The Scorpion God (Commander) - Aristocrats

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Arnaud Gompertz
Nov 19, 2025
Diminishing Returns? Not with this Scorpion God Budget Deck!
The least popular of the three Amonkhet gods gets the trim treatment this week, as Arnaud sifts through the rough for some budget diamonds.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Nest of Scarabs
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
87%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
83%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
83%synergy
Everlasting Torment
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
75%synergy
Necroskitter
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
71%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
70%synergy
Kulrath Knight
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Contagion Clasp
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
54%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Carnifex Demon
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Dusk Urchins
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Contagion Engine
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Skullclamp
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
51%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Soul Snuffers
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Midnight Banshee
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Stigma Lasher
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Harbinger of Night
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Festering Mummy
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Skinrender
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Fume Spitter
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Viscera Seer
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
22%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Butcher Ghoul
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Fain, the Broker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Massacre Wurm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Plague Myr
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Woe Strider
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Grim Haruspex
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Necropede
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Core Prowler
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Putrid Goblin
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mayhem Devil
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Massacre Girl
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Murderous Redcap
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Pyreheart Wolf
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Demonlord of Ashmouth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Hound of Griselbrand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Vengeful Vampire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Grim Affliction
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Village Rites
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Puncture Blast
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Volt Charge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Undying Evil
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Virulent Wound
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Splendid Agony
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Scar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Burnt Offering
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Venom
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Feign Death
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Duplication
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Persist
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Incremental Blight
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Faithless Looting
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Ichor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Molten Collapse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Anzrag's Rampage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Vat Emergence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Spread the Sickness
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Influence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Illicit Shipment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Into the Fire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Grab the Prize
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Diresight
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Restart Sequence
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
The Ozolith
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Ruby Medallion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Blight Sickle
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Power Conduit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
All Will Be One
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Impact Tremors
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Glistening Oil
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Nowhere to Run
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Grave Pact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
At Knifepoint
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Fiora
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Grasping Dunes
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Nesting Grounds
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Restless Vents
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
High Market
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Vesuva
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Staff of Compleation
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Solar Transformer
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Glistening Sphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Blood Crypt
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Luxury Suite
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Peak
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Blazemire Verge
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malice
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Graven Cairns
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mount Doom
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Starting Town
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Badlands
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-23%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy