The Scorpion God (Commander) - Optimized

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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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Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blowfly Infestation
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
96%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
96%synergy
Necroskitter
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
86%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
85%synergy
Everlasting Torment
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
81%synergy
Kulrath Knight
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
78%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Carnifex Demon
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
58%synergy
All Will Be One
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Contagion Engine
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Midnight Banshee
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Contagion Clasp
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Snuffers
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Jeska's Will
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Opposition Agent
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Breach
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Corrosive Mentor
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Stigma Lasher
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Blood Artist
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Harbinger of Night
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Festering Mummy
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Skinrender
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Dusk Urchins
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Fume Spitter
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Hateflayer
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Plague Myr
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Massacre Girl
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Necropede
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Murderous Redcap
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Serrated Biskelion
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Merciless Javelineer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Viscera Seer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Ammit
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Soulstinger
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Grim Poppet
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Rustrazor Butcher
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Anger
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sickle Ripper
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Goblin Chainwhirler
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Putrid Goblin
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Grief Tyrant
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Ashenmoor Liege
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Grim Affliction
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Puncture Blast
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Scar
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Deflecting Swat
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Torment of Venom
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Puncture Bolt
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Volt Charge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Seething Song
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Virulent Wound
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Splendid Agony
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Strike
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Pyroblast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Blur of Blades
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Flare of Duplication
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Rabid Gnaw
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Entomb
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Big Score
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Nasty End
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Burnt Offering
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Final Fortune
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Persist
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Drown in Ichor
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Incremental Blight
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana's Influence
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-29%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Sting
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Heat Shimmer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Buried Alive
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Dreadbore
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Rousing Refrain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Blood Money
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Skullclamp
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
The Ozolith
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Ruby Medallion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowspear
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Serrated Arrows
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Glistening Oil
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Blood Moon
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Fervor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thran Vigil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sneak Attack
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Pain for All
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Karn's Bastion
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Grasping Dunes
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Dark Depths
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Molten Slagheap
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Vesuva
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Restless Vents
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
War Room
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Staff of Compleation
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-20%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Glistening Sphere
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Locket
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Canyon Slough
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Graven Cairns
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Peak
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Raucous Theater
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Blazemire Verge
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Akoum Refuge
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Jagged Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Cinder Barrens
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy