Scion of the Ur-Dragon (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
Bloodline Bidding
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Tam, Mindful First-Year
3.3%inclusion3 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Abundant Countryside
3.3%inclusion3 decks91 decks
-10%synergy
Everything Pizza
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Firdoch Core
2.2%inclusion2 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Crux of Fate
69%inclusion215 decks312 decks
61%synergy
Dragon Tempest
69%inclusion215 decks312 decks
60%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
64%inclusion200 decks312 decks
60%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
65%inclusion202 decks312 decks
55%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
54%inclusion158 decks290 decks
54%synergy
Reanimate
56%inclusion175 decks312 decks
52%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
58%inclusion181 decks312 decks
52%synergy
Animate Dead
54%inclusion167 decks312 decks
52%synergy
Atarka, World Render
59%inclusion184 decks312 decks
51%synergy
The Ur-Dragon
50%inclusion157 decks312 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
63%inclusion196 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
52%inclusion163 decks312 decks
48%synergy
Teneb, the Harvester
49%inclusion154 decks312 decks
47%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
49%inclusion154 decks312 decks
42%synergy
Nature's Lore
49%inclusion152 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
48%inclusion150 decks312 decks
43%synergy
Living Death
46%inclusion145 decks312 decks
45%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
46%inclusion142 decks312 decks
36%synergy
Balefire Dragon
45%inclusion140 decks312 decks
41%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
45%inclusion140 decks312 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion50 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Smothering Tithe
15%inclusion48 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
12%inclusion38 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion37 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion34 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Rhystic Study
9.0%inclusion28 decks312 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Birds of Paradise
44%inclusion136 decks312 decks
19%synergy
Old Gnawbone
43%inclusion135 decks312 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
43%inclusion135 decks312 decks
39%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
43%inclusion133 decks312 decks
37%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
40%inclusion125 decks312 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
39%inclusion122 decks312 decks
33%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
39%inclusion122 decks312 decks
36%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
34%inclusion107 decks312 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
32%inclusion101 decks312 decks
28%synergy
Bloom Tender
32%inclusion100 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
31%inclusion98 decks312 decks
29%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
30%inclusion87 decks293 decks
25%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
28%inclusion88 decks312 decks
24%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
28%inclusion87 decks312 decks
21%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
26%inclusion82 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
26%inclusion82 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
24%inclusion76 decks312 decks
19%synergy
Steel Hellkite
24%inclusion75 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
24%inclusion74 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
23%inclusion73 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Scion of Draco
23%inclusion71 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
23%inclusion71 decks312 decks
17%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
22%inclusion69 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
22%inclusion69 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Moltensteel Dragon
22%inclusion68 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Hellkite Charger
21%inclusion67 decks312 decks
19%synergy
Delighted Halfling
21%inclusion67 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
21%inclusion66 decks312 decks
17%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
21%inclusion65 decks312 decks
19%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
21%inclusion65 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
20%inclusion63 decks311 decks
16%synergy
Nicol Bolas
20%inclusion63 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
20%inclusion62 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
20%inclusion62 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Scavenger Regent
19%inclusion54 decks288 decks
16%synergy
Tiamat
19%inclusion58 decks312 decks
12%synergy
Thrakkus the Butcher
18%inclusion55 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
18%inclusion55 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Noble Hierarch
17%inclusion53 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
15%inclusion47 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
15%inclusion46 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
14%inclusion45 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
14%inclusion45 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Ganax, Astral Hunter
13%inclusion41 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Ojutai, Soul of Winter
13%inclusion40 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Ramos, Dragon Engine
13%inclusion40 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
13%inclusion39 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Dragonologist
12%inclusion34 decks291 decks
11%synergy
Tyrant's Familiar
12%inclusion36 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Marang River Regent
11%inclusion33 decks293 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion129 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion88 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
27%inclusion83 decks312 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion68 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion65 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Counterspell
18%inclusion57 decks312 decks
-5%synergy
Beast Within
17%inclusion53 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion53 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion50 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion47 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion45 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Stubborn Denial
13%inclusion41 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion40 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion35 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
11%inclusion34 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion32 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Boros Charm
10%inclusion31 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
9.3%inclusion29 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Sarkhan's Triumph
8.7%inclusion27 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
8.0%inclusion25 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.4%inclusion23 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
7.4%inclusion23 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Saw in Half
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Despark
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.1%inclusion19 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.1%inclusion19 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Harrow
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Putrefy
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Patriarch's Bidding
44%inclusion138 decks312 decks
40%synergy
Cultivate
39%inclusion122 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Three Visits
38%inclusion120 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Kodama's Reach
31%inclusion97 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
28%inclusion86 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion69 decks312 decks
21%synergy
Unburial Rites
19%inclusion60 decks312 decks
19%synergy
Persist
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
19%synergy
Exhume
18%inclusion55 decks312 decks
17%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
17%inclusion54 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion53 decks312 decks
15%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
17%inclusion53 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion40 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion37 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion33 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion32 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Haunting Voyage
10%inclusion31 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Life // Death
10%inclusion31 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Fearsome Awakening
10%inclusion30 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion27 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Zombify
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Restart Sequence
6.8%inclusion21 decks311 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion130 decks312 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion72 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Incubator
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion35 decks312 decks
-7%synergy
Monster Manual
7.4%inclusion23 decks312 decks
5%synergy
The Great Henge
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Fist of Suns
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Call the Spirit Dragons
40%inclusion116 decks289 decks
34%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
28%inclusion87 decks312 decks
15%synergy
Dracogenesis
25%inclusion73 decks294 decks
18%synergy
Necromancy
23%inclusion71 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
22%inclusion70 decks312 decks
12%synergy
Sneak Attack
17%inclusion54 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
15%inclusion45 decks293 decks
13%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
14%inclusion41 decks293 decks
12%synergy
Crucible of Fire
12%inclusion38 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
12%inclusion36 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Aggravated Assault
11%inclusion34 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
11%inclusion33 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion31 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Discovery
10%inclusion30 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Elemental Bond
10%inclusion30 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Mirari's Wake
8.7%inclusion27 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Bower Passage
8.0%inclusion25 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Library
7.4%inclusion23 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Defense of the Heart
7.4%inclusion23 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Frontier Siege
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Omen
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan Unbroken
14%inclusion44 decks312 decks
12%synergy
Sarkhan, Fireblood
9.3%inclusion29 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Sivitri, Dragon Master
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Sarkhan the Mad
5.1%inclusion16 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
18%inclusion57 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
12%inclusion38 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
11%inclusion33 decks312 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
9.0%inclusion28 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.1%inclusion18 decks293 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion250 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion245 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
49%inclusion154 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
47%inclusion148 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
45%inclusion140 decks312 decks
38%synergy
Mox Jasper
24%inclusion72 decks305 decks
19%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
23%inclusion71 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
19%inclusion54 decks290 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion48 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
15%inclusion46 decks312 decks
12%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
12%synergy
Herd Heirloom
11%inclusion31 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Timeless Lotus
8.3%inclusion26 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
7.4%inclusion23 decks312 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Coalition Relic
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
5.1%inclusion16 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
5.1%inclusion16 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion16 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Gruul Signet
5.1%inclusion16 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion301 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Forest
87%inclusion270 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
85%inclusion265 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
85%inclusion264 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Island
81%inclusion252 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Plains
79%inclusion246 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion205 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
60%inclusion188 decks312 decks
53%synergy
Path of Ancestry
54%inclusion167 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Stomping Ground
51%inclusion160 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
48%inclusion150 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Blood Crypt
46%inclusion143 decks312 decks
25%synergy
Breeding Pool
45%inclusion141 decks312 decks
15%synergy
Temple Garden
45%inclusion141 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion138 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
44%inclusion136 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Wooded Foothills
43%inclusion135 decks312 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
42%inclusion132 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
42%inclusion123 decks293 decks
36%synergy
Windswept Heath
41%inclusion129 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Sacred Foundry
41%inclusion128 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion125 decks312 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion123 decks312 decks
15%synergy
Arid Mesa
39%inclusion121 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
39%inclusion121 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion121 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Godless Shrine
38%inclusion118 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion118 decks312 decks
21%synergy
Misty Rainforest
37%inclusion116 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
37%inclusion115 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
34%inclusion106 decks312 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
31%inclusion97 decks312 decks
12%synergy
Ketria Triome
27%inclusion85 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
25%inclusion77 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
24%inclusion76 decks312 decks
6%synergy
The World Tree
24%inclusion75 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion73 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
23%inclusion73 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
23%inclusion72 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Zagoth Triome
22%inclusion69 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion68 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
21%inclusion64 decks312 decks
17%synergy
Indatha Triome
21%inclusion64 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
20%inclusion62 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
19%inclusion60 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Opulent Palace
17%inclusion53 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
17%inclusion52 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Savage Lands
17%inclusion52 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Monastery
16%inclusion49 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Savai Triome
15%inclusion48 decks312 decks
0%synergy