Vivi Ornitier (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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
Reckless Ransacking
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Impolite Entrance
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magic Damper
52%inclusion101 decks195 decks
45%synergy
Curiosity
62%inclusion126 decks202 decks
37%synergy
Haste Magic
40%inclusion79 decks199 decks
36%synergy
Fire Magic
40%inclusion80 decks202 decks
35%synergy
Guttersnipe
58%inclusion117 decks202 decks
32%synergy
Combat Tutorial
31%inclusion61 decks197 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Bolt
55%inclusion112 decks202 decks
27%synergy
Thunder Magic
29%inclusion56 decks195 decks
26%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
31%inclusion62 decks202 decks
26%synergy
Suplex
27%inclusion54 decks201 decks
25%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
59%inclusion120 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
57%inclusion116 decks202 decks
14%synergy
Opt
57%inclusion115 decks202 decks
21%synergy
Ponder
46%inclusion93 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion90 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
44%inclusion88 decks202 decks
15%synergy
Preordain
44%inclusion88 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
42%inclusion84 decks202 decks
13%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
42%inclusion84 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Consider
39%inclusion79 decks202 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
-20%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
39%inclusion78 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
35%inclusion70 decks202 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
35%inclusion70 decks202 decks
14%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
34%inclusion68 decks202 decks
23%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33%inclusion66 decks202 decks
12%synergy
Tandem Lookout
32%inclusion65 decks202 decks
19%synergy
Firebrand Archer
31%inclusion62 decks202 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
26%inclusion52 decks202 decks
14%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
24%inclusion49 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Queen Brahne
24%inclusion47 decks199 decks
21%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
23%inclusion46 decks202 decks
20%synergy
Mysidian Elder
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
21%inclusion42 decks202 decks
14%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
20%inclusion40 decks199 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion40 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Field
20%inclusion40 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Young Pyromancer
19%inclusion39 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
18%inclusion37 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
17%inclusion35 decks202 decks
15%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
14%inclusion29 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
14%inclusion29 decks202 decks
-3%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion27 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion27 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Quistis Trepe
12%inclusion24 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Summon: Esper Ramuh
9.4%inclusion19 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.4%inclusion17 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Quicksilver Elemental
8.4%inclusion17 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.4%inclusion17 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
8.4%inclusion17 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
-2%synergy
Blazing Bomb
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
6.4%inclusion13 decks202 decks
-1%synergy
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Flux Channeler
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Abrade
38%inclusion77 decks202 decks
19%synergy
Frantic Search
37%inclusion74 decks202 decks
-5%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion70 decks202 decks
-7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion70 decks202 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion52 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Shore Up
25%inclusion51 decks202 decks
18%synergy
Syncopate
22%inclusion45 decks202 decks
21%synergy
Snap
21%inclusion43 decks202 decks
-2%synergy
Fists of Flame
21%inclusion43 decks202 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion42 decks202 decks
-8%synergy
Prismari Command
20%inclusion41 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion41 decks202 decks
-7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20%inclusion40 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Ice Magic
19%inclusion39 decks202 decks
17%synergy
Laughing Mad
18%inclusion37 decks202 decks
16%synergy
Think Twice
17%inclusion35 decks202 decks
12%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
17%inclusion34 decks202 decks
15%synergy
Monstrous Rage
16%inclusion33 decks202 decks
15%synergy
Slip Out the Back
16%inclusion32 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Shock
15%inclusion31 decks202 decks
12%synergy
Twisted Image
15%inclusion31 decks202 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion31 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion30 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion30 decks202 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion30 decks202 decks
-3%synergy
Octopus Form
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion27 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Eject
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Opera Love Song
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12%inclusion25 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
12%inclusion24 decks197 decks
11%synergy
Self-Destruct
12%inclusion24 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Refute
12%inclusion24 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Expedite
12%inclusion24 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Flame of Anor
11%inclusion23 decks202 decks
-1%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
11%inclusion22 decks202 decks
10%synergy
Titan's Strength
10%inclusion21 decks202 decks
10%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Strike
9.4%inclusion19 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Electrodominance
9.4%inclusion19 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.4%inclusion19 decks202 decks
-2%synergy
Siege Smash
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Mana Leak
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
8.4%inclusion17 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Bulk Up
8.4%inclusion17 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Sense
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
7.9%inclusion16 decks202 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
34%inclusion68 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Expressive Iteration
31%inclusion62 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Wild Ride
29%inclusion59 decks202 decks
25%synergy
Serum Visions
29%inclusion58 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Light Up the Stage
28%inclusion57 decks202 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion52 decks202 decks
-12%synergy
Enter the Enigma
26%inclusion52 decks202 decks
19%synergy
Grapeshot
24%inclusion48 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22%inclusion45 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Strike It Rich
19%inclusion39 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Revelation
19%inclusion38 decks202 decks
12%synergy
Sleight of Hand
18%inclusion37 decks202 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
17%inclusion35 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion34 decks202 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion32 decks202 decks
-5%synergy
Epic Experiment
15%inclusion30 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Unending Whisper
15%inclusion30 decks202 decks
14%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
14%inclusion28 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion28 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14%inclusion28 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
11%synergy
Slip Through Space
13%inclusion27 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion27 decks202 decks
-8%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
13%inclusion26 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion23 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Memories Returning
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion22 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Reckless Charge
11%inclusion22 decks202 decks
10%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion22 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Crash Through
11%inclusion22 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion21 decks202 decks
-16%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
-3%synergy
Fireball
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Choco-Comet
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Haze of Rage
8.4%inclusion17 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.9%inclusion16 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
6.4%inclusion13 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Boomerang Basics
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
0%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Mark
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion71 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
25%inclusion51 decks202 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion32 decks202 decks
-8%synergy
Red Mage's Rapier
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
11%inclusion23 decks202 decks
7%synergy
The Fire Crystal
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
-3%synergy
World Map
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
4%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Elixir
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
29%inclusion59 decks202 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
26%inclusion53 decks202 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
26%inclusion53 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Ophidian Eye
16%inclusion32 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
14%inclusion28 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
12%inclusion24 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion22 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion21 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Sleep Magic
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
9.4%inclusion19 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Courage
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.9%inclusion16 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Omniscience
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Triple Triad
6.4%inclusion13 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
-2%synergy
Inexorable Tide
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Wingspan Stride
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Blossombind
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
-2%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion79 decks202 decks
-10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
27%inclusion54 decks199 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion26 decks202 decks
-1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion23 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion23 decks202 decks
-14%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.4%inclusion19 decks202 decks
-6%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.9%inclusion16 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion157 decks202 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion146 decks202 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
45%inclusion91 decks202 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion60 decks202 decks
-24%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion55 decks202 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion47 decks202 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion42 decks202 decks
-3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion29 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion27 decks202 decks
-2%synergy
Ether
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Blitzball
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion202 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion202 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion158 decks202 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
59%inclusion119 decks202 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
52%inclusion106 decks202 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
47%inclusion94 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
41%inclusion82 decks202 decks
-3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
40%inclusion80 decks202 decks
-4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
38%inclusion76 decks202 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion63 decks202 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion62 decks202 decks
-3%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
29%inclusion58 decks199 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion56 decks202 decks
-11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
28%inclusion56 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion42 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion33 decks202 decks
-24%synergy
Fiery Islet
15%inclusion30 decks202 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion28 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
14%inclusion28 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion27 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Crossroads Village
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion21 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Airship Engine Room
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.4%inclusion19 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.4%inclusion17 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
-9%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
-1%synergy
Capital City
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
-41%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
6.4%inclusion13 decks202 decks
-8%synergy
Highland Lake
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Starting Town
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy