Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Budget

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Ezra Sassaman
Mar 12, 2026
Fun Alternatives for the Top Ten Saltiest Commanders
Is your playgroup tired of your Tergrid deck? (Can't blame them.) Then check out this list of replacements for the saltiest commanders.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
South Wind Avatar
3.7%inclusion4 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
3.7%inclusion4 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Game Over
1.6%inclusion1 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Ninja Teen
0.9%inclusion1 decks107 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reassembling Skeleton
64%inclusion408 decks640 decks
46%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
42%inclusion267 decks640 decks
38%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
45%inclusion288 decks640 decks
37%synergy
Midnight Reaper
45%inclusion287 decks640 decks
36%synergy
Army of the Damned
40%inclusion258 decks640 decks
36%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
43%inclusion272 decks640 decks
36%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
42%inclusion268 decks640 decks
35%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
58%inclusion370 decks640 decks
35%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
37%inclusion235 decks640 decks
35%synergy
Chittering Witch
35%inclusion227 decks640 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
69%inclusion441 decks640 decks
18%synergy
Village Rites
52%inclusion332 decks640 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion332 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion315 decks640 decks
29%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion306 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
48%inclusion306 decks640 decks
21%synergy
Tragic Slip
48%inclusion304 decks640 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
47%inclusion303 decks640 decks
24%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
47%inclusion298 decks640 decks
30%synergy
Viscera Seer
44%inclusion281 decks640 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion40 decks640 decks
-22%synergy
Creatures
Ogre Slumlord
38%inclusion243 decks640 decks
28%synergy
Ophiomancer
36%inclusion233 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Plaguecrafter
33%inclusion211 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Accursed Marauder
32%inclusion195 decks613 decks
10%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
32%inclusion202 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
31%inclusion197 decks640 decks
25%synergy
Cult Conscript
31%inclusion196 decks640 decks
28%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
30%inclusion195 decks640 decks
28%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
30%inclusion194 decks640 decks
22%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
30%inclusion192 decks640 decks
25%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
29%inclusion187 decks640 decks
27%synergy
Grim Haruspex
29%inclusion183 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
28%inclusion178 decks640 decks
21%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
26%inclusion164 decks640 decks
23%synergy
Starscape Cleric
24%inclusion140 decks579 decks
21%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
23%inclusion150 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Grave Titan
23%inclusion145 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Carrion Feeder
23%inclusion145 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Persistent Specimen
22%inclusion140 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Woe Strider
21%inclusion136 decks640 decks
17%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
21%inclusion135 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
21%inclusion133 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
20%inclusion118 decks588 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
20%inclusion127 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
20%inclusion127 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
20%inclusion121 decks619 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
19%inclusion124 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Gravecrawler
19%inclusion119 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion116 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodghast
18%inclusion112 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Murderous Rider
17%inclusion109 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Gutterbones
16%inclusion105 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Fell Stinger
16%inclusion105 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Witch of the Moors
16%inclusion103 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Infestation Sage
16%inclusion82 decks513 decks
12%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
15%inclusion94 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion86 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
13%inclusion86 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion40 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
13%inclusion85 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Timeline Culler
13%inclusion40 decks303 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion83 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion72 decks563 decks
7%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
13%inclusion81 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Shriekmaw
12%inclusion78 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
12%inclusion77 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
12%inclusion76 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Reaver
12%inclusion74 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion73 decks640 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
11%inclusion71 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion265 decks640 decks
-25%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion209 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
32%inclusion203 decks640 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion186 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Murder
24%inclusion156 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion151 decks640 decks
-2%synergy
Szat's Will
23%inclusion149 decks640 decks
21%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion141 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
16%inclusion104 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
16%inclusion96 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion94 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion90 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion90 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion88 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
12%inclusion74 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion60 decks548 decks
-21%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion70 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
11%inclusion70 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion67 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion66 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
10%inclusion61 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
9.2%inclusion28 decks303 decks
0%synergy
Feign Death
7.3%inclusion47 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Evil
6.6%inclusion42 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Nasty End
6.4%inclusion41 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Overkill
5.9%inclusion20 decks338 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.6%inclusion36 decks640 decks
-3%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.6%inclusion36 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.6%inclusion36 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Pile On
5.5%inclusion35 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.3%inclusion34 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.0%inclusion32 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
43%inclusion278 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
32%inclusion206 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
27%inclusion170 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Mutilate
24%inclusion152 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
23%inclusion145 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion127 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion119 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion114 decks640 decks
-7%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion80 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Dread Summons
11%inclusion68 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.4%inclusion60 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Necrotic Hex
9.4%inclusion60 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Forever Young
9.2%inclusion59 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Eaten Alive
8.6%inclusion55 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Blood for Bones
8.4%inclusion54 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Bone Splinters
8.1%inclusion52 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.9%inclusion44 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.6%inclusion26 decks392 decks
5%synergy
Macabre Waltz
6.3%inclusion40 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
6.1%inclusion39 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
6.0%inclusion31 decks514 decks
3%synergy
Necromantic Selection
5.8%inclusion37 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.7%inclusion31 decks548 decks
4%synergy
Disentomb
5.6%inclusion36 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Corrupt
5.5%inclusion35 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Duress
5.3%inclusion34 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Raise Dead
5.2%inclusion33 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Dark Salvation
5.2%inclusion33 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Cemetery Recruitment
5.2%inclusion33 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.0%inclusion32 decks637 decks
1%synergy
Languish
5.0%inclusion32 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.0%inclusion32 decks640 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
29%inclusion187 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion131 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
19%inclusion120 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion113 decks640 decks
-14%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion68 decks640 decks
-11%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.4%inclusion60 decks640 decks
-52%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
7.3%inclusion47 decks640 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.9%inclusion24 decks349 decks
-13%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
6.6%inclusion42 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
5.9%inclusion38 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.0%inclusion32 decks640 decks
-29%synergy
Enchantments
Ghoulish Procession
31%inclusion201 decks640 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Rites
26%inclusion168 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Open the Graves
26%inclusion165 decks640 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion128 decks640 decks
-20%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
12%inclusion78 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion72 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
11%inclusion68 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion67 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Warlock Class
10%inclusion63 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.8%inclusion56 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
8.3%inclusion53 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
8.1%inclusion52 decks640 decks
-13%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Belzenlok
6.7%inclusion43 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.7%inclusion43 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
6.3%inclusion40 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.1%inclusion39 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
5.6%inclusion36 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
5.5%inclusion35 decks640 decks
4%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.3%inclusion34 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
5.2%inclusion33 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
13%inclusion84 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Cottage
39%inclusion252 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion217 decks640 decks
-13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
28%inclusion180 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion120 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Memorial to Folly
15%inclusion93 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion68 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion64 decks640 decks
-21%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.6%inclusion55 decks640 decks
-9%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.6%inclusion55 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.4%inclusion41 decks640 decks
-13%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.1%inclusion39 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.9%inclusion38 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.8%inclusion37 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.5%inclusion35 decks640 decks
2%synergy
High Market
5.3%inclusion34 decks640 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
65%inclusion418 decks640 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion342 decks640 decks
-9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
46%inclusion294 decks640 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion237 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
19%inclusion123 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion90 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Heraldic Banner
13%inclusion85 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion67 decks640 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion62 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.6%inclusion36 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion638 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion175 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.2%inclusion46 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.3%inclusion34 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.2%inclusion32 decks614 decks
-4%synergy