Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist (Commander) - Core Aristocrats

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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
Reassembling Skeleton
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
67%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
63%synergy
Timeline Culler
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
62%synergy
Cranial Plating
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Terisiare's Devastation
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Clay Revenant
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Retrofitted Transmogrant
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Solemn Simulacrum
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Feed the Swarm
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Persistent Specimen
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Trading Post
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Thieves' Tools
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Midnight Reaper
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Bog Initiate
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Myr Sire
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Razorlash Transmogrant
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Hangarback Walker
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Bloodghast
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Grim Haruspex
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Armix, Filigree Thrasher
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Cult Conscript
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Triniform
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Clattering Augur
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Meteor Golem
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Workshop Assistant
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Marionette Master
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Dockside Chef
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Myr Retriever
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Marketback Walker
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Herald of Anguish
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Wreck Hunter
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Scrap Trawler
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Chronomancer
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Homicide Investigator
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Arcbound Condor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Wriggling Grub
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Circuit Mender
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-32%synergy
Nether Traitor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Thran Spider
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Cityscape Leveler
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Junk Diver
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Foundry Inspector
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Terror Ballista
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Triplicate Titan
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Steel Hellkite
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Ornithopter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Filigree Familiar
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Nested Shambler
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Pactdoll Terror
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Monoist Circuit-Feeder
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Defile
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Village Rites
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Tragic Slip
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-47%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Costly Plunder
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Gravkill
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Curtains' Call
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Unearth
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Monumental Corruption
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Emergency Weld
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Decree of Pain
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Their Name Is Death
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Annihilating Glare
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Back for Seconds
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Powerstone Fracture
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Diresight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Make an Example
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-31%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Demonic Junker
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Nettlecyst
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Tome of Legends
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Lashwrithe
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Requiem Monolith
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Viridian Claw
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Forge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Key to the City
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-48%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Drossclaw
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-9%synergy
Lithoform Engine
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Necron Monolith
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Skeleton Key
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sharpened Pitchfork
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Prowler's Helm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Vorpal Sword
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Eye
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Monument
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Plate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Tower of Fortunes
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mechanical Glider
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Zephyr Boots
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Skeleton Shard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Obsessive Pursuit
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Underhanded Designs
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Biotransference
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Call of the Ring
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Thran Vigil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Black Market
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Open the Graves
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Grave Pact
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Blight Mound
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Karn, Living Legacy
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Buried Ruin
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Access Tunnel
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
War Room
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Barad-dûr
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Barren Moor
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Vault of Whispers
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-32%synergy
Polluted Mire
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Arch of Orazca
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Fountainport
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Realm of Koh
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fomori Vault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Starforge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Tower
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Mine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Factory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Factory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-47%synergy
Arcane Signet
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-30%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Amber
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Demolition Field
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mirrex
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy