Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Expensive

Background image for Fun Alternatives for the Top Ten Saltiest Commanders
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
South Wind Avatar
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
3.0%inclusion4 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Rat King, Pale Piper
2.8%inclusion2 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Super Shredder
1.6%inclusion4 decks244 decks
0%synergy
Splinter's Technique
1.5%inclusion2 decks133 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Altar
77%inclusion495 decks640 decks
64%synergy
Plague of Vermin
60%inclusion383 decks640 decks
57%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
68%inclusion433 decks640 decks
57%synergy
Bitterblossom
70%inclusion449 decks640 decks
57%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
80%inclusion509 decks640 decks
55%synergy
Warren Soultrader
67%inclusion414 decks618 decks
54%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
83%inclusion534 decks640 decks
54%synergy
Ophiomancer
70%inclusion445 decks640 decks
53%synergy
Gravecrawler
67%inclusion427 decks640 decks
52%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
70%inclusion447 decks640 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion588 decks640 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
84%inclusion539 decks640 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion521 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Ghast
73%inclusion469 decks640 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Rollick
70%inclusion450 decks640 decks
46%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
68%inclusion434 decks640 decks
45%synergy
Skullclamp
67%inclusion430 decks640 decks
45%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion429 decks640 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
66%inclusion424 decks640 decks
29%synergy
Blood Artist
66%inclusion422 decks640 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
80%inclusion514 decks640 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
73%inclusion467 decks640 decks
52%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
68%inclusion432 decks640 decks
39%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
56%inclusion361 decks640 decks
43%synergy
Necropotence
54%inclusion346 decks640 decks
39%synergy
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion255 decks640 decks
28%synergy
The One Ring
39%inclusion251 decks640 decks
30%synergy
Imperial Seal
30%inclusion194 decks640 decks
23%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion175 decks640 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion162 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Reassembling Skeleton
56%inclusion359 decks640 decks
39%synergy
Carrion Feeder
54%inclusion344 decks640 decks
42%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
54%inclusion343 decks640 decks
44%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
52%inclusion334 decks640 decks
33%synergy
Viscera Seer
49%inclusion316 decks640 decks
32%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
48%inclusion305 decks640 decks
41%synergy
Bloodghast
47%inclusion302 decks640 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
46%inclusion297 decks640 decks
32%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
45%inclusion288 decks640 decks
41%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion267 decks640 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
42%inclusion266 decks640 decks
26%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
40%inclusion259 decks640 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion256 decks640 decks
17%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
36%inclusion233 decks640 decks
26%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
36%inclusion93 decks261 decks
30%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
35%inclusion224 decks640 decks
27%synergy
Nether Traitor
34%inclusion218 decks640 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34%inclusion215 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
30%inclusion114 decks377 decks
25%synergy
Chittering Witch
30%inclusion191 decks640 decks
25%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
28%inclusion176 decks640 decks
26%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion146 decks593 decks
21%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
24%inclusion144 decks603 decks
16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
23%inclusion145 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
22%inclusion133 decks618 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
21%inclusion112 decks529 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion124 decks606 decks
13%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
20%inclusion127 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion115 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Grave Titan
18%inclusion116 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
18%inclusion114 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion111 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
17%inclusion108 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion108 decks640 decks
-3%synergy
Accursed Marauder
16%inclusion101 decks616 decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Reaper
16%inclusion104 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion103 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Haruspex
16%inclusion100 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Timeline Culler
16%inclusion50 decks321 decks
11%synergy
Witch of the Moors
15%inclusion99 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
15%inclusion97 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pet
15%inclusion94 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion43 decks320 decks
5%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion82 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion76 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
12%inclusion74 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Priest of Gix
11%inclusion73 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Putrid Goblin
11%inclusion72 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
11%inclusion70 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
11%inclusion70 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
57%inclusion364 decks640 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Ritual
44%inclusion283 decks640 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion276 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion227 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
34%inclusion217 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion210 decks640 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion201 decks618 decks
14%synergy
Snuff Out
27%inclusion175 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Saw in Half
26%inclusion169 decks640 decks
18%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion164 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion160 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Defile
23%inclusion146 decks640 decks
-14%synergy
Tragic Slip
21%inclusion136 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion126 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
18%inclusion111 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion98 decks640 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion90 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Szat's Will
12%inclusion76 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
12%inclusion76 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion62 decks640 decks
-13%synergy
Sacrifice
8.6%inclusion55 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Malicious Affliction
7.8%inclusion50 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.7%inclusion49 decks640 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.5%inclusion48 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.3%inclusion47 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.9%inclusion44 decks640 decks
-8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.7%inclusion43 decks640 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
6.7%inclusion43 decks640 decks
-3%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.6%inclusion42 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Withering Boon
5.8%inclusion37 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.5%inclusion35 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.5%inclusion35 decks640 decks
-6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.3%inclusion17 decks321 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.2%inclusion33 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
56%inclusion358 decks640 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion330 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion246 decks640 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion244 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
37%inclusion234 decks640 decks
29%synergy
Grim Tutor
34%inclusion215 decks640 decks
22%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
29%inclusion183 decks640 decks
22%synergy
Army of the Damned
23%inclusion147 decks640 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion143 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
21%inclusion136 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion132 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion128 decks640 decks
-16%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion123 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
19%inclusion100 decks528 decks
2%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion108 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
16%inclusion100 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion89 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion70 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion68 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion66 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.8%inclusion56 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.8%inclusion56 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
7.3%inclusion47 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.3%inclusion47 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Persist
7.2%inclusion46 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.6%inclusion42 decks640 decks
-11%synergy
Mutilate
6.6%inclusion42 decks640 decks
-11%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.3%inclusion40 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.3%inclusion40 decks640 decks
-8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion34 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
59%inclusion377 decks640 decks
39%synergy
Bontu's Monument
50%inclusion322 decks640 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion171 decks640 decks
-7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion135 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
20%inclusion126 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion118 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15%inclusion98 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
14%inclusion92 decks640 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion49 decks377 decks
-7%synergy
Panharmonicon
11%inclusion68 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.0%inclusion45 decks640 decks
-24%synergy
Defense Grid
5.9%inclusion38 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Thornbite Staff
5.3%inclusion34 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
66%inclusion421 decks640 decks
48%synergy
Grave Pact
53%inclusion340 decks640 decks
34%synergy
Black Market Connections
46%inclusion296 decks640 decks
23%synergy
Animate Dead
37%inclusion237 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion206 decks640 decks
-8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
30%inclusion195 decks640 decks
17%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
29%inclusion186 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
28%inclusion182 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
23%inclusion150 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Carnival of Souls
20%inclusion130 decks640 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion119 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
16%inclusion104 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
15%inclusion95 decks629 decks
12%synergy
Dark Prophecy
15%inclusion95 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion76 decks572 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion82 decks640 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion81 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Contamination
11%inclusion72 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion61 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.9%inclusion57 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.1%inclusion27 decks333 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
6.4%inclusion41 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.1%inclusion35 decks572 decks
0%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
3%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
5.8%inclusion37 decks640 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
5.2%inclusion33 decks640 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.0%inclusion32 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
47%inclusion298 decks640 decks
33%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
21%inclusion135 decks640 decks
18%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
10%inclusion65 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.6%inclusion55 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
92%inclusion587 decks640 decks
37%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
86%inclusion551 decks640 decks
49%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion346 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
49%inclusion315 decks640 decks
32%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
44%inclusion282 decks640 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
38%inclusion245 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
36%inclusion230 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion167 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
21%inclusion137 decks640 decks
18%synergy
Lake of the Dead
18%inclusion116 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
16%inclusion103 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion97 decks618 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion95 decks640 decks
7%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion94 decks640 decks
-2%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion83 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion70 decks640 decks
-2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion64 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion32 decks321 decks
2%synergy
Barad-dûr
10%inclusion63 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.9%inclusion57 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
8.8%inclusion56 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.6%inclusion55 decks640 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion49 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.5%inclusion48 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.9%inclusion25 decks360 decks
-4%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.3%inclusion40 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
5.6%inclusion36 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.3%inclusion34 decks640 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion585 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion460 decks640 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion103 decks312 decks
19%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
20%inclusion130 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion127 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion118 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion107 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion101 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion93 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
15%inclusion93 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.2%inclusion59 decks640 decks
-13%synergy
Crowded Crypt
9.1%inclusion58 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion53 decks640 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Stone
7.5%inclusion48 decks640 decks
-22%synergy
Mox Opal
7.5%inclusion48 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.3%inclusion40 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.2%inclusion33 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion561 decks640 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion276 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
37%inclusion234 decks640 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion201 decks618 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion152 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion150 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion149 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion144 decks640 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion115 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion113 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion109 decks629 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion99 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion85 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion75 decks640 decks
-14%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.7%inclusion49 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.2%inclusion33 decks640 decks
1%synergy