Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist (Commander) - Expensive Core

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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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Big Apple, 3 a.m.
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Big Mother Mouser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Super Shredder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Dimension X Pizzasaur
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bloodsoaked Champion
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
78%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
71%synergy
Bloodghast
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
65%synergy
Cityscape Leveler
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
64%synergy
Terisiare's Devastation
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
61%synergy
Skullclamp
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
58%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
57%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
54%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Commander's Plate
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Cranial Plating
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Deadly Dispute
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Persistent Specimen
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Grim Haruspex
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Cult Conscript
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Creatures
Wurmcoil Engine
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Bog Initiate
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Clay Revenant
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Midnight Reaper
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Nether Traitor
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Hangarback Walker
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Razorlash Transmogrant
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Steel Hellkite
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Triniform
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Myr Sire
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Ophiomancer
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Meteor Golem
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Wriggling Grub
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Triplicate Titan
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Myr Retriever
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Clattering Augur
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Chronomancer
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Retrofitted Transmogrant
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Timeline Culler
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Ghast
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Marionette Master
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Scrap Trawler
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Marketback Walker
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Gravecrawler
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Herald of Anguish
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Shambling Ghast
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Nested Shambler
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Initiates of the Ebon Hand
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Foundry Inspector
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-17%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Fleshgorger
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Thran Spider
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Homicide Investigator
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Junk Diver
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Wreck Hunter
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-40%synergy
Hagra Mauling
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Snuff Out
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Defile
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Tragic Slip
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Flare of Malice
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Soul Shatter
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Tainted Strike
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Darkness
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Consuming Corruption
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Hatred
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Feign Death
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Monumental Corruption
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Mutilate
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Their Name Is Death
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Unearth
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Emergency Weld
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Reprocess
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Make an Example
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Nettlecyst
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Sword of the Animist
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Junker
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Expedition Map
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Mind's Eye
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-38%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Lashwrithe
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Unwinding Clock
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Sculpting Steel
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Vorpal Sword
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Trading Post
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Key to the City
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Tome of Legends
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
The Endstone
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Lithoform Engine
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Mirage Mirror
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Thieves' Tools
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Forge
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Monument
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Genji Glove
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Leyline Axe
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Biotransference
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
18%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Dark Prophecy
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Call of the Ring
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Blight Mound
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Tortured Existence
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Chorale of the Void
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Phyrexian Scriptures
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Soul Enervation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
9%synergy
War Room
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
30%synergy
Fountainport
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Urza's Saga
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Barad-dûr
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Inventors' Fair
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Vault of Whispers
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Buried Ruin
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Fomori Vault
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
The Black Gate
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Secluded Starforge
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Access Tunnel
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
2%synergy
High Market
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Deserted Temple
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Treasure Vault
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Secret Tunnel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Realm of Koh
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Vesuva
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Blast Zone
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Tomb Fortress
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Guildless Commons
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Arid Archway
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Dark Depths
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-27%synergy
Mox Amber
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Mox Opal
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Prophetic Prism
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Crowded Crypt
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Arcum's Astrolabe
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Lands
Swamp
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Cave
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Hagra Mauling
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Demolition Field
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
18%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy