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Ezra Sassaman
Mar 12, 2026
Ezra Sassaman
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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Mentor of the Meek
70%inclusion37 decks53 decks
67%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
72%inclusion38 decks53 decks
65%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
68%inclusion36 decks53 decks
64%synergy
Intangible Virtue
70%inclusion37 decks53 decks
64%synergy
Dream Fracture
62%inclusion33 decks53 decks
61%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
62%inclusion33 decks53 decks
61%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
62%inclusion33 decks53 decks
61%synergy
Valiant Knight
57%inclusion30 decks53 decks
56%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
57%inclusion30 decks53 decks
55%synergy
Opt
64%inclusion34 decks53 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
68%inclusion36 decks53 decks
40%synergy
Generous Gift
58%inclusion31 decks53 decks
27%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
58%inclusion31 decks53 decks
53%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
57%inclusion30 decks53 decks
53%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
55%inclusion29 decks53 decks
52%synergy
Ominous Seas
55%inclusion29 decks53 decks
51%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
55%inclusion29 decks53 decks
54%synergy
Detective of the Month
55%inclusion29 decks53 decks
53%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
53%inclusion28 decks53 decks
51%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
53%inclusion28 decks53 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Wall of Omens
51%inclusion27 decks53 decks
43%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
43%synergy
Lore Broker
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
48%synergy
Thought Courier
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
49%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
47%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
46%synergy
Merfolk Looter
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
47%synergy
Loyal Warhound
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
45%synergy
Spirited Companion
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
38%synergy
Sun Titan
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
34%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
44%synergy
Aven Wind Guide
42%inclusion22 decks53 decks
40%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Homunculus Horde
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Yes Man, Personal Securitron
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
30%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Haytham Kenway
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Windborn Muse
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
24%synergy
Chasm Skulker
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Nadir Kraken
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Xerex Strobe-Knight
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
6%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Knights of Dol Amroth
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Oneirophage
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Body of Knowledge
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Vandal
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Fog Bank
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Academy Loremaster
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Loyal Drake
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-17%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Dream Trawler
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Wall of Denial
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
The Second Doctor
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Thistledown Liege
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Companion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Station Monitor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Deduce
51%inclusion27 decks53 decks
50%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
44%synergy
Consider
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
31%synergy
Spell Pierce
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
32%synergy
Jwari Disruption
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
32%synergy
Loran's Escape
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
31%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
32%synergy
Long River's Pull
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
24%synergy
Path to Exile
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
-29%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
-45%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Disenchant
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
-37%synergy
Quick Study
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Refute
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-5%synergy
Return to Dust
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Bovine Intervention
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Charm
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Vision Skeins
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Deliberate
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Meeting of Minds
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Faithful Mending
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Holy Day
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Crush Contraband
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-30%synergy
Remand
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Mental Modulation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Reroute Systems
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Unravel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Protect the Negotiators
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Unsummon
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Riot Control
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
No More Lies
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Think Twice
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Absorb
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Oblation
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Make a Stand
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Defabricate
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-3%synergy
Saw It Coming
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Revitalize
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Congregate
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Dusk // Dawn
51%inclusion27 decks53 decks
48%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
51%inclusion27 decks53 decks
49%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
43%synergy
Valiant Endeavor
42%inclusion22 decks53 decks
41%synergy
Requisition Raid
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
37%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
39%synergy
Cut a Deal
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Mighty
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Time Wipe
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Suppression Ray
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-6%synergy
Divination
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Honor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Serum Visions
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Winged Words
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Unstable Glyphbridge
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
35%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Synthesizer Labship
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Cryogen Relic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Lumen-Class Frigate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Wedgelight Rammer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
The Seriema
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Solitary Confinement
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
41%synergy
Witness Protection
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
41%synergy
Search the Premises
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Inspiring Leader
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Tenuous Truce
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Unable to Scream
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Well of Ideas
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Monk Class
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-18%synergy
Glorious Anthem
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Staggering Insight
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Grasp of Fate
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Wiretapping
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Noble Heritage
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
History of Benalia
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Court of Grace
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
-20%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Secluded Steppe
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Arid Archway
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Azorius Signet
70%inclusion37 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion35 decks53 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
64%inclusion34 decks53 decks
38%synergy
Sky Diamond
62%inclusion33 decks53 decks
53%synergy
Marble Diamond
58%inclusion31 decks53 decks
51%synergy
Talisman of Progress
57%inclusion30 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
55%inclusion29 decks53 decks
-32%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion29 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
43%synergy
Springleaf Drum
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
34%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
31%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
-17%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Locket
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion53 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion52 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion41 decks53 decks
-8%synergy
Prairie Stream
74%inclusion39 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Port Town
66%inclusion35 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
60%inclusion32 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
58%inclusion31 decks53 decks
37%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
57%inclusion30 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Fortress
53%inclusion28 decks53 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
33%synergy
Myriad Landscape
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
27%synergy
Azorius Chancery
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
-32%synergy
Suppression Ray
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
University Campus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Tranquil Cove
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-11%synergy
Skybridge Towers
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Gates of Istfell
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Flood Plain
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
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