Ovika, Enigma Goliath (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
Harmonized Crescendo
31%inclusion108 decks350 decks
28%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
25%inclusion97 decks389 decks
24%synergy
Collective Inferno
21%inclusion72 decks349 decks
19%synergy
Rimefire Torque
8.0%inclusion26 decks325 decks
7%synergy
Firdoch Core
7.8%inclusion27 decks347 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Transcendent Message
56%inclusion533 decks959 decks
53%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
55%inclusion518 decks943 decks
52%synergy
Meeting of Minds
53%inclusion508 decks959 decks
51%synergy
Artistic Refusal
51%inclusion489 decks959 decks
50%synergy
Distant Melody
52%inclusion494 decks959 decks
48%synergy
Rowdy Research
47%inclusion448 decks959 decks
46%synergy
Complete the Circuit
47%inclusion452 decks959 decks
46%synergy
Explosive Singularity
46%inclusion443 decks959 decks
45%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
45%inclusion429 decks959 decks
44%synergy
Perplexing Test
45%inclusion433 decks959 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Dig Through Time
48%inclusion463 decks959 decks
37%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion447 decks959 decks
5%synergy
Shared Animosity
46%inclusion442 decks959 decks
43%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion430 decks959 decks
3%synergy
Chief Engineer
43%inclusion417 decks959 decks
42%synergy
Shatter the Source
43%inclusion408 decks959 decks
42%synergy
Volcanic Vision
40%inclusion381 decks959 decks
37%synergy
Resculpt
40%inclusion379 decks959 decks
32%synergy
Reality Heist
39%inclusion378 decks959 decks
39%synergy
Divergent Transformations
39%inclusion373 decks959 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
26%inclusion246 decks959 decks
0%synergy
Skirk Prospector
22%inclusion214 decks959 decks
20%synergy
Mocking Sprite
21%inclusion197 decks959 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
19%inclusion187 decks959 decks
-9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
19%inclusion182 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
15%inclusion140 decks959 decks
12%synergy
Enigma Drake
14%inclusion139 decks959 decks
13%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
14%inclusion136 decks959 decks
11%synergy
Devilish Valet
11%inclusion107 decks959 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
11%inclusion98 decks907 decks
10%synergy
Tolarian Terror
10%inclusion96 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
10%inclusion96 decks959 decks
10%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
10%inclusion95 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion95 decks959 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
9.5%inclusion91 decks959 decks
-8%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
9.3%inclusion89 decks959 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
9.2%inclusion86 decks931 decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Dowser
8.7%inclusion83 decks959 decks
8%synergy
Junk Winder
8.4%inclusion81 decks959 decks
7%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
8.2%inclusion79 decks959 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.2%inclusion79 decks959 decks
-8%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
8.1%inclusion74 decks911 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
7.9%inclusion76 decks959 decks
-9%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.8%inclusion75 decks959 decks
-5%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
7.2%inclusion41 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
7.2%inclusion69 decks959 decks
6%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
6.9%inclusion63 decks911 decks
6%synergy
Taurean Mauler
6.8%inclusion65 decks959 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
6.7%inclusion64 decks959 decks
6%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
6.5%inclusion42 decks649 decks
1%synergy
Voracious Greatshark
6.5%inclusion62 decks959 decks
6%synergy
Redcap Gutter-Dweller
6.2%inclusion59 decks959 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Sailor
5.8%inclusion56 decks959 decks
4%synergy
Tempest Djinn
5.8%inclusion56 decks959 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
5.6%inclusion54 decks959 decks
3%synergy
Mindsparker
5.3%inclusion51 decks959 decks
5%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
5.1%inclusion49 decks959 decks
5%synergy
Dragon Mage
5.0%inclusion48 decks959 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Negate
38%inclusion367 decks959 decks
5%synergy
Focus the Mind
37%inclusion265 decks707 decks
36%synergy
Assert Authority
36%inclusion349 decks959 decks
36%synergy
Tears of Rage
36%inclusion345 decks959 decks
36%synergy
Delightful Discovery
32%inclusion292 decks911 decks
32%synergy
Stoke the Flames
32%inclusion307 decks959 decks
32%synergy
Overwhelming Victory
32%inclusion135 decks427 decks
31%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion285 decks959 decks
10%synergy
Synchronized Eviction
29%inclusion281 decks959 decks
29%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion258 decks959 decks
21%synergy
Opt
26%inclusion248 decks959 decks
-10%synergy
Refute
24%inclusion223 decks911 decks
20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion215 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Zimone's Hypothesis
21%inclusion194 decks919 decks
21%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion192 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Keep Watch
18%inclusion173 decks959 decks
17%synergy
Teach by Example
16%inclusion153 decks959 decks
13%synergy
Think Twice
16%inclusion152 decks959 decks
10%synergy
Essence Scatter
15%inclusion147 decks959 decks
13%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion124 decks959 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion113 decks959 decks
-7%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion108 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Into the Roil
10%inclusion96 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Burst Lightning
10%inclusion93 decks959 decks
8%synergy
Faebloom Trick
10%inclusion88 decks911 decks
9%synergy
Commandeer
10%inclusion92 decks959 decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
9.5%inclusion91 decks959 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
9.3%inclusion89 decks959 decks
-3%synergy
Goblin Surprise
9.1%inclusion83 decks911 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
8.8%inclusion84 decks959 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.7%inclusion83 decks959 decks
-5%synergy
Counterspell
8.6%inclusion82 decks959 decks
-44%synergy
Dive Down
8.4%inclusion81 decks959 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
8.3%inclusion80 decks959 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.1%inclusion78 decks959 decks
1%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
8.0%inclusion77 decks959 decks
2%synergy
Pack Attack
7.5%inclusion72 decks959 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
7.0%inclusion67 decks959 decks
-16%synergy
Massive Raid
6.4%inclusion61 decks959 decks
6%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
6.3%inclusion60 decks957 decks
6%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
5.7%inclusion55 decks959 decks
-1%synergy
Quick Study
5.6%inclusion54 decks959 decks
2%synergy
Burn Bright
5.5%inclusion53 decks959 decks
5%synergy
Run Away Together
5.0%inclusion48 decks959 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Pyretic Charge
37%inclusion349 decks954 decks
34%synergy
Thoughtcast
34%inclusion326 decks959 decks
29%synergy
Surge to Victory
29%inclusion275 decks959 decks
26%synergy
Treasure Cruise
23%inclusion221 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Negotiation
19%inclusion172 decks910 decks
18%synergy
Finale of Revelation
19%inclusion181 decks959 decks
12%synergy
Dragon Fodder
18%inclusion169 decks959 decks
15%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion132 decks959 decks
9%synergy
River's Rebuke
14%inclusion131 decks959 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion104 decks959 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion104 decks959 decks
7%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
8.9%inclusion85 decks959 decks
8%synergy
Crash Through
8.3%inclusion80 decks959 decks
4%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.0%inclusion77 decks959 decks
1%synergy
Hazardous Blast
8.0%inclusion77 decks959 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.7%inclusion74 decks959 decks
-25%synergy
Empty the Warrens
7.5%inclusion72 decks959 decks
4%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
7.2%inclusion69 decks959 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.8%inclusion65 decks959 decks
0%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.2%inclusion59 decks959 decks
1%synergy
Divination
5.9%inclusion57 decks959 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
5.5%inclusion53 decks959 decks
-33%synergy
Apex of Power
5.5%inclusion53 decks959 decks
2%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.2%inclusion50 decks959 decks
-17%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
23%inclusion223 decks959 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion119 decks959 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion109 decks959 decks
-18%synergy
Magnifying Glass
9.2%inclusion88 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.8%inclusion75 decks959 decks
3%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.5%inclusion68 decks910 decks
7%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.6%inclusion63 decks959 decks
3%synergy
Mazemind Tome
6.0%inclusion58 decks959 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.0%inclusion48 decks959 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
37%inclusion358 decks959 decks
29%synergy
Raid Bombardment
20%inclusion190 decks959 decks
18%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
12%inclusion117 decks959 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
12%inclusion111 decks959 decks
10%synergy
Confiscate
10%inclusion99 decks959 decks
10%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
10%inclusion94 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Cavalcade of Calamity
10%inclusion93 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.6%inclusion73 decks959 decks
0%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
7.4%inclusion71 decks959 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.4%inclusion71 decks959 decks
-9%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
6.8%inclusion65 decks959 decks
4%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.2%inclusion59 decks959 decks
-2%synergy
Goblin Oriflamme
6.2%inclusion59 decks959 decks
6%synergy
Ferocity of the Wilds
5.7%inclusion55 decks959 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
13%inclusion127 decks959 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
7.9%inclusion76 decks959 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Castle Embereth
38%inclusion365 decks959 decks
36%synergy
Volatile Fault
28%inclusion269 decks959 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion72 decks959 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion71 decks959 decks
-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.3%inclusion60 decks959 decks
-43%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion739 decks959 decks
-6%synergy
Hedron Archive
72%inclusion687 decks959 decks
66%synergy
Commander's Sphere
70%inclusion668 decks959 decks
54%synergy
Heraldic Banner
65%inclusion628 decks959 decks
64%synergy
Mind Stone
65%inclusion624 decks959 decks
41%synergy
Sky Diamond
60%inclusion580 decks959 decks
52%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion578 decks959 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
58%inclusion552 decks959 decks
50%synergy
Izzet Locket
55%inclusion531 decks959 decks
52%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
53%inclusion504 decks959 decks
51%synergy
Worn Powerstone
52%inclusion498 decks959 decks
48%synergy
Sol Ring
51%inclusion493 decks959 decks
-35%synergy
Firemind Vessel
50%inclusion484 decks959 decks
48%synergy
Sisay's Ring
50%inclusion475 decks959 decks
48%synergy
Midnight Clock
49%inclusion472 decks959 decks
38%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
49%inclusion466 decks959 decks
46%synergy
Honored Heirloom
45%inclusion435 decks959 decks
45%synergy
Coveted Jewel
45%inclusion431 decks959 decks
43%synergy
Prismatic Lens
44%inclusion422 decks959 decks
42%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
43%inclusion416 decks959 decks
43%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
43%inclusion412 decks959 decks
42%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
42%inclusion406 decks959 decks
40%synergy
Network Terminal
40%inclusion387 decks959 decks
40%synergy
Coalition Relic
37%inclusion356 decks959 decks
36%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
37%inclusion354 decks959 decks
36%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
34%inclusion328 decks959 decks
34%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
34%inclusion192 decks567 decks
33%synergy
Star Compass
31%inclusion297 decks959 decks
30%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
31%inclusion293 decks959 decks
29%synergy
Guardian Idol
30%inclusion291 decks959 decks
30%synergy
Solar Transformer
29%inclusion272 decks943 decks
28%synergy
Planar Atlas
28%inclusion268 decks959 decks
28%synergy
Ichor Elixir
24%inclusion234 decks959 decks
24%synergy
Starting Column
24%inclusion206 decks846 decks
24%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
23%inclusion224 decks959 decks
23%synergy
Gilded Lotus
23%inclusion222 decks959 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion221 decks959 decks
-9%synergy
Bandit's Haul
21%inclusion198 decks957 decks
20%synergy
Cursed Mirror
20%inclusion196 decks959 decks
14%synergy
The Irencrag
20%inclusion191 decks959 decks
19%synergy
Blitzball
20%inclusion122 decks614 decks
19%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion189 decks959 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
18%inclusion168 decks959 decks
15%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
16%inclusion157 decks959 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
16%inclusion156 decks959 decks
15%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
15%inclusion92 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion141 decks959 decks
-22%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
15%inclusion77 decks531 decks
10%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
14%inclusion134 decks959 decks
14%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
13%inclusion127 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion958 decks959 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion957 decks959 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion699 decks959 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50%inclusion476 decks959 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
48%inclusion461 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion451 decks959 decks
-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion411 decks959 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion403 decks959 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion361 decks959 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
38%inclusion361 decks959 decks
20%synergy
Ferrous Lake
37%inclusion353 decks959 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion296 decks959 decks
17%synergy
Spire of Industry
30%inclusion292 decks959 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion273 decks959 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion258 decks959 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
24%inclusion231 decks959 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
19%inclusion183 decks959 decks
-40%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion148 decks959 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
8.8%inclusion84 decks959 decks
-35%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.1%inclusion68 decks959 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.7%inclusion64 decks959 decks
4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.6%inclusion63 decks959 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.8%inclusion56 decks959 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
5.7%inclusion55 decks959 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion54 decks959 decks
3%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
5.4%inclusion34 decks625 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.1%inclusion49 decks959 decks
0%synergy