Scion of the Ur-Dragon (Commander) - Expensive 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
Fang, Roku's Companion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
77%synergy
Animate Dead
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Old Gnawbone
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
70%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
68%synergy
Dragon Tempest
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Crux of Fate
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
62%synergy
The Ur-Dragon
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Dragonlord Dromoka
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Birds of Paradise
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Balefire Dragon
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Nature's Lore
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Atarka, World Render
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Bloom Tender
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Farseek
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Protection
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Utvara Hellkite
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Delighted Halfling
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Teneb, the Harvester
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Noble Hierarch
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Scion of Draco
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Tiamat
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Steel Hellkite
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Hellkite Charger
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Moltensteel Dragon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Nicol Bolas
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Thrakkus the Butcher
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Bronze Dragon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Quicksilver Dragon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Ureni, the Song Unending
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Deflecting Swat
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Heroic Intervention
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Beast Within
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Planar Genesis
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Growth Spiral
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Krosan Grip
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Silence
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Revival
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Putrefy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
No More Lies
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Boros Charm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Sarkhan's Triumph
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Echoing Truth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Negate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Living Death
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Unburial Rites
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Cultivate
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Exhume
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Kodama's Reach
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Haunting Voyage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Channel the Suns
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Winternight Stories
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bring to Light
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Fearsome Awakening
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Restart Sequence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Rampant Growth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Zombify
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Life // Death
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Urza's Incubator
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
11%synergy
The Great Henge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Insight Engine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Monster Manual
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Temur Ascendancy
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Necromancy
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Call the Spirit Dragons
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Dracogenesis
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Defense of the Heart
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Sylvan Library
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Sneak Attack
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Aggravated Assault
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Curiosity
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Frontier Siege
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Mutation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Leyline Binding
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Exploration
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Bower Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan, Fireblood
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Sarkhan Unbroken
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Mox Jasper
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Coalition Relic
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Legends
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Badlands
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
89%synergy
Bayou
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
87%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
88%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
88%synergy
Savannah
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
87%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
87%synergy
Plateau
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
85%synergy
Taiga
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
84%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
77%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
67%synergy
Tundra
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Marsh Flats
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Scalding Tarn
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Wooded Foothills
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Polluted Delta
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Misty Rainforest
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Windswept Heath
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Flooded Strand
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Arid Mesa
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Cavern of Souls
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Temple Garden
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Stomping Ground
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Mana Confluence
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
37%synergy
City of Brass
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Blood Crypt
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Godless Shrine
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Breeding Pool
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Forest
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-36%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Steam Vents
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Sacred Foundry
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Mountain
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-39%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Island
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-45%synergy
Plains
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-43%synergy
Swamp
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-41%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Ketria Triome
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-20%synergy
Indatha Triome
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
0%synergy
The World Tree
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Spire Garden
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy