%synergy
Bone Shredder
65%inclusion4.44K decks6.82K decks
63%synergy
Viscera Seer
78%inclusion5.30K decks6.82K decks
61%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
64%inclusion4.36K decks6.82K decks
58%synergy
Cadaver Imp
60%inclusion4.08K decks6.82K decks
58%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
81%inclusion5.51K decks6.82K decks
58%synergy
Skyscanner
56%inclusion3.79K decks6.82K decks
54%synergy
Skullport Merchant
55%inclusion3.76K decks6.82K decks
53%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
54%inclusion3.71K decks6.82K decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
71%inclusion4.88K decks6.82K decks
40%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
60%inclusion4.09K decks6.82K decks
43%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
60%inclusion4.09K decks6.82K decks
41%synergy
Blood Pet
59%inclusion4.02K decks6.82K decks
51%synergy
Village Rites
58%inclusion3.95K decks6.82K decks
33%synergy
Shambling Ghast
57%inclusion3.91K decks6.82K decks
52%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
57%inclusion3.90K decks6.82K decks
32%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
55%inclusion3.78K decks6.82K decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion3.75K decks6.82K decks
23%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion3.73K decks6.82K decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
20%inclusion1.36K decks6.82K decks
-9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion963 decks6.82K decks
-13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion658 decks6.82K decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.4%inclusion643 decks6.82K decks
-12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.8%inclusion397 decks6.82K decks
-6%synergy
Necropotence
5.7%inclusion386 decks6.82K decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Big Game Hunter
55%inclusion3.73K decks6.82K decks
52%synergy
Carrion Feeder
54%inclusion3.70K decks6.82K decks
43%synergy
Novice Occultist
52%inclusion3.54K decks6.82K decks
50%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
51%inclusion3.46K decks6.82K decks
28%synergy
Grim Haruspex
50%inclusion3.40K decks6.82K decks
41%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
49%inclusion3.37K decks6.82K decks
41%synergy
Clattering Augur
46%inclusion3.15K decks6.82K decks
44%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
46%inclusion2.84K decks6.16K decks
35%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
44%inclusion2.99K decks6.82K decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion2.88K decks6.82K decks
-9%synergy
Burglar Rat
42%inclusion2.85K decks6.82K decks
31%synergy
Tattered Mummy
41%inclusion2.79K decks6.82K decks
40%synergy
Fume Spitter
39%inclusion2.68K decks6.82K decks
38%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
37%inclusion2.54K decks6.82K decks
36%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
36%inclusion2.46K decks6.82K decks
35%synergy
Virus Beetle
34%inclusion2.34K decks6.82K decks
28%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
34%inclusion2.30K decks6.82K decks
33%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
34%inclusion2.29K decks6.82K decks
31%synergy
Leaden Myr
31%inclusion2.09K decks6.82K decks
24%synergy
Mindless Automaton
29%inclusion2K decks6.82K decks
29%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
27%inclusion1.85K decks6.82K decks
26%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
27%inclusion1.81K decks6.82K decks
17%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
26%inclusion1.75K decks6.82K decks
19%synergy
Nezumi Informant
24%inclusion1.66K decks6.82K decks
17%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
24%inclusion1.64K decks6.82K decks
20%synergy
Crypt Ghast
24%inclusion1.64K decks6.82K decks
-24%synergy
Dockside Chef
24%inclusion1.62K decks6.82K decks
22%synergy
Perilous Myr
23%inclusion1.58K decks6.82K decks
23%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
23%inclusion1.54K decks6.82K decks
22%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
22%inclusion1.52K decks6.82K decks
22%synergy
Warren Soultrader
22%inclusion1.35K decks6.16K decks
9%synergy
Infestation Sage
22%inclusion1.08K decks5.02K decks
17%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
22%inclusion1.47K decks6.82K decks
21%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
21%inclusion1.46K decks6.82K decks
21%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
21%inclusion1.41K decks6.82K decks
20%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
21%inclusion1.16K decks5.62K decks
15%synergy
Smothering Abomination
19%inclusion1.32K decks6.82K decks
17%synergy
Deathgreeter
19%inclusion1.31K decks6.82K decks
15%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion1.28K decks6.82K decks
12%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
18%inclusion1.25K decks6.82K decks
16%synergy
Midnight Reaper
18%inclusion1.25K decks6.82K decks
10%synergy
Basal Thrull
18%inclusion1.24K decks6.82K decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
18%inclusion1.20K decks6.82K decks
15%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
18%inclusion1.20K decks6.82K decks
16%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
17%inclusion1.18K decks6.82K decks
16%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
17%inclusion1.15K decks6.82K decks
16%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion1.13K decks6.82K decks
11%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
16%inclusion1.10K decks6.82K decks
15%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
16%inclusion1.06K decks6.82K decks
15%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
14%inclusion952 decks6.82K decks
6%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
54%inclusion3.68K decks6.82K decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion3.63K decks6.82K decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
45%inclusion3.08K decks6.82K decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
40%inclusion2.71K decks6.82K decks
28%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion2.25K decks6.82K decks
-4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
29%inclusion1.96K decks6.82K decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion1.39K decks5.44K decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion1.48K decks6.82K decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
19%inclusion1.30K decks6.82K decks
4%synergy
Armor of Shadows
18%inclusion1.25K decks6.82K decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1.14K decks6.82K decks
-9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion1.13K decks6.82K decks
-8%synergy
Body Count
16%inclusion1.06K decks6.82K decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion849 decks6.16K decks
-5%synergy
Altar's Reap
14%inclusion934 decks6.82K decks
11%synergy
Professor's Warning
14%inclusion934 decks6.82K decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion920 decks6.82K decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion914 decks6.82K decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion761 decks6.16K decks
-1%synergy
Costly Plunder
12%inclusion832 decks6.82K decks
10%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion783 decks6.82K decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion708 decks6.82K decks
-13%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion623 decks6.13K decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion655 decks6.82K decks
-14%synergy
Feign Death
9.3%inclusion633 decks6.82K decks
1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.1%inclusion619 decks6.82K decks
6%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.9%inclusion607 decks6.82K decks
8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.7%inclusion534 decks6.13K decks
-7%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.8%inclusion530 decks6.82K decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.7%inclusion526 decks6.82K decks
1%synergy
Nasty End
6.4%inclusion434 decks6.82K decks
3%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.3%inclusion431 decks6.82K decks
4%synergy
Without Weakness
6.3%inclusion431 decks6.82K decks
6%synergy
Murder
6.0%inclusion407 decks6.82K decks
-4%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.8%inclusion393 decks6.82K decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
5.7%inclusion392 decks6.82K decks
-2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.1%inclusion350 decks6.82K decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion3.63K decks6.82K decks
2%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion2.63K decks6.82K decks
13%synergy
Eaten Alive
34%inclusion2.29K decks6.82K decks
30%synergy
Bone Shards
25%inclusion1.72K decks6.82K decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion1.55K decks6.82K decks
-13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
21%inclusion1.45K decks6.82K decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion1.32K decks6.82K decks
-18%synergy
Dread Return
19%inclusion1.30K decks6.82K decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion1.01K decks6.82K decks
-24%synergy
Final Vengeance
14%inclusion758 decks5.45K decks
12%synergy
Spark Harvest
14%inclusion945 decks6.82K decks
13%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion944 decks6.82K decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion848 decks6.82K decks
-12%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion819 decks6.82K decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion808 decks6.82K decks
-13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion568 decks5.04K decks
-6%synergy
Bone Splinters
10%inclusion712 decks6.82K decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion676 decks6.82K decks
-8%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion671 decks6.82K decks
1%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion661 decks6.82K decks
-11%synergy
Worthy Cost
10%inclusion362 decks3.80K decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion638 decks6.82K decks
-5%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.2%inclusion531 decks6.45K decks
7%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
7.6%inclusion520 decks6.82K decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.6%inclusion518 decks6.82K decks
-8%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
7.3%inclusion497 decks6.82K decks
7%synergy
Echoing Return
7.0%inclusion476 decks6.82K decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.8%inclusion467 decks6.82K decks
-9%synergy
Season of Loss
6.3%inclusion372 decks5.86K decks
4%synergy
Annihilating Glare
6.2%inclusion425 decks6.82K decks
5%synergy
Killing Wave
5.8%inclusion398 decks6.82K decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion3.17K decks6.82K decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
42%inclusion2.87K decks6.82K decks
21%synergy
Jet Medallion
39%inclusion2.69K decks6.82K decks
-21%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
39%inclusion2.65K decks6.82K decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
27%inclusion1.84K decks6.82K decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion1.41K decks6.82K decks
-7%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion1.18K decks6.82K decks
12%synergy
Spawning Pit
15%inclusion1.05K decks6.82K decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion814 decks6.82K decks
-4%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion693 decks6.82K decks
6%synergy
Genesis Chamber
9.3%inclusion636 decks6.82K decks
7%synergy
Meekstone
8.9%inclusion608 decks6.82K decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.8%inclusion600 decks6.82K decks
3%synergy
Lightning Coils
8.4%inclusion574 decks6.82K decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.1%inclusion556 decks6.82K decks
6%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
7.7%inclusion524 decks6.82K decks
7%synergy
Thrumming Stone
7.6%inclusion517 decks6.82K decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.2%inclusion424 decks6.82K decks
4%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.8%inclusion395 decks6.82K decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.7%inclusion391 decks6.82K decks
-7%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
5.6%inclusion384 decks6.82K decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.5%inclusion376 decks6.82K decks
0%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.5%inclusion180 decks3.29K decks
-14%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
5.1%inclusion350 decks6.82K decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
45%inclusion3.05K decks6.82K decks
43%synergy
Black Market
38%inclusion2.56K decks6.82K decks
16%synergy
Grave Pact
35%inclusion2.39K decks6.82K decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Rites
32%inclusion2.20K decks6.82K decks
26%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
29%inclusion1.95K decks6.82K decks
25%synergy
Open the Graves
25%inclusion1.70K decks6.82K decks
22%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
24%inclusion1.64K decks6.82K decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion1.40K decks6.82K decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion1.15K decks6.82K decks
-23%synergy
Attrition
16%inclusion1.07K decks6.82K decks
13%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
14%inclusion958 decks6.82K decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion952 decks6.82K decks
-3%synergy
Soul Enervation
13%inclusion913 decks6.82K decks
12%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion713 decks5.48K decks
8%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
12%inclusion477 decks3.90K decks
10%synergy
Gift of Doom
11%inclusion746 decks6.82K decks
10%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion741 decks6.82K decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion738 decks6.82K decks
1%synergy
Blight Mound
11%inclusion730 decks6.82K decks
8%synergy
Into the Pit
10%inclusion543 decks5.41K decks
9%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion380 decks3.89K decks
8%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
8.1%inclusion556 decks6.82K decks
7%synergy
Contamination
7.0%inclusion476 decks6.82K decks
4%synergy
Soul Channeling
6.9%inclusion471 decks6.82K decks
6%synergy
Fallen Ideal
6.8%inclusion461 decks6.82K decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.5%inclusion408 decks6.25K decks
3%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.3%inclusion184 decks2.91K decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Contract
5.5%inclusion375 decks6.82K decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.0%inclusion343 decks6.82K decks
-18%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion733 decks6.82K decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion3.40K decks6.82K decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
42%inclusion2.84K decks6.82K decks
-13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion2.50K decks6.82K decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
37%inclusion2.49K decks6.82K decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
32%inclusion2.21K decks6.82K decks
8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion1.92K decks6.82K decks
-7%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion1.78K decks6.82K decks
19%synergy
Westvale Abbey
24%inclusion1.64K decks6.82K decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion1.58K decks6.82K decks
-14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
22%inclusion1.53K decks6.82K decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion1.38K decks6.82K decks
-10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
15%inclusion1.05K decks6.82K decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion942 decks6.82K decks
4%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion905 decks6.82K decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion749 decks6.16K decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion772 decks6.82K decks
-6%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
10%inclusion435 decks4.49K decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.0%inclusion614 decks6.82K decks
-7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.2%inclusion258 decks3.13K decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion544 decks6.82K decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
7.3%inclusion499 decks6.82K decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.3%inclusion432 decks6.82K decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.1%inclusion417 decks6.82K decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.3%inclusion364 decks6.82K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion5.39K decks6.82K decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion3.79K decks6.82K decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27%inclusion1.83K decks6.82K decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion1.74K decks6.82K decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion1.62K decks6.82K decks
-7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion716 decks6.82K decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.7%inclusion597 decks6.82K decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion565 decks6.82K decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.4%inclusion161 decks2.50K decks
-7%synergy
Séance Board
6.3%inclusion338 decks5.41K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion6.61K decks6.82K decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion1.89K decks6.82K decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion1.48K decks6.82K decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion849 decks6.16K decks
-5%synergy
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