Average Deck for The Scorpion God - Budget Core -1/-1 Counters

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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

Banewhip Punisher
Banewhip Punisher
Carnifex Demon
Carnifex Demon
Contagious Nim
Contagious Nim
Festering Mummy
Festering Mummy
Fume Spitter
Fume Spitter
Grief Tyrant
Grief Tyrant
Hateflayer
Hateflayer
Kulrath Knight
Kulrath Knight
Lockjaw Snapper
Lockjaw Snapper
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
Necropede
Necropede
Persistent Constrictor
Persistent Constrictor
Phyrexian Juggernaut
Phyrexian Juggernaut
Puppeteer Clique
Puppeteer Clique
Razor Swine
Razor Swine
Serrated Biskelion
Serrated Biskelion
Skinrender
Skinrender
Solemn Simulacrum
Solemn Simulacrum
Soul-Scar Mage
Soul-Scar Mage
Soul Snuffers
Soul Snuffers
Soulstinger
Soulstinger
Stigma Lasher
Stigma Lasher
Instants (12)
Abrade
Abrade
Bedevil
Bedevil
Go for the Throat
Go for the Throat
Grim Affliction
Grim Affliction
Kolaghan's Command
Kolaghan's Command
Puncture Blast
Puncture Blast
Puncture Bolt
Puncture Bolt
Scar
Scar
Terminate
Terminate
Torment of Venom
Torment of Venom
Volt Charge
Volt Charge
Whisper of the Dross
Whisper of the Dross
Sorceries (11)
Black Sun's Zenith
Black Sun's Zenith
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Deadly Tempest
Deadly Tempest
Decree of Pain
Decree of Pain
Drown in Ichor
Drown in Ichor
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Incremental Blight
Incremental Blight
Lethal Sting
Lethal Sting
Persist
Persist
Read the Bones
Read the Bones
Spread the Sickness
Spread the Sickness
Artifacts (9)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Charcoal Diamond
Charcoal Diamond
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Contagion Clasp
Contagion Clasp
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Trigon of Corruption
Trigon of Corruption
Wayfarer's Bauble
Wayfarer's Bauble
Enchantments (6)
Black Market
Black Market
Blowfly Infestation
Blowfly Infestation
Everlasting Torment
Everlasting Torment
Fists of the Demigod
Fists of the Demigod
Nest of Scarabs
Nest of Scarabs
Sadistic Obsession
Sadistic Obsession
Lands (12)
Akoum Refuge
Akoum Refuge
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Canyon Slough
Canyon Slough
Command Tower
Command Tower
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Grasping Dunes
Grasping Dunes
Molten Slagheap
Molten Slagheap
Rakdos Carnarium
Rakdos Carnarium
Shadowblood Ridge
Shadowblood Ridge
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Temple of Malice
Temple of Malice
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Basics (2)
Mountain
11 Mountains
Swamp
15 Swamps