The Council of Four (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded Control

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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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Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Howling Mine
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Arcane Denial
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
75%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Aetherize
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
70%synergy
Mana Drain
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
64%synergy
Swan Song
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
63%synergy
Reliquary Tower
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Protection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Witch Enchanter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Esper Sentinel
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Windborn Muse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
The Second Doctor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Knight Exemplar
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Absolute Virtue
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
PuPu UFO
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Doorkeeper Thrull
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Palace Jailer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Silent Arbiter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Wonder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Serra Ascendant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Roaming Throne
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Raff, Weatherlight Stalwart
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Oneirophage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Giver of Runes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ephara, God of the Polis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Junk Winder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Mother of Runes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Wandering Archaic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Chasm Skulker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Walking Atlas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Containment Priest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Spark Double
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Dovin's Veto
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Dawn's Truce
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Akroma's Will
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Clever Concealment
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Foil
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Oblation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-14%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Path to Exile
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
Comeuppance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Orim's Chant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Perch Protection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Envelop
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Consider
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Vision Skeins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Forbid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Silence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
True Love's Kiss
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Riot Control
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Disenchant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Shelter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
White Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Secret of Bloodbending
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Austere Command
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Supreme Verdict
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Careful Study
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Time Wipe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Winds of Abandon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Decree of Justice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Finale of Glory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Finale of Revelation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Cut a Deal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
River's Rebuke
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Wedding Ring
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Horn of Greed
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Venser's Journal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Temple Bell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pearl Medallion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Font of Mythos
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mindslaver
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Collector's Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Wizard Class
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Land Tax
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Monologue Tax
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Inspiring Leader
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Ghostly Prison
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Kindred Discovery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Trade Routes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Well of Ideas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dissipation Field
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Force of Virtue
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Blind Obedience
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Anointed Procession
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Intangible Virtue
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Aura of Silence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
41%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Tolaria West
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Eiganjo Castle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Secluded Steppe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Academy Ruins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Three Tree City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Talisman of Progress
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Tundra
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
87%synergy
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Flooded Strand
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
68%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Prairie Stream
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Fortress
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Sea of Clouds
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Gate
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Deserted Beach
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Witch Enchanter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Port Town
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Nimbus Maze
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Meticulous Archive
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
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