The Scorpion God (Commander) - Optimized -1/-1 Counters

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Arnaud Gompertz
Nov 19, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Necroskitter
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
99%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
99%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
99%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
85%synergy
Everlasting Torment
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Carnifex Demon
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
71%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
71%synergy
Grim Affliction
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
71%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Spitting Dilophosaurus
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
39%synergy
All Will Be One
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Contagion Engine
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Kulrath Knight
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Demonic Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Ad Nauseam
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Soul-Scar Mage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Fume Spitter
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Stigma Lasher
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Festering Mummy
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Soul Snuffers
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Midnight Banshee
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Necropede
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Dusk Urchins
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Plague Myr
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Hateflayer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Harbinger of Night
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Skinrender
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Core Prowler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Initiates of the Ebon Hand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Inferno Titan
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Specter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Putrid Goblin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Brash Taunter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Cacophony Scamp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Razor Swine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Ophiomancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Rustrazor Butcher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Crookshank Kobolds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Kobolds of Kher Keep
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Grim Haruspex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Memnite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Scar
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Virulent Wound
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Return the Favor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Imp's Mischief
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Strike
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Puncture Bolt
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Puncture Blast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Pyroblast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Thrilling Encore
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Barge In
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-27%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Monstrous Rage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Seething Song
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Blur of Blades
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Uncaged Fury
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Reaping the Graves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Burnt Offering
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Final Fortune
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Brute Force
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Venom
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Turn Inside Out
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bolt Bend
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Volt Charge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fists of Flame
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Splendid Agony
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Duplication
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Persist
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Faithless Looting
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Lethal Sting
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Liliana's Influence
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dreadbore
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Drown in Ichor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Grim Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Infernal Plunge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Spread the Sickness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
All Is Dust
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Profane Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Damnable Pact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Reckless Charge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Unearth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Scrap Mastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Last One Standing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Worst Fears
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Voltaic Key
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ruby Medallion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Unwinding Clock
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Manifold Key
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Chainsaw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Embercleave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dissection Tools
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Tanglebloom
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mindslaver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
The Fire Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Glistening Oil
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Phyresis
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Thran Vigil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Consuming Fervor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Warstorm Surge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Quest for Pure Flame
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Revel in Riches
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Liliana Vess
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sorin Markov
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Daretti, Scrap Savant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Grasping Dunes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Crystal Vein
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Restless Vents
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Inventors' Fair
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Field of Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Staff of Compleation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Basalt Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-20%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Skyclave Relic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Blood Crypt
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Malice
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Haunted Ridge
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Peak
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Canyon Slough
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Graven Cairns
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Blazemire Verge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Akoum Refuge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Jagged Barrens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Luxury Suite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-25%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mirage Mesa
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
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