Braids, Cabal Minion
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices an artifact, creature, or land of their choice.
How Braids decks play in EDH
Braids, Cabal Minion is a mono-black commander costing 2BB, and its legendary creature - human minion line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Braids, Cabal Minion decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $643Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (9)
Lands (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Braids, Cabal Minion decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Braids, Cabal Minion deck?
Braids, Cabal Minion has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Braids, Cabal Minion?
The cards played most often in Braids, Cabal Minion decks include Head of the Hunt, The Sackville-Bagginses, Istvan, Butcher of Eln. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Braids, Cabal Minion deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $643 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Braids, Cabal Minion deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.