Satoru Umezawa (Commander) - Infect

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Shredder's Technique
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Turtle Lair
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Splinter's Technique
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blightsteel Colossus
77%inclusion79 decks102 decks
75%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
82%inclusion84 decks102 decks
71%synergy
Slither Blade
82%inclusion84 decks102 decks
70%synergy
Blighted Agent
68%inclusion69 decks102 decks
65%synergy
Tormented Soul
69%inclusion70 decks102 decks
62%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
71%inclusion72 decks102 decks
61%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
70%inclusion71 decks102 decks
59%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
64%inclusion65 decks102 decks
57%synergy
Changeling Outcast
74%inclusion75 decks102 decks
54%synergy
Invisible Stalker
61%inclusion62 decks102 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
74%inclusion75 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Baleful Strix
57%inclusion58 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Thrummingbird
56%inclusion57 decks102 decks
53%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
53%inclusion54 decks102 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
52%inclusion53 decks102 decks
52%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
51%inclusion52 decks102 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion51 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
49%inclusion50 decks102 decks
48%synergy
Chained Throatseeker
49%inclusion50 decks102 decks
49%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
48%inclusion49 decks102 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Rhystic Study
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Ornithopter
48%inclusion49 decks102 decks
37%synergy
Ichor Rats
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
43%synergy
Gudul Lurker
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
39%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Plague Stinger
41%inclusion42 decks102 decks
40%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
32%synergy
Viral Drake
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
38%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
39%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
35%inclusion34 decks97 decks
28%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Nim
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Gingerbrute
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Plague Myr
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Flux Channeler
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Corpse Cur
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Core Prowler
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Prosperous Thief
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Mindleech Mass
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Lord of the Void
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Sakashima's Student
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Seer
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Nimraiser Paladin
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Alora, Merry Thief
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Starwinder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Specter
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Vraska's Fall
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
42%synergy
Tainted Strike
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
41%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Experimental Augury
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Steady Progress
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Reject Imperfection
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Bring the Ending
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Resolve
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Serum Snare
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Quick Study
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Aspirant's Ascent
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Octopus Form
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Evacuation
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Grim Affliction
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Opt
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Radstorm
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Infectious Inquiry
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
42%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Ichor
37%inclusion38 decks102 decks
35%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Contentious Plan
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Enter the Enigma
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Artful Dodge
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Vat Emergence
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-12%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Slip Through Space
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Geth's Summons
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Bident of Thassa
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Contagion Clasp
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Contagion Engine
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Vorpal Sword
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Key to the City
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Atomic Microsizer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Prosthetic Injector
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Inexorable Tide
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Aqueous Form
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Phyresis
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Cunning Evasion
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Coastal Piracy
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Necrogen Communion
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Smoke Shroud
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Training Grounds
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Oil
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Rogue Class
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Spider-Man No More
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito Shizuki
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion64 decks102 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Access Tunnel
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Secret Tunnel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Realm of Koh
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion99 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion92 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion68 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion50 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-12%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion99 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion99 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion95 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion67 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion61 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
53%inclusion54 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion52 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion51 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-16%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Serpent's Pass
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Waterfront District
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Hideout
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy