Braids, Cabal Minion (Commander) - cEDH Stax

Braids, Cabal Minion
Rank #1,193
8decks
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
Bitterblossom
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
87%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Cabal Ritual
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Contamination
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Tangle Wire
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Deadly Rollick
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Snuff Out
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Winter Orb
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Entomb
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
88%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
87%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
94%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Necropotence
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Mox Diamond
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Opposition Agent
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Mana Vault
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Creatures
Bitterbloom Bearer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Ophiomancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Bloodghast
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Nether Spirit
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Dark Confidant
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Boggart Trawler
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Ghast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Blood Pet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Gravecrawler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-26%synergy
Nether Traitor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Accursed Marauder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Cryptbreaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Hoard Robber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Plaguecrafter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Doom Whisperer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dross Harvester
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Void Winnower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Memnite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gutterbones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Mindslicer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Revoker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dread Wanderer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grim Hireling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
It That Betrays
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Dismember
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Force of Despair
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Shred Memory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sickening Shoal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Contagion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Pox
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Smallpox
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Day of Black Sun
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Innocent Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Death Cloud
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Buried Alive
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Ritual of Soot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-38%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Massacre
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cursed Totem
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Trinisphere
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Torpor Orb
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Smokestack
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Static Orb
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Null Rod
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Vexing Bauble
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Winter Moon
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Mindcrank
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Skullclamp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Chalice of the Void
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Pithing Needle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Void Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Voltaic Key
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Helm of Obedience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ratchet Bomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Manifold Key
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Weathered Runestone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Flayer Husk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prized Statue
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Servo Schematic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Engineered Explosives
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorcerous Spyglass
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Noble's Purse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Damping Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ugin's Nexus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Nether Void
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Necrogen Mists
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Oppression
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Waste Not
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bottomless Pit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Necrodominance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Desolation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Descent into Madness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Engineered Plague
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Cabal Coffers
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Command Beacon
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Strip Mine
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Wasteland
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
City of Traitors
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Vault of Whispers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Urza's Saga
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Crystal Vein
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Drownyard Temple
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Lake of the Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Desert
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Blast Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
The Black Gate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Barad-dûr
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Peat Bog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Field of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urborg
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Quicksand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tomb of Urami
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rishadan Port
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Lotus Petal
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Mox Opal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Grim Monolith
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
21%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Springleaf Drum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Boggart Trawler
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Command Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy