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.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pox Plague
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Cabal Ritual
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Smallpox
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Ophiomancer
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Grave Pact
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Bloodghast
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Smokestack
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Bitterblossom
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Skullclamp
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
12%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
3%synergy
Creatures
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Gravecrawler
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Nether Traitor
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Accursed Marauder
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Plaguecrafter
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Ghast
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Mindslicer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Warren Soultrader
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%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
Necrotic Ooze
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Persistent Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Sheoldred
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Skirge Familiar
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%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
Undercity Scrounger
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%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
Phyrexian Obliterator
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%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
Harvester of Souls
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Culling the Weak
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Snuff Out
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Slip
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Defile
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-23%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
Village Rites
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%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
Archenemy's Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Pox
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Night's Whisper
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Intent
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%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
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
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
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
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wrath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Crucible of Worlds
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Prized Statue
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-18%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
-1%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
Revel in Riches
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Exquisite Blood
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Oppression
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Waste Not
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Contamination
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Painful Quandary
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%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
Eternal Thirst
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%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
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%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
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%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
Barren Moor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%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
Lake of the Dead
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Wasteland
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%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
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Realm of Koh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%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
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%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 Opal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%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
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%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
4%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