Braids, Cabal Minion (Commander) - Upgraded Stax

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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Pox Plague
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Ophiomancer
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Smokestack
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Bloodghast
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Smallpox
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Grave Pact
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Jet Medallion
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Crypt Ghast
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Black Market Connections
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Accursed Marauder
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Necropotence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Nether Traitor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mindslicer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Ghast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Gravecrawler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Harvester of Souls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Dire Rat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Magic Pot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Ozox, the Clattering King
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Darkstar Augur
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Murderous Rider
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Dread Presence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Cryptbreaker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Nether Spirit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gravedigger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ebondeath, Dracolich
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Sheoldred's Edict
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Imp's Mischief
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Flare of Malice
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Overkill
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fatal Push
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Cut Down
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Blot Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Suspended Sentence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Return to Action
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cling to Dust
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Breathe Your Last
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Will of the Abzan
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pox
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Innocent Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Decode Transmissions
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Cemetery Recruitment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Collective Brutality
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Final Act
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodchief's Thirst
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sinkhole
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Painful Lesson
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Delirium Skeins
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Spoils
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Army of the Damned
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Buried Alive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Raise Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Mire in Misery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Disentomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Drain Life
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Trinisphere
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Tithing Blade
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Mephitic Draught
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Totem
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Servo Schematic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Tangle Wire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Noble's Purse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Damping Matrix
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Clock of Omens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Prized Statue
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Oven
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Torpor Orb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Fountain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Brood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Collector's Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
False Floor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Black Market
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Waste Not
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Oppression
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Bottomless Pit
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Painful Quandary
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dark Prophecy
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Court of Ambition
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Revel in Riches
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Necrogen Mists
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Mornsong Aria
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Open the Graves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Season of the Witch
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Contamination
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Nether Void
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
The Abyss
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Koskun Falls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Graf Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Peat Bog
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Lake of the Dead
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Strip Mine
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Barad-dûr
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Fountainport
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Dust Bowl
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Everglades
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Realm of Koh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Blast Zone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Edge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Unholy Grotto
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
City of Traitors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Caged Sun
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Idol
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Citadel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy