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
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Ophiomancer
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Cabal Ritual
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Bloodghast
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Bitterblossom
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Smallpox
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Smokestack
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Artist
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Grave Pact
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Gravecrawler
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Demonic Tutor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Opposition Agent
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Nether Traitor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Accursed Marauder
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Merchant of Venom
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Plaguecrafter
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Ghast
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Grave Titan
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Tragedy Feaster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grave Researcher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Cryptbreaker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Persistent Specimen
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mindslicer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Carrion Feeder
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Skirge Familiar
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Reaper
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
South Wind Avatar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Junk Diver
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Scrap Trawler
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Gravedigger
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Specter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Instants
Entomb
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Culling the Weak
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Snuff Out
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Unbury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Fatal Push
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Shred Memory
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Dash Hopes
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Sudden Edict
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Pox Plague
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Pox
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Death Cloud
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Pull from the Grave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Innocent Blood
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Army of the Damned
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Zombify
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Precision
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Season of Loss
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Haunting Echoes
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Profane Command
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Fell
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Raise Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Disentomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wrath
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Totem
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Prized Statue
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Mindcrank
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Revel in Riches
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Oppression
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Contamination
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Open the Graves
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Malevolent Awakening
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Attrition
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Tortured Existence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Mortuary Mire
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Pit
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Everglades
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-0%synergy
Realm of Koh
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
High Market
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Peat Bog
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Fen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
The Soul Stone
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy