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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pox Plague
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Merchant of Venom
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Tragedy Feaster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pull from the Grave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Grave Researcher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Ophiomancer
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Cabal Ritual
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Bloodghast
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Smallpox
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Bitterblossom
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Jet Medallion
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Artist
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Grave Pact
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Victimize
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Skullclamp
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Gravecrawler
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Accursed Marauder
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Nether Traitor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Plaguecrafter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Warren Soultrader
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Ghast
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Viscera Seer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Grave Titan
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cryptbreaker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Persistent Specimen
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mindslicer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Reaper
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Wurm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Carrion Feeder
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Skirge Familiar
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
South Wind Avatar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Gravedigger
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Junk Diver
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Patriarch
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Entomb
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Culling the Weak
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Snuff Out
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Tragic Slip
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Defile
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Unbury
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Despair
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Fatal Push
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Shred Memory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Edict
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Dash Hopes
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Murder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Pox
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Death Cloud
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Zombify
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Innocent Blood
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Army of the Damned
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Precision
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Profane Command
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Season of Loss
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Fell
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Haunting Echoes
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Disentomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Smog
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Raise Dead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Decode Transmissions
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Smokestack
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Expedition Map
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Prized Statue
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mephitic Draught
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Totem
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Noble's Purse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Mindcrank
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Revel in Riches
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Waste Not
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Oppression
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Contamination
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Open the Graves
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Malevolent Awakening
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Attrition
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Tortured Existence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Chorale of the Void
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Pit
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Whispers
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Lake of the Dead
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Barad-dûr
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Peat Bog
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Everglades
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Realm of Koh
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Petrified Field
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
High Market
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Blighted Fen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
The Soul Stone
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy