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Mar 12, 2026
Ezra Sassaman
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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South Wind Avatar
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Super Shredder
2.2%inclusion2 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
1.8%inclusion1 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
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Zulaport Cutthroat
69%inclusion183 decks264 decks
46%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
54%inclusion143 decks264 decks
44%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
47%inclusion125 decks264 decks
43%synergy
Ophiomancer
59%inclusion156 decks264 decks
43%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
48%inclusion126 decks264 decks
41%synergy
Blood Artist
70%inclusion184 decks264 decks
38%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
54%inclusion142 decks264 decks
37%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
43%inclusion113 decks264 decks
36%synergy
Plague of Vermin
37%inclusion98 decks264 decks
35%synergy
Viscera Seer
51%inclusion135 decks264 decks
34%synergy
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
83%inclusion220 decks264 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion187 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Ghast
61%inclusion160 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
60%inclusion158 decks264 decks
32%synergy
Jet Medallion
60%inclusion158 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion149 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
49%inclusion130 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
48%inclusion126 decks264 decks
31%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
47%inclusion123 decks264 decks
27%synergy
Skullclamp
45%inclusion120 decks264 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
53%inclusion141 decks264 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion72 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion52 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Necropotence
19%inclusion49 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion43 decks264 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
8.0%inclusion21 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.2%inclusion19 decks264 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion118 decks264 decks
24%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
44%inclusion117 decks264 decks
34%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
41%inclusion107 decks264 decks
17%synergy
Gravecrawler
38%inclusion101 decks264 decks
24%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
38%inclusion101 decks264 decks
19%synergy
Starscape Cleric
34%inclusion83 decks242 decks
31%synergy
Bloodghast
34%inclusion90 decks264 decks
22%synergy
Carrion Feeder
34%inclusion89 decks264 decks
22%synergy
Chittering Witch
33%inclusion86 decks264 decks
28%synergy
Warren Soultrader
32%inclusion80 decks252 decks
19%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
30%inclusion79 decks264 decks
28%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
29%inclusion77 decks264 decks
19%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion75 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
27%inclusion72 decks264 decks
19%synergy
Witch of the Moors
27%inclusion72 decks264 decks
24%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
27%inclusion65 decks244 decks
19%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
25%inclusion67 decks264 decks
17%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Nether Traitor
24%inclusion64 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
24%inclusion63 decks264 decks
15%synergy
Grave Titan
24%inclusion63 decks264 decks
17%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
23%inclusion62 decks264 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion61 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
23%inclusion60 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
22%inclusion59 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Grim Haruspex
22%inclusion59 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
22%inclusion55 decks252 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Reaper
21%inclusion56 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion54 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Marauder
20%inclusion51 decks251 decks
-1%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion49 decks246 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Rider
19%inclusion50 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion35 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
17%inclusion45 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Dread Presence
17%inclusion45 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion42 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
16%inclusion43 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Dark Confidant
16%inclusion42 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
16%inclusion42 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
16%inclusion41 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Plaguecrafter
16%inclusion41 decks264 decks
-4%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
16%inclusion41 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Great Unclean One
16%inclusion41 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
15%inclusion39 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion38 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Servant
14%inclusion35 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
11%inclusion30 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
11%inclusion30 decks264 decks
7%synergy
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Withering Torment
36%inclusion79 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
34%inclusion90 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion88 decks264 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion78 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
29%inclusion76 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
27%inclusion71 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Szat's Will
25%inclusion66 decks264 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion59 decks252 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion61 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion58 decks264 decks
-3%synergy
Culling the Weak
21%inclusion55 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
19%inclusion48 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
18%inclusion48 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion45 decks264 decks
-8%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion41 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion37 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion35 decks252 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion36 decks264 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion35 decks264 decks
-5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion33 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion31 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion29 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion28 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion27 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion27 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Force of Despair
8.3%inclusion22 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
8.3%inclusion22 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Undying Malice
8.0%inclusion21 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.6%inclusion20 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
7.2%inclusion19 decks264 decks
-3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.8%inclusion18 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
44%inclusion117 decks264 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion105 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Army of the Damned
38%inclusion101 decks264 decks
34%synergy
Exsanguinate
37%inclusion97 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion92 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
28%inclusion74 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion60 decks264 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion54 decks264 decks
-4%synergy
Mutilate
19%inclusion50 decks264 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion34 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
16%inclusion41 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
16%inclusion41 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion37 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion35 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion34 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion34 decks264 decks
-4%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion32 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion31 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion28 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion27 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
-3%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.2%inclusion19 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
7.2%inclusion19 decks264 decks
-5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.8%inclusion18 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
35%inclusion93 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
34%inclusion89 decks264 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion55 decks264 decks
-13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion50 decks264 decks
-13%synergy
Expedition Map
16%inclusion42 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion37 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Panharmonicon
13%inclusion35 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion32 decks264 decks
2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
-9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.7%inclusion23 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
2%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Demon's Horn
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
43%inclusion113 decks264 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion105 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
35%inclusion92 decks264 decks
26%synergy
Grave Pact
34%inclusion90 decks264 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion88 decks264 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
30%inclusion79 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
30%inclusion79 decks264 decks
17%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
18%inclusion39 decks218 decks
13%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion46 decks264 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
17%inclusion46 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion45 decks264 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion44 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion40 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion38 decks264 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion36 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion32 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
9.1%inclusion24 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
9.1%inclusion24 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.7%inclusion23 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Open the Graves
8.3%inclusion22 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Carnival of Souls
7.6%inclusion20 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.6%inclusion20 decks264 decks
-3%synergy
Blight Mound
7.6%inclusion20 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
7.2%inclusion19 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.8%inclusion18 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Oubliette
6.8%inclusion18 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Warlock Class
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
33%inclusion87 decks264 decks
19%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
16%inclusion41 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion31 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
8.7%inclusion23 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
65%inclusion171 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion141 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
49%inclusion130 decks264 decks
25%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
38%inclusion101 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
37%inclusion97 decks264 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
36%inclusion95 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion94 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
34%inclusion89 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion53 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion48 decks264 decks
-12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion41 decks264 decks
0%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion33 decks264 decks
-4%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
12%inclusion32 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
12%inclusion31 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion28 decks264 decks
1%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion28 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion26 decks252 decks
1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion27 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Barad-dûr
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.6%inclusion20 decks264 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion215 decks264 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion161 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
17%inclusion46 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion45 decks264 decks
-6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
16%inclusion42 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion33 decks264 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion33 decks264 decks
-13%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
-20%synergy
Caged Sun
8.7%inclusion23 decks264 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion259 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion78 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion59 decks252 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion61 decks264 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion42 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion35 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.6%inclusion20 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
0%synergy
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