Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Aristocrats

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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
South Wind Avatar
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
3.8%inclusion7 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Shredder's Technique
3.3%inclusion4 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Ninja Teen
2.2%inclusion4 decks184 decks
1%synergy
Dream Beavers
0.9%inclusion1 decks114 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
73%inclusion831 decks1.14K decks
62%synergy
Ophiomancer
77%inclusion881 decks1.14K decks
61%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
84%inclusion953 decks1.14K decks
61%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
64%inclusion728 decks1.14K decks
60%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
65%inclusion740 decks1.14K decks
58%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
71%inclusion807 decks1.14K decks
53%synergy
Viscera Seer
69%inclusion785 decks1.14K decks
52%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
69%inclusion787 decks1.14K decks
50%synergy
Blood Artist
78%inclusion894 decks1.14K decks
47%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
62%inclusion708 decks1.14K decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
87%inclusion995 decks1.14K decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
74%inclusion845 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
67%inclusion760 decks1.14K decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
66%inclusion748 decks1.14K decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
65%inclusion736 decks1.14K decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
64%inclusion734 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
63%inclusion722 decks1.14K decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion677 decks1.14K decks
39%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
59%inclusion677 decks1.14K decks
36%synergy
Victimize
59%inclusion675 decks1.14K decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
57%inclusion648 decks1.14K decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
26%inclusion293 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
21%inclusion234 decks1.14K decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion199 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion190 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
7.6%inclusion87 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.5%inclusion63 decks1.14K decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
55%inclusion628 decks1.14K decks
36%synergy
Carrion Feeder
50%inclusion575 decks1.14K decks
39%synergy
Chittering Witch
49%inclusion555 decks1.14K decks
44%synergy
Warren Soultrader
48%inclusion512 decks1.06K decks
35%synergy
Gravecrawler
44%inclusion507 decks1.14K decks
30%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
44%inclusion497 decks1.14K decks
42%synergy
Bloodghast
41%inclusion469 decks1.14K decks
29%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
39%inclusion441 decks1.14K decks
30%synergy
Midnight Reaper
38%inclusion438 decks1.14K decks
30%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
37%inclusion424 decks1.14K decks
28%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
37%inclusion422 decks1.14K decks
29%synergy
Grim Haruspex
36%inclusion415 decks1.14K decks
27%synergy
Nether Traitor
36%inclusion413 decks1.14K decks
28%synergy
Accursed Marauder
35%inclusion372 decks1.05K decks
14%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
35%inclusion403 decks1.14K decks
28%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
35%inclusion373 decks1.06K decks
24%synergy
Starscape Cleric
34%inclusion324 decks952 decks
30%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
33%inclusion376 decks1.14K decks
23%synergy
Plaguecrafter
32%inclusion364 decks1.14K decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
31%inclusion355 decks1.14K decks
21%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
30%inclusion348 decks1.14K decks
20%synergy
Grave Titan
29%inclusion332 decks1.14K decks
22%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
27%inclusion83 decks309 decks
21%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
26%inclusion300 decks1.14K decks
16%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
26%inclusion256 decks983 decks
18%synergy
Witch of the Moors
26%inclusion296 decks1.14K decks
22%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion277 decks1.14K decks
5%synergy
Timeline Culler
23%inclusion85 decks366 decks
18%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
23%inclusion262 decks1.14K decks
20%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
21%inclusion76 decks366 decks
13%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
21%inclusion236 decks1.14K decks
18%synergy
Cult Conscript
20%inclusion232 decks1.14K decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion214 decks1.05K decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
20%inclusion228 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
19%inclusion219 decks1.14K decks
14%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
18%inclusion206 decks1.14K decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
18%inclusion72 decks399 decks
13%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
17%inclusion197 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
17%inclusion195 decks1.14K decks
1%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion195 decks1.14K decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion191 decks1.14K decks
11%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
16%inclusion188 decks1.14K decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
16%inclusion177 decks1.14K decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
16%inclusion177 decks1.14K decks
12%synergy
Great Unclean One
15%inclusion173 decks1.14K decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion168 decks1.14K decks
-8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion163 decks1.14K decks
-1%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
14%inclusion161 decks1.14K decks
12%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14%inclusion160 decks1.14K decks
7%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
13%inclusion154 decks1.14K decks
11%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
48%inclusion550 decks1.14K decks
23%synergy
Tragic Slip
43%inclusion493 decks1.14K decks
23%synergy
Deadly Dispute
40%inclusion459 decks1.14K decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion334 decks832 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion449 decks1.14K decks
17%synergy
Defile
39%inclusion441 decks1.14K decks
2%synergy
Szat's Will
31%inclusion355 decks1.14K decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion282 decks1.06K decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
23%inclusion262 decks1.14K decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion256 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion251 decks1.14K decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion243 decks1.14K decks
-4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
19%inclusion217 decks1.14K decks
15%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion177 decks1.07K decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion173 decks1.14K decks
-9%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion147 decks1.14K decks
-10%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion144 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion133 decks1.14K decks
-6%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion132 decks1.14K decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion130 decks1.14K decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion124 decks1.14K decks
2%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion121 decks1.14K decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion118 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion111 decks1.14K decks
0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
9.2%inclusion97 decks1.06K decks
-6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.8%inclusion100 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.5%inclusion31 decks366 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
7.7%inclusion88 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Undying Malice
6.8%inclusion78 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
6.7%inclusion76 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
6.7%inclusion76 decks1.14K decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.5%inclusion74 decks1.14K decks
-8%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.4%inclusion62 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion62 decks1.14K decks
-5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.1%inclusion58 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion591 decks1.14K decks
15%synergy
Army of the Damned
45%inclusion516 decks1.14K decks
41%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion511 decks1.14K decks
5%synergy
Plague of Vermin
40%inclusion457 decks1.14K decks
38%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion369 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
30%inclusion341 decks1.14K decks
15%synergy
Mutilate
23%inclusion268 decks1.14K decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion242 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion146 decks720 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion227 decks1.14K decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
19%inclusion216 decks1.14K decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion186 decks1.14K decks
-8%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion185 decks1.14K decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion173 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Unearth
15%inclusion169 decks1.14K decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion154 decks1.14K decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion150 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion149 decks1.14K decks
-4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion135 decks1.14K decks
-4%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion110 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.5%inclusion108 decks1.14K decks
-5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.6%inclusion98 decks1.14K decks
-4%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.5%inclusion97 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.5%inclusion86 decks1.14K decks
1%synergy
Bone Shards
6.6%inclusion75 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.2%inclusion71 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.1%inclusion58 decks1.14K decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
56%inclusion638 decks1.14K decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
44%inclusion507 decks1.14K decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion285 decks1.14K decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion184 decks1.14K decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion181 decks1.14K decks
-16%synergy
Expedition Map
15%inclusion174 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion51 decks399 decks
-7%synergy
Panharmonicon
11%inclusion130 decks1.14K decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.0%inclusion91 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.3%inclusion72 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.0%inclusion68 decks1.14K decks
-1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.2%inclusion59 decks1.14K decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Dreadhorde Invasion
52%inclusion593 decks1.14K decks
44%synergy
Bitterblossom
52%inclusion589 decks1.14K decks
39%synergy
Grave Pact
43%inclusion486 decks1.14K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion436 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
34%inclusion386 decks1.14K decks
17%synergy
Black Market
28%inclusion317 decks1.14K decks
7%synergy
Dark Prophecy
26%inclusion297 decks1.14K decks
22%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
24%inclusion275 decks1.14K decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion242 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
19%inclusion158 decks841 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion210 decks1.14K decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion200 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
15%inclusion168 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion165 decks1.14K decks
1%synergy
Grave Venerations
14%inclusion28 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
13%inclusion145 decks1.14K decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion132 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion137 decks1.14K decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion87 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Open the Graves
10%inclusion118 decks1.14K decks
7%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
10%inclusion110 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.0%inclusion103 decks1.14K decks
-1%synergy
Carnival of Souls
8.8%inclusion100 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
8.5%inclusion97 decks1.14K decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.6%inclusion75 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.3%inclusion72 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Attrition
6.2%inclusion71 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.2%inclusion71 decks1.14K decks
1%synergy
Warlock Class
5.3%inclusion61 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
41%inclusion463 decks1.14K decks
27%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
20%inclusion231 decks1.14K decks
17%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
14%inclusion156 decks1.14K decks
12%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.3%inclusion72 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.9%inclusion67 decks1.14K decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
63%inclusion716 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion705 decks1.14K decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
53%inclusion608 decks1.14K decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
44%inclusion506 decks1.14K decks
19%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
43%inclusion485 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
41%inclusion473 decks1.14K decks
24%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion471 decks1.14K decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion458 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion249 decks1.14K decks
-9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
21%inclusion242 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion233 decks1.14K decks
5%synergy
High Market
18%inclusion200 decks1.14K decks
10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
16%inclusion183 decks1.14K decks
5%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion173 decks1.14K decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion153 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion161 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion152 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Barad-dûr
13%inclusion144 decks1.14K decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion42 decks390 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.4%inclusion85 decks1.14K decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.8%inclusion25 decks366 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.4%inclusion73 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.1%inclusion70 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion69 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.1%inclusion58 decks1.14K decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion961 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion774 decks1.14K decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
26%inclusion302 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
22%inclusion254 decks1.14K decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion230 decks1.14K decks
-9%synergy
Nyx Lotus
16%inclusion188 decks1.14K decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion47 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion134 decks1.14K decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion124 decks1.14K decks
-4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion114 decks1.14K decks
0%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.3%inclusion60 decks1.14K decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.2%inclusion59 decks1.14K decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion1.08K decks1.14K decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion449 decks1.14K decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion282 decks1.06K decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion300 decks1.14K decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion214 decks1.05K decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion173 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion105 decks1.09K decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.8%inclusion100 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.7%inclusion76 decks1.14K decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
6.0%inclusion68 decks1.14K decks
1%synergy