Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

Ayara, First of Locthwain
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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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Super Shredder
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plague of Vermin
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
66%synergy
Gravecrawler
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
66%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Ophiomancer
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Diabolic Intent
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
61%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Bitterblossom
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Warren Soultrader
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Toxic Deluge
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Carrion Feeder
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Viscera Seer
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Imp's Mischief
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
27%synergy
The One Ring
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Necropotence
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Seal
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Zulaport Cutthroat
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Bloodghast
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
48%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Chittering Witch
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Boggart Trawler
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Nether Traitor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Darkstar Augur
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Dark Confidant
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pet
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Murderous Rider
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Grim Servant
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Putrid Goblin
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Witch of the Moors
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Great Unclean One
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Dread Presence
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Plaguecrafter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Massacre Girl
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Grim Haruspex
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Lazotep Reaver
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Saw in Half
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Tragic Slip
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Force of Despair
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Defile
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Szat's Will
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Sacrifice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Malicious Affliction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Scheme
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Buried Alive
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Army of the Damned
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Chain of Smog
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Lively Dirge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Mutilate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dark Salvation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Defense Grid
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Mindcrank
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Carnival of Souls
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Grave Pact
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
17%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Exquisite Blood
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dark Prophecy
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Blight Mound
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Grave Venerations
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Greed
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Wound Reflection
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Castle Locthwain
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Witch's Cottage
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Barad-dûr
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
High Market
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
War Room
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
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