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
Hidden Hideout
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
82%inclusion41 decks50 decks
78%synergy
Animate Dead
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
76%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
69%synergy
Old Gnawbone
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
67%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
67%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
65%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
65%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
64%synergy
The Ur-Dragon
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
62%synergy
Crux of Fate
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Birds of Paradise
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Nature's Lore
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Dragon Tempest
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
62%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
62%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
61%synergy
Three Visits
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
56%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Smothering Tithe
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Protection
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Mystical Tutor
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Bladewing the Risen
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
56%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
51%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
52%synergy
Balefire Dragon
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Atarka, World Render
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Teneb, the Harvester
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Bloom Tender
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Delighted Halfling
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Noble Hierarch
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Moltensteel Dragon
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Hellkite Charger
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Esper Sentinel
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Scion of Draco
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Deceptive Frostkite
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Ureni, the Song Unending
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Ojutai, Soul of Winter
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Bronze Dragon
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Dragonborn Champion
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Dragon Mage
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Broodcaller Scourge
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Dragonologist
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Hellkite Overlord
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Roaming Throne
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Deflecting Swat
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Stubborn Denial
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Noxious Revival
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Dovin's Veto
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Worldly Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Boros Charm
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Silence
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Klauth's Will
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Cultivate
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Rampant Growth
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Unburial Rites
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Channel the Suns
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Exhume
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Haunting Voyage
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Life // Death
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Shared Roots
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Perennation
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Damn
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Zombify
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Restart Sequence
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
35%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
0%synergy
The Great Henge
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Monster Manual
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Fist of Suns
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Temur Ascendancy
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Necromancy
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Sylvan Library
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Aggravated Assault
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Sneak Attack
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Call the Spirit Dragons
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Dracogenesis
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Discovery
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Defense of the Heart
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Steely Resolve
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Bower Passage
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bear Umbra
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Training Grounds
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan, Fireblood
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Sarkhan Unbroken
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Three Tree City
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Mox Jasper
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Timeless Lotus
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Stomping Ground
82%inclusion41 decks50 decks
52%synergy
Blood Crypt
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
57%synergy
Steam Vents
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Godless Shrine
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Watery Grave
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Temple Garden
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Breeding Pool
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Swamp
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Arid Mesa
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Mountain
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Forest
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
-15%synergy
Marsh Flats
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Sacred Foundry
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
57%synergy
Misty Rainforest
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Island
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Windswept Heath
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Scalding Tarn
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Polluted Delta
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Plains
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
-24%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
25%synergy
City of Brass
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Ketria Triome
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Mana Confluence
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Zagoth Triome
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Reflecting Pool
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Indatha Triome
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Savai Triome
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Raugrin Triome
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
The World Tree
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Raffine's Tower
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Taiga
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
9%synergy