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
Redirect Lightning
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Great Divide Guide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
80%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
71%synergy
Esper Sentinel
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Noble Hierarch
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Birds of Paradise
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Pact of Negation
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Animate Dead
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Mystic Remora
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
54%synergy
The One Ring
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Swan Song
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Dragon Tempest
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Delighted Halfling
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Bloom Tender
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
33%synergy
The Ur-Dragon
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
78%synergy
Mox Diamond
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
87%synergy
Demonic Tutor
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
74%synergy
Chrome Mox
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
81%synergy
Rhystic Study
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Ancient Tomb
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Smothering Tithe
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Force of Will
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Hoarding Broodlord
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Old Gnawbone
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Voice of Victory
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Grand Abolisher
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Atarka, World Render
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Balefire Dragon
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Tataru Taru
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Vitality
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mockingbird
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dragon Tyrant
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Dragon Mage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Eternal Witness
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Moltensteel Dragon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Silence
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Force of Negation
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Flusterstorm
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Saw in Half
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Intuition
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Pact
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Demonic Consultation
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Brain Freeze
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Deflecting Swat
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Noxious Revival
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Worldly Tutor
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Mental Misstep
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Protection
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Abrupt Decay
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Crop Rotation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Eladamri's Call
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Heroic Intervention
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Delay
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Veil of Summer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Final Fortune
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Get Lost
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Shallow Grave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Imperial Seal
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Three Visits
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Channel the Suns
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Finale of Devastation
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Culling Ritual
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Nature's Lore
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Living Death
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Timetwister
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Neoform
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Farseek
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-28%synergy
Faithless Looting
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Life // Death
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Crux of Fate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Regrowth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
See Beyond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Persist
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bring to Light
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
The Great Henge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Breach
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Necromancy
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Sylvan Library
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Dance of the Dead
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Sneak Attack
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Curiosity
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Dracogenesis
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Training Grounds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Burgeoning
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Aggravated Assault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Keen Sense
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sarkhan, Fireblood
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Shifting Woodland
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Petal
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Mox Opal
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-35%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Mox Jasper
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Progress
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Misty Rainforest
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
73%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
88%synergy
Taiga
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
87%synergy
Savannah
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
87%synergy
Bayou
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
87%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
87%synergy
Volcanic Island
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
84%synergy
Scrubland
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
84%synergy
Scalding Tarn
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
73%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
85%synergy
Tundra
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
80%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Polluted Delta
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Marsh Flats
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Flooded Strand
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
67%synergy
Wooded Foothills
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Windswept Heath
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Plateau
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Mana Confluence
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
58%synergy
City of Brass
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Arid Mesa
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Cavern of Souls
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-23%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Watery Grave
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Island
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-51%synergy
Forest
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-57%synergy
Blood Crypt
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Breeding Pool
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Swamp
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-51%synergy
Mountain
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-53%synergy
Plains
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-54%synergy
Steam Vents
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Stomping Ground
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Starting Town
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Ketria Triome
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Godless Shrine
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Hedge Maze
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Indatha Triome
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Temple Garden
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Zagoth Triome
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-14%synergy