Satoru Umezawa (Commander) - Upgraded Midrange

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Triton Shorestalker
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
75%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
73%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Slither Blade
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Ornithopter
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Baleful Strix
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Changeling Outcast
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Gudul Lurker
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
53%synergy
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Counterspell
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Tormented Soul
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Mindleech Mass
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Invisible Stalker
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Will
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Notion Thief
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Lord of the Void
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Spectral Sailor
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Prosperous Thief
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Starwinder
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Massacre Wurm
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Void Winnower
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Seer
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Gingerbrute
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Dour Port-Mage
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Agent of Treachery
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Peregrine Drake
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Throat Slitter
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Higure, the Still Wind
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Ninja of the Deep Hours
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Nether Traitor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Grim Hireling
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Sakashima's Student
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Lord of Change
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Moonsnare Specialist
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Shoreline Looter
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
6%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Countersquall
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-0%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Flare of Denial
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Opt
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Murder
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Refute
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Disallow
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Unsummon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cryptic Command
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
You Are Already Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Miscast
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Evacuation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Flood of Tears
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Sakashima's Will
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-0%synergy
Serum Visions
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Ravenform
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Shredder's Technique
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Bident of Thassa
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Vorpal Sword
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
The Indomitable
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
The Key to the Vault
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Smoke Bomb
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Aqueous Form
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ninja Teen
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Cunning Evasion
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Rogue Class
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Coastal Piracy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Smoke Shroud
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Rooftop Bypass
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Aether Tunnel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Training Grounds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Gossip's Talent
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Virulent Plague
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito Shizuki
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Realm of Koh
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Access Tunnel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Secret Tunnel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Conclave
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
War Room
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Hollow
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Turtle Lair
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Port of Karfell
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-0%synergy
Underground Sea
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-0%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy