Scion of the Ur-Dragon (Commander) - Optimized Reanimator

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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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hidden Hideout
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
82%inclusion41 decks50 decks
78%synergy
Animate Dead
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
76%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
71%synergy
Old Gnawbone
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
67%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
67%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
66%synergy
Crux of Fate
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
64%synergy
Dragon Tempest
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
63%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
63%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Birds of Paradise
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Nature's Lore
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
62%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
61%synergy
Three Visits
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
58%synergy
The Ur-Dragon
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
60%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
58%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Smothering Tithe
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Protection
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Mystical Tutor
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Ancient Gold Dragon
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
51%synergy
Atarka, World Render
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Teneb, the Harvester
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
52%synergy
Balefire Dragon
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Bloom Tender
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Delighted Halfling
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Noble Hierarch
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Hellkite Charger
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Moltensteel Dragon
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Scion of Draco
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Esper Sentinel
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Deceptive Frostkite
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Dragon Mage
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Ureni, the Song Unending
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Ojutai, Soul of Winter
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Bronze Dragon
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Zurgo and Ojutai
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Dragonborn Champion
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Deflecting Swat
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Mana Drain
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Stubborn Denial
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Noxious Revival
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Dovin's Veto
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Worldly Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Silence
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Boros Charm
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Generous Gift
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Klauth's Will
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
52%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Cultivate
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Rampant Growth
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Unburial Rites
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Exhume
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Stitch Together
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Channel the Suns
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Haunting Voyage
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Life // Death
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Shared Roots
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Damn
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Zombify
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Restart Sequence
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Winnowing
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Aberrant Return
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
37%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
0%synergy
The Great Henge
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Monster Manual
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Fist of Suns
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Temur Ascendancy
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Necromancy
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Sylvan Library
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Aggravated Assault
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Sneak Attack
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Call the Spirit Dragons
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Dracogenesis
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Kindred Discovery
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Defense of the Heart
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Steely Resolve
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Bower Passage
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bear Umbra
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan, Fireblood
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Sarkhan Unbroken
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Three Tree City
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Mox Jasper
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Timeless Lotus
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Firdoch Core
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Stomping Ground
80%inclusion40 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Blood Crypt
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
55%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Steam Vents
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Godless Shrine
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Swamp
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Watery Grave
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Exotic Orchard
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Cavern of Souls
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
51%synergy
Mountain
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Arid Mesa
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Temple Garden
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Breeding Pool
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
59%synergy
Forest
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
-15%synergy
Marsh Flats
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Misty Rainforest
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Sacred Foundry
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Island
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Windswept Heath
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Scalding Tarn
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Polluted Delta
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Plains
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
-22%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
30%synergy
City of Brass
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Flooded Strand
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Ketria Triome
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Mana Confluence
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Zagoth Triome
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Reflecting Pool
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Indatha Triome
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Savai Triome
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
0%synergy
The World Tree
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Raugrin Triome
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Xander's Lounge
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Taiga
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Raffine's Tower
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
9%synergy