The Scorpion God (Commander) - Upgraded 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
Crumbling Ashes
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Kulrath Knight
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Everlasting Torment
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Karn's Bastion
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Necroskitter
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
91%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
91%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Soul Snuffers
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
83%synergy
Stigma Lasher
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
83%synergy
Top Cards
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Carnifex Demon
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Dusk Urchins
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Plague Myr
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Contagion Engine
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Incremental Blight
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Midnight Banshee
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Plague Stinger
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Core Prowler
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Necropede
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Ichor Rats
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Harbinger of Night
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Hateflayer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Baleful Ammit
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Festering Mummy
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Skinrender
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Humble Defector
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Razor Swine
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Rustrazor Butcher
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Harvester of Souls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Akroan Horse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sickle Ripper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ashenmoor Liege
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Vincent Valentine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ruthless Sniper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Contagious Nim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Furystoke Giant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Whispering Specter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Grim Affliction
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Vraska's Fall
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Terminate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Puncture Blast
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Virulent Wound
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Strike
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Volt Charge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Puncture Bolt
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Scar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Bile Blight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Soul's Fire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blur of Blades
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Uncaged Fury
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Great Train Heist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Demand Answers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Splendid Agony
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Antagonize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Ichor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Persist
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Faithless Looting
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Vat Emergence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Crash Through
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Lethal Sting
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Liliana's Influence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Increasing Ambition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Spread the Sickness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Retribution
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Reckless Impulse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Red Sun's Zenith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Light Up the Stage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dreadbore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Trash for Treasure
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Molten Collapse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
The Ozolith
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Whip of Erebos
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Embercleave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Geth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blight Sickle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Serrated Arrows
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Glistening Oil
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Black Market
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
All Will Be One
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Phyresis
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Revel in Riches
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Opulence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Pain for All
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Mist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Braid of Fire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Flare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Grim Reaper's Sprint
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Spatter Analysis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Embrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sneak Attack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Grasping Dunes
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Nesting Grounds
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Molten Slagheap
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Kher Keep
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Crater
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Access Tunnel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Sphere
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Staff of Compleation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Blood Crypt
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Peak
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Graven Cairns
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Canyon Slough
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Malice
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Mount Doom
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Urborg Volcano
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Badlands
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy