The Council of Four (Commander) - Budget

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
Harmonized Trio
4.9%inclusion2 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Joined Researchers
4.7%inclusion2 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Ajani's Response
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Harsh Annotation
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Prince Imrahil the Fair
59%inclusion286 decks483 decks
56%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
59%inclusion287 decks483 decks
53%synergy
Intangible Virtue
58%inclusion278 decks483 decks
52%synergy
Dream Fracture
52%inclusion250 decks483 decks
50%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
51%inclusion245 decks483 decks
49%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
51%inclusion244 decks483 decks
44%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
43%inclusion208 decks483 decks
42%synergy
Valiant Knight
42%inclusion205 decks483 decks
42%synergy
Opt
50%inclusion240 decks483 decks
40%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
41%inclusion196 decks483 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
59%inclusion284 decks483 decks
31%synergy
Generous Gift
44%inclusion212 decks483 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
41%inclusion199 decks483 decks
31%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
40%inclusion192 decks483 decks
38%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
40%inclusion192 decks483 decks
37%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
39%inclusion190 decks483 decks
35%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
39%inclusion187 decks483 decks
35%synergy
Detective of the Month
39%inclusion186 decks483 decks
37%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
38%inclusion184 decks483 decks
37%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
37%inclusion180 decks483 decks
-31%synergy
Creatures
Mischievous Mystic
35%inclusion150 decks425 decks
33%synergy
Homunculus Horde
35%inclusion150 decks425 decks
32%synergy
Chasm Skulker
35%inclusion167 decks483 decks
30%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
35%inclusion167 decks483 decks
28%synergy
Haytham Kenway
31%inclusion151 decks480 decks
31%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
31%inclusion151 decks483 decks
30%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
31%inclusion149 decks483 decks
25%synergy
Sun Titan
29%inclusion141 decks483 decks
19%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
29%inclusion141 decks483 decks
27%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
29%inclusion138 decks483 decks
27%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
28%inclusion137 decks483 decks
25%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
28%inclusion134 decks483 decks
25%synergy
Aven Wind Guide
28%inclusion133 decks483 decks
26%synergy
Windborn Muse
27%inclusion130 decks483 decks
16%synergy
Lore Broker
26%inclusion127 decks483 decks
25%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
24%inclusion118 decks483 decks
23%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
23%inclusion111 decks483 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Omens
21%inclusion101 decks483 decks
13%synergy
Loyal Warhound
21%inclusion101 decks483 decks
19%synergy
Spirited Companion
20%inclusion97 decks483 decks
12%synergy
Knight Exemplar
20%inclusion96 decks483 decks
19%synergy
Body of Knowledge
19%inclusion91 decks483 decks
16%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
19%inclusion90 decks483 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Looter
18%inclusion89 decks483 decks
18%synergy
Thought Courier
18%inclusion88 decks483 decks
18%synergy
The Second Doctor
18%inclusion87 decks483 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion85 decks483 decks
-7%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
16%inclusion45 decks281 decks
15%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
15%inclusion74 decks480 decks
13%synergy
Yes Man, Personal Securitron
15%inclusion72 decks483 decks
14%synergy
Academy Loremaster
15%inclusion71 decks483 decks
14%synergy
Knights of Dol Amroth
14%inclusion70 decks483 decks
14%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
14%inclusion70 decks483 decks
12%synergy
Nadir Kraken
12%inclusion60 decks483 decks
11%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Flumph
11%inclusion53 decks483 decks
9%synergy
Xerex Strobe-Knight
11%inclusion51 decks483 decks
10%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
10%inclusion49 decks483 decks
5%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
9.1%inclusion44 decks483 decks
7%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
9.1%inclusion44 decks483 decks
-3%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
9.1%inclusion44 decks483 decks
6%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
8.9%inclusion43 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Dream Trawler
8.3%inclusion40 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Thistledown Liege
7.7%inclusion37 decks483 decks
7%synergy
Station Monitor
7.3%inclusion18 decks245 decks
6%synergy
Knight of the New Coalition
7.2%inclusion35 decks483 decks
7%synergy
Syr Elenora, the Discerning
7.2%inclusion35 decks483 decks
7%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
7.0%inclusion34 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Benalish Marshal
6.6%inclusion32 decks483 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Your Temple Is Under Attack
36%inclusion175 decks483 decks
34%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion161 decks483 decks
-20%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion159 decks483 decks
-21%synergy
Aetherize
32%inclusion153 decks483 decks
21%synergy
Long River's Pull
30%inclusion143 decks470 decks
28%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
30%inclusion143 decks483 decks
28%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
27%inclusion130 decks483 decks
25%synergy
Deduce
26%inclusion126 decks483 decks
25%synergy
Consider
23%inclusion112 decks483 decks
18%synergy
Oblation
23%inclusion109 decks483 decks
21%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion108 decks483 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
19%inclusion93 decks483 decks
16%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
19%inclusion91 decks483 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
19%inclusion90 decks483 decks
7%synergy
Loran's Escape
18%inclusion89 decks483 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion89 decks483 decks
11%synergy
Vision Skeins
18%inclusion88 decks483 decks
15%synergy
Disenchant
15%inclusion73 decks483 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion71 decks483 decks
-11%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion68 decks483 decks
-4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
14%inclusion66 decks483 decks
12%synergy
Dovin's Veto
11%inclusion52 decks483 decks
-28%synergy
Hindering Light
10%inclusion47 decks483 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
9.1%inclusion44 decks483 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Charm
8.7%inclusion42 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
8.5%inclusion41 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Words of Wisdom
8.5%inclusion41 decks483 decks
6%synergy
Refute
7.3%inclusion31 decks425 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.8%inclusion33 decks483 decks
-20%synergy
Run Away Together
6.6%inclusion32 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Absorb
6.2%inclusion30 decks483 decks
0%synergy
Meeting of Minds
6.2%inclusion30 decks483 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
6.0%inclusion29 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Quick Study
5.8%inclusion28 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
5.8%inclusion28 decks483 decks
2%synergy
Make a Stand
5.4%inclusion26 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Think Twice
5.4%inclusion26 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Slaughter the Strong
34%inclusion166 decks483 decks
32%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
32%inclusion154 decks483 decks
30%synergy
Cut a Deal
31%inclusion151 decks483 decks
27%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
27%inclusion130 decks483 decks
24%synergy
Requisition Raid
27%inclusion129 decks483 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Mighty
23%inclusion113 decks483 decks
20%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
22%inclusion105 decks483 decks
21%synergy
Austere Command
21%inclusion102 decks483 decks
7%synergy
Valiant Endeavor
20%inclusion99 decks483 decks
20%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
18%inclusion85 decks483 decks
15%synergy
Time Wipe
16%inclusion75 decks483 decks
2%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
14%inclusion70 decks483 decks
-1%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
14%inclusion70 decks483 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion57 decks483 decks
3%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
9.1%inclusion44 decks483 decks
6%synergy
Council's Judgment
8.5%inclusion41 decks483 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
7.2%inclusion35 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
7.0%inclusion34 decks483 decks
-4%synergy
Supreme Verdict
6.4%inclusion31 decks483 decks
-21%synergy
Bond of Discipline
5.4%inclusion26 decks483 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
20%inclusion97 decks483 decks
15%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
17%inclusion80 decks483 decks
16%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
17%inclusion80 decks483 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion59 decks483 decks
-13%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
10%inclusion38 decks384 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.7%inclusion42 decks483 decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
7.5%inclusion36 decks483 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.6%inclusion32 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Norn's Annex
5.8%inclusion28 decks483 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
37%inclusion179 decks483 decks
33%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
35%inclusion171 decks483 decks
31%synergy
Inspiring Leader
31%inclusion151 decks483 decks
30%synergy
Solitary Confinement
29%inclusion138 decks483 decks
27%synergy
Witness Protection
26%inclusion126 decks483 decks
24%synergy
Wizard Class
25%inclusion123 decks483 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion88 decks483 decks
-8%synergy
Tenuous Truce
18%inclusion86 decks483 decks
17%synergy
Search the Premises
13%inclusion64 decks483 decks
13%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion63 decks483 decks
8%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion58 decks483 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion50 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion49 decks483 decks
-14%synergy
Monologue Tax
8.5%inclusion41 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.3%inclusion40 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Monk Class
8.1%inclusion39 decks483 decks
7%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.0%inclusion27 decks448 decks
5%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.0%inclusion29 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Noble Heritage
6.0%inclusion29 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
5.4%inclusion26 decks483 decks
0%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.0%inclusion17 decks338 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
6.2%inclusion30 decks483 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
6.6%inclusion32 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion195 decks483 decks
-8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion71 decks483 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Steppe
14%inclusion68 decks483 decks
12%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion63 decks483 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion61 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.7%inclusion37 decks483 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion37 decks483 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
6.2%inclusion30 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion359 decks483 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
69%inclusion331 decks483 decks
-18%synergy
Azorius Signet
67%inclusion326 decks483 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
56%inclusion271 decks483 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
54%inclusion260 decks483 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Progress
50%inclusion241 decks483 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
42%inclusion202 decks483 decks
33%synergy
Marble Diamond
40%inclusion191 decks483 decks
32%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion150 decks483 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion149 decks483 decks
16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
21%inclusion100 decks483 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion80 decks483 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion74 decks483 decks
-13%synergy
Springleaf Drum
14%inclusion67 decks483 decks
12%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
12%inclusion57 decks483 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.1%inclusion20 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
7.7%inclusion37 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Locket
5.8%inclusion28 decks483 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
5.6%inclusion27 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion483 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion483 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion380 decks483 decks
-7%synergy
Prairie Stream
69%inclusion333 decks483 decks
3%synergy
Port Town
58%inclusion279 decks483 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
58%inclusion279 decks483 decks
20%synergy
Glacial Fortress
53%inclusion257 decks483 decks
-10%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
50%inclusion243 decks483 decks
15%synergy
Azorius Chancery
44%inclusion211 decks483 decks
7%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
42%inclusion201 decks483 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion198 decks483 decks
25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion159 decks483 decks
19%synergy
Tranquil Cove
30%inclusion143 decks483 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion136 decks483 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion111 decks483 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion97 decks483 decks
10%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
20%inclusion95 decks483 decks
-25%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
15%inclusion72 decks483 decks
9%synergy
Jwari Disruption
14%inclusion66 decks483 decks
12%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
12%inclusion57 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Seachrome Coast
10%inclusion46 decks483 decks
-6%synergy
Skybridge Towers
8.9%inclusion43 decks483 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion42 decks483 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.2%inclusion35 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.6%inclusion32 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
6.4%inclusion31 decks483 decks
-1%synergy
Meandering River
6.0%inclusion29 decks483 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
6.0%inclusion29 decks483 decks
2%synergy