Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Optimized

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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Emeritus of Woe
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Grave Researcher
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
South Wind Avatar
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ophiomancer
73%inclusion226 decks310 decks
56%synergy
Plague of Vermin
57%inclusion178 decks310 decks
55%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
61%inclusion190 decks310 decks
51%synergy
Gravecrawler
65%inclusion200 decks310 decks
50%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
69%inclusion213 decks310 decks
46%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
64%inclusion197 decks310 decks
44%synergy
Warren Soultrader
55%inclusion172 decks310 decks
42%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
46%inclusion143 decks310 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
55%inclusion172 decks310 decks
42%synergy
Bitterblossom
54%inclusion168 decks310 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
85%inclusion265 decks310 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
84%inclusion261 decks310 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
77%inclusion238 decks310 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
71%inclusion219 decks310 decks
39%synergy
Crypt Ghast
67%inclusion208 decks310 decks
19%synergy
Skullclamp
62%inclusion193 decks310 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
61%inclusion190 decks310 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
60%inclusion185 decks310 decks
20%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
56%inclusion174 decks310 decks
36%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
56%inclusion174 decks310 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
68%inclusion212 decks310 decks
40%synergy
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion178 decks310 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion139 decks310 decks
24%synergy
Necropotence
41%inclusion127 decks310 decks
26%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
36%inclusion112 decks310 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion66 decks310 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
16%inclusion50 decks310 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion45 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion42 decks310 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion38 decks310 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
49%inclusion152 decks310 decks
32%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
47%inclusion146 decks310 decks
40%synergy
Bloodghast
44%inclusion135 decks310 decks
32%synergy
Carrion Feeder
43%inclusion134 decks310 decks
31%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
42%inclusion129 decks310 decks
22%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion127 decks310 decks
22%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
41%inclusion126 decks310 decks
31%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion117 decks310 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion115 decks310 decks
17%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
36%inclusion112 decks310 decks
25%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
32%inclusion99 decks310 decks
24%synergy
Nether Traitor
31%inclusion97 decks310 decks
23%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
31%inclusion56 decks179 decks
25%synergy
Chittering Witch
31%inclusion96 decks310 decks
27%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
30%inclusion94 decks310 decks
28%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
29%inclusion91 decks310 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion91 decks310 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
28%inclusion87 decks310 decks
18%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion76 decks309 decks
21%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
25%inclusion76 decks310 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
24%inclusion75 decks310 decks
14%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
24%inclusion74 decks310 decks
15%synergy
Grave Titan
24%inclusion74 decks310 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
24%inclusion73 decks307 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
22%inclusion67 decks310 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
22%inclusion67 decks310 decks
14%synergy
Grim Haruspex
21%inclusion66 decks310 decks
12%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
21%inclusion64 decks310 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
20%inclusion51 decks249 decks
15%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
20%inclusion63 decks310 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion59 decks310 decks
10%synergy
Accursed Marauder
18%inclusion55 decks310 decks
-4%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
17%inclusion54 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Timeline Culler
17%inclusion37 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion52 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Witch of the Moors
16%inclusion50 decks310 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion50 decks310 decks
-1%synergy
Plaguecrafter
16%inclusion49 decks310 decks
-4%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion32 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Putrid Goblin
14%inclusion42 decks310 decks
12%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
13%inclusion39 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Dark Confidant
13%inclusion39 decks310 decks
5%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
13%inclusion39 decks310 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
12%inclusion37 decks310 decks
1%synergy
Great Unclean One
12%inclusion37 decks310 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
12%inclusion36 decks310 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
12%inclusion36 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
11%inclusion34 decks310 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pet
11%inclusion34 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Darkstar Augur
11%inclusion33 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
41%inclusion128 decks310 decks
17%synergy
Culling the Weak
39%inclusion121 decks310 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion103 decks307 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion97 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
31%inclusion95 decks310 decks
6%synergy
Defile
28%inclusion88 decks310 decks
-8%synergy
Village Rites
28%inclusion87 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
28%inclusion87 decks310 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
28%inclusion86 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion79 decks310 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
25%inclusion76 decks310 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion75 decks310 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
24%inclusion73 decks310 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
20%inclusion62 decks310 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
17%inclusion54 decks310 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion53 decks310 decks
-8%synergy
Szat's Will
17%inclusion52 decks310 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Malice
15%inclusion45 decks310 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion42 decks310 decks
-9%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion39 decks310 decks
1%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion36 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion35 decks310 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion35 decks310 decks
-1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
9.0%inclusion28 decks310 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.4%inclusion26 decks310 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.4%inclusion26 decks310 decks
0%synergy
Sacrifice
8.1%inclusion25 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.1%inclusion25 decks310 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
7.4%inclusion23 decks310 decks
-3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Malicious Affliction
6.5%inclusion20 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.5%inclusion20 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.5%inclusion20 decks310 decks
-9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion18 decks310 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.8%inclusion18 decks310 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Boon
5.5%inclusion17 decks310 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion165 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
47%inclusion147 decks310 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion138 decks310 decks
18%synergy
Army of the Damned
35%inclusion108 decks310 decks
30%synergy
Damnation
31%inclusion95 decks310 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion79 decks310 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion76 decks310 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion64 decks310 decks
-15%synergy
Buried Alive
20%inclusion61 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion60 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion60 decks310 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion59 decks310 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
19%inclusion57 decks307 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
18%inclusion57 decks310 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion55 decks310 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
16%inclusion50 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion43 decks310 decks
0%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion43 decks310 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion39 decks310 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion36 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion30 decks310 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.4%inclusion29 decks310 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.4%inclusion29 decks310 decks
-4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.7%inclusion27 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.4%inclusion26 decks310 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
8.4%inclusion26 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Persist
8.1%inclusion25 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Smog
8.1%inclusion25 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.4%inclusion23 decks310 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion22 decks310 decks
-10%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.8%inclusion21 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion17 decks310 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
53%inclusion163 decks310 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion83 decks310 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion45 decks310 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion43 decks310 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion41 decks310 decks
1%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
13%inclusion40 decks310 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion39 decks310 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion30 decks249 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion35 decks310 decks
-20%synergy
Panharmonicon
10%inclusion32 decks310 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion23 decks310 decks
-8%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
45%inclusion138 decks310 decks
25%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
43%inclusion132 decks310 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion129 decks310 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
36%inclusion112 decks310 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
31%inclusion95 decks310 decks
17%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
28%inclusion88 decks310 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion87 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
27%inclusion84 decks310 decks
10%synergy
Sanguine Bond
25%inclusion77 decks310 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
25%inclusion77 decks310 decks
14%synergy
Dark Prophecy
21%inclusion65 decks310 decks
17%synergy
Black Market
20%inclusion61 decks310 decks
-1%synergy
Carnival of Souls
19%inclusion60 decks310 decks
18%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
15%inclusion45 decks307 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion42 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion39 decks310 decks
9%synergy
Contamination
12%inclusion36 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
9.0%inclusion28 decks310 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.7%inclusion27 decks310 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
7.7%inclusion24 decks310 decks
0%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.8%inclusion18 decks310 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
5.8%inclusion18 decks310 decks
0%synergy
Open the Graves
5.5%inclusion17 decks310 decks
2%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.4%inclusion12 decks221 decks
3%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
5.2%inclusion16 decks310 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
40%inclusion125 decks310 decks
27%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
20%inclusion62 decks310 decks
17%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion36 decks310 decks
-2%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
11%inclusion33 decks310 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
5.2%inclusion16 decks310 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
76%inclusion237 decks310 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion175 decks310 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion172 decks310 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
54%inclusion168 decks310 decks
29%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
51%inclusion157 decks310 decks
21%synergy
Castle Locthwain
44%inclusion135 decks310 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
42%inclusion130 decks310 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
41%inclusion127 decks310 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion92 decks310 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion57 decks310 decks
-12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion54 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
15%inclusion48 decks310 decks
4%synergy
High Market
15%inclusion48 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion46 decks310 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion43 decks310 decks
7%synergy
Barad-dûr
13%inclusion41 decks310 decks
9%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion34 decks310 decks
-5%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion31 decks310 decks
0%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.7%inclusion27 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.1%inclusion25 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.7%inclusion24 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.4%inclusion18 decks243 decks
-4%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
7.1%inclusion22 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion20 decks310 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.5%inclusion20 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.8%inclusion18 decks310 decks
1%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.6%inclusion12 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion280 decks310 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion196 decks310 decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
14%inclusion43 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion42 decks310 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion41 decks310 decks
-16%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion26 decks206 decks
-2%synergy
Crowded Crypt
13%inclusion39 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion37 decks310 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion36 decks310 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion35 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion30 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.4%inclusion26 decks310 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
8.4%inclusion26 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.8%inclusion21 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion288 decks310 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion97 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion75 decks310 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion60 decks310 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion54 decks310 decks
-8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion52 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion35 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion32 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.7%inclusion24 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.4%inclusion23 decks310 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.5%inclusion20 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.5%inclusion20 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.1%inclusion19 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion18 decks310 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.8%inclusion18 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
5.2%inclusion16 decks310 decks
0%synergy