Scion of the Ur-Dragon (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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Mike Carrozza
Dec 3, 2025
Am I the Bolas? - High-Powered Rebuilding
On this week's Am I the Bolas?, we meet a reader who brought an overpowered deck to a low power pod. Is it pubstomping if they agreed to it?
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bloodline Bidding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
79%synergy
Animate Dead
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
78%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
76%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
74%synergy
Old Gnawbone
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
73%synergy
Dragon Tempest
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
71%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
70%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
68%synergy
The Ur-Dragon
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
65%synergy
Balefire Dragon
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Nature's Lore
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Crux of Fate
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Three Visits
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Farseek
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Atarka, World Render
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Bloom Tender
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Protection
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Rivaz of the Claw
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Birds of Paradise
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Teneb, the Harvester
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Delighted Halfling
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Noble Hierarch
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Scion of Draco
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Tiamat
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Esper Sentinel
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Thrakkus the Butcher
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Steel Hellkite
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Hellkite Charger
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Fang, Roku's Companion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Bronze Dragon
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Quicksilver Dragon
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Nicol Bolas
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Korlessa, Scale Singer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Zurgo and Ojutai
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Heroic Intervention
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Redirect Lightning
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Flusterstorm
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Planar Genesis
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Beast Within
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Silence
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bolt Bend
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Growth Spiral
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Krosan Grip
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Judgment of Alexander
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
No More Lies
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Boros Charm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Echoing Truth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Patriarch's Bidding
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Living Death
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Cultivate
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Unburial Rites
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Exhume
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Haunting Voyage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Rampant Growth
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Life // Death
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Fearsome Awakening
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Zombify
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Winternight Stories
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Restart Sequence
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Channel the Suns
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Into the North
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Urza's Incubator
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
11%synergy
The Great Henge
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Monster Manual
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Insight Engine
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Temur Ascendancy
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Call the Spirit Dragons
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Necromancy
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Defense of the Heart
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Dracogenesis
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Sneak Attack
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Library
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Aggravated Assault
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Bower Passage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Frontier Siege
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Leyline Binding
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Curiosity
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of Mutation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Crucible of Fire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Project
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan, Fireblood
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Sarkhan Unbroken
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Jasper
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
The Soul Stone
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Coalition Relic
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Volcanic Island
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
85%synergy
Badlands
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
86%synergy
Taiga
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
84%synergy
Underground Sea
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
85%synergy
Savannah
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
84%synergy
Tropical Island
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
83%synergy
Bayou
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
84%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Plateau
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
82%synergy
Scrubland
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
78%synergy
Tundra
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
74%synergy
Marsh Flats
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
61%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
57%synergy
Wooded Foothills
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
54%synergy
Scalding Tarn
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
57%synergy
Misty Rainforest
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Arid Mesa
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Windswept Heath
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Flooded Strand
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Cavern of Souls
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Mana Confluence
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Temple Garden
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Blood Crypt
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Stomping Ground
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Forest
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
-34%synergy
City of Brass
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Breeding Pool
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Swamp
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
-32%synergy
Steam Vents
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Watery Grave
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Sacred Foundry
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Ketria Triome
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Island
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-42%synergy
Mountain
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-40%synergy
Plains
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-41%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Indatha Triome
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Zagoth Triome
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
6%synergy
The World Tree
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Savai Triome
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Spire Garden
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy