Satoru Umezawa (Commander) - Optimized Ninjutsu

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
Silver-Fur Master
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
72%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
70%synergy
Slither Blade
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
64%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
63%synergy
Ornithopter
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
60%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Kaito Shizuki
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
55%synergy
Changeling Outcast
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
55%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Baleful Strix
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Greaves
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
52%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
52%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Invisible Stalker
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Force of Will
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Mystical Tutor
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Lord of the Void
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Gudul Lurker
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
46%synergy
Tormented Soul
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Void Winnower
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Faerie Seer
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Sakashima's Student
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Gingerbrute
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Prosperous Thief
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Mindleech Mass
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Ninja of the Deep Hours
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Agent of Treachery
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Thalakos Seer
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
It That Betrays
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Starwinder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Higure, the Still Wind
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Nether Traitor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Dour Port-Mage
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Krang & Shredder
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Colossus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Negate
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Murder
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Mana Leak
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Countersquall
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherize
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
You Are Already Dead
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Commandeer
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Stifle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Misdirection
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Ponder
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Enter the Enigma
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Splinter's Technique
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Ringsight
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bident of Thassa
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Vorpal Sword
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Scroll Rack
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Key to the City
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Cunning Evasion
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Aqueous Form
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Coastal Piracy
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Rogue Class
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Smoke Shroud
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Ninja Teen
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Training Grounds
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Access Tunnel
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Secret Tunnel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Skyclave Relic
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Turtle Lair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Soured Springs
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy