Scion of the Ur-Dragon (Commander) - Optimized Reanimator

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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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Harmonized Crescendo
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Firdoch Core
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Animate Dead
79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
77%synergy
Reanimate
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
77%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
68%synergy
Old Gnawbone
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
66%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
66%synergy
The Ur-Dragon
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
63%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
63%synergy
Crux of Fate
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
62%synergy
Dragon Tempest
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
62%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Birds of Paradise
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Nature's Lore
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
59%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
58%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
58%synergy
Three Visits
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
58%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Teferi's Protection
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
28%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Colossal Grave-Reaver
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
59%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Atarka, World Render
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Balefire Dragon
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
48%synergy
Teneb, the Harvester
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Bloom Tender
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Delighted Halfling
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Noble Hierarch
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Moltensteel Dragon
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Hellkite Charger
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Esper Sentinel
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Scion of Draco
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Deceptive Frostkite
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Dragon Mage
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Ojutai, Soul of Winter
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Yosei, the Morning Star
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Zurgo and Ojutai
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Deflecting Swat
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Stubborn Denial
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Noxious Revival
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Boros Charm
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Silence
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Klauth's Will
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Void Rend
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Cultivate
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Unburial Rites
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Channel the Suns
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Stitch Together
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Exhume
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Life // Death
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Shared Roots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Haunting Voyage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Buried Alive
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Damn
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Zombify
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Restart Sequence
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
1%synergy
The Great Henge
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Monster Manual
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Fist of Suns
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Temur Ascendancy
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Necromancy
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Sylvan Library
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Aggravated Assault
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Sneak Attack
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Call the Spirit Dragons
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Dracogenesis
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Kindred Discovery
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Steely Resolve
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Defense of the Heart
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Bower Passage
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Bear Umbra
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan, Fireblood
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Sarkhan Unbroken
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Three Tree City
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion45 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Mox Jasper
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Vault
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Timeless Lotus
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Stomping Ground
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
54%synergy
Blood Crypt
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
60%synergy
Steam Vents
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
53%synergy
Godless Shrine
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Watery Grave
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Temple Garden
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Breeding Pool
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Wooded Foothills
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Sacred Foundry
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Swamp
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Arid Mesa
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Mountain
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
59%synergy
Forest
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Marsh Flats
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Misty Rainforest
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Island
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
-16%synergy
Windswept Heath
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Scalding Tarn
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Polluted Delta
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Plains
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
-21%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Mana Confluence
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Ketria Triome
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Zagoth Triome
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Indatha Triome
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Savai Triome
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
4%synergy
The World Tree
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Raugrin Triome
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Taiga
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Raffine's Tower
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
1%synergy