Braids, Cabal Minion (Commander) - Optimized

Braids, Cabal Minion
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
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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Along the Crooked Way
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Troop of Ponies
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
The Master of Lake-town
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
The Sackville-Bagginses
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
My Precious
1.8%inclusion1 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
75%inclusion167 decks224 decks
61%synergy
Smokestack
62%inclusion139 decks224 decks
61%synergy
Ophiomancer
75%inclusion169 decks224 decks
58%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
66%inclusion147 decks224 decks
58%synergy
Bloodghast
69%inclusion154 decks224 decks
56%synergy
Contamination
58%inclusion130 decks224 decks
55%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
56%inclusion126 decks224 decks
54%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
72%inclusion162 decks224 decks
53%synergy
Smallpox
56%inclusion125 decks224 decks
51%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
61%inclusion136 decks224 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
95%inclusion212 decks224 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
76%inclusion170 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
66%inclusion147 decks224 decks
48%synergy
Cabal Ritual
62%inclusion139 decks224 decks
43%synergy
Reanimate
62%inclusion138 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion132 decks224 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
55%inclusion123 decks224 decks
30%synergy
Grave Pact
50%inclusion113 decks224 decks
31%synergy
Culling the Weak
49%inclusion109 decks224 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Rollick
49%inclusion109 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
66%inclusion147 decks224 decks
58%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion145 decks224 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion127 decks224 decks
36%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion113 decks224 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
49%inclusion110 decks224 decks
38%synergy
Opposition Agent
47%inclusion105 decks224 decks
38%synergy
Necropotence
45%inclusion100 decks224 decks
31%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion98 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Mana Vault
41%inclusion92 decks224 decks
35%synergy
Chrome Mox
40%inclusion89 decks224 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
48%inclusion108 decks224 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
47%inclusion106 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Artist
43%inclusion96 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
39%inclusion88 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
37%inclusion82 decks224 decks
-10%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
37%inclusion82 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
36%inclusion80 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Accursed Marauder
33%inclusion75 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Blood Pet
33%inclusion73 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
31%inclusion70 decks224 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Nether Traitor
30%inclusion68 decks224 decks
22%synergy
Gravecrawler
28%inclusion62 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
27%inclusion60 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion58 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Shambling Ghast
26%inclusion58 decks224 decks
21%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion57 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
25%inclusion55 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion49 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Mindslicer
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Plaguecrafter
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
-4%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
15%inclusion25 decks166 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Viscera Seer
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
-6%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
-6%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Infestation Sage
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Ornithopter
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Cult Conscript
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion89 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Snuff Out
39%inclusion87 decks224 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion78 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
32%inclusion72 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
32%inclusion71 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion66 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Dismember
25%inclusion57 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion53 decks224 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
-14%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
-0%synergy
Defile
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
-26%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
-17%synergy
Sacrifice
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Force of Despair
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
-14%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
-0%synergy
Fatal Push
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion92 decks224 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion85 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Pox
36%inclusion81 decks224 decks
34%synergy
Damnation
34%inclusion77 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Seal
28%inclusion62 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion58 decks224 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion55 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion53 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
24%inclusion53 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion52 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Innocent Blood
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
-10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Death Cloud
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
-4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Pox Plague
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
-9%synergy
Mutilate
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
-9%synergy
Mire in Misery
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
-6%synergy
Living Death
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
-5%synergy
Final Parting
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Sinkhole
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
38%inclusion86 decks224 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
36%inclusion81 decks224 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
30%inclusion68 decks224 decks
28%synergy
Tangle Wire
25%inclusion56 decks224 decks
25%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion52 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Winter Orb
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Trinisphere
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Cursed Totem
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
-15%synergy
Prized Statue
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Static Orb
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Torpor Orb
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Vexing Bauble
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Mephitic Draught
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
-18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion17 decks166 decks
-10%synergy
Servo Schematic
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Defense Grid
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
4%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
-8%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Noble's Purse
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
46%inclusion103 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion74 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Oppression
28%inclusion63 decks224 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Bottomless Pit
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Necrogen Mists
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Nether Void
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Necrodominance
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
-4%synergy
Desolation
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
-4%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
22%inclusion49 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
21%inclusion47 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion151 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion144 decks224 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion117 decks224 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion110 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
39%inclusion87 decks224 decks
36%synergy
Drownyard Temple
37%inclusion82 decks224 decks
35%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
32%inclusion72 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion71 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
30%inclusion68 decks224 decks
30%synergy
Wasteland
30%inclusion67 decks224 decks
28%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Peat Bog
28%inclusion62 decks224 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion62 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Crystal Vein
24%inclusion53 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
23%inclusion52 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
21%inclusion47 decks224 decks
-13%synergy
Lake of the Dead
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
-7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Whispers
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Barad-dûr
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
12%synergy
City of Traitors
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
7%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion31 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Pit
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
-17%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Fountainport
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
-2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
-6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
-5%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion218 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion158 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
51%inclusion115 decks224 decks
44%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion73 decks224 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
30%inclusion40 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion67 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
25%inclusion56 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
-12%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion209 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion89 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion78 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
26%inclusion58 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
-12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
-0%synergy
Mirrex
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
6%synergy
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