Braids, Cabal Minion (Commander) - Discard

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
Emeritus of Woe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Smallpox
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
77%synergy
Bitterblossom
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
74%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
66%synergy
Smokestack
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Ophiomancer
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
61%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Oppression
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Bloodghast
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Ritual
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Toxic Deluge
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Waste Not
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Pox
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Contamination
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
66%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Opposition Agent
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Necropotence
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Mindslicer
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Boggart Trawler
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Accursed Marauder
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dark Confidant
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Nether Traitor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Burglar Rat
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Virus Beetle
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Shambling Ghast
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Nether Spirit
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Blood Pet
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
The Raven Man
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nezumi Informant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Hecteyes
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Gravecrawler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Mortivore
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dusk Mangler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Rollick
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Not Dead After All
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Culling the Weak
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Dismember
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Death Cloud
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Innocent Blood
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Will of the Abzan
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mind Rake
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sinkhole
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Delirium Skeins
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Chain of Smog
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Duress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichor Wellspring
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Expedition Map
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Cursed Totem
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Mephitic Draught
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Winter Orb
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Prized Statue
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Servo Schematic
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Torpor Orb
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Tangle Wire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Static Orb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Trinisphere
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mana Web
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Winter Moon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Bottomless Pit
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Grave Pact
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Painful Quandary
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Necrogen Mists
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Necrodominance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Megrim
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Desolation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Bandit's Talent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Professor Onyx
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Liliana Vess
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Strip Mine
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Wasteland
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Barad-dûr
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Drownyard Temple
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Peat Bog
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Realm of Koh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
City of Traitors
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
21%synergy
The Soul Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Boggart Trawler
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy