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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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Zulaport Cutthroat
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
61%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
55%synergy
Ophiomancer
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
55%synergy
Plague of Vermin
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
55%synergy
Bitterblossom
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Dark Confidant
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Skullclamp
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Jet Medallion
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Ghast
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Reanimate
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Rollick
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Diabolic Intent
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
42%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
37%synergy
Necropotence
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Chrome Mox
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Mox Diamond
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Warren Soultrader
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
37%synergy
Viscera Seer
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Gravecrawler
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Carrion Feeder
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
20%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Bloodghast
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Great Unclean One
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Midnight Reaper
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Grave Titan
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Timeline Culler
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Darkstar Augur
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Grim Servant
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Nether Traitor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Withering Torment
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Tragic Slip
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Snuff Out
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Bitter Triumph
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Force of Despair
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Sacrifice
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Fatal Push
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Cut Down
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Defile
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-22%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Withering Boon
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Pile On
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Body Count
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Devour in Shadow
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Murder
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Cling to Dust
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Terror
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Curtains' Call
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Word of Command
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Power Word Kill
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
False Cure
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Army of the Damned
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Night's Whisper
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Unearth
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-15%synergy
Exsanguinate
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Unmarked Grave
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Feed the Infection
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief's Thirst
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Fell
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Flay Essence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Sanguimancy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Invoke Despair
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
23%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Expedition Map
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Panharmonicon
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Quietus Spike
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Defense Grid
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Blasting Station
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Scroll Rack
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Oven
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
The Golden Throne
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Horn of Greed
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Bond
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Exquisite Blood
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Grave Pact
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-18%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Contamination
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Grave Venerations
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Waste Not
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Greed
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Court of Ambition
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Carnival of Souls
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Oubliette
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Servitude
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Oppression
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Tortured Existence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Sorin Markov
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Castle Locthwain
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Ghost Quarter
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Witch's Cottage
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
High Market
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Realm of Koh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Mire
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Urborg
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Mox Amber
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Springleaf Drum
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-19%synergy
Paradise Mantle
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-22%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Opal Palace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
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