Satoru Umezawa (Commander) - Optimized Control

Ezra Sassaman
Mar 12, 2026
Fun Alternatives for the Top Ten Saltiest Commanders
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Radioactive Man
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Silver-Fur Master
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
80%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
66%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Changeling Outcast
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Slither Blade
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Baleful Strix
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Swan Song
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Ornithopter
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Remora
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Gudul Lurker
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Rhystic Study
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Force of Will
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Mystical Tutor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Opposition Agent
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Notion Thief
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Lord of the Void
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Tormented Soul
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Gingerbrute
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Invisible Stalker
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Sakashima's Student
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Faerie Seer
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Void Winnower
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Peregrine Drake
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Spectral Sailor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Starwinder
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Agent of Treachery
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Great Whale
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Krang & Shredder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Palinchron
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Higure, the Still Wind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Prosperous Thief
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mindleech Mass
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Thalakos Seer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Throat Slitter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Nether Traitor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Pongify
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Denial
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Spell Pierce
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Tale's End
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Stifle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Lazotep Plating
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Overkill
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sakashima's Will
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Show and Tell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Bident of Thassa
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Key to the City
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Scroll Rack
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Illvoi Light Jammer
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Coastal Piracy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Cunning Evasion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Training Grounds
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ninja Teen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Discovery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Rogue Class
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Dress Down
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito Shizuki
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Turtle Lair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
River of Tears
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy