The Council of Four (Commander) - Expensive

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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King T'Challa
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Willie Lumpkin, Postman
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Gleaming Bastion
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1%synergy
The Mind Stone
3.4%inclusion3 decks87 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
70%inclusion342 decks488 decks
65%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
72%inclusion349 decks488 decks
63%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
59%inclusion289 decks488 decks
54%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
58%inclusion284 decks488 decks
53%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
54%inclusion265 decks488 decks
50%synergy
Mana Drain
61%inclusion299 decks488 decks
45%synergy
Esper Sentinel
65%inclusion317 decks488 decks
43%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
48%inclusion235 decks488 decks
42%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
55%inclusion267 decks488 decks
42%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
43%inclusion209 decks488 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
84%inclusion412 decks488 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
70%inclusion340 decks488 decks
16%synergy
Dovin's Veto
58%inclusion284 decks488 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
58%inclusion281 decks488 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion280 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
53%inclusion258 decks488 decks
26%synergy
Ghostly Prison
52%inclusion254 decks488 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
49%inclusion238 decks488 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
45%inclusion218 decks488 decks
38%synergy
Wizard Class
42%inclusion207 decks488 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
71%inclusion348 decks488 decks
48%synergy
Rhystic Study
60%inclusion292 decks488 decks
37%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
49%inclusion240 decks488 decks
28%synergy
Teferi's Protection
47%inclusion227 decks488 decks
31%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion201 decks488 decks
26%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
33%inclusion159 decks488 decks
16%synergy
Farewell
32%inclusion157 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
31%inclusion151 decks488 decks
25%synergy
Force of Will
27%inclusion132 decks488 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion130 decks488 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Vodalian Wave-Knight
38%inclusion185 decks488 decks
36%synergy
Homunculus Horde
37%inclusion167 decks447 decks
34%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
37%inclusion181 decks488 decks
33%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
37%inclusion179 decks488 decks
36%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion177 decks488 decks
30%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
34%inclusion167 decks488 decks
28%synergy
Knight Exemplar
33%inclusion161 decks488 decks
32%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
32%inclusion144 decks447 decks
27%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
32%inclusion155 decks488 decks
29%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
31%inclusion151 decks488 decks
27%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
30%inclusion147 decks488 decks
29%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
30%inclusion145 decks488 decks
26%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
30%inclusion132 decks447 decks
27%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
29%inclusion143 decks488 decks
27%synergy
Chasm Skulker
28%inclusion137 decks488 decks
23%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
26%inclusion129 decks488 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Innocence
26%inclusion121 decks470 decks
23%synergy
Ephara, God of the Polis
26%inclusion125 decks488 decks
24%synergy
Ledger Shredder
25%inclusion122 decks488 decks
20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
24%inclusion119 decks488 decks
11%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
23%inclusion111 decks488 decks
17%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
23%inclusion55 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
22%inclusion38 decks173 decks
20%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
22%inclusion106 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
21%inclusion103 decks488 decks
20%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
21%inclusion103 decks488 decks
17%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
19%inclusion93 decks488 decks
9%synergy
Windborn Muse
19%inclusion92 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion92 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
19%inclusion91 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Haytham Kenway
18%inclusion90 decks488 decks
18%synergy
Tataru Taru
16%inclusion54 decks337 decks
12%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
14%inclusion70 decks488 decks
12%synergy
Detective of the Month
14%inclusion69 decks488 decks
13%synergy
The Second Doctor
14%inclusion67 decks488 decks
11%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
14%inclusion67 decks488 decks
13%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
14%inclusion33 decks244 decks
9%synergy
Flumph
14%inclusion66 decks488 decks
11%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
12%inclusion59 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
12%inclusion59 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
12%inclusion57 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion56 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
11%inclusion55 decks488 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion53 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
11%inclusion53 decks488 decks
9%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
10%inclusion50 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.2%inclusion45 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
8.9%inclusion43 decks483 decks
6%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
8.6%inclusion42 decks488 decks
1%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
8.6%inclusion42 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
42%inclusion205 decks488 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
41%inclusion201 decks488 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion165 decks488 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion163 decks488 decks
20%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion134 decks488 decks
20%synergy
Dawn's Truce
25%inclusion121 decks484 decks
17%synergy
Akroma's Will
24%inclusion115 decks488 decks
18%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
23%inclusion110 decks488 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
22%inclusion108 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion107 decks488 decks
-6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion106 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion98 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Clever Concealment
17%inclusion84 decks488 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion78 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Long River's Pull
14%inclusion70 decks484 decks
12%synergy
Render Silent
13%inclusion65 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Permission Denied
13%inclusion64 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion63 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
13%inclusion61 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Silence
12%inclusion60 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Erode
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion58 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Reprieve
12%inclusion57 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion55 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Dream Fracture
11%inclusion53 decks488 decks
9%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
10%inclusion47 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion47 decks488 decks
0%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.4%inclusion46 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.2%inclusion45 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.8%inclusion43 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Oblation
8.8%inclusion43 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.2%inclusion35 decks488 decks
-0%synergy
Everybody Lives!
7.2%inclusion35 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6.8%inclusion33 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Vision Skeins
6.8%inclusion33 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.8%inclusion33 decks488 decks
0%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.1%inclusion30 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Consider
5.9%inclusion29 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.9%inclusion29 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.9%inclusion29 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
5.7%inclusion28 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Approach of the Second Sun
42%inclusion203 decks488 decks
26%synergy
Supreme Verdict
36%inclusion175 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33%inclusion160 decks488 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion130 decks488 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
19%inclusion94 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Mighty
18%inclusion88 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Cut a Deal
18%inclusion86 decks488 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion69 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion58 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
10%inclusion50 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
10%inclusion47 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
9.4%inclusion46 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Council's Judgment
8.4%inclusion41 decks488 decks
7%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
7.6%inclusion37 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
7.2%inclusion35 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.8%inclusion33 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Winds of Abandon
6.8%inclusion33 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.6%inclusion32 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Wrath of God
6.1%inclusion30 decks488 decks
0%synergy
Fractured Identity
5.9%inclusion29 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
5.9%inclusion29 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
5.3%inclusion26 decks488 decks
-5%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
5.3%inclusion26 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Archaeomancer's Map
24%inclusion119 decks488 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion115 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
22%inclusion109 decks488 decks
22%synergy
Wedding Ring
19%inclusion92 decks488 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion86 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion75 decks488 decks
-10%synergy
Venser's Journal
15%inclusion75 decks488 decks
11%synergy
Temple Bell
15%inclusion75 decks488 decks
12%synergy
Pearl Medallion
13%inclusion62 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Font of Mythos
12%inclusion60 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion59 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion55 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion50 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion49 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion48 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
8.5%inclusion35 decks414 decks
4%synergy
Spellbook
7.8%inclusion38 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6.1%inclusion30 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Helm of Awakening
6.1%inclusion30 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Horn of Greed
5.5%inclusion27 decks488 decks
5%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
5.3%inclusion26 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Monologue Tax
39%inclusion192 decks488 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion178 decks488 decks
21%synergy
Smuggler's Share
28%inclusion139 decks488 decks
26%synergy
Anointed Procession
28%inclusion135 decks488 decks
23%synergy
Ominous Seas
26%inclusion126 decks488 decks
22%synergy
Land Tax
25%inclusion120 decks488 decks
16%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
24%inclusion117 decks483 decks
21%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
20%inclusion100 decks488 decks
18%synergy
Intangible Virtue
18%inclusion89 decks488 decks
12%synergy
Blind Obedience
17%inclusion83 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
16%inclusion78 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
15%inclusion71 decks488 decks
11%synergy
Solitary Confinement
13%inclusion64 decks488 decks
11%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
13%inclusion61 decks488 decks
11%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
10%inclusion51 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Sphere of Safety
10%inclusion50 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
9.4%inclusion46 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.8%inclusion43 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.4%inclusion41 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Inspiring Leader
8.2%inclusion40 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.0%inclusion39 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Tenuous Truce
7.6%inclusion37 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Divine Visitation
6.8%inclusion33 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Discovery
6.6%inclusion32 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Well of Ideas
6.6%inclusion32 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Rest in Peace
5.9%inclusion29 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
5.9%inclusion29 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
5.7%inclusion28 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.3%inclusion26 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
7.8%inclusion38 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
18%inclusion70 decks381 decks
16%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
18%inclusion86 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
16%inclusion78 decks488 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion68 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
7.8%inclusion38 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
7.0%inclusion34 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
77%inclusion376 decks488 decks
29%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion265 decks488 decks
35%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
39%inclusion190 decks488 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
37%inclusion180 decks488 decks
20%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
32%inclusion156 decks488 decks
22%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
32%inclusion155 decks488 decks
28%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion102 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
18%inclusion89 decks488 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion68 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion56 decks488 decks
-1%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion52 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion39 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.2%inclusion45 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
8.6%inclusion42 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
8.4%inclusion20 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
7.8%inclusion38 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
7.8%inclusion38 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.4%inclusion36 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.0%inclusion34 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
6.8%inclusion33 decks486 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.4%inclusion31 decks488 decks
-1%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.4%inclusion31 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
6.0%inclusion29 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.6%inclusion17 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.3%inclusion26 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
5.1%inclusion25 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion450 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion437 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion339 decks488 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Progress
65%inclusion317 decks488 decks
14%synergy
Azorius Signet
58%inclusion285 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
42%inclusion206 decks488 decks
32%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion187 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion134 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion72 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion57 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion56 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion31 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion50 decks488 decks
-4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion46 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.4%inclusion46 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
9.0%inclusion44 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.0%inclusion44 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
7.8%inclusion38 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.1%inclusion30 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion466 decks488 decks
-0%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion465 decks488 decks
-0%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
90%inclusion440 decks488 decks
42%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion439 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Tundra
85%inclusion415 decks488 decks
72%synergy
Sea of Clouds
80%inclusion390 decks488 decks
40%synergy
Flooded Strand
79%inclusion385 decks488 decks
46%synergy
Glacial Fortress
69%inclusion337 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Beach
58%inclusion284 decks488 decks
18%synergy
Prairie Stream
57%inclusion278 decks488 decks
-9%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
50%inclusion242 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Meticulous Archive
47%inclusion228 decks488 decks
28%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
46%inclusion218 decks470 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Gate
39%inclusion188 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
38%inclusion185 decks488 decks
18%synergy
Nimbus Maze
37%inclusion179 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion163 decks488 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion163 decks488 decks
20%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33%inclusion160 decks488 decks
27%synergy
Azorius Chancery
32%inclusion154 decks488 decks
-4%synergy
Port Town
30%inclusion147 decks488 decks
-17%synergy
Windswept Heath
28%inclusion136 decks488 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
28%inclusion136 decks488 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion134 decks488 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion132 decks488 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion121 decks488 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
24%inclusion119 decks488 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
24%inclusion118 decks488 decks
18%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
23%inclusion111 decks488 decks
-13%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
22%inclusion108 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
22%inclusion107 decks488 decks
-15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion92 decks488 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion83 decks488 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion67 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Seachrome Coast
13%inclusion64 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion59 decks488 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion58 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion57 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion56 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion49 decks488 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.4%inclusion41 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
8.4%inclusion41 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.6%inclusion32 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.4%inclusion31 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion29 decks488 decks
-8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.9%inclusion29 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
5.3%inclusion26 decks488 decks
-2%synergy