Scion of the Ur-Dragon (Commander) - Optimized

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Mike Carrozza
Dec 3, 2025
Am I the Bolas? - High-Powered Rebuilding
On this week's Am I the Bolas?, we meet a reader who brought an overpowered deck to a low power pod. Is it pubstomping if they agreed to it?
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Great Divide Guide
4.0%inclusion2 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Shared Roots
2.0%inclusion1 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Redirect Lightning
1.8%inclusion2 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
1.8%inclusion2 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Badgermole Cub
1.7%inclusion1 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Animate Dead
69%inclusion179 decks258 decks
67%synergy
Reanimate
66%inclusion169 decks258 decks
61%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
66%inclusion170 decks258 decks
58%synergy
Dragon Tempest
67%inclusion173 decks258 decks
58%synergy
Old Gnawbone
65%inclusion167 decks258 decks
57%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
61%inclusion158 decks258 decks
56%synergy
The Ur-Dragon
57%inclusion146 decks258 decks
55%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
56%inclusion126 decks227 decks
54%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
58%inclusion149 decks258 decks
53%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
58%inclusion150 decks258 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
68%inclusion175 decks258 decks
43%synergy
Farseek
63%inclusion162 decks258 decks
19%synergy
Crux of Fate
57%inclusion146 decks258 decks
48%synergy
Nature's Lore
55%inclusion141 decks258 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion137 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
52%inclusion135 decks258 decks
46%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
52%inclusion135 decks258 decks
45%synergy
Atarka, World Render
52%inclusion133 decks258 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
51%inclusion132 decks258 decks
47%synergy
Three Visits
51%inclusion131 decks258 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion146 decks258 decks
38%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion116 decks258 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion115 decks258 decks
30%synergy
Rhystic Study
43%inclusion112 decks258 decks
22%synergy
Smothering Tithe
42%inclusion109 decks258 decks
23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
42%inclusion108 decks258 decks
29%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
33%inclusion86 decks258 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Protection
33%inclusion85 decks258 decks
18%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion65 decks258 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion65 decks258 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
49%inclusion126 decks258 decks
44%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
47%inclusion122 decks258 decks
40%synergy
Bloom Tender
46%inclusion119 decks258 decks
29%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
45%inclusion116 decks258 decks
34%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
43%inclusion111 decks258 decks
37%synergy
Balefire Dragon
43%inclusion111 decks258 decks
39%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
41%inclusion106 decks258 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
38%inclusion98 decks258 decks
34%synergy
Teneb, the Harvester
37%inclusion96 decks258 decks
35%synergy
Noble Hierarch
37%inclusion95 decks258 decks
27%synergy
Delighted Halfling
35%inclusion90 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
32%inclusion83 decks258 decks
32%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
32%inclusion83 decks258 decks
29%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
29%inclusion76 decks258 decks
28%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
28%inclusion73 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Hellkite Charger
28%inclusion73 decks258 decks
26%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
27%inclusion70 decks258 decks
21%synergy
Moltensteel Dragon
27%inclusion69 decks258 decks
26%synergy
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
27%inclusion69 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
26%inclusion67 decks258 decks
21%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
26%inclusion66 decks258 decks
21%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
25%inclusion65 decks255 decks
21%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
23%inclusion53 decks229 decks
18%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
21%inclusion55 decks258 decks
20%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
21%inclusion54 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion54 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
19%inclusion48 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Scion of Draco
18%inclusion47 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
18%inclusion46 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
18%inclusion46 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
17%inclusion44 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
17%inclusion43 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
17%inclusion43 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
16%inclusion40 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion40 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
15%inclusion38 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
14%inclusion37 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
13%inclusion34 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
13%inclusion34 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Tiamat
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
12%inclusion32 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Mage
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Steel Hellkite
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Bronze Dragon
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Nicol Bolas
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion25 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Grand Abolisher
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
35%inclusion90 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
34%inclusion88 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33%inclusion86 decks258 decks
20%synergy
Path to Exile
32%inclusion83 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion76 decks258 decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion74 decks258 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion69 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion64 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion53 decks258 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion48 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion47 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion45 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion39 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Silence
15%inclusion38 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion37 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Beast Within
14%inclusion37 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
14%inclusion35 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion34 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Noxious Revival
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Negate
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Dovin's Veto
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
7.8%inclusion20 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Boros Charm
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Chaos Warp
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Crop Rotation
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Intuition
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Eladamri's Call
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Despark
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Veil of Summer
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
38%inclusion97 decks258 decks
36%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
37%inclusion95 decks258 decks
32%synergy
Cultivate
28%inclusion71 decks258 decks
-7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
25%inclusion64 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion61 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Rampant Growth
22%inclusion56 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Channel the Suns
17%inclusion44 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion44 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion34 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Unburial Rites
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion28 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Life // Death
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Zombify
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
-2%synergy
Ponder
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Haunting Voyage
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion115 decks258 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion64 decks258 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion54 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
-2%synergy
Fist of Suns
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
2%synergy
The Great Henge
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
-12%synergy
Monster Manual
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Temur Ascendancy
38%inclusion97 decks258 decks
28%synergy
Necromancy
34%inclusion89 decks258 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion73 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Aggravated Assault
26%inclusion66 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Dracogenesis
24%inclusion54 decks229 decks
16%synergy
Call the Spirit Dragons
23%inclusion52 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
22%inclusion58 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Library
22%inclusion58 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Dance of the Dead
22%inclusion58 decks258 decks
22%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
21%inclusion54 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Sneak Attack
19%inclusion48 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Curiosity
14%inclusion37 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
-6%synergy
Defense of the Heart
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Mirari's Wake
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Keen Sense
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Discovery
7.8%inclusion20 decks258 decks
-4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.8%inclusion20 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Bear Umbra
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Bower Passage
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
3%synergy
Steely Resolve
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Training Grounds
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan, Fireblood
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Sarkhan Unbroken
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
24%inclusion63 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion58 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion28 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion28 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
10%inclusion25 decks258 decks
-7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
-19%synergy
Shifting Woodland
6.6%inclusion17 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion238 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion224 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
52%inclusion133 decks258 decks
21%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
48%inclusion125 decks258 decks
-2%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
27%inclusion69 decks258 decks
20%synergy
Mox Jasper
26%inclusion62 decks241 decks
21%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion50 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion43 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
13%inclusion34 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion34 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
-6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.0%inclusion16 decks227 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Timeless Lotus
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
-3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion250 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Forest
72%inclusion187 decks258 decks
-8%synergy
Swamp
72%inclusion186 decks258 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
71%inclusion183 decks258 decks
-5%synergy
Island
68%inclusion176 decks258 decks
-10%synergy
Plains
64%inclusion166 decks258 decks
-13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
62%inclusion159 decks258 decks
35%synergy
Misty Rainforest
61%inclusion157 decks258 decks
34%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
60%inclusion156 decks258 decks
34%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
60%inclusion154 decks258 decks
38%synergy
Stomping Ground
60%inclusion154 decks258 decks
31%synergy
Windswept Heath
59%inclusion153 decks258 decks
32%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
58%inclusion150 decks258 decks
30%synergy
Breeding Pool
57%inclusion148 decks258 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion148 decks258 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
57%inclusion148 decks258 decks
34%synergy
Marsh Flats
56%inclusion145 decks258 decks
33%synergy
Arid Mesa
56%inclusion144 decks258 decks
33%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion143 decks258 decks
35%synergy
Cavern of Souls
55%inclusion143 decks258 decks
39%synergy
Polluted Delta
55%inclusion142 decks258 decks
32%synergy
Watery Grave
55%inclusion141 decks258 decks
31%synergy
Steam Vents
53%inclusion136 decks258 decks
30%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
52%inclusion133 decks258 decks
44%synergy
Flooded Strand
51%inclusion131 decks258 decks
26%synergy
Temple Garden
50%inclusion130 decks258 decks
22%synergy
Sacred Foundry
48%inclusion124 decks258 decks
25%synergy
Godless Shrine
47%inclusion120 decks258 decks
22%synergy
City of Brass
43%inclusion112 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
43%inclusion110 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Mana Confluence
41%inclusion105 decks258 decks
22%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
33%inclusion75 decks229 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion82 decks258 decks
-11%synergy
Ketria Triome
31%inclusion80 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion75 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Zagoth Triome
29%inclusion74 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
28%inclusion72 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Bayou
28%inclusion71 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Taiga
27%inclusion70 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Badlands
26%inclusion67 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Tropical Island
26%inclusion67 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Savannah
26%inclusion66 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Scrubland
25%inclusion65 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Indatha Triome
25%inclusion65 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion64 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Plateau
24%inclusion62 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Volcanic Island
24%inclusion61 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
22%inclusion57 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Tundra
21%inclusion55 decks258 decks
9%synergy
The World Tree
20%inclusion52 decks258 decks
-9%synergy