Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Midrange

Ayara, First of Locthwain
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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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63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Gravecrawler
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Blood Artist
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Warren Soultrader
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Chittering Witch
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Skullclamp
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Crypt Ghast
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Accursed Marauder
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Viscera Seer
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Reaper
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Murderous Rider
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Grave Titan
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Grim Haruspex
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Bloodghast
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Starscape Cleric
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Plaguecrafter
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Grim Servant
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Dark Confidant
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Death Baron
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pet
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Darkstar Augur
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Dread Presence
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Nether Traitor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Lord of the Undead
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Twilight Prophet
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Forsaken Miner
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Headless Rider
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Priest of Gix
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Defile
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Flare of Malice
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Szat's Will
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sacrifice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Snuff Out
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Boon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Lethal Scheme
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cut Down
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Rotten Reunion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Long Goodbye
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Power Word Kill
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Army of the Damned
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Plague of Vermin
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Bubbling Muck
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Unearth
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Dread Return
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Persist
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Come Back Wrong
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Entreat the Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Duress
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Dark Petition
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Smallpox
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Their Number Is Legion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Gruesome Fate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Disentomb
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dark Salvation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Expedition Map
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
World Map
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Wand of Orcus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
18%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Open the Graves
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Carnival of Souls
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Graf Harvest
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mornsong Aria
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Vigor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Blight Mound
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Quest for the Gravelord
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Witch's Cottage
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Vesuva
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Unholy Grotto
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
The Soul Stone
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Caged Sun
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Infernal Idol
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Demolition Field
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
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