Braids, Cabal Minion (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ophiomancer
75%inclusion80 decks107 decks
58%synergy
Bloodghast
66%inclusion71 decks107 decks
54%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
53%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
57%inclusion61 decks107 decks
46%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
63%inclusion67 decks107 decks
45%synergy
Smokestack
44%inclusion47 decks107 decks
43%synergy
Bitterblossom
55%inclusion59 decks107 decks
42%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
65%inclusion70 decks107 decks
41%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
41%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion83 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion58 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
54%inclusion58 decks107 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Marauder
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
49%inclusion52 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Grave Pact
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-12%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Nine-Lives Familiar
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Plaguecrafter
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
-14%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Shambling Ghast
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Blood Pet
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Gravecrawler
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Nether Traitor
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Massacre Wurm
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Mindslicer
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Infestation Sage
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Harvester of Souls
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
7%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Burglar Rat
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Warren Soultrader
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Grave Researcher
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Reaper
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Virus Beetle
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Super Shredder
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Cult Conscript
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Carrion Feeder
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Ornithopter
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Malice
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-9%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Defile
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
-24%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Fatal Push
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Wander Off
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Szat's Will
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Smallpox
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Innocent Blood
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Intent
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Pox
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Pox Plague
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Chain of Smog
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Mire in Misery
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Crucible of Worlds
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
35%synergy
Skullclamp
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Mephitic Draught
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Prized Statue
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-17%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
-6%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-16%synergy
Tangle Wire
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Totem
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Trinisphere
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Servo Schematic
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Painful Quandary
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Oppression
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Bottomless Pit
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Grave Venerations
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Waste Not
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Revel in Riches
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Necrogen Mists
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Mornsong Aria
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Dark Prophecy
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Momentum Breaker
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Contamination
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Open the Graves
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Oubliette
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
-14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Drownyard Temple
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-14%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Strip Mine
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
5%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Peat Bog
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Barad-dûr
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Realm of Koh
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-0%synergy
City of Traitors
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Fountainport
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion91 decks107 decks
-0%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion75 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion95 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-0%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
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