Satoru Umezawa (Commander) - Core

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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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Ninja Teen
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Turtle Lair
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Shredder, Shadow Master
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Krang & Shredder
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Silver-Fur Master
84%inclusion713 decks849 decks
73%synergy
Slither Blade
73%inclusion617 decks849 decks
61%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
67%inclusion571 decks849 decks
57%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
63%inclusion533 decks849 decks
55%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
65%inclusion553 decks849 decks
54%synergy
Changeling Outcast
69%inclusion585 decks849 decks
50%synergy
Ornithopter
61%inclusion514 decks849 decks
50%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
55%inclusion466 decks849 decks
48%synergy
Tormented Soul
54%inclusion458 decks849 decks
48%synergy
Invisible Stalker
46%inclusion393 decks849 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Baleful Strix
55%inclusion471 decks849 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion464 decks849 decks
-1%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion453 decks849 decks
21%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
50%inclusion424 decks849 decks
40%synergy
Prosperous Thief
47%inclusion397 decks849 decks
36%synergy
Mindleech Mass
43%inclusion367 decks849 decks
39%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
43%inclusion365 decks849 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion365 decks849 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion358 decks849 decks
7%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
42%inclusion354 decks849 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Gudul Lurker
40%inclusion336 decks849 decks
36%synergy
Gingerbrute
39%inclusion335 decks849 decks
34%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
39%inclusion327 decks849 decks
31%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
38%inclusion325 decks849 decks
30%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
35%inclusion300 decks849 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
35%inclusion299 decks849 decks
30%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
34%inclusion292 decks849 decks
25%synergy
Faerie Seer
32%inclusion273 decks849 decks
22%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
32%inclusion270 decks849 decks
27%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
32%inclusion268 decks849 decks
22%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
28%inclusion241 decks849 decks
21%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
28%inclusion234 decks849 decks
22%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
27%inclusion231 decks849 decks
23%synergy
Spectral Sailor
25%inclusion212 decks849 decks
19%synergy
Moonsnare Specialist
25%inclusion212 decks849 decks
22%synergy
Dokuchi Silencer
25%inclusion210 decks849 decks
21%synergy
Starwinder
24%inclusion90 decks379 decks
20%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
23%inclusion195 decks849 decks
7%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
23%inclusion192 decks849 decks
17%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
22%inclusion189 decks849 decks
17%synergy
Ninja of the Deep Hours
22%inclusion188 decks849 decks
14%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
22%inclusion184 decks849 decks
19%synergy
Lord of the Void
21%inclusion178 decks849 decks
19%synergy
Nezumi Prowler
21%inclusion177 decks849 decks
18%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
21%inclusion155 decks747 decks
13%synergy
Biting-Palm Ninja
20%inclusion168 decks849 decks
17%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
20%inclusion168 decks849 decks
16%synergy
Thalakos Seer
19%inclusion165 decks849 decks
18%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
19%inclusion165 decks849 decks
18%synergy
Demon of Loathing
19%inclusion161 decks849 decks
18%synergy
Lord of Change
18%inclusion156 decks849 decks
18%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
18%inclusion152 decks849 decks
10%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
18%inclusion152 decks849 decks
15%synergy
Dour Port-Mage
17%inclusion131 decks791 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion137 decks849 decks
8%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
16%inclusion134 decks849 decks
13%synergy
Hulking Metamorph
16%inclusion132 decks849 decks
15%synergy
Network Disruptor
15%inclusion125 decks849 decks
14%synergy
Peregrine Drake
15%inclusion124 decks849 decks
12%synergy
Meteor Golem
14%inclusion122 decks849 decks
13%synergy
Mukotai Ambusher
14%inclusion119 decks849 decks
13%synergy
Ulamog's Crusher
14%inclusion119 decks849 decks
13%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
14%inclusion116 decks849 decks
11%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
14%inclusion115 decks849 decks
11%synergy
Shoreline Looter
13%inclusion105 decks792 decks
10%synergy
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
13%inclusion112 decks849 decks
13%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
13%inclusion110 decks849 decks
10%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
13%inclusion108 decks849 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
13%inclusion107 decks849 decks
10%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
12%inclusion106 decks849 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion236 decks849 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion233 decks849 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion229 decks849 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion188 decks849 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion180 decks849 decks
-15%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion171 decks849 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
18%inclusion156 decks849 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion148 decks849 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion144 decks849 decks
3%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion141 decks849 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion131 decks849 decks
0%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion129 decks849 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion92 decks743 decks
-4%synergy
You Are Already Dead
12%inclusion103 decks849 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion91 decks849 decks
0%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion89 decks849 decks
4%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
10%inclusion84 decks849 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
8.8%inclusion75 decks849 decks
-10%synergy
Resculpt
8.6%inclusion73 decks849 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion68 decks824 decks
-7%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.1%inclusion69 decks849 decks
7%synergy
Snap
7.8%inclusion66 decks849 decks
-3%synergy
Dispel
7.5%inclusion64 decks849 decks
2%synergy
Return to Action
7.4%inclusion63 decks849 decks
7%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
7.3%inclusion62 decks849 decks
5%synergy
Unsummon
7.2%inclusion61 decks849 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion60 decks849 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.0%inclusion58 decks824 decks
-9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.9%inclusion59 decks849 decks
-11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.7%inclusion57 decks849 decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.5%inclusion55 decks849 decks
3%synergy
Get Out
6.3%inclusion47 decks741 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.2%inclusion53 decks849 decks
-13%synergy
Slip Out the Back
5.9%inclusion50 decks849 decks
3%synergy
Cancel
5.8%inclusion49 decks849 decks
3%synergy
Mana Leak
5.8%inclusion49 decks849 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.5%inclusion47 decks849 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.1%inclusion42 decks824 decks
-6%synergy
Refute
5.0%inclusion35 decks694 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Enter the Enigma
22%inclusion165 decks743 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion144 decks849 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion117 decks849 decks
-12%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion117 decks849 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion111 decks849 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion107 decks849 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion93 decks849 decks
4%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
11%inclusion93 decks849 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
9.0%inclusion76 decks849 decks
-5%synergy
Ringsight
7.9%inclusion67 decks849 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
7.3%inclusion62 decks849 decks
-17%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.0%inclusion51 decks849 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
5.9%inclusion50 decks849 decks
-4%synergy
Ravenform
5.9%inclusion50 decks849 decks
3%synergy
Chart a Course
5.8%inclusion49 decks849 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
39%inclusion335 decks849 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion286 decks849 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion150 decks849 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
15%inclusion131 decks849 decks
9%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.9%inclusion59 decks849 decks
6%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
6.9%inclusion59 decks849 decks
5%synergy
Vorpal Sword
6.7%inclusion57 decks849 decks
4%synergy
Key to the City
6.1%inclusion52 decks849 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.8%inclusion49 decks849 decks
3%synergy
Smoke Bomb
5.7%inclusion46 decks806 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
41%inclusion346 decks849 decks
31%synergy
Cunning Evasion
24%inclusion206 decks849 decks
21%synergy
Coastal Piracy
19%inclusion162 decks849 decks
15%synergy
Aqueous Form
18%inclusion152 decks849 decks
10%synergy
Rogue Class
16%inclusion140 decks849 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion129 decks849 decks
-2%synergy
Smoke Shroud
15%inclusion128 decks849 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion74 decks849 decks
-4%synergy
Witness Protection
8.1%inclusion69 decks849 decks
6%synergy
Gossip's Talent
6.1%inclusion48 decks791 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.5%inclusion47 decks849 decks
-10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito Shizuki
36%inclusion305 decks849 decks
31%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
24%inclusion206 decks849 decks
21%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
17%inclusion117 decks694 decks
14%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
14%inclusion107 decks748 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
59%inclusion498 decks849 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion300 decks849 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
29%inclusion243 decks849 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion198 decks849 decks
-15%synergy
Access Tunnel
21%inclusion179 decks849 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion90 decks849 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion84 decks849 decks
-9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.6%inclusion73 decks849 decks
-4%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.9%inclusion59 decks849 decks
0%synergy
Realm of Koh
6.1%inclusion16 decks262 decks
5%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
6.0%inclusion51 decks849 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.9%inclusion50 decks849 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.7%inclusion48 decks849 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion699 decks849 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion687 decks849 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion505 decks849 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43%inclusion367 decks849 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion263 decks849 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion261 decks849 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion244 decks849 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion210 decks849 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
18%inclusion154 decks849 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion136 decks849 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion135 decks849 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.0%inclusion76 decks849 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.4%inclusion54 decks849 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion839 decks849 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion839 decks849 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion725 decks849 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion527 decks849 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
52%inclusion443 decks849 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion398 decks849 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
46%inclusion391 decks849 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41%inclusion349 decks849 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion347 decks849 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion319 decks849 decks
-7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
37%inclusion311 decks849 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion284 decks849 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion258 decks849 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion253 decks849 decks
-10%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion223 decks849 decks
-14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion207 decks849 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
21%inclusion177 decks849 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion165 decks849 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion159 decks849 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion136 decks849 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion125 decks849 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
15%inclusion124 decks849 decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
14%inclusion123 decks849 decks
-22%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion106 decks747 decks
-10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion119 decks849 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion111 decks849 decks
-19%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion86 decks849 decks
4%synergy
Waterfront District
10%inclusion83 decks849 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion68 decks824 decks
-7%synergy
River of Tears
7.9%inclusion67 decks849 decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.2%inclusion61 decks849 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion60 decks849 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.0%inclusion58 decks824 decks
-9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.8%inclusion58 decks849 decks
1%synergy
Soured Springs
6.6%inclusion56 decks849 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.5%inclusion55 decks849 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.4%inclusion54 decks849 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
6.2%inclusion53 decks849 decks
-10%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.9%inclusion50 decks849 decks
4%synergy
Uncharted Haven
5.8%inclusion49 decks849 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
5.7%inclusion48 decks849 decks
-15%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.4%inclusion46 decks849 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.3%inclusion45 decks849 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.2%inclusion44 decks849 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.1%inclusion42 decks824 decks
-6%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.1%inclusion43 decks849 decks
0%synergy