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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Shredder, Unrelenting
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Shredder's Technique
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Turtle Lair
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Donatello, Way with Machines
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Silver-Fur Master
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
89%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
80%synergy
Prosperous Thief
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
74%synergy
Dokuchi Silencer
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
73%synergy
Moonsnare Specialist
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
70%synergy
Nezumi Prowler
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Mukotai Ambusher
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Inkrise Infiltrator
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%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
Ornithopter
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Covert Technician
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Creatures
Futurist Operative
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Changeling Outcast
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Slither Blade
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Ninja of the Deep Hours
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Tormented Soul
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Kami of Restless Shadows
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Kotose, the Silent Spider
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Foot Mystic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Moonblade Shinobi
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Gingerbrute
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Phantom Ninja
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Throatseeker
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Network Disruptor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Baleful Strix
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Azra Smokeshaper
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Seer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Ninja of the New Moon
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Meteor Golem
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Breaker of Armies
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Nezumi Bladeblesser
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Spectral Sailor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Gudul Lurker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Locke Cole
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Inner Demons Gangsters
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
April O'Neil, Hacktivist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Starwinder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Byte, Web Warden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Peregrine Drake
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Vela the Night-Clad
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Ulamog's Crusher
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Eldrazi Devastator
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Instants
You Are Already Dead
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Death in the Family
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Aetherize
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Spell Pierce
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%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
Return to Action
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Cancel
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Disruption Protocol
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dispel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Unsummon
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Sokka's Haiku
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Essence Scatter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Doom Blade
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Defabricate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Offer Immortality
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mana Leak
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Refute
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Get Out
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%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
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Price of Fame
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Quick Study
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Anticipate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Murderous Cut
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%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
Evacuation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Stolen Uniform
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Fight On!
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Eject
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Spin Out
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Enter the Enigma
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Donatello's Technique
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Soul Transfer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Ringsight
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Invoke the Winds
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Divination
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Invoke Despair
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Artful Dodge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Malicious Malfunction
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Restart Sequence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Eagle Vision
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Chart a Course
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Reckoner Shakedown
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Slip Through Space
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Duress
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Fortuitous Find
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ghostform
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%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
Unending Whisper
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bespoke Bō
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shredder's Armor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bident of Thassa
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Ninja's Kunai
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Ninja's Blades
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Thief's Knife
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Smoke Bomb
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%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
Hylderblade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Sphere
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Eater of Virtue
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
The Masamune
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Smoke Shroud
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Cunning Evasion
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Aqueous Form
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Clawing Torment
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Ninja Teen
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Rogue Class
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Twisted Embrace
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Gossip's Talent
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Cryoshatter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Future Flight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Short Circuit
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
The Modern Age
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%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
The Long Reach of Night
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Feywild Visitor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Inventive Iteration
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Wingspan Stride
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Kamigawa
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito Shizuki
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
27%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Access Tunnel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Realm of Koh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-25%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%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
Sandstorm Verge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%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
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-43%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Locket
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Network Terminal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Star Compass
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Blitzball
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%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
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Waterfront District
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Uncharted Haven
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Treno, Dark City
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Escape Tunnel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Soured Springs
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Murky Sewer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Isle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-33%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Grixis Panorama
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Promising Vein
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy