Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Upgraded

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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Moseo, Vein's New Dean
21%inclusion43 decks206 decks
17%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
19%inclusion40 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Grave Researcher
7.2%inclusion16 decks223 decks
-1%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
6.8%inclusion14 decks206 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Abhorrent Overlord
59%inclusion441 decks747 decks
55%synergy
Ophiomancer
71%inclusion532 decks747 decks
54%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
64%inclusion478 decks747 decks
53%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
73%inclusion546 decks747 decks
50%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
53%inclusion396 decks747 decks
46%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
59%inclusion441 decks747 decks
41%synergy
Blood Artist
73%inclusion544 decks747 decks
41%synergy
Viscera Seer
58%inclusion434 decks747 decks
41%synergy
Bitterblossom
53%inclusion394 decks747 decks
40%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
58%inclusion436 decks747 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
86%inclusion643 decks747 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
72%inclusion537 decks747 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
67%inclusion498 decks747 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Ghast
66%inclusion491 decks747 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion445 decks747 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
58%inclusion431 decks747 decks
35%synergy
Bontu's Monument
55%inclusion414 decks747 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
54%inclusion403 decks747 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion385 decks747 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
49%inclusion364 decks747 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
54%inclusion407 decks747 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion167 decks747 decks
-5%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion125 decks747 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion124 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion116 decks747 decks
-5%synergy
The One Ring
5.1%inclusion38 decks747 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion356 decks747 decks
27%synergy
Bloodghast
46%inclusion344 decks747 decks
34%synergy
Gravecrawler
44%inclusion326 decks747 decks
29%synergy
Warren Soultrader
43%inclusion318 decks747 decks
29%synergy
Chittering Witch
42%inclusion313 decks747 decks
37%synergy
Carrion Feeder
40%inclusion301 decks747 decks
28%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
37%inclusion278 decks745 decks
29%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
36%inclusion271 decks747 decks
34%synergy
Starscape Cleric
33%inclusion245 decks745 decks
29%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
32%inclusion241 decks747 decks
25%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
32%inclusion240 decks747 decks
24%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
32%inclusion239 decks747 decks
23%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
31%inclusion145 decks467 decks
25%synergy
Grave Titan
30%inclusion226 decks747 decks
23%synergy
Nether Traitor
30%inclusion225 decks747 decks
22%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion215 decks747 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Reaper
29%inclusion213 decks747 decks
20%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
28%inclusion211 decks747 decks
18%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
28%inclusion210 decks747 decks
18%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
27%inclusion204 decks747 decks
19%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
27%inclusion201 decks747 decks
17%synergy
Grim Haruspex
27%inclusion201 decks747 decks
18%synergy
Accursed Marauder
26%inclusion195 decks747 decks
4%synergy
Witch of the Moors
26%inclusion194 decks747 decks
22%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion186 decks747 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Wurm
24%inclusion183 decks747 decks
7%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
24%inclusion182 decks747 decks
14%synergy
Timeline Culler
24%inclusion132 decks556 decks
19%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion167 decks747 decks
2%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
21%inclusion115 decks556 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion147 decks747 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
19%inclusion139 decks746 decks
11%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
18%inclusion109 decks618 decks
12%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion130 decks747 decks
13%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
17%inclusion124 decks747 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion118 decks747 decks
0%synergy
Grim Servant
15%inclusion115 decks747 decks
11%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
15%inclusion112 decks747 decks
11%synergy
Great Unclean One
15%inclusion110 decks747 decks
13%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
15%inclusion109 decks747 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Rider
14%inclusion106 decks747 decks
8%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
14%inclusion105 decks747 decks
4%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
14%inclusion104 decks747 decks
11%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion103 decks747 decks
6%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
14%inclusion102 decks747 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion101 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Presence
13%inclusion100 decks747 decks
0%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
13%inclusion99 decks747 decks
9%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
13%inclusion97 decks747 decks
11%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
12%inclusion93 decks747 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
41%inclusion304 decks747 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
39%inclusion290 decks740 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion285 decks747 decks
15%synergy
Defile
35%inclusion261 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
34%inclusion256 decks747 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
34%inclusion254 decks747 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion228 decks747 decks
11%synergy
Szat's Will
30%inclusion222 decks747 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion191 decks747 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion150 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion147 decks747 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Malice
18%inclusion135 decks747 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion126 decks747 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion123 decks747 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion121 decks747 decks
-9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion107 decks747 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion106 decks747 decks
-9%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion97 decks747 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion70 decks556 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion93 decks747 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion79 decks747 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion78 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion78 decks747 decks
-5%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion77 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion75 decks747 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.4%inclusion63 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.9%inclusion59 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Undying Malice
7.9%inclusion59 decks747 decks
-2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.6%inclusion57 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
7.4%inclusion55 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.8%inclusion51 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.6%inclusion49 decks747 decks
-8%synergy
Murder
6.4%inclusion48 decks747 decks
-4%synergy
Dismember
6.0%inclusion45 decks747 decks
-4%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.8%inclusion43 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.8%inclusion43 decks747 decks
-3%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
5.6%inclusion42 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
5.4%inclusion40 decks747 decks
-5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.1%inclusion38 decks747 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
47%inclusion352 decks747 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion339 decks747 decks
5%synergy
Army of the Damned
41%inclusion304 decks747 decks
36%synergy
Plague of Vermin
37%inclusion274 decks747 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion270 decks747 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
27%inclusion200 decks747 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
26%inclusion192 decks747 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion172 decks747 decks
-2%synergy
Mutilate
20%inclusion152 decks747 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion151 decks747 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion148 decks737 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion125 decks747 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
15%inclusion111 decks747 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion108 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion108 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion107 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion104 decks747 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion104 decks747 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion92 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion89 decks747 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion81 decks747 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion73 decks747 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.0%inclusion60 decks747 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.2%inclusion54 decks747 decks
0%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.7%inclusion14 decks208 decks
1%synergy
Persist
6.0%inclusion45 decks747 decks
2%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.9%inclusion44 decks747 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.6%inclusion42 decks747 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.5%inclusion41 decks747 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
42%inclusion317 decks747 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
34%inclusion254 decks747 decks
20%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion160 decks747 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion155 decks747 decks
-13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion112 decks747 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion112 decks747 decks
-16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion87 decks618 decks
-6%synergy
Panharmonicon
12%inclusion90 decks747 decks
11%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.4%inclusion40 decks747 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dreadhorde Invasion
46%inclusion346 decks747 decks
38%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
46%inclusion344 decks747 decks
29%synergy
Grave Pact
39%inclusion289 decks747 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
37%inclusion280 decks747 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
35%inclusion264 decks747 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion184 decks747 decks
1%synergy
Dark Prophecy
23%inclusion169 decks747 decks
19%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
20%inclusion153 decks747 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
20%inclusion151 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion142 decks747 decks
2%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
18%inclusion132 decks741 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion130 decks747 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion106 decks747 decks
2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
14%inclusion102 decks747 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion89 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
10%inclusion78 decks747 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
10%inclusion72 decks747 decks
8%synergy
Grave Venerations
10%inclusion35 decks364 decks
7%synergy
Open the Graves
8.6%inclusion64 decks747 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.2%inclusion61 decks747 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.2%inclusion61 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.6%inclusion56 decks741 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.8%inclusion51 decks747 decks
-3%synergy
Oubliette
6.3%inclusion47 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.6%inclusion42 decks747 decks
0%synergy
Attrition
5.5%inclusion41 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.2%inclusion30 decks578 decks
2%synergy
Carnival of Souls
5.1%inclusion38 decks747 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
41%inclusion304 decks747 decks
27%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
18%inclusion135 decks747 decks
15%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
11%inclusion81 decks747 decks
9%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.8%inclusion66 decks747 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.3%inclusion47 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion498 decks747 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion404 decks747 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
46%inclusion346 decks747 decks
22%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
45%inclusion335 decks747 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
44%inclusion327 decks747 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
41%inclusion305 decks747 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion287 decks747 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
36%inclusion269 decks747 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion137 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion126 decks747 decks
-13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion121 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
15%inclusion110 decks747 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion108 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion102 decks747 decks
4%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion87 decks747 decks
-4%synergy
High Market
12%inclusion86 decks747 decks
4%synergy
Barad-dûr
11%inclusion82 decks747 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion77 decks747 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.6%inclusion52 decks604 decks
-2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.2%inclusion40 decks556 decks
0%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.9%inclusion44 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.5%inclusion41 decks747 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion587 decks747 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion471 decks747 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
21%inclusion157 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
20%inclusion146 decks747 decks
15%synergy
Nyx Lotus
18%inclusion132 decks747 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion75 decks534 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion95 decks747 decks
-16%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion77 decks747 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion75 decks747 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion73 decks747 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
5.4%inclusion40 decks747 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion704 decks747 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion285 decks747 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion228 decks747 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion147 decks747 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion139 decks747 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion125 decks747 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion92 decks747 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.9%inclusion59 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.5%inclusion56 decks747 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.8%inclusion51 decks747 decks
1%synergy