Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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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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Bitterbloom Bearer
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
32%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Twilight Diviner
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Splinter's Technique
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravecrawler
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
73%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Ophiomancer
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
68%synergy
Warren Soultrader
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Diabolic Intent
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Carrion Feeder
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Plague of Vermin
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
49%synergy
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Dark Ritual
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Blood Artist
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Crypt Ghast
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
42%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Viscera Seer
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Culling the Weak
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Skullclamp
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Necropotence
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
32%synergy
The One Ring
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Opposition Agent
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Ad Nauseam
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Reassembling Skeleton
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Chittering Witch
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Bloodghast
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Boggart Trawler
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Nether Traitor
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Putrid Goblin
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Timeline Culler
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Grim Haruspex
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Murderous Rider
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Grim Servant
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Dark Confidant
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Miner
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Priest of Gix
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pet
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Grave Titan
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Witch of the Moors
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Starscape Cleric
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Accursed Marauder
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Dread Presence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Butcher Ghoul
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Woe Strider
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Entomb
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Imp's Mischief
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Saw in Half
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Snuff Out
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Malice
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sacrifice
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Force of Despair
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Defile
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Tragic Slip
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Malicious Affliction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Szat's Will
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Fatal Push
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Thrilling Encore
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Withering Boon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Undying Malice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Bubbling Muck
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Army of the Damned
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Buried Alive
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Profane Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Chain of Smog
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Circle of Power
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Persist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dread Summons
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Stitch Together
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Dark Salvation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Expedition Map
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Defense Grid
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Moonsilver Key
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Spawning Pit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Grave Pact
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
39%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Animate Dead
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Carnival of Souls
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Contamination
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Open the Graves
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Greed
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Necromancy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, the Last Hope
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Witch's Cottage
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Castle Locthwain
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Strip Mine
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Barad-dûr
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Deserted Temple
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Vesuva
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
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