Satoru Umezawa (Commander) - Expensive Ninjutsu

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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Emeritus of Ideation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Silver-Fur Master
95%inclusion153 decks161 decks
84%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
83%inclusion134 decks161 decks
73%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
72%inclusion116 decks161 decks
70%synergy
Slither Blade
78%inclusion126 decks161 decks
66%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
73%inclusion118 decks161 decks
65%synergy
Changeling Outcast
82%inclusion132 decks161 decks
63%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
64%inclusion103 decks161 decks
61%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
63%inclusion102 decks161 decks
61%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
69%inclusion111 decks161 decks
60%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
70%inclusion112 decks161 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Triton Shorestalker
67%inclusion108 decks161 decks
57%synergy
Prosperous Thief
65%inclusion105 decks161 decks
54%synergy
Ornithopter
65%inclusion104 decks161 decks
54%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
65%inclusion104 decks161 decks
57%synergy
Baleful Strix
64%inclusion103 decks161 decks
40%synergy
Sakashima's Student
64%inclusion103 decks161 decks
57%synergy
Mana Drain
61%inclusion99 decks161 decks
44%synergy
Deadly Rollick
60%inclusion97 decks161 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion97 decks161 decks
33%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
60%inclusion96 decks161 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
65%inclusion104 decks161 decks
42%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
63%inclusion101 decks161 decks
45%synergy
Rhystic Study
57%inclusion91 decks161 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion90 decks161 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion79 decks161 decks
33%synergy
Force of Will
40%inclusion64 decks161 decks
30%synergy
Chrome Mox
32%inclusion51 decks161 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion47 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Imperial Seal
22%inclusion35 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion35 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Tormented Soul
58%inclusion94 decks161 decks
52%synergy
Invisible Stalker
55%inclusion88 decks161 decks
48%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
53%inclusion86 decks161 decks
48%synergy
Gingerbrute
52%inclusion84 decks161 decks
47%synergy
Gudul Lurker
50%inclusion81 decks161 decks
46%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
50%inclusion81 decks161 decks
43%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
50%inclusion80 decks161 decks
42%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
47%inclusion76 decks161 decks
42%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
47%inclusion76 decks161 decks
42%synergy
Ninja of the Deep Hours
45%inclusion72 decks161 decks
37%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
45%inclusion72 decks161 decks
41%synergy
Mindleech Mass
43%inclusion70 decks161 decks
39%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
43%inclusion69 decks161 decks
35%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
42%inclusion67 decks161 decks
39%synergy
Faerie Seer
42%inclusion67 decks161 decks
32%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
42%inclusion67 decks161 decks
31%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
40%inclusion65 decks161 decks
35%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
39%inclusion62 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
36%inclusion58 decks161 decks
30%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
36%inclusion58 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Lord of the Void
35%inclusion57 decks161 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
32%inclusion52 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Higure, the Still Wind
29%inclusion47 decks161 decks
25%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Void Winnower
28%inclusion45 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
27%inclusion44 decks161 decks
25%synergy
Spectral Sailor
27%inclusion44 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
26%inclusion42 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
25%inclusion41 decks161 decks
23%synergy
Starwinder
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
24%inclusion39 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
24%inclusion39 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Dour Port-Mage
21%inclusion31 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Thalakos Seer
20%inclusion33 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
20%inclusion24 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Moonsnare Specialist
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Biting-Palm Ninja
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Dokuchi Silencer
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
17%inclusion27 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Skullsnatcher
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Taeko, the Patient Avalanche
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Great Whale
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Peregrine Drake
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Throat Slitter
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
10%synergy
It That Betrays
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
57%inclusion92 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion76 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion70 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Force of Negation
36%inclusion58 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion52 decks161 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion45 decks161 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion40 decks161 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion36 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion32 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion32 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
-7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion27 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
6%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Denial
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
-1%synergy
Misdirection
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
-10%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
1%synergy
You Are Already Dead
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
-6%synergy
Miscast
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Get Out
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion69 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
32%inclusion52 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion51 decks161 decks
-3%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion41 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion40 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Enter the Enigma
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Splinter's Technique
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Windfall
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Stock Up
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion71 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Bident of Thassa
33%inclusion53 decks161 decks
23%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion35 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Vorpal Sword
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Smoke Bomb
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
30%inclusion48 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion43 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Cunning Evasion
23%inclusion37 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Rogue Class
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Smoke Shroud
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Ninja Teen
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Aqueous Form
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Coastal Piracy
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
-5%synergy
Rooftop Bypass
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito Shizuki
51%inclusion82 decks161 decks
46%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
40%inclusion49 decks123 decks
34%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
63%inclusion102 decks161 decks
45%synergy
Rogue's Passage
55%inclusion88 decks161 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion87 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
53%inclusion85 decks161 decks
33%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
48%inclusion78 decks161 decks
40%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
46%inclusion74 decks161 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion50 decks161 decks
-8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
27%inclusion44 decks161 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion32 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Access Tunnel
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
11%synergy
The Black Gate
14%inclusion22 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
-1%synergy
Rivendell
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion149 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion141 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion99 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion89 decks161 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion58 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion55 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
23%inclusion37 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Mana Crypt
17%inclusion27 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
14%inclusion22 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
-18%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
-9%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion157 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion152 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion146 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
89%inclusion143 decks161 decks
76%synergy
Watery Grave
88%inclusion142 decks161 decks
40%synergy
Morphic Pool
78%inclusion126 decks161 decks
42%synergy
Polluted Delta
78%inclusion125 decks161 decks
45%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion107 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion102 decks161 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion88 decks161 decks
-11%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion87 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
49%inclusion59 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion75 decks161 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion70 decks161 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion62 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Ruins
37%inclusion60 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion49 decks161 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion43 decks161 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion43 decks161 decks
-11%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion43 decks161 decks
-21%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion35 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion33 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion32 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion32 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
-20%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion22 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
-8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Turtle Lair
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
1%synergy