Braids, Cabal Minion

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Braids, Cabal Minion: Legendary Creature - Human Minion, Modern Horizons 2. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Creature - Human Minion
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
2/2
Rarity
Rare
Set
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)
Released
2021-06-18
Collector number
273
Artist
Eric Peterson
Commander rank
5,009 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Braids, Cabal Minion

Braids, Cabal Minion is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black legendary creature from Modern Horizons 2 (MH2), a draft-focused set released in June 2021. It is collector number 273 in that set, with art by Eric Peterson. It costs {2}{B}{B} (two generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Odyssey (2001) to Modern Horizons 2 (2021). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.73 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).

Card text

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices an artifact, creature, or land of their choice.

"Home is where you can find a decent graveyard and strangers can disappear without awkward questions."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.73 (as of 2026-11-01).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Braids, Cabal Minion by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Braids, Cabal Minion

Braids, Cabal Minion has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Eternal Masters (EMA) #82Rare2016
Odyssey (ODY) #117Rare2001

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Braids, Cabal Minion.

  • At the beginning of your upkeep, triggered abilities you control will resolve after triggered abilities your opponents control. If an opponent controls Braids and you control a triggered ability that puts a permanent onto the battlefield, you won't be able to sacrifice that permanent to satisfy Braids's ability.

Similar cards

Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

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