Satoru Umezawa (Commander) - Optimized Ninjutsu

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Armaggon, Future Shark
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Buzz Bots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Squirrelanoids
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Krang, Utrom Warlord
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Triton Shorestalker
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
70%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Slither Blade
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Ornithopter
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Kaito Shizuki
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Changeling Outcast
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Baleful Strix
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Lightning Greaves
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Invisible Stalker
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Mana Drain
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Force of Will
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Gudul Lurker
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Void Winnower
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Lord of the Void
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Tormented Soul
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Sakashima's Student
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Faerie Seer
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Gingerbrute
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Prosperous Thief
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Ninja of the Deep Hours
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Mindleech Mass
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
It That Betrays
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Colossus
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Thalakos Seer
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Nether Traitor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Dour Port-Mage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Starwinder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Higure, the Still Wind
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Grim Hireling
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Force of Negation
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Refute
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
You Are Already Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Misdirection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mana Leak
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Enter the Enigma
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Bident of Thassa
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Vorpal Sword
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Scroll Rack
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Key to the City
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Cunning Evasion
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Aqueous Form
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Piracy
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Bitterblossom
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Rogue Class
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Smoke Shroud
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mornsong Aria
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Training Grounds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Access Tunnel
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Secret Tunnel
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Realm of Koh
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Skyclave Relic
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Soured Springs
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy