Braids, Cabal Minion (Commander) - Control

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Ophiomancer
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Bloodghast
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Smokestack
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Cabal Ritual
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Culling the Weak
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Smallpox
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Black Market Connections
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Opposition Agent
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Mana Vault
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Dark Confidant
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Marauder
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Gravecrawler
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Nether Traitor
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Blood Pet
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Shambling Ghast
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Timeline Culler
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Mindslicer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Persistent Specimen
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Plaguecrafter
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Vincent Valentine
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Agent Venom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Nether Spirit
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Burglar Rat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ornithopter
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Skirge Familiar
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Merciless Executioner
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Miner
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Warren Soultrader
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Ad Nauseam
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Tragic Slip
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Despair
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fatal Push
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Cut Down
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Undying Evil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Defile
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-31%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Pox
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Night's Whisper
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Death Cloud
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Chain of Smog
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Deal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Sinkhole
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Innocent Blood
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Decode Transmissions
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Delirium Skeins
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichor Wellspring
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Skullclamp
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Tangle Wire
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Prized Statue
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Winter Orb
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Winter Moon
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Trinisphere
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Servo Schematic
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Static Orb
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mephitic Draught
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Pithing Needle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Memory Jar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Contamination
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Oppression
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Necropotence
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Grave Pact
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bottomless Pit
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Waste Not
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Nether Void
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Necrogen Mists
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Aether
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Lethal Vapors
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Attrition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Liliana Vess
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Wasteland
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Crystal Vein
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Barad-dûr
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Vault of Whispers
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Pit
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Peat Bog
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
City of Traitors
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Scorched Ruins
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
High Market
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
The Soul Stone
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Grim Monolith
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Diamond
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Springleaf Drum
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy