Scion of the Ur-Dragon (Commander) - Upgraded 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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bloodline Bidding
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Firdoch Core
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Abundant Countryside
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Animate Dead
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
72%synergy
Crux of Fate
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
68%synergy
Reanimate
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
66%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
62%synergy
Atarka, World Render
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
62%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
61%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
59%synergy
Dragon Tempest
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
59%synergy
Living Death
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Lore
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
51%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
51%synergy
The Ur-Dragon
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
54%synergy
Balefire Dragon
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
49%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
44%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
47%synergy
Lightning Greaves
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Creatures
Birds of Paradise
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Teneb, the Harvester
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
49%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Old Gnawbone
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Bloom Tender
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Steel Hellkite
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Nicol Bolas
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Scion of Draco
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Noble Hierarch
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Hellkite Charger
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Thrakkus the Butcher
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Scavenger Regent
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Tyrant's Familiar
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Delighted Halfling
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Ganax, Astral Hunter
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Incinerator of the Guilty
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Teval, the Balanced Scale
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Dragonologist
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Dragon Mage
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Stubborn Denial
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Beast Within
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Boros Charm
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Heroic Intervention
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Restoration Magic
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Noxious Revival
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Growth Spiral
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Excavation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Faithful Mending
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Three Visits
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Kodama's Reach
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Persist
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Faithless Looting
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Unburial Rites
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Rampant Growth
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Life // Death
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Haunting Voyage
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Restart Sequence
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Fearsome Awakening
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Zombify
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Explore
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Open the Way
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Incubator
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Call the Spirit Dragons
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Dracogenesis
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Sneak Attack
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Defense of the Heart
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Discovery
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Exploration
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Aggravated Assault
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Spelunking
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Fertile Ground
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Bower Passage
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Crucible of Fire
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Hunting Grounds
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Bear Umbra
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Steely Resolve
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Guardian Project
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Training Grounds
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan, Fireblood
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Sarkhan Unbroken
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Multiversal Passage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Shifting Woodland
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Mox Jasper
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Timeless Lotus
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Herd Heirloom
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Signet
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Boros Signet
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion47 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Island
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Forest
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Mountain
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Plains
85%inclusion40 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Stomping Ground
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Breeding Pool
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Path of Ancestry
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Temple Garden
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Blood Crypt
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Sacred Foundry
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Wooded Foothills
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
16%synergy
City of Brass
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Steam Vents
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Windswept Heath
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
11%synergy
The World Tree
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Zagoth Triome
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Ketria Triome
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Indatha Triome
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Savage Lands
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Cinder Glade
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Savai Triome
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
1%synergy