Satoru Umezawa (Commander) - Upgraded Midrange

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Triton Shorestalker
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
74%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
73%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
70%synergy
Slither Blade
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
69%synergy
Baleful Strix
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Ornithopter
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
63%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Changeling Outcast
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Gudul Lurker
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Greaves
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Tormented Soul
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Mindleech Mass
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Invisible Stalker
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Will
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Notion Thief
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Archon of Cruelty
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Lord of the Void
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Spectral Sailor
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Prosperous Thief
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Massacre Wurm
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Starwinder
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Faerie Seer
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Gingerbrute
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Agent of Treachery
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Void Winnower
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Dour Port-Mage
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Peregrine Drake
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Throat Slitter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Grim Hireling
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Lord of Change
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Moonsnare Specialist
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Shoreline Looter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Higure, the Still Wind
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Thalakos Seer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Countersquall
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Refute
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Unsummon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Disallow
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Command
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
You Are Already Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Miscast
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Evacuation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Ponder
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Flood of Tears
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shredder's Technique
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sakashima's Will
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Ravenform
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Dowsing Dagger
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Bident of Thassa
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Vorpal Sword
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
The Indomitable
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Key to the Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Smoke Bomb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Aqueous Form
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ninja Teen
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Cunning Evasion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Rogue Class
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Coastal Piracy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Smoke Shroud
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rooftop Bypass
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Aether Tunnel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Training Grounds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Gossip's Talent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Virulent Plague
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito Shizuki
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Realm of Koh
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Access Tunnel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Secret Tunnel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Conclave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Vesuva
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
War Room
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Hollow
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Watery Grave
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Turtle Lair
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Sea
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy