Satoru Umezawa (Commander) - Optimized Ninjutsu

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Silver-Fur Master
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
72%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
71%synergy
Slither Blade
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
66%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
64%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
64%synergy
Ornithopter
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
61%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
58%synergy
Kaito Shizuki
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
57%synergy
Changeling Outcast
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Baleful Strix
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Counterspell
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
53%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Invisible Stalker
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Rhystic Study
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Ancient Silver Dragon
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Lord of the Void
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Gudul Lurker
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Tormented Soul
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Void Winnower
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Faerie Seer
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Sakashima's Student
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Gingerbrute
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Prosperous Thief
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Mindleech Mass
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Ninja of the Deep Hours
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Agent of Treachery
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Thalakos Seer
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
It That Betrays
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Starwinder
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Higure, the Still Wind
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Nether Traitor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Dour Port-Mage
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Krang & Shredder
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Peregrine Drake
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Negate
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Mana Leak
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Countersquall
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherize
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
You Are Already Dead
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Commandeer
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Stifle
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Misdirection
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Splinter's Technique
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Shredder's Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ringsight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Bident of Thassa
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Vorpal Sword
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Scroll Rack
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Key to the City
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Cunning Evasion
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Aqueous Form
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Coastal Piracy
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Rogue Class
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Smoke Shroud
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Ninja Teen
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Training Grounds
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Access Tunnel
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Secret Tunnel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion34 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Skyclave Relic
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Morphic Pool
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Soured Springs
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Turtle Lair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy