Vivi Ornitier (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Spellslinger

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sear
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Impolite Entrance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Giantfall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magic Damper
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Guttersnipe
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Haste Magic
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Wild Ride
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Fire Magic
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Curiosity
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Coruscation Mage
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Bolt
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Suplex
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Opt
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Preordain
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Frantic Search
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Tandem Lookout
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Firebrand Archer
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Young Pyromancer
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Mysidian Elder
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Electrostatic Field
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Queen Brahne
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Tempest Angler
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Thundertrap Trainer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Quicksilver Elemental
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Firebending Student
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blazing Bomb
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Flux Channeler
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sunset Strikemaster
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Abrade
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Consider
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Shore Up
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Snap
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Octopus Form
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Thunder Magic
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Laughing Mad
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Charm
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fists of Flame
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Slick Sequence
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Twisted Image
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Flame of Anor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Return the Favor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Demand Answers
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ice Magic
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Syncopate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Siege Smash
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Monstrous Rage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Think Twice
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Eject
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Redirect Lightning
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Shock
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Titan's Strength
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Leap
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Brute Force
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Comet Storm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Strike
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Opera Love Song
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Mizzium Skin
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Expedite
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Brainsurge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Command
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Expressive Iteration
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Grapeshot
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Enter the Enigma
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Combat Tutorial
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Light Up the Stage
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Unending Whisper
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Slip Through Space
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Strike It Rich
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Reckless Charge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Finale of Revelation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Crackle with Power
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Recollection
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Epic Experiment
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Galvanic Relay
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Haze of Rage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Tide
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Crash Through
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fireball
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Overmaster
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ancestral Anger
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Relm's Sketching
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Price of Freedom
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Momo's Heist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Choco-Comet
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Memories Returning
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Wave Goodbye
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Clear the Mind
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fanged Flames
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Insurrection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mind's Desire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Red Mage's Rapier
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
The Fire Crystal
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Magic Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Wizard Class
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Ophidian Eye
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Omniscience
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Courage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Noggle the Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spider-Man No More
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Fresh Start
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Wingspan Stride
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sleep Magic
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Combat Research
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
City on Fire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Witness Protection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Flood the Engine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Firemind's Research
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ether
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Fiery Islet
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Crossroads Village
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-41%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy