Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Rat Colony

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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Rat Colony
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
94%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Thrumming Stone
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Echoing Return
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Pack Rat
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Bontu's Monument
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Village Rites
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Herald's Horn
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Plague of Vermin
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Necropotence
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Rats
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Tangled Colony
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Ghast
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-29%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Species Specialist
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Chittering Witch
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Typhoid Rats
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Nezumi Graverobber
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Voracious Vermin
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Wave of Rats
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Burglar Rat
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Old Flitterfang
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Swarm of Rats
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Ratcatcher
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Gnat Miser
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Rancid Rats
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Vein Ripper
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Daggerfang Duo
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Relentless Rats
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Rats
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Gnawing Vermin
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ophiomancer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Locust Miser
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Stronghold Rats
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Patron of the Nezumi
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Grief
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Dread Presence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Rotting Rats
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Vengeful Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Plaguecrafter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Defile
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Rat Out
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Culling the Weak
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Slip
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Gravepurge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Lethal Scheme
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Wake the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Body Count
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Kindred Dominance
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Gruesome Fate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Secret Salvage
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Crippling Fear
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Season of Loss
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Stitch Together
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Haunting Voyage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Lab Rats
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Cruel Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Fell
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Diresight
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Banner of Kinship
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Thornbite Staff
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mirror Box
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Coat of Arms
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Panharmonicon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Bad Moon
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Rites
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Haunted One
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Carnival of Souls
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lord Skitter's Blessing
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Bonds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Open the Graves
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana's Talent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Leshrac's Sigil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Oppression
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Swarmyard
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mudflat Village
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Three Tree City
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Echoing Deeps
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Crystal Vein
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Barad-dûr
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Heraldic Banner
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
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