The Scorpion God (Commander) - Core Control

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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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Carnifex Demon
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Kulrath Knight
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Everlasting Torment
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Contagion Clasp
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
91%synergy
Midnight Banshee
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
83%synergy
Soul Snuffers
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
83%synergy
Incremental Blight
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Top Cards
Crumbling Ashes
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Grim Affliction
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Contagion Engine
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Necroskitter
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
All Will Be One
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Skinrender
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Chaos Warp
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Spitting Dilophosaurus
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Fume Spitter
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Stigma Lasher
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Dusk Urchins
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Blood Artist
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Soulstinger
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Massacre Girl
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Festering Mummy
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Harbinger of Night
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Necropede
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Sickle Ripper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Ichor Rats
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Plague Myr
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Hateflayer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Serrated Biskelion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Merciless Javelineer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Leaden Myr
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Contagious Nim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Cultist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Putrid Goblin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Ickspitter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Terminate
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Puncture Blast
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Rakdos Charm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Volt Charge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Tainted Strike
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Torment of Venom
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Puncture Bolt
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Splendid Agony
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Scar
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Abrade
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Fire Covenant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Virulent Wound
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Mages' Contest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Demand Answers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Bolt Bend
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Rack and Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Drown in Ichor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Persist
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Liliana's Influence
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Dreadbore
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Spread the Sickness
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Lethal Sting
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Tormenting Voice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Vat Emergence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Shenanigans
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reprocess
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Funeral Rites
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
By Force
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Angrath's Rampage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Meltdown
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Last One Standing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Hour of Devastation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Zombify
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Machinations
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Descent of the Dragons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Molten Collapse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Blight Sickle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Serrated Arrows
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Trigon of Corruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Geth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Heartstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-26%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Fists of the Demigod
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Black Market
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Glistening Oil
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Phyresis
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Palace Siege
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hidetsugu Consumes All
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Braid of Fire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Oriflamme
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fevered Convulsions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
No Mercy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
War's Toll
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Pestilence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Captive Audience
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Grasping Dunes
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Barren Moor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Forgotten Cave
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Nesting Grounds
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Molten Slagheap
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Restless Vents
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Forge of Heroes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Memorial to War
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Glistening Sphere
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Veinfire Borderpost
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Seer's Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sisay's Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Locket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Malice
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Peak
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Luxury Suite
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Blood Crypt
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Canyon Slough
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Tramway Station
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Akoum Refuge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Lantern-Lit Graveyard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy