Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Self-Damage

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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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13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
South Wind Avatar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
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71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
55%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Plague of Vermin
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Gravecrawler
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
46%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
44%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Bitterblossom
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
91%inclusion32 decks35 decks
40%synergy
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Dark Ritual
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Jet Medallion
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Ghast
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Skullclamp
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Warren Soultrader
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Diabolic Intent
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
37%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
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Morbid Opportunist
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Carrion Feeder
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Bloodghast
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Viscera Seer
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Chittering Witch
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
17%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Timeline Culler
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
30%synergy
Boggart Trawler
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Nether Traitor
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Plaguecrafter
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Dark Confidant
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Marauder
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Witch of the Moors
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Great Unclean One
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Massacre Wurm
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Reaper
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Priest of Gix
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Grave Titan
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Grim Haruspex
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Moonshadow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Darkstar Augur
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Starscape Cleric
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Grim Servant
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Dread Presence
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Lazotep Reaver
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Village Rites
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Defile
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Slip
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Flare of Malice
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Szat's Will
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Malicious Affliction
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Cut Down
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Lethal Scheme
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Sacrifice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Malice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
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Victimize
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Army of the Damned
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Unearth
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Bargain
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Bone Shards
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Final Parting
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Damnation
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Death Cloud
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Illicit Shipment
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Disentomb
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Corrupt
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Blood for Bones
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Defense Grid
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Mind's Eye
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Oven
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Demon's Horn
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Howling Mine
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Grave Pact
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Carnival of Souls
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Grave Venerations
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Warlock Class
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Greed
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Contamination
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Palace Siege
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Call of the Ring
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Belzenlok
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Attrition
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Blight Mound
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Tortured Existence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Liliana Vess
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Hostile Hostel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
The Black Gate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
War Room
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Pit
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
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