Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Optimized Control

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pox Plague
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Smallpox
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
79%synergy
Waste Not
88%inclusion43 decks49 decks
77%synergy
Dark Deal
86%inclusion42 decks49 decks
75%synergy
Oppression
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
64%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
63%synergy
Pox
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
59%synergy
Syphon Mind
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Soul Shatter
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
55%synergy
Death Cloud
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
50%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
53%synergy
Plaguecrafter
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Bottomless Pit
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
51%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Innocent Blood
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Ghast
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Burglar Rat
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Accursed Marauder
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Mindslicer
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
38%synergy
The Raven Man
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Nezumi Informant
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Demon's Disciple
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Virus Beetle
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Rotting Rats
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Dark Confidant
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Sangromancer
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
10%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Necrogoyf
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Asylum Visitor
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Fell Specter
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Hecteyes
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Liliana's Specter
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pet
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Grief
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Hypnotist
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Merciless Executioner
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Leaden Myr
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Ophiomancer
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Cabal Ritual
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Imp's Mischief
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Flare of Malice
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Culling the Weak
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Undying Malice
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Sudden Edict
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Defile
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-22%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Edict
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Vraska's Fall
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Snuff Out
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Withering Boon
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-17%synergy
Dismember
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Evil
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Darkness
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Vicious Rumors
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Mire in Misery
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Delirium Skeins
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Thoughtseize
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Chain of Smog
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Rankle's Prank
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Mind Rake
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Bubbling Muck
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Arterial Flow
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
All Is Dust
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Duress
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Make an Example
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Mind Twist
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Unnerve
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Killing Wave
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Invoke Despair
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-21%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Smokestack
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Expedition Map
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Winter Moon
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Tithing Blade
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Memory Jar
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Monument to Endurance
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Totem
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Trinisphere
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Mindcrank
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Necrogen Mists
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
51%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Grave Pact
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Caress
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Megrim
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Court of Ambition
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Desolation
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Contamination
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Bandit's Talent
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Words of Waste
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Necrodominance
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Aether
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Professor Onyx
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana Vess
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
52%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
16%synergy
War Room
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Deserted Temple
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Vesuva
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Barad-dûr
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Blighted Fen
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
City of Traitors
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion39 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy