Braids, Cabal Minion (Commander) - Upgraded

Braids, Cabal Minion
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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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Jocasta, Automaton Avenger
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Pox Plague
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Grave Researcher
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ophiomancer
76%inclusion74 decks98 decks
58%synergy
Bloodghast
67%inclusion66 decks98 decks
55%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
62%inclusion61 decks98 decks
54%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
47%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
62%inclusion61 decks98 decks
45%synergy
Bitterblossom
57%inclusion56 decks98 decks
44%synergy
Smokestack
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
43%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
62%inclusion61 decks98 decks
43%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
66%inclusion65 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
77%inclusion75 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion54 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
55%inclusion54 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
53%inclusion52 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Marauder
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion47 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Grave Pact
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
32%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-0%synergy
Necropotence
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Ghast
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Plaguecrafter
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Shambling Ghast
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Gravecrawler
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Nether Traitor
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Blood Pet
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Mindslicer
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Infestation Sage
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Harvester of Souls
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Burglar Rat
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Virus Beetle
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Super Shredder
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Cult Conscript
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Reaper
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Moonshadow
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
South Wind Avatar
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
-0%synergy
Snuff Out
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Malice
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Tragic Slip
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Defile
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-24%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Fatal Push
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Feign Death
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Szat's Will
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Boon
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Sudden Edict
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Smallpox
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Innocent Blood
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Pox
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Buried Alive
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-0%synergy
Mire in Misery
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Crucible of Worlds
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Skullclamp
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Prized Statue
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Mephitic Draught
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Tangle Wire
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Totem
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Expedition Map
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Trinisphere
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Servo Schematic
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Oven
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Blood Fountain
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Noble's Purse
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Painful Quandary
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Oppression
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Bottomless Pit
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Waste Not
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Grave Venerations
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Revel in Riches
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Necrogen Mists
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Contamination
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Oubliette
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Open the Graves
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Necrodominance
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Blight Mound
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
54%inclusion53 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion47 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Witch's Cottage
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Lake of the Dead
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Barad-dûr
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Peat Bog
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Realm of Koh
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
City of Traitors
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Fountainport
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Crystal Vein
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Pit
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion85 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion70 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion87 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
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