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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Auntie's Sentence
4.5%inclusion8 decks178 decks
4%synergy
Shredder's Technique
2.4%inclusion2 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Mornsong Aria
2.2%inclusion4 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.8%inclusion6 decks333 decks
-3%synergy
Twilight Diviner
1.7%inclusion3 decks178 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
71%inclusion482 decks680 decks
60%synergy
Smallpox
63%inclusion427 decks680 decks
58%synergy
Dark Deal
62%inclusion419 decks680 decks
50%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
57%inclusion388 decks680 decks
50%synergy
Plaguecrafter
69%inclusion472 decks680 decks
49%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
55%inclusion377 decks680 decks
49%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
61%inclusion413 decks680 decks
48%synergy
Burglar Rat
59%inclusion400 decks680 decks
48%synergy
Syphon Mind
60%inclusion405 decks680 decks
47%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
54%inclusion364 decks680 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
74%inclusion505 decks680 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
60%inclusion405 decks680 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
55%inclusion377 decks680 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
51%inclusion350 decks680 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion341 decks680 decks
2%synergy
Oppression
50%inclusion337 decks680 decks
42%synergy
Painful Quandary
49%inclusion335 decks680 decks
39%synergy
Accursed Marauder
48%inclusion326 decks678 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion323 decks680 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
47%inclusion322 decks680 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
24%inclusion160 decks680 decks
21%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion139 decks680 decks
-7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion110 decks680 decks
-13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion81 decks680 decks
-9%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.1%inclusion62 decks680 decks
-1%synergy
Necropotence
8.5%inclusion58 decks680 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.0%inclusion41 decks680 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
47%inclusion320 decks680 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
45%inclusion305 decks680 decks
34%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
45%inclusion304 decks680 decks
29%synergy
Virus Beetle
42%inclusion288 decks680 decks
36%synergy
The Raven Man
42%inclusion284 decks680 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
41%inclusion276 decks680 decks
29%synergy
Sangromancer
40%inclusion274 decks680 decks
29%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
39%inclusion264 decks680 decks
32%synergy
Mindslicer
35%inclusion240 decks680 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion235 decks680 decks
-17%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
35%inclusion235 decks680 decks
28%synergy
Demon's Disciple
34%inclusion229 decks680 decks
26%synergy
Nezumi Informant
31%inclusion209 decks680 decks
24%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
27%inclusion186 decks680 decks
23%synergy
Necrogoyf
24%inclusion166 decks680 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred
24%inclusion165 decks680 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
23%inclusion155 decks680 decks
19%synergy
Merciless Executioner
22%inclusion151 decks680 decks
15%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion147 decks680 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion137 decks680 decks
-2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion131 decks680 decks
-1%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion127 decks680 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
19%inclusion126 decks680 decks
16%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion122 decks680 decks
13%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
18%inclusion93 decks530 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Specter
17%inclusion116 decks680 decks
15%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion114 decks680 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion111 decks680 decks
-3%synergy
Hecteyes
16%inclusion79 decks500 decks
13%synergy
Rotting Rats
15%inclusion104 decks680 decks
12%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
15%inclusion104 decks680 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion100 decks680 decks
-8%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion100 decks680 decks
13%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
14%inclusion96 decks671 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion92 decks680 decks
-1%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
13%inclusion86 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Grief
12%inclusion79 decks680 decks
9%synergy
Asylum Visitor
11%inclusion78 decks680 decks
9%synergy
Gravelighter
11%inclusion75 decks680 decks
8%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion75 decks680 decks
5%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
11%inclusion71 decks675 decks
7%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion71 decks680 decks
8%synergy
Stronghold Rats
10%inclusion71 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion66 decks680 decks
2%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
10%inclusion66 decks680 decks
3%synergy
Dread Presence
10%inclusion65 decks680 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Artist
9.3%inclusion63 decks680 decks
-22%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
9.0%inclusion61 decks680 decks
-8%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
8.5%inclusion58 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.2%inclusion56 decks680 decks
-7%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
34%inclusion234 decks680 decks
30%synergy
Flare of Malice
29%inclusion199 decks678 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion176 decks680 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion168 decks680 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion140 decks680 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion128 decks680 decks
1%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion120 decks680 decks
-19%synergy
Sudden Edict
18%inclusion119 decks680 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion113 decks674 decks
-15%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
16%inclusion111 decks680 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion99 decks680 decks
-10%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion89 decks680 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion89 decks680 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion88 decks680 decks
3%synergy
Pharika's Libation
13%inclusion85 decks680 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion82 decks678 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion76 decks680 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion74 decks680 decks
-14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion74 decks680 decks
-14%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion70 decks680 decks
-13%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion69 decks680 decks
3%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion68 decks680 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Edict
10%inclusion65 decks680 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
9.1%inclusion62 decks680 decks
1%synergy
Murder
8.2%inclusion56 decks680 decks
-2%synergy
Szat's Will
6.9%inclusion47 decks680 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion43 decks680 decks
-1%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.8%inclusion39 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Vicious Rumors
41%inclusion281 decks680 decks
35%synergy
Innocent Blood
41%inclusion279 decks680 decks
35%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
39%inclusion262 decks680 decks
23%synergy
Mire in Misery
38%inclusion259 decks680 decks
35%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion240 decks680 decks
0%synergy
Rankle's Prank
34%inclusion233 decks680 decks
30%synergy
Duress
34%inclusion230 decks680 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion226 decks680 decks
-18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
32%inclusion212 decks671 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion213 decks680 decks
-8%synergy
Pox
26%inclusion179 decks680 decks
24%synergy
Delirium Skeins
26%inclusion177 decks680 decks
22%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
24%inclusion161 decks680 decks
22%synergy
Mind Rake
22%inclusion149 decks680 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion137 decks680 decks
-17%synergy
Thoughtseize
20%inclusion136 decks680 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion135 decks680 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion130 decks680 decks
-5%synergy
Arterial Flow
18%inclusion121 decks680 decks
15%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
17%inclusion116 decks680 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion113 decks680 decks
2%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
16%inclusion108 decks680 decks
14%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion98 decks680 decks
-1%synergy
Divest
14%inclusion97 decks680 decks
13%synergy
Pilfer
14%inclusion96 decks680 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion93 decks680 decks
-7%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion92 decks680 decks
-13%synergy
Killing Wave
14%inclusion92 decks680 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion90 decks680 decks
0%synergy
Rush of Dread
12%inclusion84 decks680 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion77 decks680 decks
0%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion76 decks680 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion76 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Invoke Despair
11%inclusion75 decks680 decks
9%synergy
Mind Rot
11%inclusion73 decks680 decks
10%synergy
Unnerve
10%inclusion71 decks680 decks
9%synergy
Bad Deal
10%inclusion70 decks680 decks
9%synergy
Extract the Truth
10%inclusion69 decks680 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion69 decks680 decks
-14%synergy
Death Cloud
10%inclusion65 decks680 decks
8%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
9.1%inclusion62 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Despise
9.1%inclusion62 decks680 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
9.0%inclusion61 decks680 decks
-9%synergy
Make an Example
8.8%inclusion60 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.8%inclusion60 decks680 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.8%inclusion53 decks680 decks
-7%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
7.5%inclusion51 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.5%inclusion51 decks680 decks
-4%synergy
Barter in Blood
7.5%inclusion51 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
7.4%inclusion50 decks680 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion314 decks680 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion289 decks680 decks
11%synergy
Smokestack
15%inclusion104 decks680 decks
14%synergy
Tithing Blade
15%inclusion102 decks680 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion97 decks680 decks
-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion95 decks680 decks
-2%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion90 decks680 decks
1%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
13%inclusion58 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Memory Jar
9.4%inclusion64 decks680 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.2%inclusion56 decks680 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.2%inclusion42 decks680 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.2%inclusion42 decks680 decks
0%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.0%inclusion41 decks680 decks
-14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion38 decks680 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Bottomless Pit
33%inclusion222 decks680 decks
27%synergy
Grave Pact
32%inclusion220 decks680 decks
13%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
31%inclusion211 decks680 decks
27%synergy
Liliana's Caress
30%inclusion201 decks680 decks
24%synergy
Megrim
25%inclusion173 decks680 decks
20%synergy
Bandit's Talent
24%inclusion165 decks675 decks
19%synergy
Court of Ambition
24%inclusion160 decks680 decks
20%synergy
Necrogen Mists
23%inclusion154 decks680 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion144 decks680 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion125 decks680 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion123 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion108 decks680 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion105 decks680 decks
-8%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion95 decks680 decks
-3%synergy
Raiders' Wake
14%inclusion94 decks680 decks
10%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
13%inclusion87 decks680 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
12%inclusion79 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Desolation
11%inclusion76 decks680 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion65 decks680 decks
0%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.2%inclusion62 decks674 decks
3%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
7.4%inclusion50 decks680 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.4%inclusion50 decks680 decks
-3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.2%inclusion42 decks680 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.9%inclusion40 decks680 decks
-11%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
5.9%inclusion40 decks680 decks
4%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.4%inclusion37 decks680 decks
1%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.3%inclusion36 decks680 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Dread
5.0%inclusion34 decks680 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
29%inclusion199 decks680 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
20%inclusion136 decks680 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion98 decks680 decks
0%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion96 decks680 decks
8%synergy
Liliana Vess
13%inclusion85 decks680 decks
9%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
8.8%inclusion60 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
55%inclusion372 decks680 decks
44%synergy
Cabal Coffers
54%inclusion368 decks680 decks
-1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion272 decks680 decks
-7%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
38%inclusion255 decks680 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion223 decks680 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion186 decks680 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion174 decks680 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion149 decks680 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion120 decks680 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion116 decks680 decks
-14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion105 decks680 decks
2%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion105 decks680 decks
-1%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
12%inclusion80 decks680 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion80 decks680 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion79 decks680 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion66 decks680 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion66 decks680 decks
-6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.4%inclusion64 decks680 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Fen
7.6%inclusion52 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.4%inclusion50 decks680 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion48 decks680 decks
-12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.4%inclusion37 decks680 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion605 decks680 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion426 decks680 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion283 decks680 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
34%inclusion234 decks680 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion154 decks680 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion140 decks680 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion64 decks416 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion98 decks680 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion81 decks680 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion68 decks680 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.6%inclusion52 decks680 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.5%inclusion51 decks680 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.8%inclusion46 decks680 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.6%inclusion45 decks680 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
5.4%inclusion37 decks680 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.1%inclusion35 decks680 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion642 decks680 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion181 decks680 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion176 decks680 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion82 decks678 decks
-7%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion76 decks680 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.1%inclusion55 decks680 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
6.2%inclusion42 decks680 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion39 decks678 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.4%inclusion37 decks679 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.3%inclusion36 decks680 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion35 decks680 decks
-2%synergy