Average Deck for The Scorpion God - Budget Control

Nick Price
Jan 14, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Persist Cards in Commander
With Lorwyn Eclipsed giving us new cards with persist let's see which cards featuring the mechanic have sat in the most Commander decks.
Arnaud Gompertz
Nov 19, 2025
Diminishing Returns? Not with this Scorpion God Budget Deck!
The least popular of the three Amonkhet gods gets the trim treatment this week, as Arnaud sifts through the rough for some budget diamonds.
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Average Decklist

Archfiend of Ifnir
Archfiend of Ifnir
Banewhip Punisher
Banewhip Punisher
Bile-Vial Boggart
Bile-Vial Boggart
Carnifex Demon
Carnifex Demon
Demon of Dark Schemes
Demon of Dark Schemes
Dimir House Guard
Dimir House Guard
Festering Mummy
Festering Mummy
Fume Spitter
Fume Spitter
Kulrath Knight
Kulrath Knight
Oft-Nabbed Goat
Oft-Nabbed Goat
Ornithopter of Paradise
Ornithopter of Paradise
Psychosis Crawler
Psychosis Crawler
Sanctuary Smasher
Sanctuary Smasher
Scuzzback Scrounger
Scuzzback Scrounger
Skinrender
Skinrender
Soul Snuffers
Soul Snuffers
Soulstinger
Soulstinger
Village Pillagers
Village Pillagers
Instants (10)
Bedevil
Bedevil
Blight Rot
Blight Rot
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Death Pulse
Death Pulse
Demand Answers
Demand Answers
Grim Affliction
Grim Affliction
Thrilling Encore
Thrilling Encore
Thrill of Possibility
Thrill of Possibility
Torment of Venom
Torment of Venom
Volt Charge
Volt Charge
Sorceries (12)
Aberrant Return
Aberrant Return
Black Sun's Zenith
Black Sun's Zenith
Bogslither's Embrace
Bogslither's Embrace
Chandra's Ignition
Chandra's Ignition
Diabolic Tutor
Diabolic Tutor
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Incremental Blight
Incremental Blight
Mizzium Mortars
Mizzium Mortars
Seize the Spoils
Seize the Spoils
Soul Immolation
Soul Immolation
Stir the Sands
Stir the Sands
Artifacts (11)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Charcoal Diamond
Charcoal Diamond
Contagion Clasp
Contagion Clasp
Contagion Engine
Contagion Engine
Everflowing Chalice
Everflowing Chalice
Fire Diamond
Fire Diamond
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel
Wayfarer's Bauble
Wayfarer's Bauble
Wickersmith's Tools
Wickersmith's Tools
Enchantments (8)
Black Market
Black Market
Blowfly Infestation
Blowfly Infestation
Descent into Avernus
Descent into Avernus
Dying to Serve
Dying to Serve
Everlasting Torment
Everlasting Torment
Fires of Invention
Fires of Invention
Lasting Tarfire
Lasting Tarfire
Nest of Scarabs
Nest of Scarabs
Lands (16)
Akoum Refuge
Akoum Refuge
Barren Moor
Barren Moor
Canyon Slough
Canyon Slough
Command Tower
Command Tower
Cori Mountain Monastery
Cori Mountain Monastery
Desert of the Fervent
Desert of the Fervent
Desert of the Glorified
Desert of the Glorified
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Forgotten Cave
Forgotten Cave
Grasping Dunes
Grasping Dunes
Ifnir Deadlands
Ifnir Deadlands
Karn's Bastion
Karn's Bastion
Myriad Landscape
Myriad Landscape
Rakdos Carnarium
Rakdos Carnarium
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Temple of Malice
Temple of Malice
Basics (2)
Mountain
10 Mountains
Swamp
14 Swamps