Satoru Umezawa (Commander) - Expensive Control

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
Dauthi Voidwalker
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Baleful Strix
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Changeling Outcast
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Force of Negation
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
67%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Mystic Remora
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Deadly Rollick
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Slither Blade
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Ornithopter
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Swan Song
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Mana Drain
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Flusterstorm
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Rhystic Study
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Force of Will
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Chrome Mox
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Opposition Agent
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Orcish Bowmasters
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Peregrine Drake
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Gingerbrute
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Spectral Sailor
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Palinchron
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Void Winnower
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Sakashima's Student
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Seer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Mockingbird
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Gudul Lurker
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Great Whale
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Ledger Shredder
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dream Beavers
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Fugitive Droid
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Invisible Stalker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Agent of Treachery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Lord of the Void
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Memnite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Clever Impersonator
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Blighted Agent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Instants
Demonic Consultation
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Tainted Pact
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Brainstorm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Pact of Negation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Mental Misstep
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Chain of Vapor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Denial
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Resculpt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sacrifice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Trickbind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Consign to Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Mystical Dispute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Foil
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Tale's End
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Submerge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Stifle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Misdirection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
High Tide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Desertion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Imperial Seal
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Splinter's Technique
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
All Is Dust
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Expropriate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Show and Tell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Languish
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
The One Ring
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Totem
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Null Rod
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vexing Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scroll Rack
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Trinisphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Brood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Bident of Thassa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Dress Down
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Verity Circle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Intruder Alarm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Aqueous Form
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Cunning Evasion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mirrormade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Copy Artifact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gossip's Talent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Planar Void
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Dystopia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Seal of Removal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
City of Traitors
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lotus Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Pit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Mox Opal
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Mana Vault
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Mox Amber
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Mox Diamond
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-25%synergy
Grim Monolith
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Morphic Pool
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Misty Rainforest
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Swamp
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Underground River
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Island
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Scalding Tarn
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Polluted Delta
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Marsh Flats
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
City of Brass
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Undercity Sewers
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Starting Town
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-43%synergy
Sunken Ruins
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-33%synergy
Temple of Deceit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-27%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-28%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Spire of Industry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Horizon of Progress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-36%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-0%synergy