Rowan, Scion of War (Commander) - Expensive 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Fated Firepower
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Redirect Lightning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Treasonous Ogre
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Deflecting Swat
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
80%synergy
Pyroblast
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
78%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
78%synergy
Crackle with Power
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Dismember
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Fire Covenant
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Seething Song
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Dark Confidant
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Past in Flames
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Cabal Ritual
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Blood Celebrant
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Dark Petition
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
76%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
94%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
78%synergy
Imperial Seal
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
The One Ring
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Necropotence
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Gamble
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Mox Diamond
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Creatures
Priest of Gix
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Darkstar Augur
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Boggart Trawler
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Changeling Berserker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Myr Convert
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Knollspine Dragon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Street Wraith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Doom Whisperer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Thrull Parasite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Defiler of Instinct
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Barbarian Bully
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Anarchist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Keen Duelist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Skirk Prospector
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Hex Parasite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Pyretic Ritual
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Big Score
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Searing Touch
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Imp's Mischief
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Snuff Out
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Desperate Ritual
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Ad Nauseam
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Comet Storm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Saw in Half
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Flare of Duplication
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Culling the Weak
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Burnt Offering
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Gut Shot
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sacrifice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Fury Storm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reiterate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Electrodominance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ulcerate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vendetta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Wild Ricochet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Final Fortune
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Reverberate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Burnout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Commune with Lava
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Rite of Flame
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Molten Duplication
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Beseech the Queen
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Dragonstorm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Increasing Ambition
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Repay in Kind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Collusion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Coveted Prize
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Banefire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Illicit Shipment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Final Parting
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Strike It Rich
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Chain of Smog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Zenith Festival
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Snort
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Megaton's Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Damnable Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Killing Wave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Hell to Pay
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Involuntary Employment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ignite the Future
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Defense Grid
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Vexing Bauble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Endstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Requiem Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ring of Immortals
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Champion's Helm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
General's Kabuto
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Underworld Breach
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Dark Tutelage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Greed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Return the Past
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Necrodominance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Kaldheim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Professor Onyx
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Hall of the Bandit Lord
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Cabal Pit
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Arena of Glory
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Barbarian Ring
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Urza's Saga
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
The Black Gate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Emergence Zone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Crystal Vein
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Peat Bog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Sandstone Needle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Autonomous Furnace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Lotus Petal
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
80%synergy
Mox Amber
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Vault
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Staff of Compleation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mox Opal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Patriar's Seal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Badlands
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
87%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
95%synergy
Mana Confluence
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
94%synergy
City of Brass
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
93%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Luxury Suite
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Mount Doom
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Mountain
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Arid Mesa
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Wooded Foothills
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Scalding Tarn
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Marsh Flats
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Polluted Delta
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Starting Town
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Raucous Theater
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Boggart Trawler
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Graven Cairns
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Spire of Industry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Horizon of Progress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-50%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy