Rowan, Scion of War (Commander) - Expensive 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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Scuzzback Scrounger
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Deflecting Swat
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
79%synergy
Pyroblast
88%inclusion43 decks49 decks
79%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
79%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
78%synergy
Dismember
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
72%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
80%inclusion39 decks49 decks
71%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
67%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
61%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
60%synergy
Cabal Ritual
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Underworld Breach
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
58%synergy
The One Ring
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Reanimate
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Rite of Flame
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Blood Celebrant
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
58%synergy
Snuff Out
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
53%synergy
Seething Song
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
82%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
86%synergy
Jeska's Will
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
72%synergy
Chrome Mox
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
90%synergy
Ancient Tomb
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
80%synergy
Mox Diamond
86%inclusion42 decks49 decks
82%synergy
Mana Vault
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
76%synergy
Imperial Seal
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
71%synergy
Necropotence
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
66%synergy
Gamble
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Creatures
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
39%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Dark Confidant
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Priest of Gix
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Opposition Agent
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Boggart Trawler
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Wall of Blood
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Blood Pet
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Spider-Punk
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Street Wraith
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Immolating Souleater
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
________ Goblin
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Skirk Prospector
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Darkstar Augur
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Doom Whisperer
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Keen Duelist
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Grim Servant
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Engineer
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Stormscale Scion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Myr Convert
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Valki, God of Lies
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Mischievous Poltergeist
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Deepwood Ghoul
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Fire Covenant
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
49%synergy
Deadly Rollick
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Ad Nauseam
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Tainted Pact
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Desperate Ritual
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Final Fortune
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Searing Touch
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Redirect Lightning
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Flare of Duplication
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Imp's Mischief
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Saw in Half
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Burnt Offering
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Bolt
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Big Score
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Bolt Bend
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Reiterate
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Chaos Warp
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-32%synergy
Gut Shot
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Comet Storm
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
0%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Commune with Lava
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Sacrifice
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Surgical Extraction
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Vendetta
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Reverberate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Crimson Wisps
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Force of Despair
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Ricochet Trap
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Ulcerate
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Fork
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
52%synergy
Grim Tutor
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Crackle with Power
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Petition
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Past in Flames
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Diabolic Intent
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Queen
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Molten Duplication
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Final Parting
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Sundering Eruption
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Twinflame
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Strike It Rich
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Snort
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Increasing Ambition
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Ignite the Future
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Behold the Beyond
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Coveted Prize
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Ambition's Cost
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Zenith Festival
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Warrior's Oath
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Illicit Shipment
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Apex of Power
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Defense Grid
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Grinding Station
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Vexing Bauble
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Fated Firepower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Necrodominance
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Dark Tutelage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Mass Hysteria
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Kaldheim
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Barbarian Ring
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Cabal Pit
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
36%synergy
The Black Gate
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Arena of Glory
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Emergence Zone
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
25%synergy
City of Traitors
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Multiversal Passage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Peat Bog
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Sandstone Needle
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Tomb of Urami
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
War Room
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
82%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Mox Amber
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
61%synergy
Mox Opal
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Rakdos Signet
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Mana Crypt
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Staff of Compleation
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
67%synergy
Badlands
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
85%synergy
City of Brass
94%inclusion46 decks49 decks
87%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
84%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Mount Doom
88%inclusion43 decks49 decks
71%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
83%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
80%inclusion39 decks49 decks
75%synergy
Marsh Flats
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
63%synergy
Swamp
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
-28%synergy
Luxury Suite
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Delta
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
61%synergy
Mountain
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
-32%synergy
Arid Mesa
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Scalding Tarn
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Wooded Foothills
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
50%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
52%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Boggart Trawler
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Starting Town
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Spire of Industry
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Sundering Eruption
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Graven Cairns
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-47%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Blazemire Verge
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Horizon of Progress
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy