Braids, Cabal Minion (Commander) - cEDH Stax

Braids, Cabal Minion
Rank #1,190
9decks
Background image for The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Contamination
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Cabal Ritual
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Tangle Wire
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Deadly Rollick
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Jet Medallion
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Snuff Out
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Winter Orb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Entomb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
94%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
79%synergy
Necropotence
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Mox Diamond
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
85%synergy
Opposition Agent
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Mana Vault
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Creatures
Ophiomancer
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Bloodghast
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Nether Spirit
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Dark Confidant
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Crypt Ghast
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Gravecrawler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-29%synergy
Nether Traitor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Mindslicer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Grim Hireling
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Accursed Marauder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Cryptbreaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Hoard Robber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Plaguecrafter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Doom Whisperer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dross Harvester
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Void Winnower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Memnite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gutterbones
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Revoker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dread Wanderer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Warren Soultrader
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
It That Betrays
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dismember
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Force of Despair
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Shred Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Pact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Smallpox
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Pox
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Innocent Blood
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Day of Black Sun
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Death Cloud
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Buried Alive
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Unmarked Grave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Ritual of Soot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-40%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Massacre
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Totem
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Trinisphere
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Torpor Orb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Static Orb
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Vexing Bauble
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Smokestack
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Null Rod
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Chalice of the Void
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Winter Moon
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Mindcrank
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Pithing Needle
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Void Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Voltaic Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Helm of Obedience
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ratchet Bomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Manifold Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Weathered Runestone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Flayer Husk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Prized Statue
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Servo Schematic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Engineered Explosives
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorcerous Spyglass
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Noble's Purse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Damping Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ugin's Nexus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Nether Void
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Necrogen Mists
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Oppression
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Waste Not
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Bottomless Pit
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Necrodominance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Desolation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Madness
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
The Abyss
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Engineered Plague
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Darkness
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Strip Mine
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Wasteland
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
City of Traitors
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vault of Whispers
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Crystal Vein
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Drownyard Temple
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Pit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Peat Bog
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Lake of the Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Desert
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Blast Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
The Black Gate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Barad-dûr
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Field of the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Urborg
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Quicksand
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tomb of Urami
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rishadan Port
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Lotus Petal
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Mox Opal
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Grim Monolith
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Mind Stone
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Lens
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Springleaf Drum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Command Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-12%synergy