The Council of Four (Commander) - Core

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
Harmonized Trio
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Erode
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-0%synergy
King T'Challa
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
2.6%inclusion2 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Pensive Professor
2.5%inclusion2 decks80 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
56%inclusion292 decks517 decks
51%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
52%inclusion270 decks517 decks
51%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
52%inclusion268 decks517 decks
48%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
46%inclusion240 decks517 decks
43%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
48%inclusion250 decks517 decks
42%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
46%inclusion237 decks517 decks
41%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
47%inclusion241 decks517 decks
41%synergy
Intangible Virtue
45%inclusion235 decks517 decks
40%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
40%inclusion209 decks517 decks
39%synergy
Knight Exemplar
40%inclusion207 decks517 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion350 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion284 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Counterspell
49%inclusion254 decks517 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Denial
48%inclusion249 decks517 decks
23%synergy
Generous Gift
47%inclusion245 decks517 decks
17%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
42%inclusion216 decks517 decks
36%synergy
Wizard Class
42%inclusion215 decks517 decks
35%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion210 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
40%inclusion206 decks517 decks
34%synergy
Ominous Seas
39%inclusion203 decks517 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
8.1%inclusion42 decks517 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Loran of the Third Path
38%inclusion194 decks517 decks
25%synergy
Homunculus Horde
35%inclusion156 decks448 decks
31%synergy
Chasm Skulker
34%inclusion176 decks517 decks
30%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
33%inclusion173 decks517 decks
30%synergy
Haytham Kenway
32%inclusion164 decks517 decks
31%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
31%inclusion158 decks517 decks
28%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
30%inclusion133 decks448 decks
27%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
30%inclusion153 decks517 decks
29%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
28%inclusion144 decks517 decks
25%synergy
Ephara, God of the Polis
27%inclusion140 decks517 decks
25%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
27%inclusion50 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
26%inclusion135 decks517 decks
22%synergy
Valiant Knight
26%inclusion132 decks517 decks
25%synergy
Detective of the Month
25%inclusion130 decks517 decks
24%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
24%inclusion125 decks517 decks
23%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
23%inclusion120 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Flumph
22%inclusion114 decks517 decks
20%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
21%inclusion108 decks517 decks
18%synergy
Windborn Muse
21%inclusion108 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
21%inclusion106 decks517 decks
18%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
20%inclusion101 decks517 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
19%inclusion86 decks448 decks
14%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
18%inclusion95 decks517 decks
17%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
18%inclusion94 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion90 decks517 decks
-7%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
17%inclusion47 decks278 decks
16%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
16%inclusion82 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Innocence
16%inclusion75 decks478 decks
13%synergy
Body of Knowledge
15%inclusion77 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Guardian of Faith
15%inclusion77 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
15%inclusion76 decks517 decks
12%synergy
The Second Doctor
15%inclusion76 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Sun Titan
14%inclusion71 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion70 decks517 decks
1%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
13%inclusion68 decks515 decks
11%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
13%inclusion66 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
13%inclusion65 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
12%inclusion63 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Nadir Kraken
12%inclusion60 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Walking Atlas
12%inclusion60 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Aven Wind Guide
12%inclusion60 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
5%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
11%inclusion57 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Loyal Warhound
11%inclusion57 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
10%inclusion54 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Walking Archive
10%inclusion53 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
10%inclusion50 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Lore Broker
9.3%inclusion48 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dream Fracture
37%inclusion193 decks517 decks
36%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
36%inclusion187 decks517 decks
34%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion169 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
32%inclusion164 decks517 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion146 decks517 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion145 decks517 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion143 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
25%inclusion129 decks517 decks
21%synergy
Long River's Pull
22%inclusion115 decks512 decks
20%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion114 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Oblation
21%inclusion107 decks517 decks
19%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion79 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion77 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion67 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion67 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion66 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
13%inclusion65 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
12%inclusion60 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Vision Skeins
12%inclusion60 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion58 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
11%inclusion57 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion57 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion54 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion54 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Hindering Light
8.5%inclusion44 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Words of Wisdom
8.5%inclusion44 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
8.3%inclusion43 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
8.1%inclusion42 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Deduce
8.1%inclusion42 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.5%inclusion39 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.4%inclusion38 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.2%inclusion37 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Render Silent
7.2%inclusion37 decks517 decks
-0%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
7.2%inclusion37 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Reins of Power
6.4%inclusion33 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.8%inclusion30 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Loran's Escape
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
-12%synergy
Azorius Charm
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5.4%inclusion28 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
1%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Fell the Mighty
27%inclusion142 decks517 decks
24%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
27%inclusion139 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Cut a Deal
26%inclusion134 decks517 decks
22%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
23%inclusion117 decks517 decks
21%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion102 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Verdict
18%inclusion94 decks517 decks
-9%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
18%inclusion92 decks517 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion91 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
17%inclusion88 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
16%inclusion83 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Requisition Raid
16%inclusion82 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion81 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
15%inclusion79 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Valiant Endeavor
15%inclusion78 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Council's Judgment
14%inclusion71 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion69 decks517 decks
1%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion69 decks517 decks
0%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
13%inclusion69 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
10%inclusion50 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
9.1%inclusion47 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Identity
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Suppression Ray
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
3%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion159 decks517 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion89 decks517 decks
-8%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
17%inclusion87 decks517 decks
16%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
17%inclusion86 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Temple Bell
14%inclusion71 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion58 decks517 decks
-9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion55 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
9.5%inclusion49 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
9.1%inclusion36 decks394 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Ring
9.1%inclusion47 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
7.9%inclusion41 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
7.2%inclusion37 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Helm of Awakening
6.6%inclusion34 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.6%inclusion34 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.0%inclusion31 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.4%inclusion28 decks517 decks
-3%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
-2%synergy
Font of Mythos
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
38%inclusion194 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
36%inclusion186 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
30%inclusion155 decks517 decks
28%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
29%inclusion149 decks517 decks
22%synergy
Monologue Tax
28%inclusion143 decks517 decks
24%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
27%inclusion141 decks517 decks
26%synergy
Inspiring Leader
26%inclusion135 decks517 decks
24%synergy
Smuggler's Share
23%inclusion117 decks517 decks
20%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
19%inclusion100 decks517 decks
17%synergy
Solitary Confinement
19%inclusion99 decks517 decks
17%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
17%inclusion87 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Well of Ideas
15%inclusion76 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Tenuous Truce
15%inclusion75 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
14%inclusion73 decks508 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
12%inclusion61 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion58 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
10%inclusion51 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
8.7%inclusion45 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.3%inclusion43 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.3%inclusion43 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
7.4%inclusion35 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Monk Class
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Land Tax
6.6%inclusion34 decks517 decks
-2%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.2%inclusion32 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.0%inclusion31 decks517 decks
-5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
6.0%inclusion31 decks517 decks
-4%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Divine Visitation
5.8%inclusion30 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Paladin Class
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Anointed Procession
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
1%synergy
History of Benalia
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
3%synergy
True Conviction
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
14%inclusion73 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
11%inclusion56 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.7%inclusion45 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.0%inclusion31 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion376 decks517 decks
24%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
27%inclusion141 decks517 decks
24%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
26%inclusion132 decks517 decks
22%synergy
Secluded Steppe
18%inclusion91 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion90 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion83 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion71 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion69 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Terrain Generator
12%inclusion63 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
8.3%inclusion43 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.5%inclusion39 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.5%inclusion39 decks517 decks
-12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.2%inclusion37 decks517 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
-8%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.4%inclusion33 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.8%inclusion30 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.4%inclusion28 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Restless Anchorage
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion428 decks517 decks
-0%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion405 decks517 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion369 decks517 decks
29%synergy
Azorius Signet
63%inclusion325 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Progress
55%inclusion282 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
52%inclusion269 decks517 decks
41%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion264 decks517 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion165 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion139 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion109 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Marble Diamond
21%inclusion106 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion90 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion62 decks509 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion51 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion51 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.4%inclusion21 decks223 decks
3%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion514 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion514 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion450 decks517 decks
1%synergy
Prairie Stream
77%inclusion396 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Fortress
65%inclusion338 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Port Town
59%inclusion305 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
55%inclusion284 decks517 decks
18%synergy
Azorius Chancery
51%inclusion265 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
50%inclusion256 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
42%inclusion216 decks517 decks
21%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
39%inclusion200 decks517 decks
-6%synergy
Deserted Beach
34%inclusion175 decks517 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion170 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion163 decks517 decks
16%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
31%inclusion161 decks517 decks
-17%synergy
Sea of Clouds
30%inclusion154 decks517 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion114 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion108 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Gate
19%inclusion100 decks517 decks
-5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
18%inclusion88 decks476 decks
-8%synergy
Nimbus Maze
18%inclusion95 decks517 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion92 decks517 decks
-15%synergy
Tranquil Cove
15%inclusion79 decks517 decks
-3%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
14%inclusion74 decks517 decks
-6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion70 decks517 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion70 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Meticulous Archive
13%inclusion68 decks517 decks
-5%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion66 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion66 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
Seachrome Coast
12%inclusion64 decks517 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion54 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
10%inclusion50 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
9.1%inclusion47 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
7.5%inclusion39 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.4%inclusion38 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
Skybridge Towers
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Suppression Ray
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Tundra
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
-8%synergy