Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Reanimator

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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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25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Grave Venerations
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Diviner
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6%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
4.8%inclusion2 decks42 decks
1%synergy
South Wind Avatar
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
1%synergy
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Abhorrent Overlord
48%inclusion65 decks136 decks
44%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
51%inclusion70 decks136 decks
41%synergy
Ophiomancer
55%inclusion75 decks136 decks
39%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
56%inclusion76 decks136 decks
39%synergy
Gravecrawler
53%inclusion72 decks136 decks
39%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
59%inclusion80 decks136 decks
36%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
35%synergy
Warren Soultrader
45%inclusion57 decks126 decks
32%synergy
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49%inclusion66 decks136 decks
32%synergy
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82%inclusion112 decks136 decks
31%synergy
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Dark Ritual
74%inclusion101 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
61%inclusion83 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Blood Artist
59%inclusion80 decks136 decks
27%synergy
Victimize
54%inclusion74 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion70 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
51%inclusion69 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
49%inclusion67 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Skullclamp
48%inclusion65 decks136 decks
26%synergy
Bontu's Monument
48%inclusion65 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
47%inclusion64 decks136 decks
28%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion52 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
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Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion61 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
43%inclusion59 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Carrion Feeder
38%inclusion51 decks136 decks
26%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
37%inclusion50 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Chittering Witch
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
27%synergy
Bloodghast
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Accursed Marauder
31%inclusion38 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Midnight Reaper
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Timeline Culler
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
21%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
24%inclusion30 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Nether Traitor
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Grave Titan
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion28 decks125 decks
14%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
14%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Grim Haruspex
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
12%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Massacre Wurm
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Murderous Rider
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Grim Servant
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Witch of the Moors
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Undead Augur
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pet
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Girl
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-12%synergy
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Village Rites
40%inclusion55 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Defile
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Slip
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Szat's Will
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
-9%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
-1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
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5%synergy
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13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Undying Malice
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3%synergy
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13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
0%synergy
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4%synergy
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12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Sacrifice
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-14%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-7%synergy
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6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
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Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion52 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Army of the Damned
33%inclusion45 decks136 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Intent
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Plague of Vermin
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Dread Return
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Unearth
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Buried Alive
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
-15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Unmarked Grave
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Stitch Together
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Final Parting
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Blood for Bones
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Corrupt
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Bone Shards
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
29%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
33%inclusion45 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
-14%synergy
Expedition Map
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Panharmonicon
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-24%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
38%inclusion52 decks136 decks
22%synergy
Bitterblossom
38%inclusion52 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
36%inclusion49 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Grave Pact
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
-19%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Sanguine Bond
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Carnival of Souls
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Open the Graves
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Contamination
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Blight Mound
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Warlock Class
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Attrition
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion79 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion79 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
49%inclusion67 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
46%inclusion63 decks136 decks
22%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
40%inclusion55 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion53 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
30%inclusion41 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
-15%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
3%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
High Market
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Barad-dûr
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-13%synergy
Strip Mine
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion110 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion75 decks136 decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
-16%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-15%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion126 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion28 decks125 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
1%synergy
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