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
Nest of Scarabs
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
96%synergy
Everlasting Torment
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
93%synergy
Kulrath Knight
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
88%synergy
Necroskitter
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
85%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
82%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
79%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
79%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
76%synergy
Karn's Bastion
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
73%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
Corrosive Mentor
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
59%synergy
All Will Be One
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
58%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Contagion Clasp
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Stigma Lasher
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Dusk Urchins
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%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
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-3%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
Spitting Dilophosaurus
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Plague Myr
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Skinrender
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Festering Mummy
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Hateflayer
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Harbinger of Night
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Fume Spitter
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Core Prowler
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Massacre Girl
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Wurm
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Necropede
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Ichor Rats
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Plague Stinger
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Soulstinger
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sickle Ripper
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Ashenmoor Liege
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Ammit
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
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
Flesh-Eater Imp
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ruthless Sniper
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Humble Defector
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Grim Poppet
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Rustrazor Butcher
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Harvester of Souls
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Grim Affliction
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Chaos Warp
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Rakdos Charm
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Bedevil
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Puncture Blast
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Volt Charge
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Scar
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Vraska's Fall
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Torment of Venom
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Splendid Agony
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%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
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
Kolaghan's Command
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Blur of Blades
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%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
Force of Despair
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Entomb
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%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
Supernatural Stamina
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%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
Sorceries
Incremental Blight
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Blasphemous Act
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Persist
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Vandalblast
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
9%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
Read the Bones
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Vat Emergence
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Spread the Sickness
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-14%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
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%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
Beacon of Unrest
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Molten Collapse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Engine
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Blight Sickle
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Geth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Serrated Arrows
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Oil
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Phyresis
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%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
Chthonian Nightmare
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%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
Theater of Horrors
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%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
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
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
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Grasping Dunes
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Nesting Grounds
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Molten Slagheap
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%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
Command Beacon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%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
Spymaster's Vault
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%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
Volatile Fault
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
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion32 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Glistening Sphere
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Staff of Compleation
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%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
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Peak
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Graven Cairns
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
10%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
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
3%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
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-4%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
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Mount Doom
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-8%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
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%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
-2%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
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