Satoru Umezawa (Commander) - Budget Ninjas

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
Silver-Fur Master
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
89%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
77%synergy
Nezumi Prowler
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
70%synergy
Prosperous Thief
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
70%synergy
Dokuchi Silencer
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Moonsnare Specialist
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Mukotai Ambusher
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Inkrise Infiltrator
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Dokuchi Shadow-Walker
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Biting-Palm Ninja
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Covert Technician
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Ornithopter
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Futurist Operative
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Creatures
Fallen Shinobi
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Slither Blade
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Shredder, Unrelenting
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Changeling Outcast
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Ninja of the Deep Hours
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Kami of Restless Shadows
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Gingerbrute
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Kotose, the Silent Spider
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Tormented Soul
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Moonblade Shinobi
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Throatseeker
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Phantom Ninja
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Network Disruptor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Baleful Strix
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Azra Smokeshaper
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Faerie Seer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ninja of the New Moon
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Meteor Golem
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Vela the Night-Clad
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Gudul Lurker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Donatello, Gadget Master
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Donatello, Way with Machines
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tunnel Rats
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Foot Mystic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Arbiter of Woe
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Locke Cole
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Vile Mutilator
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Breaker of Armies
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Assassin Initiate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Nezumi Bladeblesser
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Ulamog's Crusher
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Stone Idol
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Blade of the Oni
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Instants
You Are Already Dead
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Spell Pierce
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Return to Action
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Assassin's Ink
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Debt to the Kami
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Essence Capture
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Murder
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Disruption Protocol
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Cancel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ooze Spill
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Pain 101
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Death in the Family
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Essence Scatter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Unsummon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Offer Immortality
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mirrorform
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Refute
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Get Out
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Price of Fame
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Defabricate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Quick Study
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Planar Incision
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Anticipate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Become Anonymous
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Murderous Cut
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mana Leak
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Think Twice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Fight On!
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Eject
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Enter the Enigma
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Shredder's Technique
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Donatello's Technique
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Soul Transfer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Ringsight
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Invoke the Winds
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Invoke Despair
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Splinter's Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Slip Through Space
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Divination
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Artful Dodge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Chart a Course
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Reckoner Shakedown
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fortuitous Find
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ghostform
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Restart Sequence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Malicious Malfunction
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Open into Wonder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Languish
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Eagle Vision
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Unending Whisper
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Combat Tutorial
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Bident of Thassa
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Ninja's Kunai
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Smoke Bomb
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Manhole Cover
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bespoke Bō
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Shredder's Armor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ninja's Blades
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Ecologist's Terrarium
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Blade
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Vorpal Sword
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Shuriken
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hylderblade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mnemonic Sphere
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Key to the City
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Eater of Virtue
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Thief's Knife
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
The Masamune
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Smoke Shroud
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Cunning Evasion
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Ninja Teen
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Aqueous Form
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Clawing Torment
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Rogue Class
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Gossip's Talent
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Twisted Embrace
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
The Modern Age
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Short Circuit
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Inventive Iteration
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cryoshatter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Future Flight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Military Intelligence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Tamiyo's Compleation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Shimmering Wings
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Witness Protection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Wingspan Stride
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Kamigawa
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito Shizuki
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-23%synergy
Access Tunnel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Realm of Koh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Skyline Cascade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Sky Diamond
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-42%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Locket
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Network Terminal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Blitzball
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Turtle Lair
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Waterfront District
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Uncharted Haven
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Treno, Dark City
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Escape Tunnel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Isle
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Moor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Soured Springs
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Hideout
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Murky Sewer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-33%synergy
Ice Tunnel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Shire Terrace
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Promising Vein
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Opal Palace
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy