Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist (Commander) - Upgraded 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
Technodrome
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Krang, Utrom Warlord
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Dome
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Terisiare's Devastation
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
73%synergy
Myr Retriever
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Cityscape Leveler
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Buried Ruin
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Persistent Specimen
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Solemn Simulacrum
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Skullclamp
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Bloodghast
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Withering Torment
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Scrap Trawler
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Marionette Master
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Razorlash Transmogrant
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Hangarback Walker
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Myr Sire
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Workshop Assistant
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Meteor Golem
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Grim Haruspex
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Clay Revenant
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Retrofitted Transmogrant
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Triplicate Titan
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Cult Conscript
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Wriggling Grub
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Nether Traitor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Boggart Trawler
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Herald of Anguish
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Chronomancer
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Clattering Augur
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Bog Initiate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Nested Shambler
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Midnight Reaper
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Pactdoll Terror
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Infestation Sage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Nyla, Shirshu Sleuth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Junk Diver
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Gravecrawler
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Foundry Inspector
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Fleshgorger
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Shambling Ghast
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Triniform
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Wreck Hunter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Steel Hellkite
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Wurmcoil Larva
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Thran Spider
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dalek Drone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Homicide Investigator
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Marketback Walker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Dispute
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-36%synergy
Tragic Slip
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Warping Wail
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Entomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Darkness
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Unearth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Their Name Is Death
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Monumental Corruption
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Selective Obliteration
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-26%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Desperate Plea
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Twist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Emergency Weld
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Their Number Is Legion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ransack the Lab
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Last Reckoning
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phoenix Fleet Airship
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Trading Post
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Cranial Plating
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Demonic Junker
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Nettlecyst
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Forge
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Forsaken Monument
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Expedition Map
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Thieves' Tools
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Planar Bridge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Transmutation Font
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Tome of Legends
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Radiant Lotus
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Possessed Portal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Manifold Key
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Captain's Claws
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Null Brooch
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Forge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Plate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Endless Atlas
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Smokestack
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Phantom Train
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nexus of Becoming
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Unwinding Clock
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Biotransference
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Scriptures
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Waste Not
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Dread
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Bottomless Pit
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Oppression
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Into the Pit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mind Slash
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
The Creation of Avacyn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Call of the Ring
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-31%synergy
Planeswalkers
Karn, Living Legacy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
29%synergy
War Room
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Coffers
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Vault of Whispers
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Realm of Koh
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Witch's Cottage
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Barad-dûr
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Inventors' Fair
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Access Tunnel
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
The Gold Saucer
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Hostile Hostel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Blast Zone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tectonic Edge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mouth of Ronom
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Diamond City
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Starforge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
-25%synergy
Arcane Signet
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-36%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Skyclave Relic
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Crowded Crypt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Arcum's Astrolabe
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Boggart Trawler
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Cave
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mirrex
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Wastes
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy