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Ezra Sassaman
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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Phyrexian Altar
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
75%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
70%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
67%synergy
Gravecrawler
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Carrion Feeder
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Warren Soultrader
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
64%synergy
Bitterblossom
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Diabolic Intent
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Culling the Weak
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Crypt Ghast
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Ophiomancer
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Blood Artist
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Reanimate
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
30%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Demonic Tutor
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
38%synergy
The One Ring
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Imperial Seal
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Necropotence
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Opposition Agent
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Reassembling Skeleton
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Bloodghast
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Viscera Seer
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Nether Traitor
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Starscape Cleric
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Grim Haruspex
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Chittering Witch
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Wurm
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Dark Confidant
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Blood Pet
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Reaper
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Timeline Culler
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Witch of the Moors
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Grave Titan
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Great Unclean One
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Forsaken Miner
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Darkstar Augur
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Marauder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Ritual
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Entomb
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Saw in Half
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Imp's Mischief
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Dismember
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Tragic Slip
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Defile
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Szat's Will
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Force of Despair
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Sacrifice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Ad Nauseam
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Fatal Push
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Plague of Vermin
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Bubbling Muck
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Army of the Damned
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Chain of Smog
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Profane Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Buried Alive
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Mutilate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Skullclamp
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Bontu's Monument
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Defense Grid
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Grave Pact
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Exquisite Blood
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Animate Dead
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Necromancy
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Sanguine Bond
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Carnival of Souls
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Dark Prophecy
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Open the Graves
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Oubliette
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Professor Onyx
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Castle Locthwain
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Field of the Dead
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
War Room
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
High Market
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Peat Bog
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
19%synergy
The Soul Stone
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Lotus Petal
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Nyx Lotus
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Crowded Crypt
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Cave
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Boggart Trawler
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
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