Average Deck for The Scorpion God - Expensive Control

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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.
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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

Blood Artist
Blood Artist
Carnifex Demon
Carnifex Demon
Corrosive Mentor
Corrosive Mentor
Dualcaster Mage
Dualcaster Mage
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Necroskitter
Necroskitter
Ophiomancer
Ophiomancer
Opposition Agent
Opposition Agent
Orcish Bowmasters
Orcish Bowmasters
Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Reassembling Skeleton
Reassembling Skeleton
Rev, Tithe Extractor
Rev, Tithe Extractor
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Soul-Scar Mage
Soul-Scar Mage
Spitting Dilophosaurus
Spitting Dilophosaurus
Viscera Seer
Viscera Seer
Warren Soultrader
Warren Soultrader
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Instants (17)
Bolt Bend
Bolt Bend
Cabal Ritual
Cabal Ritual
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Deadly Rollick
Deadly Rollick
Deflecting Swat
Deflecting Swat
Entomb
Entomb
Fell the Profane
Fell the Profane
Grim Affliction
Grim Affliction
Imp's Mischief
Imp's Mischief
Pyroblast
Pyroblast
Red Elemental Blast
Red Elemental Blast
Scar
Scar
Thrilling Encore
Thrilling Encore
Tibalt's Trickery
Tibalt's Trickery
Untimely Malfunction
Untimely Malfunction
Vampiric Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Sorceries (11)
Agadeem's Awakening
Agadeem's Awakening
Black Sun's Zenith
Black Sun's Zenith
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Jeska's Will
Jeska's Will
Lethal Sting
Lethal Sting
Molten Duplication
Molten Duplication
Praetor's Grasp
Praetor's Grasp
Rise of the Dark Realms
Rise of the Dark Realms
Toxic Deluge
Toxic Deluge
Artifacts (12)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Cauldron of Souls
Cauldron of Souls
Chrome Mox
Chrome Mox
Lion's Eye Diamond
Lion's Eye Diamond
Lotus Petal
Lotus Petal
Mana Vault
Mana Vault
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Skullclamp
Skullclamp
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
The One Ring
The One Ring
The Reaver Cleaver
The Reaver Cleaver
Enchantments (8)
All Will Be One
All Will Be One
Blowfly Infestation
Blowfly Infestation
Crumbling Ashes
Crumbling Ashes
Everlasting Torment
Everlasting Torment
Nest of Scarabs
Nest of Scarabs
Phyrexian Reclamation
Phyrexian Reclamation
The Meathook Massacre
The Meathook Massacre
Underworld Breach
Underworld Breach
Lands (21)
Ancient Tomb
Ancient Tomb
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa
Badlands
Badlands
Blazemire Verge
Blazemire Verge
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Cabal Coffers
Cabal Coffers
Cavern of Souls
Cavern of Souls
City of Brass
City of Brass
Command Tower
Command Tower
Gemstone Caverns
Gemstone Caverns
Luxury Suite
Luxury Suite
Mana Confluence
Mana Confluence
Phyrexian Tower
Phyrexian Tower
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Raucous Theater
Raucous Theater
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Talon Gates of Madara
Talon Gates of Madara
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Verdant Catacombs
Verdant Catacombs