Braids, Cabal Minion (Commander) - Group Slug

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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bloodghast
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
69%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
69%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
69%synergy
Ophiomancer
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Bitterblossom
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
64%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Smallpox
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Smokestack
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Black Market Connections
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Reanimate
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Chrome Mox
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Opposition Agent
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Mana Vault
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Zulaport Cutthroat
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Blood Artist
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Accursed Marauder
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Dark Confidant
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Blood Pet
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Nether Traitor
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Shambling Ghast
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Plaguecrafter
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Wurm
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Grave Researcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Gravecrawler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Nether Spirit
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mindslicer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Dream Beavers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Harvester of Souls
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Persistent Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Warren Soultrader
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Infestation Sage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cult Conscript
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ebondeath, Dracolich
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Grim Servant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Venerated Stormsinger
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Culling the Weak
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dismember
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Fatal Push
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Shred Memory
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Defile
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-27%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Imperial Seal
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Pox
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Smog
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Abzan
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Profane Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Death Cloud
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Bubbling Muck
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Unearth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Sinkhole
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Innocent Blood
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Fell
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Deal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Mire in Misery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichor Wellspring
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Skullclamp
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Tangle Wire
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Trinisphere
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Mephitic Draught
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Servo Schematic
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Static Orb
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Winter Orb
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Torpor Orb
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Vexing Bauble
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Totem
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Prized Statue
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Helm of Obedience
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Pithing Needle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Winter Moon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Damping Sphere
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Contamination
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Black Market
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Oppression
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Waste Not
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Bottomless Pit
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Necrogen Mists
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Grave Venerations
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Nether Void
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Revel in Riches
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Necrodominance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Summoning
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Professor Onyx
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Strip Mine
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Drownyard Temple
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Peat Bog
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Castle Locthwain
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Wasteland
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Crystal Vein
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Barad-dûr
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Vault of Whispers
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Saga
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Lake of the Dead
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Command Beacon
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Pit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
City of Traitors
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dust Bowl
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Mox Diamond
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Grim Monolith
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Springleaf Drum
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy