Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Expensive

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
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Scheming Silvertongue
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Leech Collector
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Tragedy Feaster
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Grave Researcher
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Altar
76%inclusion498 decks653 decks
63%synergy
Plague of Vermin
60%inclusion391 decks653 decks
57%synergy
Bitterblossom
70%inclusion460 decks653 decks
57%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
67%inclusion435 decks653 decks
56%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
79%inclusion518 decks653 decks
54%synergy
Warren Soultrader
67%inclusion427 decks639 decks
54%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
83%inclusion544 decks653 decks
54%synergy
Ophiomancer
70%inclusion454 decks653 decks
53%synergy
Gravecrawler
67%inclusion440 decks653 decks
53%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
70%inclusion454 decks653 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion597 decks653 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
85%inclusion552 decks653 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion539 decks653 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
73%inclusion479 decks653 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
71%inclusion465 decks653 decks
47%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
68%inclusion444 decks653 decks
45%synergy
Reanimate
68%inclusion441 decks653 decks
28%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
66%inclusion433 decks653 decks
49%synergy
Skullclamp
66%inclusion431 decks653 decks
44%synergy
Toxic Deluge
66%inclusion430 decks653 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
79%inclusion519 decks653 decks
52%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
73%inclusion479 decks653 decks
52%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
68%inclusion441 decks653 decks
39%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
57%inclusion373 decks653 decks
44%synergy
Necropotence
54%inclusion354 decks653 decks
39%synergy
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion261 decks653 decks
28%synergy
The One Ring
39%inclusion253 decks653 decks
29%synergy
Imperial Seal
30%inclusion197 decks653 decks
23%synergy
Chrome Mox
28%inclusion182 decks653 decks
22%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion162 decks653 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
65%inclusion427 decks653 decks
34%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
56%inclusion365 decks653 decks
38%synergy
Carrion Feeder
54%inclusion353 decks653 decks
42%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
54%inclusion351 decks653 decks
44%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
52%inclusion337 decks653 decks
32%synergy
Viscera Seer
49%inclusion323 decks653 decks
32%synergy
Bloodghast
48%inclusion311 decks653 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
47%inclusion305 decks653 decks
32%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
47%inclusion305 decks653 decks
40%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
45%inclusion291 decks653 decks
40%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion270 decks653 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
41%inclusion268 decks653 decks
25%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
41%inclusion266 decks653 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion260 decks653 decks
16%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
37%inclusion242 decks653 decks
26%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
37%inclusion108 decks293 decks
31%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
34%inclusion222 decks653 decks
26%synergy
Nether Traitor
34%inclusion221 decks653 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion215 decks653 decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
30%inclusion122 decks408 decks
25%synergy
Chittering Witch
30%inclusion195 decks653 decks
25%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
27%inclusion176 decks653 decks
25%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
25%inclusion159 decks625 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion152 decks615 decks
21%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
23%inclusion149 decks653 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
22%inclusion122 decks554 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
21%inclusion133 decks628 decks
13%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion134 decks639 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
19%inclusion126 decks653 decks
11%synergy
Grave Titan
19%inclusion122 decks653 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion118 decks637 decks
10%synergy
Dark Confidant
18%inclusion115 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
18%inclusion115 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion112 decks653 decks
-3%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
17%inclusion111 decks653 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
17%inclusion106 decks637 decks
-5%synergy
Witch of the Moors
17%inclusion108 decks653 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion104 decks653 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Reaper
16%inclusion103 decks653 decks
7%synergy
Timeline Culler
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pet
15%inclusion99 decks653 decks
7%synergy
Grim Haruspex
15%inclusion96 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
15%inclusion95 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion85 decks653 decks
11%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion45 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion75 decks653 decks
0%synergy
Putrid Goblin
11%inclusion72 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
11%inclusion72 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Priest of Gix
11%inclusion72 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
11%inclusion69 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
57%inclusion371 decks653 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Ritual
45%inclusion292 decks653 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion279 decks653 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion238 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
35%inclusion226 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
34%inclusion220 decks653 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion208 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Snuff Out
27%inclusion178 decks653 decks
14%synergy
Saw in Half
27%inclusion175 decks653 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion166 decks653 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion165 decks653 decks
0%synergy
Defile
23%inclusion153 decks653 decks
-13%synergy
Tragic Slip
20%inclusion132 decks653 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion129 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion110 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion102 decks653 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion91 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Szat's Will
12%inclusion77 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion75 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion64 decks653 decks
-13%synergy
Sacrifice
8.6%inclusion56 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.8%inclusion51 decks653 decks
-2%synergy
Malicious Affliction
7.7%inclusion50 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.4%inclusion48 decks653 decks
-5%synergy
Darkness
7.0%inclusion46 decks653 decks
-3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.9%inclusion45 decks653 decks
-8%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.9%inclusion45 decks653 decks
-5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.6%inclusion43 decks653 decks
-2%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.4%inclusion42 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.5%inclusion36 decks653 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Boon
5.5%inclusion36 decks653 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.4%inclusion35 decks653 decks
-4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
55%inclusion357 decks653 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion336 decks653 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion252 decks653 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion251 decks653 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
37%inclusion242 decks653 decks
30%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion217 decks653 decks
22%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
28%inclusion182 decks653 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion148 decks653 decks
7%synergy
Army of the Damned
23%inclusion148 decks653 decks
18%synergy
Bubbling Muck
21%inclusion138 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion138 decks653 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion111 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion129 decks653 decks
-16%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion119 decks653 decks
-6%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion106 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion101 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion87 decks653 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion73 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion71 decks653 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion66 decks653 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.0%inclusion59 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.6%inclusion56 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.4%inclusion48 decks653 decks
-6%synergy
Dread Return
6.7%inclusion44 decks653 decks
-5%synergy
Persist
6.7%inclusion44 decks653 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.1%inclusion40 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Mutilate
6.0%inclusion39 decks653 decks
-11%synergy
Read the Bones
6.0%inclusion39 decks653 decks
-11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.7%inclusion37 decks653 decks
-9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion35 decks653 decks
-5%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
58%inclusion380 decks653 decks
38%synergy
Bontu's Monument
50%inclusion329 decks653 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion173 decks653 decks
-7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion142 decks653 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
20%inclusion130 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion122 decks653 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15%inclusion99 decks653 decks
8%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
14%inclusion92 decks653 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion53 decks408 decks
-7%synergy
Panharmonicon
10%inclusion68 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.9%inclusion45 decks653 decks
-25%synergy
Defense Grid
6.0%inclusion39 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
52%inclusion341 decks653 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
46%inclusion301 decks653 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
37%inclusion241 decks653 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion211 decks653 decks
-8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
32%inclusion207 decks653 decks
18%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
29%inclusion188 decks653 decks
20%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
28%inclusion184 decks653 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
23%inclusion151 decks653 decks
12%synergy
Carnival of Souls
20%inclusion129 decks653 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Bond
18%inclusion119 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
16%inclusion102 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
16%inclusion102 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
14%inclusion94 decks653 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion87 decks653 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion85 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion76 decks595 decks
8%synergy
Contamination
12%inclusion77 decks653 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion63 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.7%inclusion57 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.4%inclusion27 decks365 decks
4%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
6.3%inclusion41 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.1%inclusion36 decks595 decks
0%synergy
Oubliette
5.8%inclusion38 decks653 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
5.4%inclusion35 decks653 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
47%inclusion306 decks653 decks
33%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
21%inclusion136 decks653 decks
18%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
10%inclusion64 decks653 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion57 decks653 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
92%inclusion598 decks653 decks
37%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
86%inclusion560 decks653 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion348 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
48%inclusion314 decks653 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
44%inclusion290 decks653 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion244 decks653 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
36%inclusion233 decks653 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion162 decks653 decks
-6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
21%inclusion138 decks653 decks
17%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion112 decks653 decks
12%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
16%inclusion106 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion102 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion99 decks653 decks
7%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion93 decks653 decks
-2%synergy
High Market
12%inclusion80 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion69 decks653 decks
-3%synergy
Barad-dûr
10%inclusion66 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion64 decks653 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.2%inclusion60 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.7%inclusion57 decks653 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion54 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.0%inclusion52 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion50 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.3%inclusion41 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion23 decks391 decks
-5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.5%inclusion36 decks653 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
5.2%inclusion34 decks653 decks
-5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.1%inclusion33 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion600 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion470 decks653 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
32%inclusion111 decks344 decks
18%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion136 decks653 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion128 decks653 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion120 decks653 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion112 decks653 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion104 decks653 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion95 decks653 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
14%inclusion92 decks653 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.3%inclusion61 decks653 decks
-13%synergy
Crowded Crypt
9.3%inclusion61 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion50 decks653 decks
-18%synergy
Mox Opal
7.5%inclusion49 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
7.4%inclusion48 decks653 decks
-22%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.8%inclusion38 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion578 decks653 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion279 decks653 decks
20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
37%inclusion242 decks653 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion208 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion155 decks653 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion154 decks653 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion152 decks653 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion148 decks653 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion118 decks637 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
18%inclusion115 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion110 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion105 decks653 decks
14%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion89 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion77 decks653 decks
-14%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.8%inclusion51 decks653 decks
1%synergy