Average Deck for The Scorpion God - Budget Core -1/-1 Counters

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Nick Price
Jan 14, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Persist Cards in Commander
With Lorwyn Eclipsed giving us new cards with persist let's see which cards featuring the mechanic have sat in the most Commander decks.
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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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Average Decklist

Archfiend of Ifnir
Archfiend of Ifnir
Banewhip Punisher
Banewhip Punisher
Carnifex Demon
Carnifex Demon
Contagious Nim
Contagious Nim
Core Prowler
Core Prowler
Grief Tyrant
Grief Tyrant
Grim Poppet
Grim Poppet
Hateflayer
Hateflayer
Ichor Rats
Ichor Rats
Kulrath Knight
Kulrath Knight
Lockjaw Snapper
Lockjaw Snapper
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
Necropede
Necropede
Phyrexian Juggernaut
Phyrexian Juggernaut
Razor Swine
Razor Swine
Reaper of Sheoldred
Reaper of Sheoldred
Septic Rats
Septic Rats
Serrated Biskelion
Serrated Biskelion
Skinrender
Skinrender
Solemn Simulacrum
Solemn Simulacrum
Soul Snuffers
Soul Snuffers
Stigma Lasher
Stigma Lasher
Instants (11)
Abrade
Abrade
Bedevil
Bedevil
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Grim Affliction
Grim Affliction
Puncture Blast
Puncture Blast
Puncture Bolt
Puncture Bolt
Terminate
Terminate
Torment of Venom
Torment of Venom
Virulent Wound
Virulent Wound
Volt Charge
Volt Charge
Whisper of the Dross
Whisper of the Dross
Sorceries (12)
Black Sun's Zenith
Black Sun's Zenith
Coiling Rebirth
Coiling Rebirth
Deadly Tempest
Deadly Tempest
Decree of Pain
Decree of Pain
Diresight
Diresight
Drown in Ichor
Drown in Ichor
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Incremental Blight
Incremental Blight
Lethal Sting
Lethal Sting
Persist
Persist
Read the Bones
Read the Bones
Vat Emergence
Vat Emergence
Artifacts (8)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Charcoal Diamond
Charcoal Diamond
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Contagion Clasp
Contagion Clasp
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Trigon of Corruption
Trigon of Corruption
Wayfarer's Bauble
Wayfarer's Bauble
Enchantments (6)
Blowfly Infestation
Blowfly Infestation
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
Everlasting Torment
Everlasting Torment
Fists of the Demigod
Fists of the Demigod
Nest of Scarabs
Nest of Scarabs
Sadistic Obsession
Sadistic Obsession
Lands (14)
Akoum Refuge
Akoum Refuge
Ash Barrens
Ash Barrens
Canyon Slough
Canyon Slough
Command Tower
Command Tower
Desert of the Fervent
Desert of the Fervent
Desert of the Glorified
Desert of the Glorified
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Grasping Dunes
Grasping Dunes
Molten Slagheap
Molten Slagheap
Myriad Landscape
Myriad Landscape
Rakdos Carnarium
Rakdos Carnarium
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Temple of Malice
Temple of Malice
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Basics (2)
Mountain
11 Mountains
Swamp
14 Swamps