Ovika, Enigma Goliath (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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
Distant Melody
61%inclusion51 decks83 decks
58%synergy
Transcendent Message
59%inclusion49 decks83 decks
57%synergy
Meeting of Minds
57%inclusion47 decks83 decks
55%synergy
Shared Animosity
58%inclusion48 decks83 decks
55%synergy
Chief Engineer
55%inclusion46 decks83 decks
54%synergy
Artistic Refusal
54%inclusion45 decks83 decks
53%synergy
Explosive Singularity
54%inclusion45 decks83 decks
53%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
55%inclusion46 decks83 decks
53%synergy
Shatter the Source
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
50%synergy
Rowdy Research
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
41%synergy
Complete the Circuit
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
49%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
48%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
49%inclusion41 decks83 decks
47%synergy
Volcanic Vision
49%inclusion41 decks83 decks
46%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion40 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtcast
48%inclusion40 decks83 decks
43%synergy
Assert Authority
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
46%synergy
Divergent Transformations
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Skirk Prospector
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Mocking Sprite
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
6%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Guttersnipe
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-12%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-16%synergy
Devilish Valet
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-13%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Junk Winder
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-32%synergy
Archmage of Runes
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Enigma Drake
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Enthusiastic Mechanaut
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-0%synergy
Instants
Reality Heist
45%inclusion37 decks83 decks
44%synergy
Perplexing Test
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
41%synergy
Resculpt
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
33%synergy
Silundi Vision
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
33%synergy
Tears of Rage
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
37%synergy
Stoke the Flames
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
34%synergy
Focus the Mind
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Synchronized Eviction
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
34%synergy
Overwhelming Victory
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Zimone's Hypothesis
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Delightful Discovery
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Abrade
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Refute
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Keep Watch
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
-35%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Commandeer
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Evacuation
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Massive Raid
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-24%synergy
Teach by Example
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Quick Study
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Think Twice
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Flashback
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Run Away Together
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Battle Hymn
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Syncopate
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-22%synergy
Goblin Surprise
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Brightstone Ritual
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Electrodominance
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Unsummon
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Pack Attack
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Big Score
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-20%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-8%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
How to Start a Riot
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Cerebral Download
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Pyretic Charge
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
39%synergy
Surge to Victory
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Treasure Cruise
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
-20%synergy
Finale of Revelation
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Rapturous Moment
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Abstract Performance
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Negotiation
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
12%synergy
River's Rebuke
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-14%synergy
Splatter Technique
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Crash Through
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Dragon Fodder
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Calamity of Cinders
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Epic Experiment
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-13%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Apex of Power
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Magnifying Glass
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Rimefire Torque
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Diary of Dreams
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-21%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
45%inclusion37 decks83 decks
37%synergy
Collective Inferno
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
33%synergy
Raid Bombardment
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Witness Protection
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Cavalcade of Calamity
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-0%synergy
City on Fire
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Warstorm Surge
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Confiscate
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Utility Lands
Castle Embereth
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
44%synergy
Volatile Fault
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
-32%synergy
Castle Vantress
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Seat of the Synod
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
The Surgical Bay
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
The Autonomous Furnace
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Great Furnace
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion71 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
73%inclusion61 decks83 decks
51%synergy
Hedron Archive
71%inclusion59 decks83 decks
65%synergy
Commander's Sphere
70%inclusion58 decks83 decks
56%synergy
Heraldic Banner
69%inclusion57 decks83 decks
67%synergy
Izzet Signet
66%inclusion55 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion53 decks83 decks
-22%synergy
Sky Diamond
61%inclusion51 decks83 decks
54%synergy
Worn Powerstone
60%inclusion50 decks83 decks
56%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
58%inclusion48 decks83 decks
56%synergy
Fire Diamond
57%inclusion47 decks83 decks
49%synergy
Midnight Clock
54%inclusion45 decks83 decks
45%synergy
Sisay's Ring
53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
51%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
51%synergy
Coveted Jewel
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
50%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
49%synergy
Izzet Locket
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
47%synergy
Prismatic Lens
48%inclusion40 decks83 decks
46%synergy
Firemind Vessel
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
44%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
46%synergy
Network Terminal
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
47%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
45%inclusion37 decks83 decks
44%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
45%inclusion37 decks83 decks
43%synergy
Honored Heirloom
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
43%synergy
Coalition Relic
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
39%synergy
Star Compass
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
39%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
36%synergy
Solar Transformer
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
34%synergy
Gilded Lotus
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
29%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Cursed Mirror
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Planar Atlas
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Guardian Idol
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Ichor Elixir
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Starting Column
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Blitzball
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
-30%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Thran Dynamo
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
15%synergy
The Irencrag
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Bandit's Haul
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion83 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion82 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion70 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
65%inclusion54 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
64%inclusion53 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Reef
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
-19%synergy
Spire of Industry
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
36%synergy
Silundi Vision
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
33%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
-20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Spectacle Summit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-31%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Scorched Geyser
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-19%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy