The Council of Four (Commander) - Core

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
Harmonized Trio
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Erode
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
3.8%inclusion2 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Pensive Professor
3.6%inclusion2 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vodalian Wave-Knight
54%inclusion281 decks525 decks
52%synergy
Howling Mine
57%inclusion300 decks525 decks
52%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
51%inclusion270 decks525 decks
47%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
47%inclusion249 decks525 decks
44%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
48%inclusion251 decks525 decks
42%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
48%inclusion254 decks525 decks
42%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
46%inclusion242 decks525 decks
41%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
41%inclusion217 decks525 decks
40%synergy
Knight Exemplar
41%inclusion213 decks525 decks
40%synergy
Intangible Virtue
45%inclusion236 decks525 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
69%inclusion360 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion289 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
49%inclusion259 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
49%inclusion258 decks525 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Denial
47%inclusion247 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
41%inclusion217 decks525 decks
36%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
41%inclusion216 decks525 decks
35%synergy
Wizard Class
41%inclusion215 decks525 decks
34%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion212 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Ominous Seas
40%inclusion209 decks525 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
8.0%inclusion42 decks525 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Loran of the Third Path
38%inclusion199 decks525 decks
26%synergy
Homunculus Horde
35%inclusion154 decks436 decks
32%synergy
Chasm Skulker
34%inclusion181 decks525 decks
30%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
34%inclusion179 decks525 decks
31%synergy
Haytham Kenway
31%inclusion159 decks506 decks
31%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
31%inclusion161 decks525 decks
30%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
31%inclusion159 decks521 decks
28%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
29%inclusion128 decks436 decks
27%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
28%inclusion147 decks525 decks
25%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
27%inclusion46 decks168 decks
25%synergy
Ephara, God of the Polis
27%inclusion142 decks525 decks
25%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
26%inclusion137 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Detective of the Month
26%inclusion135 decks525 decks
24%synergy
Valiant Knight
26%inclusion135 decks525 decks
25%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
23%inclusion123 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
22%inclusion117 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Flumph
22%inclusion116 decks525 decks
20%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
22%inclusion113 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
21%inclusion112 decks525 decks
18%synergy
Windborn Muse
21%inclusion109 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
20%inclusion105 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
19%inclusion85 decks436 decks
14%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
19%inclusion99 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion96 decks525 decks
-6%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
17%inclusion91 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
17%inclusion89 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
16%inclusion42 decks264 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Innocence
16%inclusion73 decks467 decks
13%synergy
The Second Doctor
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Body of Knowledge
15%inclusion79 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
14%inclusion76 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Guardian of Faith
14%inclusion75 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Sun Titan
14%inclusion72 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
14%inclusion69 decks504 decks
12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion69 decks522 decks
1%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
13%inclusion69 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
13%inclusion67 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
12%inclusion65 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Nadir Kraken
12%inclusion64 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Aven Wind Guide
12%inclusion64 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Walking Atlas
12%inclusion61 decks525 decks
10%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
12%inclusion61 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
11%inclusion58 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Loyal Warhound
11%inclusion57 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
11%inclusion56 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Walking Archive
11%inclusion56 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Lore Broker
10%inclusion52 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Knights of Dol Amroth
10%inclusion50 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dream Fracture
38%inclusion201 decks525 decks
37%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
36%inclusion190 decks525 decks
34%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion167 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
31%inclusion163 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion148 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion145 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion141 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
25%inclusion130 decks525 decks
21%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion118 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
22%inclusion110 decks501 decks
19%synergy
Oblation
21%inclusion108 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion81 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion74 decks501 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion69 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
13%inclusion66 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Consider
12%inclusion64 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
12%inclusion63 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Vision Skeins
12%inclusion62 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion60 decks522 decks
-2%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion60 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
11%inclusion59 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion57 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion53 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion52 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Words of Wisdom
9.1%inclusion48 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Return to Dust
8.8%inclusion46 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Hindering Light
8.8%inclusion46 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
8.4%inclusion44 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Deduce
7.8%inclusion41 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.4%inclusion39 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.2%inclusion38 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.9%inclusion36 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.7%inclusion35 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Render Silent
6.7%inclusion35 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Reins of Power
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5.7%inclusion30 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Charm
5.7%inclusion30 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Loran's Escape
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Fell the Mighty
27%inclusion144 decks525 decks
24%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
27%inclusion141 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Cut a Deal
26%inclusion139 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
23%inclusion119 decks525 decks
21%synergy
Austere Command
21%inclusion108 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Verdict
18%inclusion97 decks525 decks
-9%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
18%inclusion92 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
17%inclusion87 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion87 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
16%inclusion85 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Requisition Raid
16%inclusion83 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Valiant Endeavor
16%inclusion83 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion78 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Council's Judgment
14%inclusion73 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Time Wipe
14%inclusion71 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
14%inclusion71 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion67 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
10%inclusion50 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
8.8%inclusion46 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Identity
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
5%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Suppression Ray
5.4%inclusion28 decks522 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion167 decks525 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion95 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
17%inclusion87 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
16%inclusion84 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Temple Bell
14%inclusion73 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion60 decks525 decks
-8%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion59 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion55 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
10%inclusion37 decks382 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Ring
9.0%inclusion47 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
8.8%inclusion46 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
8.2%inclusion43 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Awakening
6.9%inclusion36 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.7%inclusion35 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.5%inclusion34 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.1%inclusion32 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.7%inclusion30 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
38%inclusion197 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
36%inclusion188 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
31%inclusion164 decks525 decks
30%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
29%inclusion153 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
28%inclusion146 decks525 decks
27%synergy
Monologue Tax
28%inclusion145 decks525 decks
24%synergy
Inspiring Leader
27%inclusion143 decks525 decks
26%synergy
Smuggler's Share
23%inclusion119 decks525 decks
20%synergy
Solitary Confinement
20%inclusion103 decks525 decks
18%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
19%inclusion99 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
17%inclusion91 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Well of Ideas
15%inclusion81 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Tenuous Truce
15%inclusion78 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
14%inclusion69 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
12%inclusion65 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion61 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
10%inclusion53 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
9.3%inclusion49 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
8.6%inclusion45 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Monk Class
7.8%inclusion41 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.6%inclusion40 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
7.6%inclusion35 decks461 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
6.7%inclusion35 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.5%inclusion34 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Land Tax
6.1%inclusion32 decks525 decks
-3%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
-5%synergy
Divine Visitation
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.8%inclusion13 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Paladin Class
5.7%inclusion30 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
-5%synergy
History of Benalia
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
5%synergy
True Conviction
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
14%inclusion75 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
11%inclusion57 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.6%inclusion45 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion383 decks525 decks
24%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
28%inclusion146 decks525 decks
24%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
26%inclusion135 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Secluded Steppe
17%inclusion91 decks525 decks
15%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion89 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion86 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion72 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion70 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Terrain Generator
13%inclusion66 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
8.2%inclusion43 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.0%inclusion42 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.6%inclusion40 decks525 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
-8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
-3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Restless Anchorage
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion436 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion412 decks525 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion377 decks525 decks
30%synergy
Azorius Signet
63%inclusion330 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Progress
54%inclusion286 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
52%inclusion275 decks525 decks
42%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion268 decks525 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion173 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion142 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion109 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Marble Diamond
20%inclusion106 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion92 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion58 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion51 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion51 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion522 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion522 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion456 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Prairie Stream
77%inclusion403 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Fortress
65%inclusion342 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Port Town
59%inclusion311 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
55%inclusion289 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Chancery
53%inclusion276 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
51%inclusion266 decks525 decks
15%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
41%inclusion213 decks525 decks
20%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
38%inclusion198 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion178 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Beach
33%inclusion172 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion170 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
30%inclusion156 decks525 decks
-18%synergy
Sea of Clouds
29%inclusion150 decks525 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion114 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion113 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Gate
19%inclusion101 decks525 decks
-4%synergy
Nimbus Maze
18%inclusion97 decks525 decks
-4%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
18%inclusion85 decks465 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion88 decks525 decks
-15%synergy
Tranquil Cove
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
-4%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
14%inclusion75 decks525 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion74 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion69 decks522 decks
1%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion67 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Meticulous Archive
13%inclusion66 decks525 decks
-6%synergy
Seachrome Coast
13%inclusion66 decks525 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion60 decks522 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion52 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
9.3%inclusion49 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
9.1%inclusion48 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.4%inclusion39 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Skybridge Towers
7.2%inclusion38 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Suppression Ray
5.4%inclusion28 decks522 decks
3%synergy