The Council of Four (Commander) - Wheels

Background image for Fun Alternatives for the Top Ten Saltiest Commanders
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Howling Mine
82%inclusion534 decks650 decks
77%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
73%inclusion473 decks650 decks
68%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
70%inclusion455 decks650 decks
66%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
62%inclusion400 decks650 decks
60%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
66%inclusion431 decks650 decks
60%synergy
Ominous Seas
61%inclusion396 decks650 decks
57%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
62%inclusion403 decks650 decks
57%synergy
Wizard Class
62%inclusion404 decks650 decks
55%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
59%inclusion384 decks650 decks
55%synergy
Chasm Skulker
57%inclusion371 decks650 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
79%inclusion513 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
68%inclusion442 decks650 decks
43%synergy
Path to Exile
68%inclusion442 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion393 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
58%inclusion375 decks650 decks
46%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
57%inclusion368 decks650 decks
49%synergy
Generous Gift
56%inclusion366 decks650 decks
25%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
56%inclusion365 decks650 decks
50%synergy
Homunculus Horde
56%inclusion131 decks236 decks
52%synergy
Propaganda
55%inclusion357 decks650 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
60%inclusion391 decks650 decks
36%synergy
Rhystic Study
35%inclusion226 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Farewell
32%inclusion206 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion178 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Protection
27%inclusion175 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion143 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
18%inclusion116 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion103 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
11%inclusion73 decks650 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion67 decks650 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
50%inclusion326 decks650 decks
47%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
47%inclusion305 decks650 decks
46%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
45%inclusion294 decks650 decks
42%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
44%inclusion285 decks650 decks
42%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
43%inclusion101 decks236 decks
40%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
42%inclusion274 decks650 decks
38%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
40%inclusion94 decks236 decks
34%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
39%inclusion218 decks552 decks
37%synergy
Knight Exemplar
38%inclusion244 decks650 decks
36%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
37%inclusion242 decks650 decks
31%synergy
Flumph
35%inclusion230 decks650 decks
33%synergy
Ephara, God of the Polis
33%inclusion212 decks650 decks
31%synergy
Haytham Kenway
32%inclusion157 decks497 decks
31%synergy
Enduring Innocence
30%inclusion105 decks348 decks
28%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
30%inclusion194 decks650 decks
29%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
29%inclusion190 decks650 decks
27%synergy
Esper Sentinel
29%inclusion186 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
27%inclusion178 decks650 decks
23%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
27%inclusion173 decks650 decks
22%synergy
Detective of the Month
26%inclusion167 decks650 decks
24%synergy
Body of Knowledge
25%inclusion164 decks650 decks
22%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
24%inclusion120 decks494 decks
22%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
24%inclusion156 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Windborn Muse
24%inclusion154 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Ledger Shredder
21%inclusion135 decks650 decks
16%synergy
The Second Doctor
20%inclusion133 decks650 decks
18%synergy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
20%inclusion131 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
19%inclusion81 decks424 decks
17%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion124 decks650 decks
12%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
18%inclusion119 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
18%inclusion116 decks650 decks
17%synergy
Valiant Knight
18%inclusion116 decks650 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion115 decks650 decks
-7%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
16%inclusion104 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
16%inclusion103 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
16%inclusion102 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
15%inclusion97 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
15%inclusion96 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Academy Loremaster
14%inclusion93 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
14%inclusion93 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Nadir Kraken
14%inclusion89 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion71 decks556 decks
0%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
12%inclusion80 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion65 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Skyknight Squire
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
11%inclusion70 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
11%inclusion69 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dovin's Veto
49%inclusion317 decks650 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion278 decks650 decks
17%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion260 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
40%inclusion260 decks650 decks
38%synergy
Dream Fracture
39%inclusion254 decks650 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion207 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
29%inclusion187 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Dawn's Truce
27%inclusion115 decks432 decks
19%synergy
Oblation
25%inclusion161 decks650 decks
23%synergy
Long River's Pull
24%inclusion102 decks432 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion136 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion116 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion98 decks556 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion103 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion103 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Vision Skeins
15%inclusion99 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
15%inclusion95 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion92 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion86 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Clever Concealment
13%inclusion86 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Akroma's Will
12%inclusion79 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion78 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Words of Wisdom
12%inclusion76 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion68 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion67 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Render Silent
10%inclusion66 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
8.6%inclusion56 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion53 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Permission Denied
8.2%inclusion53 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.7%inclusion50 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
7.1%inclusion46 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.3%inclusion41 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.3%inclusion35 decks556 decks
2%synergy
Fateful Absence
6.2%inclusion40 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Consider
6.2%inclusion40 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
6.0%inclusion39 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
5.5%inclusion36 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.1%inclusion33 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Approach of the Second Sun
53%inclusion345 decks650 decks
38%synergy
Cut a Deal
37%inclusion239 decks650 decks
32%synergy
Supreme Verdict
35%inclusion228 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion215 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Mighty
29%inclusion189 decks650 decks
26%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
18%inclusion118 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Austere Command
18%inclusion116 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
18%inclusion114 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion103 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
15%inclusion98 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion96 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
11%inclusion73 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Council's Judgment
11%inclusion73 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Time Wipe
11%inclusion71 decks650 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion71 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
11%inclusion70 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Relm's Sketching
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Requisition Raid
9.4%inclusion61 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
8.8%inclusion57 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
7.8%inclusion51 decks650 decks
5%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
7.4%inclusion48 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.1%inclusion46 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.2%inclusion40 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Winds of Abandon
6.0%inclusion39 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Valiant Endeavor
6.0%inclusion39 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Identity
5.2%inclusion34 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Minds Aglow
5.2%inclusion34 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion172 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Temple Bell
26%inclusion167 decks650 decks
22%synergy
Venser's Journal
24%inclusion155 decks650 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion141 decks650 decks
-4%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
21%inclusion138 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion134 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Wedding Ring
17%inclusion113 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Folio of Fancies
16%inclusion106 decks650 decks
13%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
14%inclusion89 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Font of Mythos
13%inclusion82 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
11%inclusion73 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion66 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
9.1%inclusion59 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7.2%inclusion47 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Helm of Awakening
7.1%inclusion46 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.6%inclusion43 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Argent Dais
5.6%inclusion31 decks551 decks
5%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
5.5%inclusion36 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
54%inclusion348 decks650 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
45%inclusion292 decks650 decks
38%synergy
Monologue Tax
39%inclusion251 decks650 decks
35%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
36%inclusion232 decks650 decks
34%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
34%inclusion219 decks650 decks
29%synergy
Intangible Virtue
32%inclusion206 decks650 decks
26%synergy
Smuggler's Share
30%inclusion192 decks650 decks
27%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
28%inclusion120 decks424 decks
25%synergy
Inspiring Leader
25%inclusion160 decks650 decks
23%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
24%inclusion158 decks650 decks
22%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
23%inclusion152 decks650 decks
22%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Solitary Confinement
20%inclusion133 decks650 decks
18%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
20%inclusion130 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion118 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Well of Ideas
17%inclusion110 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Land Tax
15%inclusion96 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
14%inclusion93 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Tenuous Truce
11%inclusion71 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Anointed Procession
10%inclusion68 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion63 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Court of Grace
10%inclusion63 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
10%inclusion62 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion59 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Divine Visitation
8.3%inclusion54 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8.0%inclusion52 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.4%inclusion48 decks650 decks
-3%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
6.8%inclusion44 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Court of Vantress
6.5%inclusion42 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.5%inclusion36 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.4%inclusion35 decks650 decks
-4%synergy
Monk Class
5.2%inclusion34 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
10%inclusion64 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
25%inclusion162 decks650 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion87 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
6.2%inclusion40 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.2%inclusion34 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
87%inclusion563 decks650 decks
38%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
48%inclusion310 decks650 decks
44%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
47%inclusion306 decks650 decks
44%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion186 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion134 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Terrain Generator
16%inclusion101 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
15%inclusion96 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion76 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12%inclusion75 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion72 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Steppe
10%inclusion68 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion64 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion62 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.6%inclusion56 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.8%inclusion51 decks650 decks
-4%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.7%inclusion50 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
7.4%inclusion48 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
6.2%inclusion40 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.1%inclusion33 decks650 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion584 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion583 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
84%inclusion543 decks650 decks
41%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
70%inclusion452 decks650 decks
58%synergy
Azorius Signet
70%inclusion452 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Progress
61%inclusion398 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion310 decks650 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion231 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion168 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion143 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion82 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
12%inclusion80 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion45 decks429 decks
6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.2%inclusion47 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Coveted Jewel
6.2%inclusion40 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion634 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion634 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion582 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
78%inclusion505 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Fortress
69%inclusion449 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Port Town
55%inclusion357 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Sea of Clouds
55%inclusion356 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
54%inclusion349 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
47%inclusion306 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Deserted Beach
47%inclusion306 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Chancery
46%inclusion298 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
40%inclusion259 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
38%inclusion245 decks650 decks
-6%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
35%inclusion229 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion217 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Nimbus Maze
32%inclusion208 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion190 decks650 decks
-3%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
25%inclusion86 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
23%inclusion151 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion144 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Gate
22%inclusion144 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Meticulous Archive
20%inclusion127 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion98 decks556 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion90 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion71 decks556 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion83 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Seachrome Coast
13%inclusion82 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
12%inclusion81 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion65 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion71 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion69 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Tranquil Cove
10%inclusion66 decks650 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion62 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
8.6%inclusion56 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Tundra
8.2%inclusion53 decks650 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.2%inclusion47 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
5.8%inclusion38 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.1%inclusion33 decks650 decks
1%synergy