Emry, Lurker of the Loch (Commander) - Core

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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Fugitive Droid
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Krang, Master Mind
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Krang, Utrom Warlord
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Foundry Inspector
77%inclusion209 decks270 decks
63%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
74%inclusion201 decks270 decks
57%synergy
Mirran Spy
58%inclusion156 decks270 decks
54%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
60%inclusion162 decks270 decks
52%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
59%inclusion160 decks270 decks
47%synergy
Seat of the Synod
66%inclusion178 decks270 decks
47%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
57%inclusion154 decks270 decks
46%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
54%inclusion145 decks270 decks
44%synergy
Thought Monitor
52%inclusion141 decks270 decks
42%synergy
Shimmer Myr
46%inclusion125 decks270 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
53%inclusion143 decks270 decks
-13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
48%inclusion129 decks270 decks
26%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
47%inclusion128 decks270 decks
39%synergy
Riddlesmith
44%inclusion118 decks270 decks
40%synergy
Codex Shredder
43%inclusion115 decks270 decks
37%synergy
Efficient Construction
42%inclusion114 decks270 decks
36%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion113 decks270 decks
24%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
40%inclusion109 decks270 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Forge
40%inclusion109 decks270 decks
31%synergy
Thoughtcast
40%inclusion108 decks270 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Scrap Trawler
39%inclusion106 decks270 decks
35%synergy
Ornithopter
39%inclusion106 decks270 decks
31%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
36%inclusion96 decks270 decks
26%synergy
Silver Myr
33%inclusion88 decks270 decks
22%synergy
Chakram Retriever
31%inclusion84 decks270 decks
29%synergy
Myr Retriever
30%inclusion81 decks270 decks
26%synergy
The Reality Chip
30%inclusion80 decks270 decks
17%synergy
Millikin
28%inclusion76 decks270 decks
26%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
28%inclusion75 decks270 decks
26%synergy
Burnished Hart
27%inclusion74 decks270 decks
22%synergy
Master of Etherium
27%inclusion72 decks270 decks
22%synergy
Trinket Mage
27%inclusion72 decks270 decks
17%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
24%inclusion65 decks270 decks
19%synergy
Corridor Monitor
24%inclusion64 decks270 decks
22%synergy
Meteor Golem
23%inclusion62 decks270 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
22%inclusion60 decks270 decks
3%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion59 decks270 decks
11%synergy
Diligent Excavator
21%inclusion57 decks270 decks
21%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
20%inclusion55 decks270 decks
15%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
20%inclusion55 decks270 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
20%inclusion54 decks270 decks
9%synergy
Palladium Myr
20%inclusion53 decks270 decks
16%synergy
Transplant Theorist
19%inclusion52 decks270 decks
18%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Master Transmuter
17%inclusion47 decks270 decks
13%synergy
Steel Overseer
16%inclusion44 decks270 decks
12%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
16%inclusion44 decks270 decks
11%synergy
Artificer's Assistant
15%inclusion41 decks270 decks
12%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
15%inclusion41 decks270 decks
12%synergy
Trophy Mage
14%inclusion38 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion38 decks270 decks
-5%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
14%inclusion37 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Neerdiv, Devious Diver
13%inclusion30 decks225 decks
13%synergy
Memnite
12%inclusion33 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
11%inclusion30 decks270 decks
10%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
11%inclusion30 decks270 decks
10%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
11%inclusion30 decks270 decks
9%synergy
Sharding Sphinx
11%inclusion29 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Tribute Mage
11%inclusion29 decks270 decks
3%synergy
Hangarback Walker
11%inclusion29 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
11%inclusion26 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Steel Hellkite
10%inclusion28 decks270 decks
9%synergy
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals
10%inclusion27 decks270 decks
9%synergy
Filigree Attendant
10%inclusion27 decks270 decks
9%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
10%inclusion26 decks269 decks
8%synergy
Sage of Lat-Nam
8.1%inclusion22 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Diversion Unit
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Walking Ballista
7.8%inclusion21 decks270 decks
2%synergy
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
7.8%inclusion21 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Valkyrie Aerial Unit
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Negate
40%inclusion107 decks270 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
37%inclusion101 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
36%inclusion98 decks270 decks
32%synergy
Reality Shift
32%inclusion87 decks270 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion64 decks270 decks
-14%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
24%inclusion64 decks270 decks
21%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
22%inclusion59 decks270 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
21%inclusion57 decks270 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion56 decks270 decks
-9%synergy
Disruption Protocol
20%inclusion55 decks270 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion51 decks270 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion51 decks270 decks
-17%synergy
Whir of Invention
17%inclusion46 decks270 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion45 decks270 decks
-24%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion41 decks270 decks
-19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion41 decks270 decks
6%synergy
Scour for Scrap
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
5%synergy
High Tide
12%inclusion33 decks270 decks
-32%synergy
Metallic Rebuke
11%inclusion31 decks270 decks
11%synergy
Reality Heist
11%inclusion30 decks270 decks
10%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion28 decks270 decks
2%synergy
Desynchronization
10%inclusion27 decks267 decks
5%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion26 decks270 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Scour
8.9%inclusion24 decks270 decks
2%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
8.5%inclusion23 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Consider
8.5%inclusion23 decks270 decks
-6%synergy
Swan Song
8.1%inclusion22 decks270 decks
-19%synergy
Dispel
7.8%inclusion21 decks270 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.4%inclusion20 decks269 decks
-14%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.4%inclusion20 decks270 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Drain
7.4%inclusion20 decks270 decks
-19%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.4%inclusion20 decks270 decks
-2%synergy
Evacuation
7.0%inclusion19 decks270 decks
-1%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
6.7%inclusion18 decks270 decks
4%synergy
Masterful Replication
5.9%inclusion16 decks270 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.6%inclusion15 decks269 decks
-3%synergy
Run Away Together
5.6%inclusion15 decks270 decks
1%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.6%inclusion15 decks270 decks
2%synergy
Refute
5.3%inclusion12 decks227 decks
0%synergy
Assert Authority
5.2%inclusion14 decks270 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.2%inclusion14 decks270 decks
2%synergy
Cancel
5.2%inclusion14 decks270 decks
0%synergy
Snap
5.2%inclusion14 decks270 decks
-13%synergy
Cerebral Download
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fabricate
23%inclusion63 decks270 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion45 decks270 decks
-6%synergy
Rise and Shine
16%inclusion42 decks270 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion37 decks270 decks
-16%synergy
Reshape
13%inclusion36 decks270 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion34 decks270 decks
4%synergy
One with the Machine
11%inclusion29 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion26 decks270 decks
-14%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.9%inclusion24 decks270 decks
-2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.9%inclusion24 decks270 decks
-2%synergy
Reverse Engineer
7.0%inclusion19 decks270 decks
6%synergy
Forging the Anchor
5.6%inclusion15 decks270 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.6%inclusion15 decks270 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Soul-Guide Lantern
38%inclusion103 decks270 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion102 decks270 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
37%inclusion100 decks270 decks
28%synergy
Cloud Key
30%inclusion82 decks270 decks
23%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
27%inclusion74 decks270 decks
25%synergy
Welding Jar
27%inclusion73 decks270 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion64 decks270 decks
-2%synergy
Sculpting Steel
24%inclusion64 decks270 decks
17%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
23%inclusion63 decks270 decks
21%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
23%inclusion61 decks270 decks
19%synergy
Cryogen Relic
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Moonsilver Key
22%inclusion59 decks270 decks
19%synergy
The Everflowing Well
19%inclusion52 decks270 decks
18%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
19%inclusion51 decks270 decks
18%synergy
Grinding Station
17%inclusion46 decks270 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion45 decks270 decks
-42%synergy
Urza's Bauble
16%inclusion43 decks270 decks
11%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
16%inclusion42 decks270 decks
13%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Manifold Key
15%inclusion40 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Unwinding Clock
14%inclusion39 decks270 decks
3%synergy
Surgical Skullbomb
14%inclusion39 decks270 decks
14%synergy
Repurposing Bay
14%inclusion28 decks204 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion36 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
13%inclusion35 decks270 decks
9%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
13%inclusion35 decks270 decks
11%synergy
Nettlecyst
13%inclusion34 decks270 decks
10%synergy
Clock of Omens
12%inclusion33 decks270 decks
10%synergy
Semblance Anvil
12%inclusion32 decks270 decks
10%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
11%inclusion30 decks270 decks
10%synergy
Fountainport Bell
11%inclusion28 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion29 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Sphere
10%inclusion28 decks270 decks
9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion27 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Trading Post
10%inclusion26 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Mindslaver
10%inclusion26 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Helm of Awakening
10%inclusion26 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Witching Well
10%inclusion26 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Voltaic Key
9.3%inclusion25 decks270 decks
4%synergy
Orazca Puzzle-Door
8.9%inclusion24 decks270 decks
9%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
8.9%inclusion24 decks270 decks
3%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.5%inclusion23 decks270 decks
4%synergy
Stone of Erech
8.5%inclusion23 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Mirrorworks
8.1%inclusion22 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.8%inclusion21 decks270 decks
-7%synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
7.4%inclusion20 decks270 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.4%inclusion20 decks270 decks
-10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.0%inclusion19 decks270 decks
3%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.0%inclusion19 decks270 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
32%inclusion86 decks270 decks
30%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
31%inclusion84 decks270 decks
23%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
27%inclusion72 decks270 decks
22%synergy
Mechanized Production
20%inclusion54 decks270 decks
13%synergy
Artificer Class
10%inclusion26 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.3%inclusion25 decks270 decks
-3%synergy
Propaganda
8.9%inclusion24 decks270 decks
-22%synergy
The Antiquities War
8.5%inclusion23 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.7%inclusion18 decks270 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.2%inclusion14 decks270 decks
-21%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
10%inclusion27 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
8.1%inclusion22 decks270 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion17 decks270 decks
-8%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.3%inclusion17 decks270 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Buried Ruin
33%inclusion88 decks270 decks
20%synergy
Archway of Innovation
32%inclusion87 decks269 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion87 decks270 decks
-18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion85 decks270 decks
-25%synergy
Urza's Mine
16%inclusion44 decks270 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Tower
16%inclusion44 decks270 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
16%inclusion44 decks270 decks
12%synergy
Inventors' Fair
16%inclusion43 decks270 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion41 decks270 decks
-4%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion38 decks270 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
13%inclusion35 decks270 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion33 decks270 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion32 decks270 decks
-3%synergy
Treasure Vault
11%inclusion30 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion30 decks270 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion28 decks270 decks
-6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
10%inclusion26 decks270 decks
-3%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion26 decks270 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion26 decks270 decks
0%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.5%inclusion23 decks270 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
8.5%inclusion23 decks270 decks
-7%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
8.1%inclusion22 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.8%inclusion21 decks270 decks
-18%synergy
Fomori Vault
6.3%inclusion17 decks270 decks
3%synergy
Tolaria West
6.3%inclusion17 decks270 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Starforge
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Factory
5.2%inclusion14 decks270 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.2%inclusion14 decks270 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion218 decks270 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
64%inclusion174 decks270 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion152 decks270 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Star
49%inclusion133 decks270 decks
47%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion93 decks270 decks
-17%synergy
Chromatic Sphere
31%inclusion84 decks270 decks
29%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion82 decks270 decks
21%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
29%inclusion77 decks270 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion56 decks270 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion55 decks270 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion46 decks270 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion45 decks270 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
16%inclusion44 decks270 decks
11%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
15%inclusion41 decks270 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion36 decks270 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion35 decks270 decks
-7%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
13%inclusion34 decks267 decks
8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
11%inclusion30 decks270 decks
9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion29 decks270 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.9%inclusion24 decks270 decks
4%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
8.5%inclusion23 decks270 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.7%inclusion18 decks270 decks
3%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
5.9%inclusion16 decks270 decks
3%synergy
Caged Sun
5.6%inclusion15 decks270 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Opal
5.6%inclusion15 decks270 decks
-4%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
5.2%inclusion14 decks270 decks
4%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
5.2%inclusion14 decks270 decks
3%synergy
Prophetic Prism
5.2%inclusion14 decks270 decks
5%synergy
Golden Egg
5.2%inclusion14 decks270 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion266 decks270 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion49 decks270 decks
-7%synergy
Power Depot
11%inclusion30 decks270 decks
10%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
10%inclusion27 decks270 decks
4%synergy
Scene of the Crime
8.5%inclusion23 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.4%inclusion20 decks269 decks
-14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.7%inclusion18 decks269 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.6%inclusion15 decks270 decks
1%synergy