Braids, Cabal Minion (Commander) - Control

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
Grave Researcher
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Merchant of Venom
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Ophiomancer
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Smokestack
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Cabal Ritual
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Bloodghast
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Smallpox
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Black Market Connections
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Blood Artist
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Chrome Mox
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Opposition Agent
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Mana Vault
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Morbid Opportunist
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Accursed Marauder
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Dark Confidant
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Gravecrawler
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Nether Traitor
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Blood Pet
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Warren Soultrader
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Shambling Ghast
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Plaguecrafter
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dream Beavers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mindslicer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Vincent Valentine
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Burglar Rat
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Persistent Specimen
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Merciless Executioner
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Wriggling Grub
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Ad Nauseam
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Tragic Slip
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Despair
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cut Down
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Sacrifice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Fatal Push
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Undying Evil
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Defile
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-30%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Darkness
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Pox
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Night's Whisper
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Death Cloud
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Shredder's Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sinkhole
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Persist
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Innocent Blood
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Villainous Wrath
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Delirium Skeins
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichor Wellspring
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
The One Ring
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Skullclamp
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Tangle Wire
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Prized Statue
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Trinisphere
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Winter Orb
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Servo Schematic
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Static Orb
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mephitic Draught
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Pithing Needle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Contamination
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Grave Pact
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Oppression
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Bottomless Pit
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Waste Not
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Mornsong Aria
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Nether Void
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Necrodominance
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Necromancy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Lethal Vapors
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Aether
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Attrition
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Necrogen Mists
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Liliana Vess
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Drownyard Temple
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Wasteland
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Lake of the Dead
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Barad-dûr
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Crystal Vein
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Peat Bog
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
City of Traitors
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Pit
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Command Beacon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Scorched Ruins
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
High Market
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Fountainport
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dust Bowl
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
39%synergy
The Soul Stone
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Grim Monolith
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Diamond
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Springleaf Drum
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy