Terra Branford (Commander) - Optimized Stax

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sewer-veillance Cam
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Fugitive Droid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Donatello, Way with Machines
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Donatello, Mutant Mechanic
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Winter Orb
92%inclusion92 decks100 decks
87%synergy
Static Orb
75%inclusion75 decks100 decks
72%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
89%inclusion89 decks100 decks
69%synergy
Isochron Scepter
86%inclusion86 decks100 decks
68%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
75%inclusion75 decks100 decks
66%synergy
Unwinding Clock
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
61%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
72%inclusion72 decks100 decks
57%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
56%synergy
Fabricate
76%inclusion76 decks100 decks
55%synergy
Whir of Invention
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
77%inclusion77 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
76%inclusion76 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
75%inclusion75 decks100 decks
50%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
67%inclusion67 decks100 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Remora
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
63%inclusion63 decks100 decks
47%synergy
Mana Drain
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Swan Song
61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Howling Mine
58%inclusion58 decks100 decks
51%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
41%synergy
Mystical Tutor
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
50%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Force of Will
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
40%synergy
The One Ring
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Mana Vault
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Tomb
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Chrome Mox
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Foundry Inspector
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
38%synergy
The Reality Chip
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
41%synergy
Spellskite
49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Tribute Mage
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Ornithopter
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Displacer Kitten
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Trinket Mage
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Trophy Mage
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Walking Ballista
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Memnite
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Thought Monitor
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Memnarch
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Grand Architect
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Arcum Dagsson
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Pili-Pala
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Master Transmuter
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Shimmer Myr
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Myr Retriever
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Drake
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Metalworker
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Pongify
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Pact of Negation
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Mental Misstep
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Spell Pierce
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Narset's Reversal
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Scour for Scrap
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Resculpt
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Mana Leak
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Strix Serenade
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
High Tide
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-30%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-17%synergy
Nexus of Fate
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Miscast
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Trickbind
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Misdirection
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Desynchronization
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Archmage's Charm
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Snap
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Cyber Conversion
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Unwind
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Disallow
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Capsize
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Stifle
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Sunder
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-25%synergy
Delay
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Cryptic Command
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Commandeer
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Reshape
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
45%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Merchant Scroll
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Ponder
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Thoughtcast
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Polymorph
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Transmute Artifact
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Echo of Eons
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aether Spellbomb
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
45%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
43%synergy
Mystic Forge
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Trinisphere
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
44%synergy
Welding Jar
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Manifold Key
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Codex Shredder
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Voltaic Key
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Urza's Bauble
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Winter Moon
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Spellbook
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Pithing Needle
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Cloud Key
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Storage Matrix
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Torpor Orb
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Proteus Staff
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Darksteel Forge
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Crawlspace
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Relic
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Vexing Bauble
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Moonsilver Key
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Witching Well
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Imposter Mech
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Sculpting Steel
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Repurposing Bay
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Domination
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Cryogen Relic
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Insight Engine
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Prized Statue
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Monument
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Meekstone
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Clock of Omens
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Stone of Erech
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Grindstone
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
45%synergy
Power Artifact
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Copy Artifact
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Mechanized Production
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Counterbalance
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Training Grounds
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Efficient Construction
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Stasis
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Frozen Aether
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Mirrormade
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Karn, Scion of Urza
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Seat of the Synod
69%inclusion69 decks100 decks
51%synergy
Inventors' Fair
61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
48%synergy
Urza's Saga
60%inclusion60 decks100 decks
43%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
41%synergy
Academy Ruins
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Buried Ruin
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
-19%synergy
Archway of Innovation
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Tower
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Mine
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Tolaria West
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Blast Zone
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Crystal Vein
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Vault
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
11%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Fomori Vault
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Workshop
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Rivendell
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Command Beacon
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
City of Traitors
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion98 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Basalt Monolith
82%inclusion82 decks100 decks
72%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
67%inclusion67 decks100 decks
51%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
47%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Opal
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Monolith
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Prophetic Prism
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-18%synergy
Lands
Island
84%inclusion84 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-21%synergy