Art by Eric Peterson
Commander deckB
Braids, Cabal Minion
Break the symmetry of Braids' sacrifice ability by generating recurring tokens and recursive creatures, stripping opponents of their boards while draining them out.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Braids, Cabal Minion
2BBLegendary Creature — Human Minion
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
provides treasure ramp, cards, and sacrifice fodder
Card Draw
10
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
draws cards from continuous sacrifice triggers
Grim Haruspex
2BCreature — Human Wizard
draws cards whenever nontoken creatures die
Midnight Reaper
2BCreature — Zombie Knight
replenishes hand when nontoken creatures die
Ayara, First of Locthwain
BBBLegendary Creature — Elf Noble
sacrifices creatures for card draw and drains opponents
Removal
10
Fleshbag Marauder
2BCreature — Zombie Warrior
forces opponents to sacrifice their best creatures
Plaguecrafter
2BCreature — Human Shaman
edicts creatures or planeswalkers from each player
Threats/Wincons
24
Bitterblossom
1BKindred Enchantment — Faerie
produces a creature token every turn for Braids to eat
Dreadhorde Invasion
1BEnchantment
continuous zombie creation for sacrifice fodder
Ophiomancer
2BCreature — Human Shaman
creates a snake each upkeep to feed sacrifice engines
Reassembling Skeleton
1BCreature — Skeleton Warrior
infinitely repeatable sacrifice fodder
Nether Traitor
BBCreature — Spirit
hasty recurring threat that returns on creature deaths
Cult Conscript
BCreature — Skeleton Warrior
easily recurred cheap creature from graveyard
Gravecrawler
BCreature — Zombie
castable from graveyard whenever a zombie is present
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
1BLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
creates decayed zombies each end step
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
2BLegendary Creature — Rat Noble
makes rat tokens and exiles opposing graveyards
Chthonian Nightmare
1BEnchantment
recurs low-cost creatures repeatedly with energy
Animate Dead
1BEnchantment — Aura
efficient reanimation to steal or reuse threats
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
massive life swing based on heavy black devotion
Sheoldred, Whispering One
5BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
staxes opponents while recurring your fallen creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
deals immense damage as creatures enter and leave graveyards
Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
3BBLegendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
steals everything opponents sacrifice to Braids
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
drains all opponents when your creatures die
Bastion of Remembrance
2BEnchantment
noncreature drain engine resistant to board wipes
Marionette Apprentice
1BCreature — Human Artificer
creates an artifact token and drains upon death triggers
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
1BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
rewards combat with cards and offers an activated blowout
Grave Pact
1BBBEnchantment
forces opponents to sacrifice creatures whenever you do
Utility
8
Dictate of Erebos
3BBEnchantment
flash edict enchantment that completely locks down boards
Smokestack
4Artifact
stacks sacrifice triggers to grind opponents out of resources
Contamination
2BEnchantment
locks opponents out of colored mana using disposable creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
one-sided graveyard hate that casts opposing discarded cards
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
protects Braids from spot removal with shroud
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
grants hexproof and haste to vital creatures
Crucible of Worlds
3Artifact
allows replay of sacrificed lands to break Braids symmetry
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
topdeck storm engine and game-ending sacrifice outlet
