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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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Dimension X Pizzasaur
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Big Mother Mouser
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Super Shredder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bloodsoaked Champion
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
81%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
71%synergy
Cityscape Leveler
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
67%synergy
Bloodghast
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
65%synergy
Terisiare's Devastation
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
58%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
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Commander's Plate
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Cranial Plating
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Deadly Dispute
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Grim Haruspex
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Cult Conscript
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Midnight Reaper
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-22%synergy
Creatures
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Persistent Specimen
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Nether Traitor
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Clay Revenant
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Bog Initiate
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Razorlash Transmogrant
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Hangarback Walker
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Ophiomancer
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Steel Hellkite
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Meteor Golem
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Triniform
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Myr Sire
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Wriggling Grub
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Timeline Culler
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Triplicate Titan
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Myr Retriever
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Retrofitted Transmogrant
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Marionette Master
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Crypt Ghast
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-24%synergy
Clattering Augur
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Chronomancer
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Nested Shambler
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Scrap Trawler
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Beamsaw Prospector
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Gravecrawler
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-31%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Herald of Anguish
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Shambling Ghast
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Initiates of the Ebon Hand
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Homicide Investigator
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Marketback Walker
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Thran Spider
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Carrier Thrall
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Fleshgorger
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Gutterbones
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-40%synergy
Hagra Mauling
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Snuff Out
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Tragic Slip
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Darkness
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Strike
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Boon
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
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
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Monumental Corruption
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Their Name Is Death
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Desperate Plea
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Make an Example
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Emergency Weld
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Reprocess
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Transmogrant's Crown
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Nettlecyst
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Expedition Map
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Sword of the Animist
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Shadowspear
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Jet Medallion
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-35%synergy
Demonic Junker
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Mind's Eye
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
The Endstone
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
20%synergy
Trading Post
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Unwinding Clock
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Sculpting Steel
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Lashwrithe
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%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
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Lithoform Engine
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Vorpal Sword
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Monument
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Thieves' Tools
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Forge
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Biotransference
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Dark Prophecy
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Call of the Ring
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Chorale of the Void
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Soul Enervation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Tortured Existence
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Scriptures
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
9%synergy
War Room
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Fountainport
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Barad-dûr
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Inventors' Fair
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Urza's Saga
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Vault of Whispers
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Buried Ruin
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Fomori Vault
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
The Black Gate
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Secluded Starforge
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Thespian's Stage
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Maze of Ith
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Access Tunnel
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
High Market
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Deserted Temple
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Vault
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Secret Tunnel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Realm of Koh
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%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
Blast Zone
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Vesuva
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Winding Canyons
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Arid Archway
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Depths
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-24%synergy
Mox Amber
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Prophetic Prism
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Arcum's Astrolabe
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Hagra Mauling
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Demolition Field
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%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