Rowan, Scion of War (Commander) - Expensive 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Splinter's Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Scuzzback Scrounger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pyroblast
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
81%synergy
Deflecting Swat
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
79%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
79%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
78%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
73%synergy
Dismember
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
72%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
65%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
60%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
59%synergy
Cabal Ritual
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Gamble
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
55%synergy
Underworld Breach
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Reanimate
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Rite of Flame
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Snuff Out
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
53%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Seething Song
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
82%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
86%synergy
Jeska's Will
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
72%synergy
Chrome Mox
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
90%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion43 decks49 decks
78%synergy
Mox Diamond
88%inclusion43 decks49 decks
84%synergy
Mana Vault
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
76%synergy
Imperial Seal
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
71%synergy
Necropotence
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
64%synergy
The One Ring
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Creatures
Blood Celebrant
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
56%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Dark Confidant
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Priest of Gix
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Boggart Trawler
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Opposition Agent
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Blood
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Blood Pet
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Street Wraith
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Spider-Punk
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Skirk Prospector
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
________ Goblin
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Immolating Souleater
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Darkstar Augur
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Grim Servant
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Doom Whisperer
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Keen Duelist
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Engineer
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Stormscale Scion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Myr Convert
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Valki, God of Lies
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Fire Covenant
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Deadly Rollick
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Ad Nauseam
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Tainted Pact
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Searing Touch
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Final Fortune
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Desperate Ritual
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Flare of Duplication
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Redirect Lightning
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Imp's Mischief
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Saw in Half
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Burnt Offering
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Big Score
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Bolt Bend
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Reiterate
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-30%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Gut Shot
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Comet Storm
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Surgical Extraction
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Vendetta
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Commune with Lava
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Sacrifice
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Ulcerate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Reverberate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Crimson Wisps
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Force of Despair
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Ricochet Trap
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Fork
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Sorceries
Shatterskull Smashing
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Exsanguinate
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Grim Tutor
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Crackle with Power
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Dark Petition
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Past in Flames
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Beseech the Queen
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Final Parting
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Molten Duplication
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Sundering Eruption
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Snort
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Twinflame
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Strike It Rich
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Increasing Ambition
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Ignite the Future
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Behold the Beyond
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Lively Dirge
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Coveted Prize
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Illicit Shipment
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Ambition's Cost
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Zenith Festival
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Warrior's Oath
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Apex of Power
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Megaton's Fate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Defense Grid
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Grinding Station
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Vexing Bauble
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-17%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Necrodominance
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Fated Firepower
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Dark Tutelage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Mass Hysteria
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Kaldheim
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Barbarian Ring
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Cabal Pit
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
34%synergy
The Black Gate
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Arena of Glory
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Emergence Zone
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Multiversal Passage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
City of Traitors
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Peat Bog
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Sandstone Needle
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Tomb of Urami
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
War Room
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
82%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion39 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Mox Amber
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
63%synergy
Mox Opal
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Crypt
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Grim Monolith
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Compleation
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Badlands
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
87%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
67%synergy
City of Brass
94%inclusion46 decks49 decks
87%synergy
Mana Confluence
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
84%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion43 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Mount Doom
88%inclusion43 decks49 decks
71%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
83%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
77%synergy
Marsh Flats
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
63%synergy
Polluted Delta
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
61%synergy
Swamp
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
-30%synergy
Luxury Suite
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Arid Mesa
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Mountain
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
-34%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Scalding Tarn
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Wooded Foothills
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
52%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Fell the Profane
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Boggart Trawler
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Starting Town
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Sundering Eruption
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Spire of Industry
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-47%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Graven Cairns
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-21%synergy
Blazemire Verge
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Horizon of Progress
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy