Rowan, Scion of War (Commander) - Optimized Self-Damage

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Julia Maddalena
Sep 5, 2025
Fire and Ice: What Cards are Hot and Cold for September 5th?
On this edition of Fire and Ice, we're seeing what's hot and cold for Rowan, Scion of War and Najeela, the Blade-Blossom.
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Electro, Assaulting Battery
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Punk
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Multiversal Passage
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
88%inclusion59 decks67 decks
79%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
81%inclusion54 decks67 decks
77%synergy
Crackle with Power
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
74%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
74%synergy
Blood Celebrant
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
62%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
62%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
61%synergy
Wall of Blood
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
58%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
56%synergy
Fire Covenant
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
82%inclusion55 decks67 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
50%synergy
Dismember
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Seething Song
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Dark Confidant
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
44%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Night's Whisper
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
63%synergy
Jeska's Will
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Necropotence
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
32%synergy
The One Ring
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Ad Nauseam
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Underworld Breach
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Gamble
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Pinnacle Monk
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Doom Whisperer
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Darkstar Augur
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Immolating Souleater
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Keen Duelist
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Priest of Gix
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Devastator
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Arco-Flagellant
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Myr Convert
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Defiler of Instinct
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Tavern Swindler
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Souldrinker
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Mischievous Poltergeist
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Moltensteel Dragon
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Marshland Bloodcaster
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Deepwood Ghoul
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Sovereign
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Hex Parasite
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Mirror
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Caustic Bronco
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Erebos's Intervention
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Comet Storm
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
41%synergy
Deflecting Swat
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Pyroblast
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Snuff Out
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Imp's Mischief
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
30%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Commune with Lava
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Reiterate
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Desperate Ritual
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Electrodominance
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Searing Touch
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-25%synergy
Burnt Offering
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Duplication
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Fall of the Titans
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Gut Shot
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
March of Reckless Joy
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Fury Storm
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Final Fortune
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Explosive Welcome
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Grim Tutor
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Apex of Power
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Damnable Pact
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Repay in Kind
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Past in Flames
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Dark Petition
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Profane Transfusion
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-30%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Beseech the Queen
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Song of Totentanz
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Banefire
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Craving
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Stargaze
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Their Number Is Legion
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Flame
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Overmaster
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Dragonstorm
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Hell to Pay
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Consume Spirit
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Diresight
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Devil's Play
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Defense Grid
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Pact Weapon
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
The Endstone
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Greed
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Dark Tutelage
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Descent into Avernus
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Font of Agonies
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Return the Past
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Dragon Tempest
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Ifnir Deadlands
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Cabal Pit
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
44%synergy
Barbarian Ring
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Castle Locthwain
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
11%synergy
The Black Gate
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Tomb of Urami
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion57 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
84%inclusion56 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion59 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
88%inclusion59 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Blood Crypt
79%inclusion53 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Mount Doom
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
50%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Luxury Suite
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
17%synergy
City of Brass
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Mana Confluence
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Haunted Ridge
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Graven Cairns
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Raucous Theater
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Blazemire Verge
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Peak
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-20%synergy
Arid Mesa
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-18%synergy
Sundering Eruption
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Spire of Industry
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Starting Town
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Horizon of Progress
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-1%synergy