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
Donatello's Technique
2.4%inclusion4 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Ooze Spill
1.8%inclusion3 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Brilliance Unleashed
1.8%inclusion3 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Slash, Reptile Rampager
1.8%inclusion5 decks284 decks
1%synergy
Return to the Sewers
1.2%inclusion2 decks169 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Transcendent Message
54%inclusion535 decks984 decks
52%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
55%inclusion532 decks973 decks
52%synergy
Meeting of Minds
52%inclusion507 decks984 decks
50%synergy
Artistic Refusal
50%inclusion491 decks984 decks
49%synergy
Distant Melody
51%inclusion500 decks984 decks
48%synergy
Rowdy Research
46%inclusion449 decks984 decks
45%synergy
Complete the Circuit
46%inclusion453 decks984 decks
44%synergy
Explosive Singularity
45%inclusion446 decks984 decks
44%synergy
Perplexing Test
45%inclusion439 decks984 decks
43%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
44%inclusion430 decks984 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Dig Through Time
47%inclusion467 decks984 decks
36%synergy
Frantic Search
46%inclusion451 decks984 decks
4%synergy
Shared Animosity
46%inclusion449 decks984 decks
42%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion435 decks984 decks
2%synergy
Chief Engineer
42%inclusion416 decks984 decks
41%synergy
Shatter the Source
42%inclusion410 decks984 decks
41%synergy
Negate
39%inclusion383 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Vision
39%inclusion383 decks984 decks
36%synergy
Reality Heist
39%inclusion380 decks984 decks
38%synergy
Impact Tremors
39%inclusion379 decks984 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
26%inclusion257 decks984 decks
0%synergy
Skirk Prospector
22%inclusion219 decks984 decks
20%synergy
Mocking Sprite
21%inclusion202 decks984 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
20%inclusion193 decks984 decks
-9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
19%inclusion188 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
15%inclusion150 decks984 decks
13%synergy
Enigma Drake
15%inclusion143 decks984 decks
13%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
14%inclusion138 decks984 decks
11%synergy
Devilish Valet
11%inclusion109 decks984 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
11%inclusion102 decks935 decks
10%synergy
Tolarian Terror
10%inclusion100 decks984 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
10%inclusion99 decks984 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion99 decks984 decks
-7%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion98 decks984 decks
8%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
10%inclusion97 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
10%inclusion95 decks984 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
9.5%inclusion91 decks960 decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Dowser
9.1%inclusion90 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Junk Winder
8.7%inclusion86 decks984 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.5%inclusion84 decks984 decks
-8%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
8.3%inclusion82 decks984 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
8.3%inclusion82 decks984 decks
-9%synergy
Firebrand Archer
8.2%inclusion81 decks984 decks
-4%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
8.2%inclusion77 decks939 decks
7%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
7.7%inclusion46 decks599 decks
4%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
7.2%inclusion71 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
7.1%inclusion67 decks939 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
7.0%inclusion69 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Taurean Mauler
7.0%inclusion69 decks984 decks
6%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
6.6%inclusion45 decks679 decks
2%synergy
Voracious Greatshark
6.6%inclusion65 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Redcap Gutter-Dweller
6.4%inclusion63 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Sailor
6.0%inclusion59 decks984 decks
4%synergy
Tempest Djinn
5.8%inclusion57 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
5.7%inclusion56 decks984 decks
3%synergy
Mindsparker
5.3%inclusion52 decks984 decks
5%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
5.1%inclusion50 decks984 decks
5%synergy
Dragon Mage
5.1%inclusion50 decks984 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Resculpt
38%inclusion378 decks984 decks
31%synergy
Divergent Transformations
38%inclusion373 decks984 decks
37%synergy
Focus the Mind
37%inclusion273 decks737 decks
36%synergy
Assert Authority
36%inclusion352 decks984 decks
35%synergy
Tears of Rage
35%inclusion348 decks984 decks
35%synergy
Delightful Discovery
32%inclusion296 decks939 decks
31%synergy
Stoke the Flames
31%inclusion308 decks984 decks
31%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
31%inclusion117 decks382 decks
28%synergy
Overwhelming Victory
31%inclusion141 decks461 decks
30%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion294 decks984 decks
11%synergy
Synchronized Eviction
29%inclusion282 decks984 decks
28%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion265 decks984 decks
21%synergy
Opt
26%inclusion258 decks984 decks
-10%synergy
Refute
24%inclusion230 decks939 decks
20%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
24%inclusion100 decks420 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion225 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Zimone's Hypothesis
21%inclusion200 decks947 decks
21%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion199 decks984 decks
10%synergy
Keep Watch
17%inclusion169 decks984 decks
16%synergy
Teach by Example
16%inclusion161 decks984 decks
13%synergy
Think Twice
16%inclusion160 decks984 decks
10%synergy
Essence Scatter
16%inclusion154 decks984 decks
14%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion129 decks984 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion121 decks984 decks
-7%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion108 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Into the Roil
10%inclusion102 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Burst Lightning
10%inclusion97 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Faebloom Trick
10%inclusion92 decks939 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion96 decks984 decks
-2%synergy
Bolt Bend
10%inclusion96 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Commandeer
10%inclusion96 decks984 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Surprise
10%inclusion90 decks939 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
9.1%inclusion90 decks984 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
9.0%inclusion89 decks984 decks
-43%synergy
Dive Down
8.7%inclusion86 decks984 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion85 decks984 decks
-5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
8.3%inclusion82 decks984 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.2%inclusion81 decks984 decks
1%synergy
Rewind
7.9%inclusion78 decks984 decks
1%synergy
Pack Attack
7.4%inclusion73 decks984 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
6.9%inclusion68 decks984 decks
-17%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
6.1%inclusion60 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Massive Raid
6.0%inclusion59 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Quick Study
5.6%inclusion55 decks984 decks
2%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
5.6%inclusion55 decks984 decks
-1%synergy
Syncopate
5.2%inclusion51 decks984 decks
3%synergy
Burn Bright
5.2%inclusion51 decks984 decks
5%synergy
Run Away Together
5.1%inclusion50 decks984 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Pyretic Charge
36%inclusion356 decks984 decks
34%synergy
Thoughtcast
34%inclusion331 decks984 decks
29%synergy
Surge to Victory
28%inclusion275 decks984 decks
25%synergy
Treasure Cruise
23%inclusion229 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Negotiation
19%inclusion179 decks938 decks
18%synergy
Finale of Revelation
19%inclusion187 decks984 decks
12%synergy
Dragon Fodder
18%inclusion177 decks984 decks
16%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion139 decks984 decks
10%synergy
River's Rebuke
14%inclusion139 decks984 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion108 decks984 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion106 decks984 decks
4%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
9.3%inclusion92 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Crash Through
9.0%inclusion89 decks984 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.1%inclusion80 decks984 decks
-25%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.0%inclusion79 decks984 decks
1%synergy
Hazardous Blast
8.0%inclusion79 decks984 decks
7%synergy
Empty the Warrens
7.4%inclusion73 decks984 decks
4%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
7.1%inclusion70 decks984 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.6%inclusion65 decks984 decks
0%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.1%inclusion60 decks984 decks
1%synergy
Divination
6.0%inclusion59 decks984 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
6.0%inclusion59 decks984 decks
-32%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.7%inclusion56 decks984 decks
-17%synergy
Apex of Power
5.7%inclusion56 decks984 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
23%inclusion229 decks984 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion123 decks984 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion114 decks984 decks
-17%synergy
Magnifying Glass
9.1%inclusion90 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.7%inclusion76 decks984 decks
3%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.7%inclusion72 decks938 decks
8%synergy
Rimefire Torque
7.3%inclusion26 decks357 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.6%inclusion65 decks984 decks
3%synergy
Mazemind Tome
6.0%inclusion59 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Hot Dog Cart
5.4%inclusion29 decks538 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.3%inclusion52 decks984 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Collective Inferno
21%inclusion80 decks381 decks
19%synergy
Raid Bombardment
20%inclusion195 decks984 decks
18%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
12%inclusion118 decks984 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
12%inclusion118 decks984 decks
10%synergy
Confiscate
11%inclusion104 decks984 decks
10%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
10%inclusion98 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Cavalcade of Calamity
10%inclusion94 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.3%inclusion82 decks984 decks
1%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.7%inclusion76 decks984 decks
-8%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
7.5%inclusion74 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
6.6%inclusion65 decks984 decks
3%synergy
Goblin Oriflamme
6.3%inclusion62 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.1%inclusion60 decks984 decks
-2%synergy
Ferocity of the Wilds
5.8%inclusion57 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
13%inclusion127 decks984 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
8.1%inclusion80 decks984 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Castle Embereth
38%inclusion369 decks984 decks
35%synergy
Volatile Fault
28%inclusion272 decks984 decks
26%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion77 decks984 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.2%inclusion71 decks984 decks
-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.4%inclusion63 decks984 decks
-43%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion759 decks984 decks
-6%synergy
Hedron Archive
71%inclusion698 decks984 decks
65%synergy
Commander's Sphere
69%inclusion682 decks984 decks
54%synergy
Heraldic Banner
65%inclusion641 decks984 decks
63%synergy
Mind Stone
64%inclusion634 decks984 decks
40%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion591 decks984 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
60%inclusion588 decks984 decks
52%synergy
Fire Diamond
57%inclusion558 decks984 decks
49%synergy
Izzet Locket
54%inclusion533 decks984 decks
51%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
52%inclusion510 decks984 decks
50%synergy
Sol Ring
52%inclusion509 decks984 decks
-35%synergy
Worn Powerstone
51%inclusion503 decks984 decks
47%synergy
Firemind Vessel
50%inclusion491 decks984 decks
47%synergy
Midnight Clock
49%inclusion480 decks984 decks
38%synergy
Sisay's Ring
49%inclusion480 decks984 decks
47%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
48%inclusion472 decks984 decks
46%synergy
Honored Heirloom
45%inclusion438 decks984 decks
44%synergy
Coveted Jewel
44%inclusion433 decks984 decks
42%synergy
Prismatic Lens
44%inclusion430 decks984 decks
41%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
43%inclusion421 decks984 decks
42%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
43%inclusion419 decks984 decks
42%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
42%inclusion416 decks984 decks
40%synergy
Network Terminal
40%inclusion394 decks984 decks
40%synergy
Coalition Relic
37%inclusion360 decks984 decks
35%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
36%inclusion359 decks984 decks
35%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
34%inclusion202 decks599 decks
33%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
33%inclusion328 decks984 decks
33%synergy
Star Compass
30%inclusion299 decks984 decks
29%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
30%inclusion291 decks984 decks
28%synergy
Guardian Idol
30%inclusion291 decks984 decks
29%synergy
Solar Transformer
29%inclusion280 decks973 decks
28%synergy
Planar Atlas
27%inclusion269 decks984 decks
27%synergy
Ichor Elixir
24%inclusion237 decks984 decks
23%synergy
Starting Column
24%inclusion210 decks874 decks
24%synergy
Gilded Lotus
23%inclusion228 decks984 decks
17%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
23%inclusion224 decks984 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion223 decks984 decks
-9%synergy
Bandit's Haul
20%inclusion200 decks984 decks
20%synergy
Cursed Mirror
20%inclusion194 decks984 decks
13%synergy
Blitzball
20%inclusion127 decks647 decks
19%synergy
The Irencrag
20%inclusion192 decks984 decks
19%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion184 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
18%inclusion175 decks984 decks
16%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
16%inclusion160 decks984 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
16%inclusion159 decks984 decks
15%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
15%inclusion97 decks649 decks
12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
15%inclusion83 decks563 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion141 decks984 decks
-22%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
14%inclusion138 decks984 decks
14%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
14%inclusion137 decks984 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion983 decks984 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion982 decks984 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion717 decks984 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50%inclusion490 decks984 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion466 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion463 decks984 decks
-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion417 decks984 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion411 decks984 decks
26%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
38%inclusion376 decks984 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion370 decks984 decks
-3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
37%inclusion366 decks984 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion302 decks984 decks
17%synergy
Spire of Industry
30%inclusion296 decks984 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion284 decks984 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion265 decks984 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
24%inclusion239 decks984 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
19%inclusion184 decks984 decks
-40%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion153 decks984 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
9.0%inclusion89 decks984 decks
-35%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.9%inclusion68 decks984 decks
4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.6%inclusion65 decks984 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.5%inclusion64 decks984 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.1%inclusion60 decks984 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
5.8%inclusion57 decks984 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
5.5%inclusion54 decks984 decks
1%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
5.2%inclusion34 decks657 decks
2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.1%inclusion50 decks984 decks
-2%synergy