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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Harmonized Crescendo
31%inclusion107 decks349 decks
28%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
25%inclusion96 decks389 decks
23%synergy
Collective Inferno
20%inclusion71 decks348 decks
18%synergy
Rimefire Torque
7.7%inclusion25 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Firdoch Core
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Transcendent Message
55%inclusion531 decks958 decks
53%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
55%inclusion516 decks942 decks
52%synergy
Meeting of Minds
53%inclusion508 decks958 decks
52%synergy
Artistic Refusal
51%inclusion487 decks958 decks
50%synergy
Distant Melody
51%inclusion490 decks958 decks
48%synergy
Rowdy Research
46%inclusion444 decks958 decks
46%synergy
Complete the Circuit
47%inclusion447 decks958 decks
45%synergy
Explosive Singularity
46%inclusion438 decks958 decks
44%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
45%inclusion428 decks958 decks
44%synergy
Perplexing Test
45%inclusion431 decks958 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Dig Through Time
48%inclusion459 decks958 decks
36%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion447 decks958 decks
5%synergy
Shared Animosity
46%inclusion441 decks958 decks
43%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion425 decks958 decks
2%synergy
Chief Engineer
43%inclusion416 decks958 decks
42%synergy
Shatter the Source
42%inclusion405 decks958 decks
42%synergy
Volcanic Vision
40%inclusion379 decks958 decks
37%synergy
Resculpt
39%inclusion377 decks958 decks
32%synergy
Reality Heist
39%inclusion375 decks958 decks
39%synergy
Divergent Transformations
39%inclusion371 decks958 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
26%inclusion248 decks958 decks
0%synergy
Skirk Prospector
22%inclusion214 decks958 decks
20%synergy
Mocking Sprite
21%inclusion197 decks958 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
20%inclusion190 decks958 decks
-9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
19%inclusion184 decks958 decks
9%synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
15%inclusion142 decks958 decks
13%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
15%inclusion139 decks958 decks
11%synergy
Enigma Drake
14%inclusion138 decks958 decks
13%synergy
Devilish Valet
11%inclusion107 decks958 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
11%inclusion97 decks905 decks
10%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
10%inclusion96 decks958 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
10%inclusion95 decks958 decks
10%synergy
Tolarian Terror
10%inclusion95 decks958 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion94 decks958 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion92 decks958 decks
-8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
9.3%inclusion86 decks929 decks
-12%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
9.2%inclusion88 decks958 decks
8%synergy
Junk Winder
8.6%inclusion82 decks958 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Dowser
8.6%inclusion82 decks958 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.5%inclusion81 decks958 decks
-8%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
8.1%inclusion78 decks958 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
8.0%inclusion77 decks958 decks
-9%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
8.0%inclusion73 decks909 decks
7%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.9%inclusion76 decks958 decks
-5%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
7.2%inclusion41 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
7.1%inclusion68 decks958 decks
6%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
6.8%inclusion62 decks909 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
6.8%inclusion65 decks958 decks
6%synergy
Taurean Mauler
6.8%inclusion65 decks958 decks
6%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
6.3%inclusion41 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Voracious Greatshark
6.3%inclusion60 decks958 decks
6%synergy
Redcap Gutter-Dweller
6.1%inclusion58 decks958 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
5.8%inclusion56 decks958 decks
4%synergy
Spectral Sailor
5.6%inclusion54 decks958 decks
3%synergy
Tempest Djinn
5.6%inclusion54 decks958 decks
6%synergy
Mindsparker
5.3%inclusion51 decks958 decks
5%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
5.1%inclusion49 decks958 decks
5%synergy
Dragon Mage
5.0%inclusion48 decks958 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Negate
39%inclusion370 decks958 decks
5%synergy
Focus the Mind
38%inclusion265 decks706 decks
36%synergy
Assert Authority
36%inclusion345 decks958 decks
35%synergy
Tears of Rage
36%inclusion343 decks958 decks
35%synergy
Overwhelming Victory
32%inclusion136 decks427 decks
31%synergy
Stoke the Flames
32%inclusion305 decks958 decks
31%synergy
Delightful Discovery
32%inclusion288 decks909 decks
31%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion286 decks958 decks
10%synergy
Synchronized Eviction
29%inclusion278 decks958 decks
29%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion257 decks958 decks
21%synergy
Opt
26%inclusion249 decks958 decks
-10%synergy
Refute
24%inclusion222 decks909 decks
20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion214 decks958 decks
9%synergy
Zimone's Hypothesis
21%inclusion192 decks916 decks
21%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion192 decks958 decks
10%synergy
Keep Watch
18%inclusion171 decks958 decks
16%synergy
Teach by Example
16%inclusion153 decks958 decks
13%synergy
Think Twice
16%inclusion151 decks958 decks
10%synergy
Essence Scatter
15%inclusion146 decks958 decks
13%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion123 decks958 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion114 decks958 decks
-7%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion106 decks958 decks
9%synergy
Into the Roil
10%inclusion95 decks958 decks
8%synergy
Burst Lightning
10%inclusion93 decks958 decks
8%synergy
Commandeer
10%inclusion93 decks958 decks
8%synergy
Faebloom Trick
9.5%inclusion86 decks909 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
9.4%inclusion90 decks958 decks
-2%synergy
Bolt Bend
9.4%inclusion90 decks958 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Surprise
9.0%inclusion82 decks909 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
9.0%inclusion86 decks958 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
8.9%inclusion85 decks958 decks
-44%synergy
Reality Shift
8.7%inclusion83 decks958 decks
-5%synergy
Dive Down
8.5%inclusion81 decks958 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
8.5%inclusion81 decks958 decks
2%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
8.2%inclusion79 decks958 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.1%inclusion78 decks958 decks
1%synergy
Pack Attack
7.3%inclusion70 decks958 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
7.0%inclusion67 decks958 decks
-16%synergy
Massive Raid
6.3%inclusion60 decks958 decks
6%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
6.1%inclusion58 decks956 decks
6%synergy
Quick Study
5.7%inclusion55 decks958 decks
2%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
5.5%inclusion53 decks958 decks
-1%synergy
Burn Bright
5.5%inclusion53 decks958 decks
5%synergy
Run Away Together
5.0%inclusion48 decks958 decks
1%synergy
Syncopate
5.0%inclusion48 decks958 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Pyretic Charge
36%inclusion346 decks953 decks
34%synergy
Thoughtcast
34%inclusion323 decks958 decks
29%synergy
Surge to Victory
28%inclusion271 decks958 decks
25%synergy
Treasure Cruise
23%inclusion221 decks958 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Negotiation
19%inclusion171 decks908 decks
18%synergy
Finale of Revelation
19%inclusion180 decks958 decks
12%synergy
Dragon Fodder
17%inclusion167 decks958 decks
15%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion131 decks958 decks
9%synergy
River's Rebuke
14%inclusion131 decks958 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion107 decks958 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion102 decks958 decks
6%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
8.8%inclusion84 decks958 decks
8%synergy
Crash Through
8.2%inclusion79 decks958 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.1%inclusion78 decks958 decks
1%synergy
Hazardous Blast
8.1%inclusion78 decks958 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.7%inclusion74 decks958 decks
-25%synergy
Empty the Warrens
7.4%inclusion71 decks958 decks
4%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
7.2%inclusion69 decks958 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.9%inclusion66 decks958 decks
1%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.2%inclusion59 decks958 decks
1%synergy
Divination
6.1%inclusion58 decks958 decks
4%synergy
Apex of Power
5.5%inclusion53 decks958 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
5.4%inclusion52 decks958 decks
-33%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.2%inclusion50 decks958 decks
-17%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
23%inclusion224 decks958 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion118 decks958 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion110 decks958 decks
-18%synergy
Magnifying Glass
9.4%inclusion90 decks958 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.8%inclusion75 decks958 decks
3%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.4%inclusion67 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.7%inclusion64 decks958 decks
3%synergy
Mazemind Tome
5.9%inclusion57 decks958 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
38%inclusion361 decks958 decks
29%synergy
Raid Bombardment
20%inclusion190 decks958 decks
18%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
12%inclusion117 decks958 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
12%inclusion111 decks958 decks
10%synergy
Confiscate
10%inclusion99 decks958 decks
10%synergy
Cavalcade of Calamity
10%inclusion93 decks958 decks
9%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
10%inclusion92 decks958 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.6%inclusion73 decks958 decks
-8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.6%inclusion73 decks958 decks
0%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
7.5%inclusion72 decks958 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
6.9%inclusion66 decks958 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Oriflamme
6.3%inclusion60 decks958 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.1%inclusion58 decks958 decks
-2%synergy
Ferocity of the Wilds
5.8%inclusion56 decks958 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
13%inclusion127 decks958 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
7.9%inclusion76 decks958 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Castle Embereth
38%inclusion362 decks958 decks
36%synergy
Volatile Fault
28%inclusion267 decks958 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion72 decks958 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.3%inclusion70 decks958 decks
-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.1%inclusion58 decks958 decks
-43%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion738 decks958 decks
-6%synergy
Hedron Archive
72%inclusion687 decks958 decks
66%synergy
Commander's Sphere
70%inclusion666 decks958 decks
54%synergy
Heraldic Banner
65%inclusion624 decks958 decks
63%synergy
Mind Stone
65%inclusion623 decks958 decks
41%synergy
Sky Diamond
61%inclusion580 decks958 decks
52%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion576 decks958 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
57%inclusion550 decks958 decks
49%synergy
Izzet Locket
55%inclusion530 decks958 decks
52%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
53%inclusion503 decks958 decks
51%synergy
Worn Powerstone
52%inclusion497 decks958 decks
48%synergy
Sol Ring
51%inclusion491 decks958 decks
-35%synergy
Firemind Vessel
50%inclusion483 decks958 decks
47%synergy
Midnight Clock
49%inclusion471 decks958 decks
38%synergy
Sisay's Ring
49%inclusion471 decks958 decks
48%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
48%inclusion463 decks958 decks
46%synergy
Honored Heirloom
45%inclusion435 decks958 decks
45%synergy
Coveted Jewel
45%inclusion430 decks958 decks
43%synergy
Prismatic Lens
44%inclusion422 decks958 decks
42%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
43%inclusion412 decks958 decks
42%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
43%inclusion410 decks958 decks
42%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
42%inclusion405 decks958 decks
40%synergy
Network Terminal
40%inclusion384 decks958 decks
40%synergy
Coalition Relic
37%inclusion353 decks958 decks
36%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
37%inclusion351 decks958 decks
36%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
34%inclusion327 decks958 decks
33%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
34%inclusion191 decks567 decks
33%synergy
Star Compass
31%inclusion296 decks958 decks
30%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
30%inclusion292 decks958 decks
29%synergy
Guardian Idol
30%inclusion290 decks958 decks
30%synergy
Solar Transformer
29%inclusion270 decks942 decks
28%synergy
Planar Atlas
28%inclusion265 decks958 decks
27%synergy
Starting Column
25%inclusion207 decks844 decks
24%synergy
Ichor Elixir
24%inclusion232 decks958 decks
24%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
23%inclusion223 decks958 decks
23%synergy
Gilded Lotus
23%inclusion222 decks958 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion221 decks958 decks
-9%synergy
Bandit's Haul
21%inclusion197 decks956 decks
20%synergy
Cursed Mirror
20%inclusion193 decks958 decks
13%synergy
Blitzball
20%inclusion123 decks614 decks
19%synergy
The Irencrag
20%inclusion191 decks958 decks
19%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion187 decks958 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
18%inclusion169 decks958 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
16%inclusion157 decks958 decks
15%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
16%inclusion156 decks958 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion143 decks958 decks
-21%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
15%inclusion92 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
15%inclusion78 decks531 decks
10%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
14%inclusion133 decks958 decks
14%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
13%inclusion126 decks958 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion957 decks958 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion956 decks958 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion697 decks958 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50%inclusion477 decks958 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
48%inclusion460 decks958 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion449 decks958 decks
-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion405 decks958 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion400 decks958 decks
25%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
38%inclusion364 decks958 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion363 decks958 decks
-2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
37%inclusion353 decks958 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion294 decks958 decks
17%synergy
Spire of Industry
30%inclusion289 decks958 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion276 decks958 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion257 decks958 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
24%inclusion230 decks958 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
19%inclusion184 decks958 decks
-40%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion151 decks958 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
9.0%inclusion86 decks958 decks
-34%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.0%inclusion67 decks958 decks
-2%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.8%inclusion65 decks958 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.6%inclusion63 decks958 decks
4%synergy
Highland Lake
5.8%inclusion56 decks958 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.7%inclusion55 decks958 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
5.5%inclusion53 decks958 decks
3%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
5.3%inclusion33 decks625 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.0%inclusion48 decks958 decks
0%synergy