Vivi Ornitier (Commander) - Budget Core

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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
TCRI Building
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hidden Hideout
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magic Damper
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
51%synergy
Thunder Magic
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
50%synergy
Ice Magic
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
50%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
47%synergy
Syncopate
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
45%synergy
Combat Tutorial
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Haste Magic
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
43%synergy
Fire Magic
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
42%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Suplex
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Curiosity
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Opt
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Guttersnipe
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Firebrand Archer
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Mysidian Elder
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
-19%synergy
Quistis Trepe
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Queen Brahne
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Coruscation Mage
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Blazing Bomb
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Summon: Esper Ramuh
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Young Pyromancer
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Sahagin
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Tandem Lookout
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Summon: Shiva
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Prompto Argentum
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-21%synergy
Summon: G.F. Ifrit
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Sabotender
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Mocking Sprite
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Tempest Angler
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Seifer Almasy
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Ice Flan
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Boar-q-pine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Archmage of Runes
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Sprite Dragon
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Jill, Shiva's Dominant
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Freya Crescent
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Abrade
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Eject
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Shore Up
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Light of Judgment
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Laughing Mad
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Consider
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Opera Love Song
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-24%synergy
Spell Pierce
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Think Twice
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Self-Destruct
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Bulk Up
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Invert Polarity
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Mizzium Skin
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Siege Smash
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Focus the Mind
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Brute Force
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Essence Scatter
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Fists of Flame
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Uniform
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Dive Down
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Brainsurge
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Twisted Image
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Remand
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Divert Disaster
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Run Away Together
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Unleash Fury
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Flame of Anor
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-27%synergy
Titan's Strength
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Strike
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Impulse
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Sorceress's Schemes
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Enter the Enigma
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Light Up the Stage
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Relm's Sketching
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Choco-Comet
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Faithless Looting
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Wild Ride
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Call the Mountain Chocobo
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Travel the Overworld
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Epic Experiment
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Grapeshot
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Request
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-26%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Unending Whisper
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-26%synergy
Sleight of Hand
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-23%synergy
Finale of Revelation
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Divination
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Crash Through
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Reckless Charge
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Slip Through Space
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Seething Anger
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Retrieve the Esper
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Orbital Plunge
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Memories Returning
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-20%synergy
Fiery Confluence
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Elemental Eruption
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Winternight Stories
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Birthday Escape
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Pearl of Wisdom
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Soul Immolation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Cinder Strike
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Aang's Journey
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Random Encounter
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Demolish
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Invoke the Firemind
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Beacon Bolt
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Act of Treason
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Red Mage's Rapier
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
24%synergy
World Map
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Elixir
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-13%synergy
The Fire Crystal
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Instant Ramen
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
The Water Crystal
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Coral Sword
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Sage's Nouliths
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
The Prima Vista
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-15%synergy
Warrior's Sword
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Blade
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Samurai's Katana
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Lion Heart
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Adventurer's Airship
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Monk's Fist
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sleep Magic
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Sidequest: Card Collection
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Witness Protection
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Triple Triad
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Inscription
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Sidequest: Play Blitzball
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Inexorable Tide
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Cryoshatter
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Observed Stasis
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Furious Rise
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
The Apprentice's Folly
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Tavern Brawler
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-33%synergy
The Gold Saucer
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Agna Qel'a
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Forge of Heroes
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
-26%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
-31%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Blitzball
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Ether
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Fire Diamond
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-20%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-43%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Firdoch Core
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion56 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion56 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
-30%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Crossroads Village
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Airship Engine Room
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Sulfur Falls
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-43%synergy
Eroded Canyon
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Capital City
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-38%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Molten Tributary
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Isle
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-26%synergy
Thriving Bluff
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Starting Town
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Highland Lake
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Prismari Campus
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Spire of Industry
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-35%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-7%synergy