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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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The Dawning Archaic
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Training Grounds
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
96%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
92%synergy
Brainstorm
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
86%synergy
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
84%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
82%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
78%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Noxious Revival
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Rivendell
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Top Cards
Thrasios, Triton Hero
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
62%synergy
Spawning Kraken
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
84%synergy
Worldly Tutor
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
86%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Seedborn Muse
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Force of Will
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Mystical Tutor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Crop Rotation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Icebreaker Kraken
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Koma, World-Eater
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Inkwell Leviathan
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Sin, Unending Cataclysm
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Starwinder
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
The Reality Chip
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Grozoth
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Sigiled Starfish
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Tromokratis
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Birds of Paradise
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
13%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Princess Yue
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Omni-Changeling
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Famished Worldsire
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Glacier Godmaw
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Grappling Kraken
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Elvish Mariner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Reservoir Kraken
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Void Winnower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Breaching Leviathan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Galadriel of Lothlórien
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Myojin of Life's Web
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Elvish Reclaimer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Biblioplex Kraken
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Trench Gorger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hulking Metamorph
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mockingbird
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Phantasmal Image
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Trench Behemoth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Simic Sky Swallower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Tidal Terror
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Instants
Deliberate
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Brainsurge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Opt
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Mana Drain
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Joint Exploration
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Decisive Denial
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Stubborn Denial
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Dizzy Spell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Force of Negation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Commandeer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Pact of Negation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Graven Lore
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Whiplash Trap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Chain of Vapor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Hithlain Knots
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dissolve
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Growth Spiral
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-25%synergy
Krosan Grip
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Flare of Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Auroral Procession
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Chord of Calling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Nature's Claim
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Daze
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Beast Within
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-29%synergy
Resculpt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Spy Network
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Flusterstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Engulf the Shore
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Cryptic Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Hydroblast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hunter's Insight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Obscuring Haze
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Long-Term Plans
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Narset's Reversal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Spell Pierce
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Whelming Wave
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Three Visits
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Last March of the Ents
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Serum Visions
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Temporal Mastery
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Nature's Lore
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Mystic Speculation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Elven Farsight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Energy Tap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Kodama's Reach
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-16%synergy
Echo of Eons
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Foresee
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Farseek
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Metamorphosis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dream Cache
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ugin's Insight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spectral Deluge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
River's Rebuke
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Time Spiral
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Scroll Rack
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
The Great Henge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Brainstone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Treasure Map
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
The Magic Mirror
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Enchantments
Mirri's Guile
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Sylvan Library
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Exploration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Food Chain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Eyes Everywhere
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Burgeoning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
In Search of Greatness
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Cream of the Crop
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Defense of the Heart
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Alchemist's Refuge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Isolated Watchtower
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Halimar Depths
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Dark Depths
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Castle Vantress
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Scrying Sheets
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Shifting Woodland
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Thespian's Stage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-29%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Simic Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Temple of Mystery
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
42%synergy
The Grey Havens
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Crystal Grotto
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
78%synergy
Breeding Pool
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Grove
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Overflowing Basin
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tropical Island
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Rimewood Falls
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Island
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-56%synergy
Forest
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-55%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Hedge Maze
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-20%synergy
Rumble Arena
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-19%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Tangled Islet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Study Hall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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