Satoru Umezawa (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
Silver-Fur Master
87%inclusion104 decks120 decks
76%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
67%inclusion80 decks120 decks
56%synergy
Slither Blade
66%inclusion79 decks120 decks
54%synergy
Ornithopter
64%inclusion77 decks120 decks
53%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
57%inclusion69 decks120 decks
50%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
59%inclusion71 decks120 decks
49%synergy
Mindleech Mass
53%inclusion63 decks120 decks
48%synergy
Changeling Outcast
67%inclusion80 decks120 decks
48%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
51%inclusion61 decks120 decks
48%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
54%inclusion65 decks120 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
57%inclusion68 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Baleful Strix
56%inclusion67 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion67 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Tormented Soul
53%inclusion63 decks120 decks
46%synergy
Prosperous Thief
49%inclusion59 decks120 decks
38%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
37%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
40%synergy
Gingerbrute
42%inclusion50 decks120 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Invisible Stalker
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Spectral Sailor
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Gudul Lurker
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Moonsnare Specialist
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Peregrine Drake
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Faerie Seer
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Dokuchi Silencer
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Starwinder
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Demon of Loathing
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Pathrazer of Ulamog
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Nezumi Prowler
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Meteor Golem
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Ulamog's Crusher
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Biting-Palm Ninja
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Ninja of the Deep Hours
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Hulking Metamorph
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Thalakos Seer
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Looter il-Kor
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Mukotai Ambusher
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Lord of the Void
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Shoreline Looter
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Dusk Mangler
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Aberration
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Spell Pierce
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
-18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-15%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Return to Action
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Run Away Together
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-6%synergy
You Are Already Dead
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Countersquall
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Offer Immortality
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Scatter
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Refute
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Unsummon
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Get Out
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Soul Manipulation
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Annul
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Miscast
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Brainsurge
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Essence Capture
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Snap
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion48 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Enter the Enigma
30%inclusion36 decks119 decks
26%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Ringsight
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Slip Through Space
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-19%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Donatello's Technique
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Ghostform
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Whelming Wave
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Ninja's Blades
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Smoke Bomb
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Cunning Evasion
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Smoke Shroud
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Aqueous Form
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Rogue Class
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Witness Protection
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Gossip's Talent
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Military Intelligence
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Rooftop Bypass
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito Shizuki
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion76 decks120 decks
36%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
-16%synergy
Access Tunnel
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Reef
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion108 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion98 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion66 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
44%inclusion53 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion119 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion119 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion98 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion74 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Choked Estuary
61%inclusion73 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
49%inclusion59 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion47 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
-20%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-29%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
River of Tears
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Murky Sewer
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Waterfront District
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Turtle Lair
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-11%synergy