Scion of the Ur-Dragon (Commander) - Expensive 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?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
World War Hulk
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
82%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
71%synergy
Esper Sentinel
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Animate Dead
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Birds of Paradise
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Noble Hierarch
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Pact of Negation
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Mystic Remora
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Delighted Halfling
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Swan Song
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Bloom Tender
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Dragon Tempest
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Imperial Seal
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Mox Diamond
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
88%synergy
Demonic Tutor
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
80%synergy
Chrome Mox
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
79%synergy
Rhystic Study
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Smothering Tithe
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Ancient Tomb
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Force of Will
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
53%synergy
The One Ring
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Creatures
Hoarding Broodlord
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
40%synergy
The Ur-Dragon
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Old Gnawbone
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Voice of Victory
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Grand Abolisher
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Tataru Taru
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Atarka, World Render
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Balefire Dragon
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Mockingbird
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Vitality
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Warren Soultrader
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Endurance
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Flusterstorm
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Force of Negation
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Silence
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Deflecting Swat
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Intuition
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Brain Freeze
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Saw in Half
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Noxious Revival
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Mental Misstep
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Pact
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Consultation
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Worldly Tutor
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Teferi's Protection
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Rollick
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Redirect Lightning
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Veil of Summer
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Crop Rotation
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Abrupt Decay
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Path to Exile
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Final Fortune
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Heroic Intervention
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Eladamri's Call
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Get Lost
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Angel's Grace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Manamorphose
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Shallow Grave
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Delay
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Burnt Offering
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fortune
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Three Visits
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Nature's Lore
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Finale of Devastation
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Gamble
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Channel the Suns
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Culling Ritual
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Farseek
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Neoform
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Crux of Fate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Timetwister
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Regrowth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Exhume
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Persist
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
See Beyond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Bring to Light
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Life // Death
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
The Great Henge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Time Sieve
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Breach
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Necromancy
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Dance of the Dead
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Sylvan Library
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Curiosity
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sneak Attack
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dracogenesis
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Aggravated Assault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Burgeoning
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Training Grounds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Keen Sense
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Shifting Woodland
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Mana Vault
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Mox Opal
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Mox Amber
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-37%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Mox Jasper
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Misty Rainforest
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
73%synergy
Taiga
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
87%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
88%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
87%synergy
Savannah
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
87%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
88%synergy
Bayou
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
87%synergy
Tundra
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
84%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
85%synergy
Badlands
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
82%synergy
Scalding Tarn
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Polluted Delta
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Flooded Strand
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Marsh Flats
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Wooded Foothills
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Windswept Heath
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Plateau
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
68%synergy
City of Brass
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Arid Mesa
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Mana Confluence
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Cavern of Souls
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-25%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Island
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-51%synergy
Watery Grave
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Starting Town
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Mountain
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-53%synergy
Forest
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-57%synergy
Plains
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-53%synergy
Swamp
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-51%synergy
Steam Vents
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Crypt
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Breeding Pool
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Stomping Ground
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Godless Shrine
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Ketria Triome
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Sacred Foundry
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Temple Garden
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Savai Triome
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Mine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy