Braids, Cabal Minion

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).

  1. Slogurk, the Overslime — When Slogurk, the Overslime leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, it brings a card back
  2. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, it exiles a Synth you control
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, it exiles a Nightmare

a land is sacrificed — 438 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

When a land is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion:

  1. Baloth Prime — makes a token
  2. Scouring Swarm — makes a token
  3. Hearthhull, the Worldseed — makes each opponent lose 2 life

a land in a graveyard — 634 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

Braids, Cabal Minion puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Zask, Skittering Swarmlord — can bring back
  2. Glacierwood Siege — can bring back
  3. Turntimber Sower — can bring back
  4. Dredger's Insight — can bring back
  5. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — can bring back
  6. Serra Paragon — can bring back
  7. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — can bring back
  8. Deadbridge Chant — can bring back
  9. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — can bring back
  10. Awaken the Honored Dead — can bring back

121 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

When a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion:

  1. Vastwood Zendikon — brings a card back
  2. Nissa's Zendikon — brings a card back
  3. Corrupted Zendikon — brings a card back
  4. Guardian Zendikon — brings a card back
  5. Crusher Zendikon — brings a card back
  6. Wind Zendikon — brings a card back
  7. Akki Raider — gets +1/+0
  8. Dingus Egg — deals 2 damage
  9. Genju of the Realm — returns itself from the graveyard

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a land goes to a graveyard — 683 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

When a creature, artifact or land hits the graveyard thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion:

  1. The Gitrog Monster — draws you 1 card
  2. Skola Grovedancer — gains you 1 life
  3. Sand Scout — makes a token
  4. Crawling Sensation — makes a token
  5. Countryside Crusher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

6 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact is sacrificed — 740 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

  1. 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).

  1. 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
  2. Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, it makes a token
  3. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, it searches a library
  4. Moonstone Eulogist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Magnetic Snuffler — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gleaming Geardrake — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Esoteric Duplicator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  8. Biotech Specialist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  9. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  10. 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:

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — graveyard that Loran, Disciple of History can bring back
  2. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  3. Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
  4. Trading Post — graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
  5. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  6. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  7. Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  8. Goblin Engineer — graveyard that Goblin Engineer can bring back
  9. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — graveyard that Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer can bring back
  10. 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).

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Psychomancer — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Psychomancer makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sly Requisitioner — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Sly Requisitioner makes a token
  5. Slagstone Refinery — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Braids, Cabal Minion, Slagstone Refinery makes a token
  6. 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
  7. 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).

  1. 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).

  1. 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.