The Council of Four (Commander) - Upgraded

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
King T'Challa
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Gleaming Bastion
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Willie Lumpkin, Postman
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
King Solomon's Frogs
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
69%inclusion307 decks447 decks
63%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
60%inclusion269 decks447 decks
56%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
57%inclusion256 decks447 decks
52%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
54%inclusion242 decks447 decks
48%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
52%inclusion234 decks447 decks
44%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
44%inclusion198 decks447 decks
43%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
54%inclusion242 decks447 decks
42%synergy
Wizard Class
47%inclusion210 decks447 decks
40%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
47%inclusion208 decks447 decks
40%synergy
Homunculus Horde
41%inclusion181 decks446 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion336 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Path to Exile
64%inclusion284 decks447 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion255 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
56%inclusion251 decks447 decks
30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
51%inclusion228 decks447 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
50%inclusion222 decks447 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Prison
49%inclusion217 decks447 decks
24%synergy
Dovin's Veto
47%inclusion211 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
45%inclusion202 decks447 decks
15%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
44%inclusion195 decks447 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
49%inclusion217 decks447 decks
25%synergy
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion115 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Farewell
21%inclusion96 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
19%inclusion85 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion79 decks447 decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion74 decks447 decks
-5%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
15%inclusion65 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.9%inclusion40 decks447 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.7%inclusion30 decks447 decks
-6%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.4%inclusion24 decks447 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
40%inclusion180 decks447 decks
34%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
38%inclusion169 decks447 decks
37%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
37%inclusion166 decks447 decks
34%synergy
Knight Exemplar
37%inclusion164 decks447 decks
36%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
36%inclusion162 decks447 decks
33%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
33%inclusion147 decks447 decks
27%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
33%inclusion146 decks446 decks
27%synergy
Chasm Skulker
32%inclusion145 decks447 decks
28%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
31%inclusion139 decks447 decks
27%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
30%inclusion135 decks447 decks
28%synergy
Esper Sentinel
30%inclusion132 decks447 decks
7%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
28%inclusion126 decks447 decks
25%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
27%inclusion122 decks446 decks
25%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
27%inclusion121 decks447 decks
23%synergy
Ephara, God of the Polis
26%inclusion117 decks447 decks
24%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
26%inclusion71 decks276 decks
23%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
24%inclusion109 decks447 decks
23%synergy
Enduring Innocence
24%inclusion106 decks447 decks
21%synergy
Haytham Kenway
23%inclusion103 decks447 decks
22%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion100 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
22%inclusion97 decks447 decks
17%synergy
Flumph
22%inclusion97 decks447 decks
20%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
21%inclusion92 decks447 decks
20%synergy
Ledger Shredder
21%inclusion92 decks447 decks
16%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
20%inclusion91 decks447 decks
19%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion86 decks447 decks
12%synergy
Windborn Muse
18%inclusion79 decks447 decks
7%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
17%inclusion78 decks447 decks
15%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
15%inclusion57 decks374 decks
15%synergy
Detective of the Month
15%inclusion68 decks447 decks
14%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
15%inclusion66 decks447 decks
12%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
14%inclusion64 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Guardian of Faith
14%inclusion64 decks447 decks
11%synergy
The Second Doctor
14%inclusion62 decks447 decks
11%synergy
Valiant Knight
14%inclusion62 decks447 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion59 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
13%inclusion59 decks447 decks
11%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
13%inclusion58 decks447 decks
12%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
13%inclusion57 decks447 decks
10%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
13%inclusion57 decks447 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion55 decks447 decks
-12%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
12%inclusion55 decks447 decks
11%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
12%inclusion53 decks447 decks
7%synergy
Tataru Taru
12%inclusion45 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
11%inclusion20 decks179 decks
10%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
10%inclusion46 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Walking Archive
10%inclusion46 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Body of Knowledge
10%inclusion45 decks447 decks
7%synergy
Walking Atlas
10%inclusion45 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
10%inclusion44 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Negate
30%inclusion135 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion122 decks447 decks
14%synergy
Dawn's Truce
27%inclusion119 decks447 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion114 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Dream Fracture
25%inclusion113 decks447 decks
24%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
25%inclusion112 decks447 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion110 decks447 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion103 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
23%inclusion102 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Long River's Pull
21%inclusion95 decks447 decks
18%synergy
Akroma's Will
21%inclusion94 decks447 decks
15%synergy
Oblation
21%inclusion92 decks447 decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion74 decks447 decks
0%synergy
Clever Concealment
16%inclusion73 decks447 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion72 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion71 decks447 decks
7%synergy
Render Silent
15%inclusion68 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion57 decks447 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
13%inclusion57 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion53 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion48 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
11%inclusion48 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion46 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Permission Denied
9.2%inclusion41 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.2%inclusion41 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8.7%inclusion39 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.7%inclusion39 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.4%inclusion33 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
6.9%inclusion31 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.7%inclusion30 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Final Showdown
6.7%inclusion30 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
6.7%inclusion30 decks447 decks
-1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.7%inclusion30 decks447 decks
0%synergy
Erode
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Vision Skeins
6.5%inclusion29 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Hindering Light
6.3%inclusion28 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
6.0%inclusion27 decks447 decks
-1%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.8%inclusion26 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Everybody Lives!
5.4%inclusion24 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Fateful Absence
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Consider
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
0%synergy
No More Lies
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
27%inclusion120 decks447 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Mighty
24%inclusion109 decks447 decks
21%synergy
Cut a Deal
24%inclusion109 decks447 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
21%inclusion93 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
19%inclusion87 decks447 decks
17%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion74 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion63 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Council's Judgment
13%inclusion60 decks447 decks
12%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
13%inclusion59 decks447 decks
10%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
13%inclusion58 decks447 decks
10%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
13%inclusion56 decks447 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion54 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
12%inclusion53 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion49 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Requisition Raid
10%inclusion45 decks447 decks
7%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
8.9%inclusion40 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
8.7%inclusion39 decks447 decks
-4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.4%inclusion33 decks447 decks
1%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
6.9%inclusion31 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6.5%inclusion29 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Winds of Abandon
6.3%inclusion28 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.3%inclusion28 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Fractured Identity
5.6%inclusion25 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.6%inclusion25 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Valiant Endeavor
5.4%inclusion24 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Archaeomancer's Map
21%inclusion95 decks447 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion84 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Wedding Ring
18%inclusion79 decks447 decks
15%synergy
Temple Bell
17%inclusion77 decks447 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion75 decks447 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion73 decks447 decks
-9%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
12%inclusion55 decks447 decks
12%synergy
Folio of Fancies
12%inclusion54 decks447 decks
9%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
11%inclusion51 decks447 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion48 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion48 decks447 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
10%inclusion46 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
10%inclusion45 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Font of Mythos
8.3%inclusion37 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.1%inclusion36 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Spellbook
7.6%inclusion34 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Awakening
7.4%inclusion33 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Horn of Greed
6.3%inclusion28 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.0%inclusion27 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
5.4%inclusion24 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
42%inclusion186 decks447 decks
35%synergy
Monologue Tax
38%inclusion171 decks447 decks
35%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
33%inclusion149 decks447 decks
29%synergy
Ominous Seas
33%inclusion148 decks447 decks
29%synergy
Smuggler's Share
32%inclusion141 decks447 decks
29%synergy
Intangible Virtue
27%inclusion121 decks447 decks
21%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
24%inclusion109 decks447 decks
21%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
24%inclusion108 decks447 decks
22%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
20%inclusion90 decks447 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion81 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
18%inclusion79 decks447 decks
14%synergy
Solitary Confinement
17%inclusion74 decks447 decks
15%synergy
Land Tax
16%inclusion71 decks447 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
15%inclusion69 decks447 decks
14%synergy
Inspiring Leader
15%inclusion66 decks447 decks
13%synergy
Well of Ideas
14%inclusion63 decks447 decks
13%synergy
Anointed Procession
13%inclusion59 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
13%inclusion57 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Blind Obedience
10%inclusion46 decks447 decks
-0%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion44 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
10%inclusion43 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
10%inclusion43 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Tenuous Truce
9.4%inclusion42 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Witness Protection
8.9%inclusion40 decks447 decks
7%synergy
Court of Grace
7.6%inclusion34 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
6.7%inclusion30 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Sphere of Safety
6.7%inclusion30 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.5%inclusion29 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Divine Visitation
6.3%inclusion28 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Forced Fruition
6.0%inclusion27 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
5.8%inclusion26 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Rest in Peace
5.6%inclusion25 decks447 decks
0%synergy
Kindred Discovery
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
1%synergy
Noble Heritage
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Mirrormade
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
2%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
5.1%inclusion14 decks276 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
8.5%inclusion38 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
13%inclusion59 decks447 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion52 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
12%inclusion48 decks413 decks
9%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.3%inclusion37 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
6.7%inclusion30 decks447 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
6.5%inclusion29 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
5.6%inclusion25 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
84%inclusion374 decks447 decks
35%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
34%inclusion152 decks447 decks
30%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
32%inclusion144 decks447 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion108 decks447 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion100 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
19%inclusion83 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14%inclusion61 decks447 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Steppe
12%inclusion52 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion52 decks447 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
11%inclusion51 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion48 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Minas Tirith
9.4%inclusion42 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.8%inclusion35 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion35 decks447 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.6%inclusion34 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.6%inclusion34 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
6.3%inclusion28 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.2%inclusion17 decks274 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.8%inclusion26 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion25 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Restless Anchorage
5.6%inclusion25 decks447 decks
-2%synergy
Fountainport
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
-7%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.1%inclusion21 decks413 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion404 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion390 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
82%inclusion368 decks447 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Progress
64%inclusion287 decks447 decks
14%synergy
Azorius Signet
63%inclusion280 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
48%inclusion216 decks447 decks
38%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion163 decks447 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion160 decks447 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion76 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion67 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion38 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion45 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.9%inclusion40 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.5%inclusion38 decks447 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion439 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion438 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion401 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
80%inclusion356 decks447 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Fortress
74%inclusion330 decks447 decks
11%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
61%inclusion271 decks447 decks
12%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
55%inclusion248 decks447 decks
10%synergy
Sea of Clouds
55%inclusion246 decks447 decks
16%synergy
Port Town
53%inclusion238 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Beach
50%inclusion222 decks447 decks
10%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
45%inclusion201 decks447 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Chancery
45%inclusion200 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
41%inclusion183 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
40%inclusion179 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
37%inclusion166 decks447 decks
16%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
33%inclusion149 decks446 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Gate
33%inclusion149 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion138 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
29%inclusion129 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Nimbus Maze
29%inclusion129 decks447 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion122 decks447 decks
14%synergy
Meticulous Archive
25%inclusion110 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion100 decks447 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion90 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Seachrome Coast
19%inclusion84 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion73 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion63 decks447 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion59 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Tundra
12%inclusion55 decks447 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion55 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion54 decks447 decks
6%synergy
Tranquil Cove
11%inclusion51 decks447 decks
-7%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
11%inclusion50 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion48 decks447 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.7%inclusion39 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.2%inclusion32 decks447 decks
-3%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
7.2%inclusion32 decks447 decks
-0%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.7%inclusion30 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
6.7%inclusion30 decks447 decks
0%synergy
Skybridge Towers
6.5%inclusion29 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion26 decks447 decks
-2%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.8%inclusion26 decks447 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.8%inclusion26 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.6%inclusion25 decks447 decks
3%synergy
Windswept Heath
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.1%inclusion23 decks447 decks
2%synergy