The Scorpion God (Commander) - Optimized

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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
Blowfly Infestation
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
96%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
96%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
86%synergy
Necroskitter
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
83%synergy
Everlasting Torment
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
83%synergy
Kulrath Knight
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
80%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
70%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
69%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Contagion Engine
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
61%synergy
All Will Be One
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Carnifex Demon
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Midnight Banshee
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Contagion Clasp
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Blasphemous Act
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Soul Snuffers
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Stigma Lasher
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Skinrender
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Festering Mummy
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Harbinger of Night
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Dusk Urchins
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Fume Spitter
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Hateflayer
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Girl
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Plague Myr
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Murderous Redcap
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Ashenmoor Liege
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Sickle Ripper
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Merciless Javelineer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Necropede
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Serrated Biskelion
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Goblin Chainwhirler
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Putrid Goblin
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Anger
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Ammit
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Soulstinger
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Rustrazor Butcher
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Grief Tyrant
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Grim Poppet
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Grim Affliction
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Puncture Blast
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Scar
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Volt Charge
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Venom
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Deflecting Swat
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Puncture Bolt
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Virulent Wound
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Blur of Blades
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Tragic Slip
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Strike
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Splendid Agony
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Pyroblast
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Duplication
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Entomb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Rabid Gnaw
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Final Fortune
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Kill! Maim! Burn!
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Burnt Offering
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Incremental Blight
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Ichor
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Persist
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana's Influence
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-27%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Vat Emergence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Spread the Sickness
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Rousing Refrain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Buried Alive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Sting
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Heat Shimmer
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Blood Money
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Dreadbore
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Skullclamp
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Ozolith
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Ruby Medallion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Serrated Arrows
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Shadowspear
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Black Market
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Glistening Oil
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Blood Moon
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Sneak Attack
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Fervor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Thran Vigil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Pestilence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Pain for All
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Grasping Dunes
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Dark Depths
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Vesuva
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Molten Slagheap
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
War Room
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Restless Vents
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Compleation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Glistening Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Locket
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Haunted Ridge
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Graven Cairns
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Peak
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Luxury Suite
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Blazemire Verge
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Badlands
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Akoum Refuge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Jagged Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Cinder Barrens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy