Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Upgraded 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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Splinter's Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plaguecrafter
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
62%synergy
Soul Shatter
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
62%synergy
Smallpox
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
60%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
54%synergy
Dark Deal
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
53%synergy
Syphon Mind
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Painful Quandary
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Waste Not
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
51%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Burglar Rat
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Greaves
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Vona's Hunger
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
48%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Mire in Misery
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Accursed Marauder
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Mindslicer
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Virus Beetle
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Demon's Disciple
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Rotting Rats
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Sangromancer
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Merciless Executioner
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
20%synergy
The Raven Man
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Nezumi Informant
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Necrogoyf
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Fell Specter
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Hecteyes
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Ophiomancer
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Asylum Visitor
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Stronghold Rats
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Liliana's Specter
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Gravelighter
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pet
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Leaden Myr
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Dread Presence
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-17%synergy
Bone Miser
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Liliana's Triumph
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Diabolic Edict
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Defile
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Flare of Malice
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Pharika's Libation
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Sudden Edict
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Szat's Will
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Vraska's Fall
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Consumed by Greed
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-22%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Return to Action
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to Hunger
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Nasty End
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Entomb
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Undying Evil
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Vicious Rumors
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Innocent Blood
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Duress
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Divest
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Arterial Flow
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Delirium Skeins
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Killing Wave
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Rankle's Prank
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Pilfer
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-30%synergy
Make an Example
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Mind Rot
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Mind Rake
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Pelakka Predation
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Despise
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Auntie's Sentence
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Rush of Dread
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Pox
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Extract a Confession
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Invoke Despair
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Drill Bit
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Extract the Truth
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Death Cloud
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Capital Punishment
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Demogorgon's Clutches
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Toll of the Invasion
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Persecute
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Tourach's Canticle
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Unnerve
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Ego Drain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Smokestack
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Tithing Blade
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Mirror Shield
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Memory Jar
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Oppression
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Grave Pact
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Liliana's Caress
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Megrim
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Black Market
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Bottomless Pit
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Raiders' Wake
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Necrogen Mists
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Talent
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Aether
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Desolation
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Cruel Reality
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Dread
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Words of Waste
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Aspect of Lamprey
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Withercrown
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Unholy Indenture
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Coffers
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Peat Bog
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Strip Mine
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Caged Sun
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Star Compass
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion31 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Pelakka Predation
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Command Tower
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy