Scion of the Ur-Dragon (Commander) - Optimized

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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
Hexing Squelcher
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Firdoch Core
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Tam, Mindful First-Year
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
2.1%inclusion1 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Animate Dead
69%inclusion191 decks276 decks
67%synergy
Reanimate
66%inclusion181 decks276 decks
61%synergy
Dragon Tempest
68%inclusion189 decks276 decks
60%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
65%inclusion180 decks276 decks
58%synergy
Old Gnawbone
64%inclusion178 decks276 decks
57%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
57%inclusion141 decks246 decks
56%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
62%inclusion170 decks276 decks
56%synergy
The Ur-Dragon
57%inclusion156 decks276 decks
55%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
57%inclusion157 decks276 decks
52%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
58%inclusion161 decks276 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
68%inclusion189 decks276 decks
44%synergy
Farseek
62%inclusion172 decks276 decks
19%synergy
Crux of Fate
57%inclusion156 decks276 decks
48%synergy
Nature's Lore
55%inclusion152 decks276 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion147 decks276 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
53%inclusion146 decks276 decks
47%synergy
Three Visits
53%inclusion145 decks276 decks
30%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
52%inclusion144 decks276 decks
45%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
52%inclusion143 decks276 decks
48%synergy
Atarka, World Render
50%inclusion138 decks276 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion158 decks276 decks
39%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
46%inclusion126 decks276 decks
32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion125 decks276 decks
29%synergy
Rhystic Study
45%inclusion124 decks276 decks
24%synergy
Smothering Tithe
44%inclusion121 decks276 decks
25%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
42%inclusion115 decks276 decks
29%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
35%inclusion96 decks276 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Protection
33%inclusion90 decks276 decks
18%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion70 decks276 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion69 decks276 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Rivaz of the Claw
49%inclusion136 decks276 decks
43%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
49%inclusion136 decks276 decks
45%synergy
Bloom Tender
46%inclusion126 decks276 decks
28%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
44%inclusion122 decks276 decks
33%synergy
Balefire Dragon
44%inclusion122 decks276 decks
40%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
42%inclusion115 decks276 decks
36%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
41%inclusion114 decks276 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
40%inclusion111 decks276 decks
36%synergy
Noble Hierarch
37%inclusion102 decks276 decks
28%synergy
Teneb, the Harvester
37%inclusion101 decks276 decks
34%synergy
Delighted Halfling
35%inclusion96 decks276 decks
24%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
33%inclusion91 decks276 decks
30%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
33%inclusion90 decks276 decks
32%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
30%inclusion84 decks276 decks
29%synergy
Moltensteel Dragon
29%inclusion80 decks276 decks
29%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
28%inclusion76 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Hellkite Charger
28%inclusion76 decks276 decks
25%synergy
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
27%inclusion75 decks276 decks
25%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
27%inclusion74 decks276 decks
21%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
26%inclusion71 decks276 decks
22%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
26%inclusion70 decks273 decks
21%synergy
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
25%inclusion70 decks276 decks
21%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
25%inclusion62 decks248 decks
20%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
21%inclusion59 decks276 decks
21%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion58 decks276 decks
13%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
20%inclusion56 decks276 decks
13%synergy
Scion of Draco
18%inclusion51 decks276 decks
14%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
18%inclusion49 decks276 decks
12%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
18%inclusion49 decks276 decks
16%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
17%inclusion47 decks276 decks
15%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
16%inclusion45 decks276 decks
10%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
16%inclusion44 decks276 decks
14%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
16%inclusion44 decks276 decks
9%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
16%inclusion44 decks276 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion43 decks276 decks
14%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
14%inclusion40 decks276 decks
9%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
13%inclusion36 decks276 decks
11%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
12%inclusion34 decks276 decks
11%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
12%inclusion34 decks276 decks
-2%synergy
Dragon Mage
12%inclusion34 decks276 decks
12%synergy
Tiamat
12%inclusion34 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Steel Hellkite
12%inclusion33 decks276 decks
10%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
12%inclusion32 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Nicol Bolas
11%inclusion30 decks276 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Bronze Dragon
11%inclusion29 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
10%inclusion28 decks276 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion27 decks276 decks
9%synergy
Deceptive Frostkite
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
9.4%inclusion26 decks276 decks
-1%synergy
Thrakkus the Butcher
9.1%inclusion25 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
35%inclusion97 decks276 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
34%inclusion93 decks276 decks
24%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33%inclusion92 decks276 decks
20%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion92 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion86 decks276 decks
21%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion80 decks276 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion76 decks276 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion72 decks276 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
23%inclusion63 decks276 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion52 decks276 decks
13%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
18%inclusion50 decks276 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion50 decks276 decks
17%synergy
Force of Will
16%inclusion44 decks276 decks
10%synergy
Worldly Tutor
15%inclusion42 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Silence
15%inclusion41 decks276 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion41 decks276 decks
9%synergy
Beast Within
14%inclusion40 decks276 decks
2%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion37 decks276 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion31 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion29 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Noxious Revival
11%inclusion29 decks276 decks
9%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion28 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Negate
9.4%inclusion26 decks276 decks
1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.7%inclusion24 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
8.7%inclusion24 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Dovin's Veto
8.0%inclusion22 decks276 decks
1%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.6%inclusion21 decks276 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
7.6%inclusion21 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
7.2%inclusion20 decks276 decks
1%synergy
Boros Charm
6.9%inclusion19 decks276 decks
2%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6.5%inclusion18 decks276 decks
3%synergy
Despark
6.2%inclusion17 decks276 decks
2%synergy
Crop Rotation
5.8%inclusion16 decks276 decks
0%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.8%inclusion16 decks276 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.8%inclusion16 decks276 decks
4%synergy
Intuition
5.8%inclusion16 decks276 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Mental Misstep
5.4%inclusion15 decks276 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5.4%inclusion15 decks276 decks
2%synergy
Eladamri's Call
5.1%inclusion14 decks276 decks
-1%synergy
Veil of Summer
5.1%inclusion14 decks276 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
5.1%inclusion14 decks276 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.1%inclusion14 decks276 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
38%inclusion106 decks276 decks
37%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
37%inclusion102 decks276 decks
32%synergy
Cultivate
29%inclusion79 decks276 decks
-6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion68 decks276 decks
2%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
24%inclusion67 decks276 decks
16%synergy
Rampant Growth
21%inclusion59 decks276 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion46 decks276 decks
15%synergy
Channel the Suns
15%inclusion41 decks276 decks
14%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion38 decks276 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion36 decks276 decks
9%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion35 decks276 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion34 decks276 decks
11%synergy
Unburial Rites
12%inclusion33 decks276 decks
11%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
12%inclusion33 decks276 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion32 decks276 decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion31 decks276 decks
7%synergy
Life // Death
11%inclusion30 decks276 decks
11%synergy
Buried Alive
9.4%inclusion26 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.2%inclusion20 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
7.2%inclusion20 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.9%inclusion19 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
6.5%inclusion18 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Gamble
6.2%inclusion17 decks276 decks
3%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.2%inclusion17 decks276 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.8%inclusion16 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
5.8%inclusion16 decks276 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.8%inclusion16 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
5.4%inclusion15 decks276 decks
-2%synergy
Zombify
5.4%inclusion15 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
5.1%inclusion14 decks276 decks
3%synergy
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
5.1%inclusion14 decks276 decks
-1%synergy
Haunting Voyage
5.1%inclusion14 decks276 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion126 decks276 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion72 decks276 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion57 decks276 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion36 decks276 decks
-2%synergy
The Great Henge
8.3%inclusion23 decks276 decks
2%synergy
Fist of Suns
8.0%inclusion22 decks276 decks
2%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.9%inclusion19 decks276 decks
-11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.5%inclusion18 decks276 decks
4%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.5%inclusion18 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.4%inclusion15 decks276 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Temur Ascendancy
38%inclusion105 decks276 decks
28%synergy
Necromancy
36%inclusion98 decks276 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion78 decks276 decks
17%synergy
Aggravated Assault
25%inclusion70 decks276 decks
23%synergy
Dance of the Dead
23%inclusion63 decks276 decks
22%synergy
Call the Spirit Dragons
23%inclusion55 decks243 decks
16%synergy
Sylvan Library
22%inclusion62 decks276 decks
17%synergy
Dracogenesis
22%inclusion55 decks248 decks
15%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
22%inclusion60 decks276 decks
11%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
21%inclusion57 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Sneak Attack
20%inclusion55 decks276 decks
19%synergy
Curiosity
14%inclusion38 decks276 decks
13%synergy
Mirari's Wake
10%inclusion28 decks276 decks
1%synergy
Defense of the Heart
10%inclusion28 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
9.4%inclusion26 decks276 decks
-6%synergy
Kindred Discovery
8.7%inclusion24 decks276 decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.3%inclusion23 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Keen Sense
8.3%inclusion23 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.6%inclusion21 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
6.9%inclusion19 decks276 decks
4%synergy
Steely Resolve
6.5%inclusion18 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Bear Umbra
6.5%inclusion18 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.5%inclusion18 decks276 decks
1%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
6.5%inclusion18 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Bower Passage
6.5%inclusion18 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
3%synergy
Wild Growth
5.4%inclusion15 decks276 decks
2%synergy
Training Grounds
5.4%inclusion15 decks276 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan, Fireblood
11%inclusion31 decks276 decks
10%synergy
Sarkhan Unbroken
10%inclusion28 decks276 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
25%inclusion69 decks276 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion62 decks276 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion32 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion26 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
11%inclusion29 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion29 decks276 decks
4%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
8.7%inclusion24 decks276 decks
-7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
7.6%inclusion21 decks276 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.2%inclusion20 decks276 decks
-19%synergy
Shifting Woodland
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.4%inclusion15 decks276 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.4%inclusion15 decks276 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion259 decks276 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion240 decks276 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
51%inclusion142 decks276 decks
20%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
49%inclusion135 decks276 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Jasper
26%inclusion68 decks259 decks
21%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
26%inclusion72 decks276 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion54 decks276 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion47 decks276 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion37 decks276 decks
7%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
12%inclusion34 decks276 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion29 decks276 decks
-6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
9.1%inclusion25 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion23 decks276 decks
2%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
6.9%inclusion17 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.5%inclusion18 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Timeless Lotus
6.5%inclusion18 decks276 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Opal
6.2%inclusion17 decks276 decks
2%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
5.4%inclusion15 decks276 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.4%inclusion15 decks276 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
5.4%inclusion15 decks276 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion266 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Forest
72%inclusion198 decks276 decks
-9%synergy
Swamp
71%inclusion196 decks276 decks
-4%synergy
Mountain
70%inclusion194 decks276 decks
-6%synergy
Island
67%inclusion186 decks276 decks
-11%synergy
Plains
63%inclusion175 decks276 decks
-14%synergy
Wooded Foothills
62%inclusion171 decks276 decks
36%synergy
Stomping Ground
61%inclusion169 decks276 decks
32%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
61%inclusion169 decks276 decks
35%synergy
Misty Rainforest
61%inclusion167 decks276 decks
33%synergy
Windswept Heath
59%inclusion164 decks276 decks
32%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
59%inclusion164 decks276 decks
37%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
59%inclusion164 decks276 decks
31%synergy
Breeding Pool
58%inclusion159 decks276 decks
27%synergy
Scalding Tarn
58%inclusion159 decks276 decks
35%synergy
Blood Crypt
58%inclusion159 decks276 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion158 decks276 decks
-5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
56%inclusion155 decks276 decks
39%synergy
Marsh Flats
56%inclusion155 decks276 decks
33%synergy
Arid Mesa
55%inclusion152 decks276 decks
32%synergy
Steam Vents
55%inclusion151 decks276 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Delta
55%inclusion151 decks276 decks
31%synergy
Watery Grave
55%inclusion151 decks276 decks
31%synergy
Temple Garden
52%inclusion143 decks276 decks
23%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
51%inclusion142 decks276 decks
44%synergy
Flooded Strand
51%inclusion140 decks276 decks
26%synergy
Sacred Foundry
50%inclusion137 decks276 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
49%inclusion135 decks276 decks
24%synergy
City of Brass
45%inclusion123 decks276 decks
26%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
43%inclusion120 decks276 decks
18%synergy
Mana Confluence
41%inclusion114 decks276 decks
23%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
32%inclusion80 decks248 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion87 decks276 decks
-12%synergy
Ketria Triome
31%inclusion85 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion80 decks276 decks
13%synergy
Bayou
28%inclusion77 decks276 decks
15%synergy
Taiga
28%inclusion77 decks276 decks
15%synergy
Zagoth Triome
27%inclusion75 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Tropical Island
27%inclusion74 decks276 decks
14%synergy
Savannah
26%inclusion73 decks276 decks
14%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
26%inclusion73 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
26%inclusion72 decks276 decks
14%synergy
Badlands
26%inclusion72 decks276 decks
15%synergy
Underground Sea
26%inclusion71 decks276 decks
14%synergy
Plateau
25%inclusion70 decks276 decks
14%synergy
Volcanic Island
25%inclusion69 decks276 decks
13%synergy
Indatha Triome
25%inclusion68 decks276 decks
3%synergy
Tundra
22%inclusion60 decks276 decks
9%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
21%inclusion59 decks276 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
21%inclusion58 decks276 decks
2%synergy