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

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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
Dose of Dawnglow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nest of Scarabs
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
96%synergy
Everlasting Torment
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
93%synergy
Necroskitter
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
88%synergy
Kulrath Knight
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
88%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
82%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
79%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
79%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
76%synergy
Karn's Bastion
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
70%synergy
Soul Snuffers
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Carnifex Demon
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
62%synergy
Midnight Banshee
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
62%synergy
All Will Be One
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
58%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Dusk Urchins
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Contagion Clasp
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Stigma Lasher
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Plague Myr
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Skinrender
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Festering Mummy
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Hateflayer
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Harbinger of Night
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Girl
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Fume Spitter
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Massacre Wurm
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Necropede
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Plague Stinger
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Core Prowler
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Ichor Rats
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Soulstinger
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Sickle Ripper
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Ammit
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Putrid Goblin
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mayhem Devil
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Redcap
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ashenmoor Liege
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ruthless Sniper
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Humble Defector
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Harvester of Souls
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Cinderbones
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Sudden Spoiling
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
52%synergy
Grim Affliction
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Chaos Warp
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Bedevil
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Puncture Blast
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Volt Charge
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Torment of Venom
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Scar
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Vraska's Fall
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Splendid Agony
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Virulent Wound
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Puncture Bolt
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Blur of Blades
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Wail of the Nim
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Despair
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Entomb
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Electrickery
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Demand Answers
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Bolt Bend
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Incremental Blight
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Persist
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Ichor
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Lethal Sting
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Liliana's Influence
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Vat Emergence
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Spread the Sickness
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Retribution
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Crash Through
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Molten Collapse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Engine
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Geth
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Expedition Map
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Blight Sickle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Glistening Oil
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Phyresis
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Oubliette
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sneak Attack
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Theater of Horrors
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Grasping Dunes
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Nesting Grounds
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Molten Slagheap
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Restless Vents
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Kher Keep
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Detection Tower
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Crater
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Glistening Sphere
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Staff of Compleation
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Peak
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Graven Cairns
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Canyon Slough
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Luxury Suite
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Malice
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Mount Doom
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Akoum Refuge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Geothermal Bog
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Cinder Barrens
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy