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
Shredder's Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Shredder, Shadow Master
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Turtle Lair
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Triton Shorestalker
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
75%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
74%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Slither Blade
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Baleful Strix
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Ornithopter
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Gudul Lurker
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Changeling Outcast
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Tormented Soul
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Mindleech Mass
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Notion Thief
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Invisible Stalker
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Spectral Sailor
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Lord of the Void
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Prosperous Thief
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Gingerbrute
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Agent of Treachery
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Massacre Wurm
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Faerie Seer
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Starwinder
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Void Winnower
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Dour Port-Mage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Throat Slitter
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Grim Hireling
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Lord of Change
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Moonsnare Specialist
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Shoreline Looter
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Higure, the Still Wind
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Peregrine Drake
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
14%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Countersquall
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Refute
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Brainsurge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Unsummon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Command
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Disallow
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
You Are Already Dead
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Evacuation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Ponder
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Enter the Enigma
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Ringsight
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Flood of Tears
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Splinter's Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Serum Visions
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Dowsing Dagger
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Bident of Thassa
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
The Indomitable
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Vorpal Sword
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Smoke Bomb
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Aqueous Form
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Cunning Evasion
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Coastal Piracy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rogue Class
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Smoke Shroud
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rooftop Bypass
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ninja Teen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Gossip's Talent
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Virulent Plague
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Training Grounds
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito Shizuki
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Realm of Koh
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
War Room
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Access Tunnel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Legends
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Sunken Hollow
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Port of Karfell
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Escape Tunnel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy