The Council of Four (Commander) - Budget Group Hug

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Ezra Sassaman
Mar 12, 2026
Ezra Sassaman
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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Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
80%synergy
Intangible Virtue
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
75%synergy
Dream Fracture
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
70%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
70%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
63%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Ominous Seas
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Opt
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Valiant Knight
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Detective of the Month
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Chasm Skulker
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Windborn Muse
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Homunculus Horde
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
41%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Body of Knowledge
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Sun Titan
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
31%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Academy Loremaster
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Lore Broker
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Aven Wind Guide
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Flumph
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Loyal Warhound
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Knight Exemplar
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Thought Courier
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Benalish Marshal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Nadir Kraken
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
The Second Doctor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Haytham Kenway
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Palace Jailer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Omens
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Merfolk Looter
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Spirited Companion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Walking Archive
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Archon of Absolution
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Alms Collector
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Xerex Strobe-Knight
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Oblation
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Generous Gift
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Long River's Pull
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
42%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Vision Skeins
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Reality Shift
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Loran's Escape
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Dovin's Veto
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Consider
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Deduce
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Return to Dust
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Words of Wisdom
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Meeting of Minds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Union of the Third Path
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Foil
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Perch Protection
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Parting Gust
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Cut a Deal
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Requisition Raid
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Austere Command
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Mighty
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Bond of Discipline
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Valiant Endeavor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Council's Judgment
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Supreme Verdict
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Clear the Mind
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fractured Identity
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Call the Cavalry
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Minds Aglow
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Righteous Confluence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Relm's Sketching
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mind Spiral
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Dewdrop Cure
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Symmetry Matrix
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Folio of Fancies
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Norn's Annex
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Venser's Journal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Inspiring Leader
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Wizard Class
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Solitary Confinement
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Well of Ideas
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Monologue Tax
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Ghostly Prison
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Tenuous Truce
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Monk Class
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Witness Protection
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Glorious Anthem
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Wiretapping
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Search the Premises
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Noble Heritage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Martial Impetus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Court of Grace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Secluded Steppe
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Temple of the False God
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Agna Qel'a
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Remote Isle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Moorland Haunt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Azorius Signet
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Talisman of Progress
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Sky Diamond
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Marble Diamond
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Midnight Clock
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Coveted Jewel
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Springleaf Drum
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Prairie Stream
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Port Town
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Azorius Chancery
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Glacial Fortress
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Tranquil Cove
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Skybridge Towers
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Razortide Bridge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Gates of Istfell
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Seachrome Coast
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
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