Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
Shredder's Revenge
1.8%inclusion2 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Shredder's Technique
1.8%inclusion2 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Splinter's Technique
1.2%inclusion2 decks171 decks
0%synergy
Baron Helmut Zemo
0.4%inclusion1 decks244 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
71%inclusion495 decks697 decks
60%synergy
Smallpox
63%inclusion438 decks697 decks
58%synergy
Dark Deal
62%inclusion430 decks697 decks
51%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
57%inclusion395 decks697 decks
50%synergy
Plaguecrafter
70%inclusion487 decks697 decks
50%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
55%inclusion383 decks697 decks
49%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
61%inclusion423 decks697 decks
48%synergy
Burglar Rat
59%inclusion409 decks697 decks
48%synergy
Syphon Mind
59%inclusion414 decks697 decks
47%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
53%inclusion370 decks697 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
74%inclusion517 decks697 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
60%inclusion419 decks697 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
55%inclusion381 decks697 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
52%inclusion360 decks697 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
51%inclusion354 decks697 decks
3%synergy
Oppression
49%inclusion344 decks697 decks
42%synergy
Painful Quandary
49%inclusion343 decks697 decks
39%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
48%inclusion333 decks697 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion333 decks697 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
48%inclusion332 decks695 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
23%inclusion160 decks697 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion140 decks697 decks
-7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion115 decks697 decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion85 decks697 decks
-9%synergy
Necropotence
9.5%inclusion66 decks697 decks
-5%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.3%inclusion65 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion40 decks697 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
47%inclusion330 decks697 decks
28%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
45%inclusion311 decks697 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
44%inclusion306 decks697 decks
33%synergy
Virus Beetle
42%inclusion295 decks697 decks
36%synergy
The Raven Man
41%inclusion286 decks697 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
40%inclusion278 decks697 decks
28%synergy
Sangromancer
39%inclusion272 decks697 decks
28%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
39%inclusion270 decks697 decks
32%synergy
Mindslicer
35%inclusion245 decks697 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion238 decks697 decks
-17%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
34%inclusion237 decks697 decks
27%synergy
Demon's Disciple
34%inclusion235 decks697 decks
26%synergy
Nezumi Informant
31%inclusion215 decks697 decks
24%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
27%inclusion187 decks697 decks
22%synergy
Necrogoyf
24%inclusion170 decks697 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred
24%inclusion168 decks697 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
23%inclusion161 decks697 decks
19%synergy
Merciless Executioner
22%inclusion156 decks697 decks
15%synergy
Fell Specter
21%inclusion148 decks697 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion139 decks697 decks
-2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion134 decks697 decks
-1%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion130 decks697 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion126 decks697 decks
13%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
18%inclusion126 decks697 decks
15%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
17%inclusion95 decks547 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Specter
17%inclusion117 decks697 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion117 decks697 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion114 decks697 decks
-3%synergy
Hecteyes
16%inclusion83 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Rotting Rats
16%inclusion109 decks697 decks
12%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
15%inclusion106 decks697 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion105 decks697 decks
-8%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion102 decks697 decks
13%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
14%inclusion96 decks688 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion97 decks697 decks
-1%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
13%inclusion90 decks697 decks
8%synergy
Grief
12%inclusion84 decks697 decks
10%synergy
Asylum Visitor
11%inclusion79 decks697 decks
9%synergy
Gravelighter
11%inclusion77 decks697 decks
8%synergy
Stronghold Rats
11%inclusion74 decks697 decks
7%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion74 decks697 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
10%inclusion72 decks697 decks
3%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion72 decks697 decks
8%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
10%inclusion71 decks692 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion69 decks697 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
9.3%inclusion65 decks697 decks
-22%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
9.3%inclusion65 decks697 decks
-8%synergy
Dread Presence
9.2%inclusion64 decks697 decks
-5%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.5%inclusion59 decks697 decks
-7%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
8.3%inclusion58 decks697 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
34%inclusion240 decks697 decks
30%synergy
Flare of Malice
29%inclusion203 decks695 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion183 decks697 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion173 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion143 decks697 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion130 decks697 decks
1%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion121 decks697 decks
-19%synergy
Sudden Edict
17%inclusion121 decks697 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion116 decks691 decks
-15%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
16%inclusion111 decks697 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion104 decks697 decks
-9%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion92 decks697 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion90 decks697 decks
-3%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion89 decks697 decks
9%synergy
Pharika's Libation
12%inclusion86 decks697 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion82 decks695 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion78 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion76 decks697 decks
-14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion74 decks697 decks
-15%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion72 decks697 decks
-13%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion71 decks697 decks
3%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion70 decks697 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Edict
10%inclusion67 decks697 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
8.9%inclusion62 decks697 decks
1%synergy
Murder
7.9%inclusion55 decks697 decks
-2%synergy
Szat's Will
6.9%inclusion48 decks697 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.6%inclusion46 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.6%inclusion39 decks692 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
5.2%inclusion36 decks697 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Vicious Rumors
41%inclusion284 decks697 decks
35%synergy
Innocent Blood
40%inclusion280 decks697 decks
34%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
38%inclusion268 decks697 decks
23%synergy
Mire in Misery
38%inclusion262 decks697 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion242 decks697 decks
-1%synergy
Rankle's Prank
34%inclusion235 decks697 decks
30%synergy
Duress
33%inclusion232 decks697 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion228 decks697 decks
-18%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion221 decks697 decks
-8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
32%inclusion217 decks688 decks
15%synergy
Pox
27%inclusion186 decks697 decks
24%synergy
Delirium Skeins
26%inclusion179 decks697 decks
22%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
23%inclusion163 decks697 decks
21%synergy
Mind Rake
22%inclusion151 decks697 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion144 decks697 decks
-16%synergy
Thoughtseize
20%inclusion140 decks697 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion135 decks697 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion133 decks697 decks
-6%synergy
Arterial Flow
18%inclusion126 decks697 decks
15%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
17%inclusion119 decks697 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion113 decks697 decks
2%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
16%inclusion110 decks697 decks
13%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion106 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Divest
14%inclusion100 decks697 decks
13%synergy
Pilfer
14%inclusion99 decks697 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion97 decks697 decks
-7%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion95 decks697 decks
-13%synergy
Killing Wave
13%inclusion93 decks697 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion92 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Rush of Dread
12%inclusion86 decks697 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion80 decks697 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion79 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion78 decks697 decks
10%synergy
Invoke Despair
11%inclusion77 decks697 decks
9%synergy
Mind Rot
11%inclusion74 decks697 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion71 decks697 decks
-14%synergy
Unnerve
10%inclusion70 decks697 decks
9%synergy
Extract the Truth
10%inclusion69 decks697 decks
9%synergy
Bad Deal
10%inclusion69 decks697 decks
9%synergy
Death Cloud
10%inclusion68 decks697 decks
8%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
9.3%inclusion65 decks697 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
9.2%inclusion64 decks697 decks
-8%synergy
Despise
8.9%inclusion62 decks697 decks
8%synergy
Make an Example
8.6%inclusion60 decks697 decks
7%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.5%inclusion59 decks697 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.5%inclusion52 decks697 decks
-7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.5%inclusion52 decks697 decks
-4%synergy
Barter in Blood
7.3%inclusion51 decks697 decks
7%synergy
Let's Play a Game
7.2%inclusion50 decks691 decks
5%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
7.2%inclusion50 decks697 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion327 decks697 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion294 decks697 decks
11%synergy
Smokestack
15%inclusion108 decks697 decks
14%synergy
Tithing Blade
15%inclusion103 decks697 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion98 decks697 decks
-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion97 decks697 decks
-2%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion94 decks697 decks
2%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
13%inclusion58 decks460 decks
10%synergy
Memory Jar
10%inclusion67 decks697 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.3%inclusion58 decks697 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.5%inclusion45 decks697 decks
1%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.0%inclusion42 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.7%inclusion40 decks697 decks
-14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion39 decks697 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Bottomless Pit
33%inclusion227 decks697 decks
27%synergy
Grave Pact
32%inclusion223 decks697 decks
13%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
31%inclusion215 decks697 decks
27%synergy
Liliana's Caress
29%inclusion205 decks697 decks
24%synergy
Megrim
25%inclusion175 decks697 decks
20%synergy
Bandit's Talent
24%inclusion166 decks692 decks
19%synergy
Court of Ambition
23%inclusion162 decks697 decks
19%synergy
Necrogen Mists
23%inclusion157 decks697 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion149 decks697 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion132 decks697 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion127 decks697 decks
7%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion111 decks697 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion110 decks697 decks
-8%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion100 decks697 decks
-3%synergy
Raiders' Wake
14%inclusion95 decks697 decks
10%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
12%inclusion87 decks697 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
12%inclusion81 decks697 decks
7%synergy
Desolation
11%inclusion77 decks697 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.5%inclusion66 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.1%inclusion63 decks691 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.5%inclusion52 decks697 decks
-3%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
7.2%inclusion50 decks697 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.2%inclusion43 decks697 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.0%inclusion42 decks697 decks
-11%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
5.9%inclusion41 decks697 decks
4%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.6%inclusion39 decks697 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Dread
5.0%inclusion35 decks697 decks
4%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.0%inclusion35 decks697 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
29%inclusion201 decks697 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
20%inclusion138 decks697 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion100 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion100 decks697 decks
8%synergy
Liliana Vess
12%inclusion84 decks697 decks
9%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
8.6%inclusion60 decks697 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
55%inclusion380 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
54%inclusion379 decks697 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion278 decks697 decks
-7%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
38%inclusion265 decks697 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion228 decks697 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion191 decks697 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion175 decks697 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion155 decks697 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion125 decks697 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion119 decks697 decks
-13%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion110 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion104 decks697 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion82 decks697 decks
4%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
12%inclusion81 decks697 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion80 decks697 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion69 decks697 decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion67 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.5%inclusion66 decks697 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Fen
7.6%inclusion53 decks697 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.5%inclusion52 decks697 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion49 decks697 decks
-12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.7%inclusion40 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion619 decks697 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion441 decks697 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion291 decks697 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
34%inclusion240 decks697 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion155 decks697 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion146 decks697 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion67 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion102 decks697 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion81 decks697 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion69 decks697 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.5%inclusion52 decks697 decks
-3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.3%inclusion51 decks697 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.7%inclusion47 decks697 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion45 decks697 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
5.5%inclusion38 decks697 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.0%inclusion35 decks697 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion654 decks697 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion184 decks697 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion183 decks697 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion82 decks695 decks
-7%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion78 decks697 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.6%inclusion60 decks697 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
6.0%inclusion42 decks697 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion40 decks695 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.6%inclusion39 decks696 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.3%inclusion37 decks697 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.2%inclusion36 decks697 decks
-2%synergy