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
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Redirect Lightning
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
81%synergy
Animate Dead
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
75%synergy
Old Gnawbone
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
75%synergy
Dragon Tempest
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
73%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Balefire Dragon
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Nature's Lore
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Crux of Fate
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Three Visits
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
41%synergy
The Ur-Dragon
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Farseek
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Bloom Tender
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Birds of Paradise
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Atarka, World Render
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Teneb, the Harvester
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Delighted Halfling
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Noble Hierarch
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Scion of Draco
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Esper Sentinel
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Tiamat
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Steel Hellkite
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Hellkite Charger
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Thrakkus the Butcher
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Nicol Bolas
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Quicksilver Dragon
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Korlessa, Scale Singer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Bronze Dragon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Moltensteel Dragon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Heroic Intervention
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Path to Exile
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Flusterstorm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Planar Genesis
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Boros Charm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Krosan Grip
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Silence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Growth Spiral
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Judgment of Alexander
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
No More Lies
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Echoing Truth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Noxious Revival
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Patriarch's Bidding
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Living Death
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Unburial Rites
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Cultivate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Exhume
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Dread Return
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Haunting Voyage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Rampant Growth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Life // Death
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Raise the Palisade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Channel the Suns
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Into the North
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fearsome Awakening
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Restart Sequence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Zombify
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Winternight Stories
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Urza's Incubator
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Monster Manual
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Insight Engine
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Temur Ascendancy
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Necromancy
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Call the Spirit Dragons
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Sneak Attack
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Defense of the Heart
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Dracogenesis
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Sylvan Library
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Aggravated Assault
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Bower Passage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Crucible of Fire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Frontier Siege
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Leyline Binding
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Mutation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan, Fireblood
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sarkhan Unbroken
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Jasper
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
25%synergy
The Soul Stone
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Coalition Relic
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Legends
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Herd Heirloom
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Taiga
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
84%synergy
Underground Sea
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
84%synergy
Savannah
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
84%synergy
Volcanic Island
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
84%synergy
Badlands
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
85%synergy
Tropical Island
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
83%synergy
Bayou
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
83%synergy
Plateau
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
82%synergy
Scrubland
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Marsh Flats
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Wooded Foothills
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Scalding Tarn
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Polluted Delta
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Misty Rainforest
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Tundra
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Arid Mesa
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Windswept Heath
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Flooded Strand
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Cavern of Souls
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Mana Confluence
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Stomping Ground
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
33%synergy
City of Brass
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Temple Garden
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Breeding Pool
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Forest
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-37%synergy
Godless Shrine
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Watery Grave
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Sacred Foundry
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-39%synergy
Mountain
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-40%synergy
Island
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-42%synergy
Plains
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-41%synergy
Ketria Triome
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
The World Tree
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Indatha Triome
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Zagoth Triome
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy