Braids, Cabal Minion
Legendary Creature — Human Minion
Mana cost: {2}{B}{B}
How we read this card
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices an artifact, creature, or land of their choice.
triggered —
What a deck led by this card wants
Causes: sacrifice an artifact, sacrifice a creature, sacrifice a land, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature dies, a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.
Cares about: an upkeep.
Works well with
anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Braids is one).
- Slogurk, the Overslime — When Slogurk, the Overslime leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, it brings a card back
- Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, it exiles a Synth you control
- Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, it exiles a Nightmare
a nontoken artifact is sacrificed — 740 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).
- Bag of Devouring — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Bag of Devouring exiles it
an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).
- Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
- Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, it makes a token
- Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, it searches a library
- Moonstone Eulogist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Magnetic Snuffler — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Gleaming Geardrake — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Esoteric Duplicator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
- Biotech Specialist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
- Jaws, Relentless Predator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
- Crime Novelist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).
Braids, Cabal Minion puts cards into the:
- Loran, Disciple of History — graveyard that Loran, Disciple of History can bring back
- The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
- Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
- Trading Post — graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
- Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
- Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
- Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
- Goblin Engineer — graveyard that Goblin Engineer can bring back
- Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — graveyard that Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer can bring back
- Scrap Welder — graveyard that Scrap Welder can bring back
179 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).
- Pia's Revolution — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Pia's Revolution deals 3 damage
- Farid, Enterprising Salvager — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Farid, Enterprising Salvager makes a token
- Psychomancer — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Psychomancer makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Sly Requisitioner — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Sly Requisitioner makes a token
- Slagstone Refinery — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Slagstone Refinery makes a token
- Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer triggers
- The Master, Gallifrey's End — When a creature dies thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, The Master, Gallifrey's End exiles it
an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).
- Ultron the Annihilator — When a creature, artifact or land hits the graveyard thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Ultron the Annihilator makes each opponent lose 1 life
1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).
- Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, it exiles itself
19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.