Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
8%synergy
South Wind Avatar
8.7%inclusion23 decks263 decks
6%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
4.6%inclusion3 decks65 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Abhorrent Overlord
60%inclusion417 decks695 decks
56%synergy
Ophiomancer
72%inclusion498 decks695 decks
55%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
64%inclusion442 decks695 decks
53%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
73%inclusion505 decks695 decks
50%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
54%inclusion374 decks695 decks
47%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
59%inclusion411 decks695 decks
42%synergy
Viscera Seer
58%inclusion404 decks695 decks
41%synergy
Blood Artist
73%inclusion504 decks695 decks
41%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
59%inclusion410 decks695 decks
40%synergy
Bitterblossom
53%inclusion367 decks695 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
86%inclusion601 decks695 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion509 decks695 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
66%inclusion460 decks695 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Ghast
66%inclusion458 decks695 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion416 decks695 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
58%inclusion400 decks695 decks
36%synergy
Bontu's Monument
56%inclusion386 decks695 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
53%inclusion368 decks695 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion364 decks695 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion339 decks695 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
55%inclusion383 decks695 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion149 decks695 decks
-6%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion118 decks695 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion115 decks695 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion103 decks695 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
5.0%inclusion35 decks695 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
48%inclusion334 decks695 decks
29%synergy
Bloodghast
47%inclusion324 decks695 decks
35%synergy
Warren Soultrader
43%inclusion300 decks695 decks
30%synergy
Gravecrawler
43%inclusion299 decks695 decks
28%synergy
Chittering Witch
42%inclusion293 decks695 decks
38%synergy
Carrion Feeder
39%inclusion274 decks695 decks
28%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
37%inclusion257 decks693 decks
29%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
36%inclusion253 decks695 decks
34%synergy
Starscape Cleric
33%inclusion228 decks693 decks
29%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
33%inclusion226 decks695 decks
24%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
32%inclusion224 decks695 decks
25%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
32%inclusion219 decks695 decks
23%synergy
Grave Titan
31%inclusion214 decks695 decks
24%synergy
Nether Traitor
30%inclusion209 decks695 decks
22%synergy
Midnight Reaper
29%inclusion205 decks695 decks
21%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
29%inclusion119 decks410 decks
23%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion200 decks695 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
28%inclusion197 decks695 decks
18%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
28%inclusion193 decks695 decks
19%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
28%inclusion193 decks695 decks
17%synergy
Grim Haruspex
27%inclusion189 decks695 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
27%inclusion187 decks695 decks
17%synergy
Witch of the Moors
26%inclusion184 decks695 decks
23%synergy
Accursed Marauder
26%inclusion184 decks695 decks
5%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion178 decks695 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Wurm
25%inclusion176 decks695 decks
8%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
24%inclusion170 decks695 decks
14%synergy
Timeline Culler
24%inclusion120 decks503 decks
19%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion153 decks695 decks
2%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
21%inclusion107 decks503 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion136 decks695 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
19%inclusion134 decks694 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
17%inclusion119 decks695 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
17%inclusion96 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion117 decks695 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion114 decks695 decks
1%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
15%inclusion107 decks695 decks
11%synergy
Grim Servant
15%inclusion106 decks695 decks
10%synergy
Great Unclean One
15%inclusion106 decks695 decks
13%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
15%inclusion103 decks695 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Rider
15%inclusion102 decks695 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion97 decks695 decks
-1%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
14%inclusion96 decks695 decks
11%synergy
Dread Presence
13%inclusion93 decks695 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Confidant
13%inclusion92 decks695 decks
6%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
13%inclusion92 decks695 decks
4%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
13%inclusion91 decks695 decks
5%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
13%inclusion91 decks695 decks
11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
13%inclusion89 decks695 decks
9%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
13%inclusion88 decks695 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
41%inclusion283 decks695 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion278 decks688 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion265 decks695 decks
15%synergy
Defile
36%inclusion252 decks695 decks
0%synergy
Tragic Slip
34%inclusion238 decks695 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion229 decks695 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion209 decks695 decks
11%synergy
Szat's Will
30%inclusion206 decks695 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion176 decks695 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
19%inclusion132 decks695 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion129 decks695 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Malice
18%inclusion125 decks695 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion121 decks695 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion118 decks695 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion115 decks695 decks
-8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
15%inclusion102 decks695 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion101 decks695 decks
-9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion68 decks503 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion91 decks695 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion90 decks695 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion78 decks695 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion75 decks695 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion73 decks695 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion71 decks695 decks
-8%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion70 decks695 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion58 decks695 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.1%inclusion56 decks695 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.9%inclusion55 decks695 decks
-2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.8%inclusion54 decks695 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.2%inclusion50 decks695 decks
0%synergy
Feign Death
7.1%inclusion49 decks695 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
6.9%inclusion48 decks695 decks
-3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.0%inclusion42 decks695 decks
-3%synergy
Dismember
6.0%inclusion42 decks695 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.9%inclusion41 decks695 decks
-9%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.9%inclusion41 decks695 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
5.8%inclusion40 decks695 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.0%inclusion35 decks695 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
48%inclusion335 decks695 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
46%inclusion319 decks695 decks
6%synergy
Army of the Damned
40%inclusion281 decks695 decks
36%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion255 decks695 decks
1%synergy
Plague of Vermin
37%inclusion254 decks695 decks
34%synergy
Exsanguinate
26%inclusion184 decks695 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion177 decks695 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion168 decks695 decks
0%synergy
Mutilate
22%inclusion153 decks695 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion139 decks685 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion139 decks695 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion117 decks695 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion107 decks695 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
15%inclusion105 decks695 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion102 decks695 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion102 decks695 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion97 decks695 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion93 decks695 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion86 decks695 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion83 decks695 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion80 decks695 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion68 decks695 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.1%inclusion56 decks695 decks
-4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.1%inclusion49 decks695 decks
0%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.2%inclusion43 decks695 decks
3%synergy
Persist
5.9%inclusion41 decks695 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.8%inclusion40 decks695 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.6%inclusion39 decks695 decks
0%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.2%inclusion36 decks693 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.2%inclusion36 decks695 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
43%inclusion296 decks695 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
33%inclusion232 decks695 decks
20%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion148 decks695 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion144 decks695 decks
-13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion104 decks695 decks
-16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion103 decks695 decks
-1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion75 decks565 decks
-7%synergy
Panharmonicon
12%inclusion83 decks695 decks
11%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.5%inclusion38 decks695 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dreadhorde Invasion
46%inclusion320 decks695 decks
38%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
46%inclusion320 decks695 decks
29%synergy
Grave Pact
39%inclusion271 decks695 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion266 decks695 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
36%inclusion247 decks695 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion168 decks695 decks
0%synergy
Dark Prophecy
23%inclusion157 decks695 decks
19%synergy
Black Market
20%inclusion142 decks695 decks
-1%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
20%inclusion138 decks695 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion131 decks695 decks
2%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
18%inclusion125 decks689 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion124 decks695 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion100 decks695 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion93 decks695 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion82 decks695 decks
-1%synergy
Grave Venerations
11%inclusion32 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
11%inclusion73 decks695 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
10%inclusion71 decks695 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.3%inclusion58 decks695 decks
2%synergy
Open the Graves
8.1%inclusion56 decks695 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.1%inclusion56 decks695 decks
-1%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.3%inclusion50 decks689 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.9%inclusion48 decks695 decks
-3%synergy
Oubliette
6.8%inclusion47 decks695 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.7%inclusion30 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Attrition
5.6%inclusion39 decks695 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.6%inclusion39 decks695 decks
0%synergy
Carnival of Souls
5.0%inclusion35 decks695 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
40%inclusion280 decks695 decks
27%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
19%inclusion129 decks695 decks
15%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
11%inclusion79 decks695 decks
10%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.8%inclusion61 decks695 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.2%inclusion43 decks695 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
66%inclusion462 decks695 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion375 decks695 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
46%inclusion319 decks695 decks
21%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
45%inclusion310 decks695 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
43%inclusion298 decks695 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
41%inclusion287 decks695 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion263 decks695 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
36%inclusion247 decks695 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion124 decks695 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion118 decks695 decks
-13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion116 decks695 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
16%inclusion109 decks695 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion96 decks695 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion93 decks695 decks
2%synergy
High Market
12%inclusion81 decks695 decks
4%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion80 decks695 decks
-5%synergy
Barad-dûr
12%inclusion80 decks695 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion68 decks695 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion46 decks551 decks
-3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.2%inclusion36 decks503 decks
0%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.0%inclusion42 decks695 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.9%inclusion41 decks695 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.0%inclusion35 decks695 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion547 decks695 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion443 decks695 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
21%inclusion145 decks695 decks
-2%synergy
Crowded Crypt
19%inclusion135 decks695 decks
14%synergy
Nyx Lotus
18%inclusion123 decks695 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion64 decks480 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion90 decks695 decks
-16%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion76 decks695 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion71 decks695 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion70 decks695 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
5.5%inclusion38 decks695 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion653 decks695 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion265 decks695 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion209 decks695 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion136 decks695 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion130 decks695 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion117 decks695 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion86 decks695 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.1%inclusion56 decks695 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
7.8%inclusion54 decks695 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.6%inclusion53 decks695 decks
1%synergy