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
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MTGStocks
Triton Shorestalker
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
77%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
72%synergy
Slither Blade
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
71%synergy
Thousand-Faced Shadow
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
69%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Baleful Strix
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Ornithopter
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
62%synergy
Changeling Outcast
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
58%synergy
Gudul Lurker
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Tormented Soul
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Mindleech Mass
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Invisible Stalker
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Force of Will
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Notion Thief
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Siren Stormtamer
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Lord of the Void
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Spectral Sailor
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Prosperous Thief
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Starwinder
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Gingerbrute
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Mistblade Shinobi
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Void Winnower
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Faerie Seer
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Ingenious Infiltrator
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Agent of Treachery
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Moon-Circuit Hacker
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Throat Slitter
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Dour Port-Mage
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Peregrine Drake
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Lord of Change
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Grim Hireling
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Moonsnare Specialist
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Shoreline Looter
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Higure, the Still Wind
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Ninja of the Deep Hours
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
15%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Spell Pierce
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Refute
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
You Are Already Dead
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Unsummon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Disallow
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Command
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Evacuation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Ponder
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Enter the Enigma
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Ringsight
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Flood of Tears
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Shredder's Technique
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sakashima's Will
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Serum Visions
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Splinter's Technique
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Dowsing Dagger
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Bident of Thassa
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Vorpal Sword
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
The Indomitable
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
The Key to the Vault
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Smoke Bomb
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Aqueous Form
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Cunning Evasion
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Rogue Class
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Ninja Teen
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Smoke Shroud
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Coastal Piracy
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Rooftop Bypass
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Aether Tunnel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Gossip's Talent
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Training Grounds
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Virulent Plague
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito Shizuki
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Realm of Koh
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Access Tunnel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Secret Tunnel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Faerie Conclave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
War Room
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Hollow
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Turtle Lair
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy