Satoru Umezawa (Commander) - Budget 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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Silver-Fur Master
75%inclusion64 decks85 decks
64%synergy
Slither Blade
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
54%synergy
Tormented Soul
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
53%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Ornithopter
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Spectral Sailor
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Ulamog's Crusher
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Changeling Outcast
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Demon of Loathing
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Prosperous Thief
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Gingerbrute
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Moonsnare Specialist
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Mindleech Mass
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Dokuchi Silencer
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Network Disruptor
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Faerie Seer
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Nezumi Prowler
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Gudul Lurker
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Breaker of Armies
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Invisible Stalker
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Meteor Golem
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Dokuchi Shadow-Walker
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Silver Raven
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Covert Technician
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Thalakos Seer
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Mukotai Ambusher
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Inkwell Leviathan
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Hulking Metamorph
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Futurist Operative
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Shoreline Looter
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Biting-Palm Ninja
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Inkrise Infiltrator
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Necropolis Regent
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Scion of Darkness
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Vile Mutilator
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Stone Idol
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Peregrine Drake
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Bane of Bala Ged
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Deepfathom Skulker
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Looter il-Kor
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Harrier Strix
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Dusk Mangler
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Spell Pierce
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Murder
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
You Are Already Dead
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Essence Scatter
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-42%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Return to Action
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Mana Leak
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Cancel
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Unsummon
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Run Away Together
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Quick Study
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Planar Incision
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Keep Safe
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Refute
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Get Out
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Dive Down
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Displace
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Disruption Protocol
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Debt to the Kami
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Anticipate
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Wild Unraveling
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Price of Fame
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Consider
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Assassin's Ink
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Power Word Kill
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Annul
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Dose of Dawnglow
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Enter the Enigma
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Chart a Course
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Game Over
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Disentomb
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Sleight of Hand
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Aether Gale
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Invoke Despair
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Smoke Bomb
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Giant's Amulet
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Key to the City
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ninja's Kunai
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Cryogen Relic
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Cunning Evasion
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Aqueous Form
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Coastal Piracy
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Smoke Shroud
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Military Intelligence
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Gossip's Talent
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Ninja Teen
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Clawing Torment
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Witness Protection
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Curator's Ward
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ringing Strike Mastery
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Fresh Start
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Kaito Shizuki
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Access Tunnel
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
-21%synergy
Sol Ring
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
-33%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
-17%synergy
Sky Diamond
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
-38%synergy
Dimir Locket
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Network Terminal
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-26%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion85 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion85 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion63 decks85 decks
-13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
-25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Waterfront District
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Sinister Hideout
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Uncharted Haven
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Soured Springs
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Escape Tunnel
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Murky Sewer
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Turtle Lair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Pools
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-48%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-4%synergy