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
Treasonous Ogre
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
97%synergy
Crackle with Power
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
85%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
83%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
80%synergy
Deflecting Swat
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
79%synergy
Seething Song
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
78%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Dismember
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Fire Covenant
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Cabal Ritual
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Pyroblast
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Dark Confidant
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Desperate Ritual
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Blood Celebrant
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Dark Petition
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Exsanguinate
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
82%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
86%synergy
Chrome Mox
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
83%synergy
Imperial Seal
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Necropotence
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Gamble
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Mox Diamond
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Priest of Gix
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Boggart Trawler
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Darkstar Augur
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Changeling Berserker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Myr Convert
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Knollspine Dragon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Street Wraith
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hex Parasite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Doom Whisperer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Thrull Parasite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Defiler of Instinct
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Barbarian Bully
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Anarchist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Blood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Keen Duelist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Immolating Souleater
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Pyretic Ritual
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Imp's Mischief
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Big Score
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Searing Touch
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Snuff Out
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Ad Nauseam
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Comet Storm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Burnt Offering
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Saw in Half
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Commune with Lava
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Flare of Duplication
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Gut Shot
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Redirect Lightning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Sacrifice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-37%synergy
Tainted Pact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ulcerate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vendetta
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Final Fortune
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Burnout
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reverberate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fortune
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Past in Flames
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Rite of Flame
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Repay in Kind
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Molten Duplication
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Dragonstorm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Increasing Ambition
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Lively Dirge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Seize the Spoils
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Banefire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Illicit Shipment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Twinflame
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Final Parting
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Strike It Rich
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Beseech the Queen
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Apex of Power
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Snort
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Megaton's Fate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Damnable Pact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Demonfire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Demonic Collusion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Coveted Prize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Killing Wave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hell to Pay
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Defense Grid
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Vexing Bauble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
The Endstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Requiem Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ring of Immortals
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Champion's Helm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
General's Kabuto
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Underworld Breach
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Fated Firepower
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Dark Tutelage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Greed
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Return the Past
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Descent into Avernus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Kaldheim
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Pit
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Arena of Glory
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Barbarian Ring
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Emergence Zone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Multiversal Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Vault of Whispers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
The Black Gate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Vein
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
The Autonomous Furnace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Great Furnace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Lotus Petal
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Rakdos Signet
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Amber
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Mana Vault
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Staff of Compleation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Badlands
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Mana Confluence
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
94%synergy
City of Brass
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
94%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
67%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Luxury Suite
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Mount Doom
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Mountain
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Arid Mesa
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Marsh Flats
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Wooded Foothills
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Scalding Tarn
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Polluted Delta
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Raucous Theater
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Boggart Trawler
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Starting Town
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Spire of Industry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-41%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Horizon of Progress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy