Braids, Cabal Minion (Commander) - Reanimator

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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pox Plague
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Tragedy Feaster
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Pull from the Grave
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Grave Researcher
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Merchant of Venom
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Bloodghast
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Ophiomancer
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Cabal Ritual
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Smallpox
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Grave Pact
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Smokestack
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Jet Medallion
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Artist
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Skullclamp
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Bitterblossom
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Gravecrawler
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Ghast
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Accursed Marauder
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Nether Traitor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Warren Soultrader
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Shambling Ghast
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Viscera Seer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cryptbreaker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Persistent Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Mindslicer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Skirge Familiar
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Reaper
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Grave Titan
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Junk Diver
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Scrap Trawler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Specter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Workshop Assistant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Woe Strider
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Fleshwrither
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Entomb
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Culling the Weak
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Dismember
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Slip
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Unbury
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Fatal Push
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Defile
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-27%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Pox
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Buried Alive
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Unearth
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Death Cloud
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Innocent Blood
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Precision
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Season of Loss
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Profane Command
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Army of the Damned
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Living Death
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Zombify
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Stitch Together
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Decode Transmissions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wrath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Prized Statue
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mephitic Draught
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Vexing Bauble
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Totem
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Noble's Purse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Revel in Riches
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Waste Not
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Oppression
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Contamination
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Dreams
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Attrition
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Tortured Existence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Chorale of the Void
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Liliana Vess
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Strip Mine
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Whispers
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Pit
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Barad-dûr
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Peat Bog
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Thespian's Stage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Realm of Koh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
High Market
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Fen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Drownyard Temple
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Petrified Field
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Grim Monolith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy