Satoru Umezawa (Commander) - Upgraded Ninjutsu

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Shredder's Technique
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Shredder, Shadow Master
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Krang & Shredder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Silver-Fur Master
93%inclusion62 decks67 decks
81%synergy
Slither Blade
82%inclusion55 decks67 decks
70%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
81%inclusion54 decks67 decks
70%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
65%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
63%synergy
Changeling Outcast
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
59%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
57%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
57%synergy
Tormented Soul
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
55%synergy
Kaito Shizuki
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Baleful Strix
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
50%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
51%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
50%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Invisible Stalker
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Will
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Notion Thief
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Mindleech Mass
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Lord of the Void
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Prosperous Thief
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Gudul Lurker
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Gingerbrute
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Faerie Seer
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Spectral Sailor
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Ninja of the Deep Hours
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Starwinder
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Higure, the Still Wind
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Peregrine Drake
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Nezumi Prowler
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Sakashima's Student
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Thalakos Seer
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Moonsnare Specialist
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Dour Port-Mage
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Dokuchi Silencer
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Callidus Assassin
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Lord of Change
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Pathrazer of Ulamog
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Throat Slitter
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Nether Traitor
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Biting-Palm Ninja
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Negate
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
11%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Murder
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
1%synergy
You Are Already Dead
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Countersquall
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Snap
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Evacuation
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Assassin's Ink
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Debt to the Kami
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Enter the Enigma
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Ponder
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Splinter's Technique
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Ringsight
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Soul Transfer
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Ravenform
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Bident of Thassa
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Sword of the Animist
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Smoke Bomb
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Cunning Evasion
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Coastal Piracy
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Aqueous Form
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Rogue Class
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Smoke Shroud
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Ninja Teen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Rooftop Bypass
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Mu Yanling
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Access Tunnel
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Reef
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion63 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion62 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion61 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Murky Sewer
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Uncharted Haven
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Turtle Lair
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-5%synergy