The Scorpion God (Commander) - Expensive Infect

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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
Necroskitter
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
99%synergy
Everlasting Torment
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
99%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
98%synergy
Necropede
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
89%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Kulrath Knight
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Karn's Bastion
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Top Cards
Spitting Dilophosaurus
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Contagion Engine
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Soul Snuffers
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Persist
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Contagion Clasp
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Deflecting Swat
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Hand of the Praetors
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
67%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Plague Myr
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Ichor Rats
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Plague Stinger
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Core Prowler
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Dusk Urchins
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Carnifex Demon
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Massacre Girl
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Festering Mummy
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Midnight Banshee
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Triskelion
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Stigma Lasher
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Harbinger of Night
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Grim Poppet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Walking Ballista
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Hateflayer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Skinrender
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Gev, Scaled Scorch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ruthless Sniper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Specter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Putrid Goblin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Tainted Strike
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Volt Charge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Grim Affliction
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Virulent Wound
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Puncture Blast
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
Thrilling Encore
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Scar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Splendid Agony
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Vraska's Fall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Songs of the Damned
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Blur of Blades
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Venom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reverberate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Puncture Bolt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Phyresis Outbreak
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Liliana's Influence
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Spread the Sickness
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Incremental Blight
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Ichor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Vat Emergence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Allure of the Unknown
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Retribution
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-40%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Trigon of Corruption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Geth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Serrated Arrows
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Engineered Explosives
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lux Cannon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
All Will Be One
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Black Market Connections
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Glistening Oil
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Grave Pact
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Revel in Riches
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Nowhere to Run
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thran Vigil
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Corrosion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Warstorm Surge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Palace Siege
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Berserkers' Onslaught
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Night of Souls' Betrayal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyresis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Opulence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Necrogen Communion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Nesting Grounds
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Grasping Dunes
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Clinic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Molten Slagheap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Barad-dûr
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Peat Bog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Urborg
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Crater
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sandstone Needle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Rakdos Signet
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Glistening Sphere
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Mana Crypt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Coalition Relic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Replicating Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Legends
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pentad Prism
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Blood Crypt
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Haunted Ridge
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Luxury Suite
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Blazemire Verge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Graven Cairns
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Canyon Slough
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-30%synergy
Temple of Malice
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Peak
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Mirrex
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Mount Doom
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Mana Confluence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Tendo Ice Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Cinder Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy