Rowan, Scion of War (Commander) - Optimized Self-Damage

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Julia Maddalena
Sep 5, 2025
Fire and Ice: What Cards are Hot and Cold for September 5th?
On this edition of Fire and Ice, we're seeing what's hot and cold for Rowan, Scion of War and Najeela, the Blade-Blossom.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
90%inclusion74 decks82 decks
80%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
82%inclusion67 decks82 decks
78%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
80%inclusion66 decks82 decks
77%synergy
Crackle with Power
77%inclusion63 decks82 decks
73%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
71%inclusion58 decks82 decks
67%synergy
Blood Celebrant
63%inclusion52 decks82 decks
62%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
65%inclusion53 decks82 decks
58%synergy
Wall of Blood
60%inclusion49 decks82 decks
58%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
59%inclusion48 decks82 decks
55%synergy
Fire Covenant
61%inclusion50 decks82 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion68 decks82 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
70%inclusion57 decks82 decks
35%synergy
Feed the Swarm
66%inclusion54 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
63%inclusion52 decks82 decks
46%synergy
Dismember
56%inclusion46 decks82 decks
52%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
55%inclusion45 decks82 decks
53%synergy
Dark Confidant
52%inclusion43 decks82 decks
48%synergy
Seething Song
52%inclusion43 decks82 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion41 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
49%inclusion40 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
70%inclusion57 decks82 decks
59%synergy
Jeska's Will
68%inclusion56 decks82 decks
44%synergy
Necropotence
57%inclusion47 decks82 decks
52%synergy
Demonic Tutor
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
46%inclusion38 decks82 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Tomb
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
25%synergy
The One Ring
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
26%synergy
Ad Nauseam
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
32%synergy
Underworld Breach
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Gamble
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Pinnacle Monk
44%inclusion36 decks82 decks
37%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
41%inclusion34 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
40%inclusion33 decks82 decks
31%synergy
Doom Whisperer
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
33%synergy
Darkstar Augur
33%inclusion27 decks82 decks
31%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
25%synergy
Immolating Souleater
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
29%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Keen Duelist
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Priest of Gix
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
23%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Shivan Devastator
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Myr Convert
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Arco-Flagellant
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Defiler of Instinct
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Souldrinker
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Street Wraith
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Tavern Swindler
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Mischievous Poltergeist
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Deepwood Ghoul
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Punk
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Grim Servant
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Moltensteel Dragon
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Hex Parasite
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pet
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Comet Storm
48%inclusion39 decks82 decks
45%synergy
Deflecting Swat
46%inclusion38 decks82 decks
26%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
44%inclusion36 decks82 decks
43%synergy
Pyroblast
44%inclusion36 decks82 decks
35%synergy
Snuff Out
40%inclusion33 decks82 decks
36%synergy
Imp's Mischief
39%inclusion32 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion30 decks82 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
25%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
31%synergy
Bitter Triumph
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Commune with Lava
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
25%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
26%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Reiterate
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Ritual
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Bolt Bend
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Electrodominance
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Redirect Lightning
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
-24%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Searing Touch
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Desperate Ritual
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Duplication
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Burnt Offering
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
3%synergy
March of Reckless Joy
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Fall of the Titans
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Vendetta
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pact
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Gut Shot
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-12%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Final Fortune
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Reverberate
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
48%inclusion39 decks82 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion34 decks82 decks
23%synergy
Grim Tutor
37%inclusion30 decks82 decks
32%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Apex of Power
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
32%synergy
Damnable Pact
33%inclusion27 decks82 decks
31%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
29%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Past in Flames
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
23%synergy
Dark Petition
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Repay in Kind
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Beseech the Queen
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
-31%synergy
Profane Transfusion
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
-12%synergy
Song of Totentanz
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Stargaze
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
-16%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Flame
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Banefire
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Ambition
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Their Number Is Legion
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Diresight
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Craving
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Hell to Pay
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Overmaster
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Devil's Play
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Twinflame
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Swallowing Plague
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Strike It Rich
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Pact Weapon
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
9%synergy
The Endstone
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
46%inclusion38 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Dark Tutelage
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
34%synergy
Greed
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Descent into Avernus
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Font of Agonies
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Return the Past
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Ifnir Deadlands
52%inclusion43 decks82 decks
51%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
46%inclusion38 decks82 decks
44%synergy
Cabal Pit
45%inclusion37 decks82 decks
43%synergy
Barbarian Ring
45%inclusion37 decks82 decks
43%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
39%inclusion32 decks82 decks
38%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
28%synergy
Castle Locthwain
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
-12%synergy
Arena of Glory
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
12%synergy
The Black Gate
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Multiversal Passage
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Tomb of Urami
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion72 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
87%inclusion71 decks82 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion70 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
54%inclusion44 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Staff of Compleation
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Patriar's Seal
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-21%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion79 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion78 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
88%inclusion72 decks82 decks
41%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion70 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
82%inclusion67 decks82 decks
36%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion55 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Mount Doom
66%inclusion54 decks82 decks
49%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
60%inclusion49 decks82 decks
27%synergy
Luxury Suite
56%inclusion46 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
54%inclusion44 decks82 decks
-10%synergy
City of Brass
48%inclusion39 decks82 decks
41%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
44%inclusion36 decks82 decks
37%synergy
Mana Confluence
43%inclusion35 decks82 decks
37%synergy
Haunted Ridge
43%inclusion35 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
31%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
-15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Blazemire Verge
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
-9%synergy
Graven Cairns
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Raucous Theater
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
-12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Peak
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
-24%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
-17%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
-4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Spire of Industry
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Starting Town
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-10%synergy
Horizon of Progress
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-3%synergy