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 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Brilliance Unleashed
2.4%inclusion4 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Ooze Spill
1.8%inclusion3 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Retro-Mutation
1.8%inclusion3 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Slash, Reptile Rampager
1.7%inclusion5 decks286 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Transcendent Message
54%inclusion533 decks983 decks
52%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
55%inclusion530 decks971 decks
52%synergy
Meeting of Minds
51%inclusion506 decks983 decks
50%synergy
Artistic Refusal
50%inclusion490 decks983 decks
49%synergy
Distant Melody
51%inclusion497 decks983 decks
47%synergy
Rowdy Research
45%inclusion447 decks983 decks
45%synergy
Complete the Circuit
46%inclusion452 decks983 decks
44%synergy
Explosive Singularity
45%inclusion445 decks983 decks
44%synergy
Perplexing Test
44%inclusion437 decks983 decks
43%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
43%inclusion427 decks983 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Dig Through Time
47%inclusion465 decks983 decks
36%synergy
Frantic Search
46%inclusion449 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Shared Animosity
45%inclusion446 decks983 decks
42%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion433 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Chief Engineer
42%inclusion414 decks983 decks
41%synergy
Shatter the Source
42%inclusion409 decks983 decks
41%synergy
Negate
39%inclusion384 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
39%inclusion383 decks983 decks
31%synergy
Volcanic Vision
39%inclusion382 decks983 decks
36%synergy
Reality Heist
39%inclusion379 decks983 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
26%inclusion260 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Skirk Prospector
22%inclusion217 decks983 decks
20%synergy
Mocking Sprite
21%inclusion207 decks983 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
20%inclusion192 decks983 decks
-9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
19%inclusion188 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
15%inclusion152 decks983 decks
13%synergy
Enigma Drake
15%inclusion144 decks983 decks
13%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
14%inclusion139 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
11%inclusion102 decks933 decks
10%synergy
Devilish Valet
11%inclusion107 decks983 decks
10%synergy
Tolarian Terror
10%inclusion102 decks983 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
10%inclusion100 decks983 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion100 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion99 decks983 decks
-7%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
10%inclusion97 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
10%inclusion96 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
9.5%inclusion91 decks958 decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Dowser
9.3%inclusion91 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Junk Winder
8.7%inclusion86 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.6%inclusion85 decks983 decks
-8%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
8.3%inclusion82 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Firebrand Archer
8.3%inclusion82 decks983 decks
-4%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
8.3%inclusion78 decks937 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
8.2%inclusion81 decks983 decks
-9%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
7.8%inclusion47 decks599 decks
4%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
7.3%inclusion68 decks937 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
7.2%inclusion71 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
7.2%inclusion71 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Taurean Mauler
7.1%inclusion70 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Voracious Greatshark
6.7%inclusion66 decks983 decks
7%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
6.5%inclusion44 decks680 decks
1%synergy
Redcap Gutter-Dweller
6.4%inclusion63 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Sailor
6.0%inclusion59 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Tempest Djinn
5.9%inclusion58 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
5.8%inclusion57 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Mindsparker
5.3%inclusion52 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
5.2%inclusion51 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Dragon Mage
5.2%inclusion51 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Resculpt
38%inclusion376 decks983 decks
30%synergy
Divergent Transformations
38%inclusion371 decks983 decks
37%synergy
Focus the Mind
37%inclusion273 decks739 decks
36%synergy
Assert Authority
36%inclusion351 decks983 decks
35%synergy
Tears of Rage
35%inclusion346 decks983 decks
35%synergy
Delightful Discovery
32%inclusion296 decks937 decks
31%synergy
Stoke the Flames
31%inclusion307 decks983 decks
31%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
31%inclusion119 decks384 decks
28%synergy
Overwhelming Victory
31%inclusion142 decks460 decks
30%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion296 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Synchronized Eviction
29%inclusion281 decks983 decks
28%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion265 decks983 decks
21%synergy
Opt
26%inclusion260 decks983 decks
-9%synergy
Refute
25%inclusion232 decks937 decks
20%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
24%inclusion101 decks421 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion225 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Zimone's Hypothesis
21%inclusion202 decks945 decks
21%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion200 decks983 decks
10%synergy
Keep Watch
17%inclusion166 decks983 decks
15%synergy
Teach by Example
17%inclusion163 decks983 decks
14%synergy
Think Twice
16%inclusion160 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Essence Scatter
16%inclusion157 decks983 decks
14%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion131 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion120 decks983 decks
-7%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion106 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Into the Roil
10%inclusion103 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Faebloom Trick
10%inclusion95 decks937 decks
10%synergy
Burst Lightning
10%inclusion99 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Bolt Bend
10%inclusion98 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Surprise
10%inclusion93 decks937 decks
9%synergy
Commandeer
10%inclusion96 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion96 decks983 decks
-2%synergy
Cancel
9.2%inclusion90 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
9.2%inclusion90 decks983 decks
-43%synergy
Dive Down
9.1%inclusion89 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion85 decks983 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.2%inclusion81 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
8.2%inclusion81 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Rewind
7.9%inclusion78 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Pack Attack
7.2%inclusion71 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
6.9%inclusion68 decks983 decks
-16%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
6.2%inclusion61 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Massive Raid
6.0%inclusion59 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Quick Study
5.8%inclusion57 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
5.5%inclusion54 decks983 decks
-1%synergy
Run Away Together
5.3%inclusion52 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Burn Bright
5.3%inclusion52 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Syncopate
5.2%inclusion51 decks983 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Pyretic Charge
36%inclusion354 decks982 decks
34%synergy
Thoughtcast
33%inclusion327 decks983 decks
28%synergy
Surge to Victory
28%inclusion273 decks983 decks
25%synergy
Treasure Cruise
23%inclusion227 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Negotiation
20%inclusion184 decks936 decks
19%synergy
Finale of Revelation
19%inclusion191 decks983 decks
12%synergy
Dragon Fodder
18%inclusion180 decks983 decks
16%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion141 decks983 decks
10%synergy
River's Rebuke
14%inclusion140 decks983 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion111 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion106 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
9.5%inclusion93 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Crash Through
9.2%inclusion90 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.1%inclusion80 decks983 decks
-25%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.1%inclusion80 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Hazardous Blast
7.9%inclusion78 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Empty the Warrens
7.5%inclusion74 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
7.1%inclusion70 decks983 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.5%inclusion64 decks983 decks
0%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.1%inclusion60 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Divination
6.0%inclusion59 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
5.8%inclusion57 decks983 decks
-32%synergy
Apex of Power
5.7%inclusion56 decks983 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.5%inclusion54 decks983 decks
-17%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
23%inclusion229 decks983 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion122 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion115 decks983 decks
-17%synergy
Magnifying Glass
9.2%inclusion90 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.8%inclusion77 decks983 decks
3%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.7%inclusion72 decks936 decks
8%synergy
Rimefire Torque
7.2%inclusion26 decks359 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.6%inclusion65 decks983 decks
3%synergy
Mazemind Tome
6.1%inclusion60 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.3%inclusion52 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Hot Dog Cart
5.2%inclusion28 decks538 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Collective Inferno
21%inclusion81 decks383 decks
19%synergy
Raid Bombardment
20%inclusion193 decks983 decks
18%synergy
Witness Protection
12%inclusion120 decks983 decks
10%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
12%inclusion116 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Confiscate
11%inclusion106 decks983 decks
10%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
10%inclusion100 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Cavalcade of Calamity
10%inclusion94 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.2%inclusion81 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
7.8%inclusion77 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.7%inclusion76 decks983 decks
-8%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
6.7%inclusion66 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Oriflamme
6.2%inclusion61 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.0%inclusion59 decks983 decks
-2%synergy
Ferocity of the Wilds
5.8%inclusion57 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
13%inclusion126 decks983 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
8.1%inclusion80 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Castle Embereth
37%inclusion366 decks983 decks
35%synergy
Volatile Fault
27%inclusion270 decks983 decks
26%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion76 decks983 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion73 decks983 decks
-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.0%inclusion59 decks983 decks
-43%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion758 decks983 decks
-6%synergy
Hedron Archive
71%inclusion698 decks983 decks
65%synergy
Commander's Sphere
69%inclusion678 decks983 decks
54%synergy
Heraldic Banner
65%inclusion642 decks983 decks
64%synergy
Mind Stone
64%inclusion634 decks983 decks
40%synergy
Sky Diamond
60%inclusion587 decks983 decks
51%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion586 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
57%inclusion558 decks983 decks
49%synergy
Izzet Locket
54%inclusion533 decks983 decks
51%synergy
Sol Ring
52%inclusion509 decks983 decks
-35%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
52%inclusion508 decks983 decks
50%synergy
Worn Powerstone
51%inclusion500 decks983 decks
47%synergy
Firemind Vessel
50%inclusion490 decks983 decks
47%synergy
Midnight Clock
49%inclusion478 decks983 decks
38%synergy
Sisay's Ring
49%inclusion477 decks983 decks
47%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
48%inclusion470 decks983 decks
46%synergy
Honored Heirloom
44%inclusion436 decks983 decks
44%synergy
Coveted Jewel
44%inclusion429 decks983 decks
42%synergy
Prismatic Lens
43%inclusion426 decks983 decks
41%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
43%inclusion420 decks983 decks
42%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
42%inclusion417 decks983 decks
42%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
42%inclusion414 decks983 decks
40%synergy
Network Terminal
40%inclusion392 decks983 decks
39%synergy
Coalition Relic
36%inclusion358 decks983 decks
35%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
36%inclusion358 decks983 decks
35%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
34%inclusion203 decks599 decks
33%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
33%inclusion326 decks983 decks
32%synergy
Star Compass
30%inclusion296 decks983 decks
29%synergy
Guardian Idol
30%inclusion290 decks983 decks
29%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
29%inclusion289 decks983 decks
28%synergy
Solar Transformer
29%inclusion278 decks971 decks
28%synergy
Planar Atlas
27%inclusion267 decks983 decks
27%synergy
Ichor Elixir
24%inclusion238 decks983 decks
23%synergy
Starting Column
24%inclusion210 decks872 decks
24%synergy
Gilded Lotus
23%inclusion231 decks983 decks
17%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
22%inclusion221 decks983 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion220 decks983 decks
-9%synergy
Bandit's Haul
20%inclusion199 decks983 decks
20%synergy
Blitzball
20%inclusion128 decks648 decks
19%synergy
The Irencrag
20%inclusion192 decks983 decks
19%synergy
Cursed Mirror
19%inclusion191 decks983 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion182 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
18%inclusion175 decks983 decks
16%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
16%inclusion161 decks983 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
16%inclusion159 decks983 decks
15%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
15%inclusion97 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
15%inclusion83 decks563 decks
10%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
14%inclusion141 decks983 decks
14%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
14%inclusion139 decks983 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion135 decks983 decks
-23%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion982 decks983 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion981 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion714 decks983 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50%inclusion487 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion464 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion457 decks983 decks
-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion413 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion410 decks983 decks
25%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
38%inclusion377 decks983 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion371 decks983 decks
-2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
37%inclusion361 decks983 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion300 decks983 decks
17%synergy
Spire of Industry
30%inclusion294 decks983 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion288 decks983 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion265 decks983 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
25%inclusion242 decks983 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
18%inclusion180 decks983 decks
-41%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion153 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
8.7%inclusion86 decks983 decks
-35%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.9%inclusion68 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.5%inclusion64 decks983 decks
-2%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.3%inclusion62 decks983 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.1%inclusion60 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
5.9%inclusion58 decks983 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
5.5%inclusion54 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
5.5%inclusion36 decks658 decks
2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.1%inclusion50 decks983 decks
-2%synergy