Braids, Cabal Minion (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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Bitterbloom Bearer
11%inclusion32 decks280 decks
9%synergy
Grave Venerations
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Realm of Koh
4.2%inclusion7 decks166 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ophiomancer
74%inclusion1.01K decks1.36K decks
58%synergy
Bitterblossom
71%inclusion965 decks1.36K decks
58%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
63%inclusion859 decks1.36K decks
54%synergy
Bloodghast
65%inclusion889 decks1.36K decks
54%synergy
Smokestack
52%inclusion712 decks1.36K decks
51%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
52%inclusion707 decks1.36K decks
50%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
60%inclusion823 decks1.36K decks
50%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
66%inclusion905 decks1.36K decks
47%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
64%inclusion868 decks1.36K decks
47%synergy
Smallpox
49%inclusion669 decks1.36K decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion1.21K decks1.36K decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
70%inclusion954 decks1.36K decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion786 decks1.36K decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion725 decks1.36K decks
16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
53%inclusion724 decks1.36K decks
35%synergy
Black Market Connections
49%inclusion675 decks1.36K decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
49%inclusion673 decks1.36K decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
49%inclusion663 decks1.36K decks
17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
47%inclusion638 decks1.36K decks
-5%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
45%inclusion614 decks1.36K decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
57%inclusion783 decks1.36K decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion647 decks1.36K decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion543 decks1.36K decks
18%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion516 decks1.36K decks
26%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
35%inclusion478 decks1.36K decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
35%inclusion471 decks1.36K decks
25%synergy
Mana Vault
34%inclusion467 decks1.36K decks
27%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
34%inclusion462 decks1.36K decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
31%inclusion428 decks1.36K decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
31%inclusion417 decks1.36K decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion574 decks1.36K decks
20%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
42%inclusion572 decks1.36K decks
24%synergy
Accursed Marauder
40%inclusion546 decks1.36K decks
19%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
37%inclusion500 decks1.36K decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
35%inclusion471 decks1.36K decks
-14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
34%inclusion470 decks1.36K decks
20%synergy
Blood Pet
33%inclusion457 decks1.36K decks
25%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
33%inclusion446 decks1.36K decks
25%synergy
Nether Traitor
30%inclusion414 decks1.36K decks
22%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
30%inclusion405 decks1.36K decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion382 decks1.36K decks
5%synergy
Gravecrawler
27%inclusion364 decks1.36K decks
13%synergy
Dark Confidant
26%inclusion352 decks1.36K decks
19%synergy
Plaguecrafter
26%inclusion352 decks1.36K decks
6%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
25%inclusion346 decks1.36K decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion339 decks1.36K decks
13%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
25%inclusion336 decks1.35K decks
17%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion312 decks1.36K decks
4%synergy
Mindslicer
22%inclusion301 decks1.36K decks
17%synergy
Shambling Ghast
21%inclusion285 decks1.36K decks
16%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion282 decks1.36K decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion281 decks1.36K decks
12%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
20%inclusion277 decks1.36K decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion276 decks1.36K decks
0%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
17%inclusion226 decks1.36K decks
7%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
16%inclusion218 decks1.36K decks
0%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
15%inclusion209 decks1.36K decks
12%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
15%inclusion209 decks1.36K decks
12%synergy
Warren Soultrader
14%inclusion194 decks1.36K decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion183 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion173 decks1.36K decks
-5%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
12%inclusion164 decks1.36K decks
-1%synergy
Infestation Sage
12%inclusion157 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
11%inclusion155 decks1.36K decks
9%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
11%inclusion152 decks1.36K decks
5%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion145 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Ornithopter
10%inclusion135 decks1.36K decks
9%synergy
Cult Conscript
10%inclusion135 decks1.36K decks
7%synergy
Viscera Seer
10%inclusion134 decks1.36K decks
-7%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
9.4%inclusion128 decks1.36K decks
-1%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
9.1%inclusion70 decks772 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
8.8%inclusion120 decks1.36K decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
8.0%inclusion109 decks1.36K decks
1%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
7.5%inclusion103 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Nether Spirit
7.5%inclusion102 decks1.36K decks
7%synergy
Burglar Rat
7.5%inclusion102 decks1.36K decks
-4%synergy
Harvester of Souls
7.4%inclusion101 decks1.36K decks
0%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
7.0%inclusion96 decks1.36K decks
3%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
6.8%inclusion91 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Grim Haruspex
6.3%inclusion86 decks1.36K decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
43%inclusion586 decks1.36K decks
28%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion579 decks1.36K decks
19%synergy
Snuff Out
37%inclusion504 decks1.36K decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
35%inclusion472 decks1.36K decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion441 decks1.36K decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion395 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
27%inclusion374 decks1.36K decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion361 decks1.36K decks
8%synergy
Dismember
25%inclusion343 decks1.36K decks
14%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion337 decks1.36K decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion336 decks1.36K decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion234 decks1.36K decks
6%synergy
Defile
16%inclusion217 decks1.36K decks
-22%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion199 decks1.36K decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion194 decks1.36K decks
-11%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion178 decks1.36K decks
-11%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion163 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion159 decks1.36K decks
-12%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion148 decks1.36K decks
-1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion141 decks1.36K decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion137 decks1.36K decks
-3%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion134 decks1.36K decks
-11%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion133 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.3%inclusion127 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Fatal Push
9.2%inclusion125 decks1.36K decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
8.8%inclusion120 decks1.36K decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
8.4%inclusion115 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Sacrifice
7.5%inclusion102 decks1.36K decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.1%inclusion70 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion545 decks1.36K decks
-11%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion433 decks1.36K decks
-5%synergy
Night's Whisper
31%inclusion423 decks1.36K decks
7%synergy
Pox
30%inclusion415 decks1.36K decks
28%synergy
Damnation
30%inclusion410 decks1.36K decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
26%inclusion356 decks1.36K decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
22%inclusion304 decks1.36K decks
15%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion294 decks1.36K decks
6%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion293 decks1.36K decks
-4%synergy
Innocent Blood
21%inclusion287 decks1.36K decks
15%synergy
Chain of Smog
18%inclusion244 decks1.36K decks
13%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
18%inclusion243 decks1.36K decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion242 decks1.36K decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion236 decks1.36K decks
10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
16%inclusion225 decks1.36K decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion203 decks1.36K decks
-10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion174 decks1.36K decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion173 decks1.36K decks
6%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion172 decks1.36K decks
4%synergy
Death Cloud
13%inclusion172 decks1.36K decks
11%synergy
Buried Alive
12%inclusion165 decks1.36K decks
0%synergy
Mutilate
12%inclusion164 decks1.36K decks
-7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion145 decks1.35K decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion146 decks1.36K decks
-2%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion132 decks1.36K decks
-3%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.6%inclusion118 decks1.36K decks
-4%synergy
Mire in Misery
8.5%inclusion116 decks1.36K decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.9%inclusion106 decks1.34K decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.8%inclusion107 decks1.36K decks
-10%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.8%inclusion106 decks1.36K decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
7.3%inclusion100 decks1.36K decks
-4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.4%inclusion87 decks1.36K decks
-4%synergy
Living Death
5.8%inclusion79 decks1.36K decks
-5%synergy
Sinkhole
5.6%inclusion76 decks1.36K decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichor Wellspring
35%inclusion481 decks1.36K decks
33%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion445 decks1.36K decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion423 decks1.36K decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion379 decks1.36K decks
18%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
22%inclusion298 decks1.36K decks
20%synergy
Tangle Wire
21%inclusion291 decks1.36K decks
21%synergy
Prized Statue
21%inclusion280 decks1.36K decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion240 decks1.36K decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion237 decks1.36K decks
-14%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
16%inclusion217 decks1.36K decks
16%synergy
Cursed Totem
16%inclusion216 decks1.36K decks
15%synergy
Trinisphere
15%inclusion202 decks1.36K decks
14%synergy
Winter Orb
14%inclusion196 decks1.36K decks
14%synergy
Torpor Orb
13%inclusion181 decks1.36K decks
12%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
13%inclusion181 decks1.36K decks
12%synergy
Winter Moon
13%inclusion175 decks1.36K decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
12%inclusion170 decks1.36K decks
0%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
12%inclusion166 decks1.36K decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion164 decks1.36K decks
5%synergy
Servo Schematic
12%inclusion159 decks1.36K decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion87 decks759 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion156 decks1.36K decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11%inclusion151 decks1.36K decks
-8%synergy
Static Orb
11%inclusion144 decks1.36K decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion144 decks1.36K decks
-17%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion139 decks1.36K decks
-2%synergy
Mephitic Draught
10%inclusion139 decks1.36K decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion134 decks1.36K decks
-6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
10%inclusion133 decks1.36K decks
9%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
9.2%inclusion125 decks1.36K decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
8.3%inclusion113 decks1.36K decks
3%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.5%inclusion89 decks1.36K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
41%inclusion565 decks1.36K decks
23%synergy
Contamination
41%inclusion564 decks1.36K decks
38%synergy
Animate Dead
31%inclusion429 decks1.36K decks
14%synergy
Oppression
24%inclusion323 decks1.36K decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22%inclusion304 decks1.36K decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
20%inclusion271 decks1.36K decks
3%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion263 decks1.36K decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion258 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion240 decks1.36K decks
7%synergy
Bottomless Pit
16%inclusion214 decks1.36K decks
10%synergy
Waste Not
14%inclusion196 decks1.36K decks
3%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
13%inclusion181 decks1.36K decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion163 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Revel in Riches
12%inclusion160 decks1.36K decks
7%synergy
Necrogen Mists
12%inclusion159 decks1.36K decks
7%synergy
Nether Void
11%inclusion154 decks1.36K decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion134 decks1.36K decks
0%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
9.2%inclusion126 decks1.36K decks
4%synergy
Desolation
9.2%inclusion126 decks1.36K decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.9%inclusion121 decks1.36K decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.6%inclusion117 decks1.36K decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
8.5%inclusion116 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.4%inclusion114 decks1.36K decks
4%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
8.1%inclusion110 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
7.7%inclusion105 decks1.36K decks
6%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
7.6%inclusion104 decks1.36K decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.1%inclusion97 decks1.36K decks
0%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.8%inclusion93 decks1.36K decks
-6%synergy
Necrodominance
6.0%inclusion81 decks1.36K decks
3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.9%inclusion81 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.6%inclusion76 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.5%inclusion75 decks1.36K decks
1%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.0%inclusion68 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
24%inclusion327 decks1.36K decks
11%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
21%inclusion283 decks1.36K decks
14%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
20%inclusion271 decks1.36K decks
17%synergy
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion233 decks1.36K decks
11%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
9.4%inclusion128 decks1.36K decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
57%inclusion779 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
53%inclusion718 decks1.36K decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion638 decks1.36K decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
44%inclusion596 decks1.36K decks
20%synergy
Strip Mine
32%inclusion438 decks1.36K decks
29%synergy
Drownyard Temple
30%inclusion405 decks1.36K decks
28%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion384 decks1.36K decks
-2%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
27%inclusion368 decks1.36K decks
27%synergy
Castle Locthwain
26%inclusion350 decks1.36K decks
8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
24%inclusion329 decks1.36K decks
-11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion322 decks1.36K decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
23%inclusion311 decks1.36K decks
21%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion303 decks1.36K decks
14%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
22%inclusion104 decks472 decks
21%synergy
Lake of the Dead
19%inclusion263 decks1.36K decks
14%synergy
Crystal Vein
19%inclusion253 decks1.36K decks
16%synergy
Peat Bog
18%inclusion248 decks1.36K decks
16%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
16%inclusion215 decks1.36K decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
15%inclusion206 decks1.36K decks
-9%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion189 decks1.36K decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion186 decks1.36K decks
-18%synergy
City of Traitors
13%inclusion171 decks1.36K decks
11%synergy
Barad-dûr
13%inclusion171 decks1.36K decks
9%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion151 decks1.36K decks
-5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion145 decks1.36K decks
7%synergy
Vault of Whispers
11%inclusion145 decks1.36K decks
5%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
10%inclusion138 decks1.36K decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion135 decks1.36K decks
0%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.9%inclusion122 decks1.36K decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.9%inclusion121 decks1.36K decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.5%inclusion54 decks636 decks
-4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.3%inclusion113 decks1.36K decks
-3%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
8.1%inclusion111 decks1.36K decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.4%inclusion88 decks1.36K decks
-4%synergy
Fountainport
6.3%inclusion85 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
6.2%inclusion84 decks1.36K decks
-4%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
6.1%inclusion83 decks1.36K decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.7%inclusion78 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.4%inclusion74 decks1.36K decks
1%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.1%inclusion69 decks1.36K decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion1.27K decks1.36K decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion984 decks1.36K decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
42%inclusion575 decks1.36K decks
35%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion482 decks1.36K decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion449 decks1.36K decks
18%synergy
Mox Diamond
22%inclusion300 decks1.36K decks
18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion298 decks1.36K decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion259 decks1.36K decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion258 decks1.36K decks
-8%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion79 decks420 decks
6%synergy
Grim Monolith
16%inclusion218 decks1.36K decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion178 decks1.36K decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion162 decks1.36K decks
6%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
8.8%inclusion120 decks1.36K decks
8%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.9%inclusion94 decks1.36K decks
5%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.9%inclusion81 decks1.36K decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.8%inclusion79 decks1.36K decks
4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.3%inclusion73 decks1.36K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion1.26K decks1.36K decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion441 decks1.36K decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion361 decks1.36K decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
24%inclusion322 decks1.36K decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion281 decks1.36K decks
12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion234 decks1.36K decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion211 decks1.36K decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion203 decks1.36K decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion194 decks1.36K decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion193 decks1.36K decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion173 decks1.36K decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion161 decks1.36K decks
-15%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion150 decks1.36K decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.6%inclusion104 decks1.36K decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.8%inclusion92 decks1.36K decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
6.5%inclusion89 decks1.36K decks
1%synergy
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