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The Scorpion God
Legendary Creature — God · 3BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
The Scorpion God is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever a creature with a -1/-1 counter on it dies, draw a card.
{1}{B}{R}: Put a -1/-1 counter on another target creature.
When The Scorpion God dies, return it to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.
Reference price of the card: €0.34
Comes in the precon Blight Curse
Average lands in decks for The Scorpion God: 35
-1/-1 CountersInfectControlProliferateAristocratsComboCard DrawMidrange
Build your The Scorpion God deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Scorpion God 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Scorpion God deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B+ (74/100)
- Consistency44
- Speed51
- Interaction98
- Resilience68
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 7 Swamp, 3 Mountain)
Nest of Scarabs · Blowfly Infestation · Sol Ring · Kulrath Knight · Black Sun's Zenith · Everlasting Torment · Arcane Signet · Necroskitter · Crumbling Ashes · Contagion Clasp · Massacre Girl, Known Killer · Carnifex Demon · Soul Snuffers · Midnight Banshee · Grim Affliction · Contagion Engine · Rakdos Signet · Corrosive Mentor · Skinrender · Banewhip Punisher · Persistent Constrictor · Incremental Blight · Stigma Lasher · Yawgmoth, Thran Physician · Spitting Dilophosaurus · Talisman of Indulgence · Dusk Urchins · Maha, Its Feathers Night · Village Pillagers · Sudden Spoiling · All Will Be One · Festering Mummy · Mahadi, Emporium Master · Blasphemous Act · Fume Spitter · Puncture Blast · Terminate · Feed the Swarm · Persist · Rakdos Charm · Thought Vessel · Whisper of the Dross · Bedevil · Chaos Warp · Drown in Ichor · Fists of the Demigod · Liliana, Death Wielder · Sinister Gnarlbark · Harbinger of Night · Black Market · Volt Charge · Plague Myr · Scuzzback Scrounger · Vandalblast · Dark Ritual · Lockjaw Snapper · Necropede · Liliana's Influence · Scar · Solemn Simulacrum · Blight Rot · Blood Artist · Cauldron of Souls · Darkness Descends · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Karn's Bastion · Blood Crypt · Reliquary Tower · Rakdos Carnarium · Tainted Peak · Foreboding Ruins · Bojuka Bog · Haunted Ridge · Luxury Suite · Sulfurous Springs · Temple of Malice · Graven Cairns · Grasping Dunes · Bloodstained Mire · Canyon Slough · Blazemire Verge · Nesting Grounds · Ifnir Deadlands · Shadowblood Ridge · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway · Evolving Wilds
🃏 Recommended cards for The Scorpion God
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Scorpion God, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Nest of Scarabs | 90% | +90% |
| Blowfly Infestation | 88% | +88% |
| Kulrath Knight | 87% | +86% |
| Black Sun's Zenith | 86% | +85% |
| Everlasting Torment | 84% | +82% |
| Necroskitter | 81% | +81% |
| Crumbling Ashes | 76% | +75% |
| Contagion Clasp | 75% | +74% |
| Massacre Girl, Known Killer | 75% | +74% |
| Carnifex Demon | 72% | +71% |
| Soul Snuffers | 71% | +71% |
| Midnight Banshee | 70% | +70% |
| Grim Affliction | 67% | +67% |
| Contagion Engine | 64% | +63% |
| Corrosive Mentor | 62% | +61% |
| Karn's Bastion | 62% | +60% |
| Skinrender | 60% | +60% |
| Banewhip Punisher | 59% | +59% |
| Incremental Blight | 57% | +57% |
| Stigma Lasher | 57% | +56% |
| Yawgmoth, Thran Physician | 56% | +54% |
| Spitting Dilophosaurus | 54% | +53% |
| Persistent Constrictor | 58% | +52% |
| Dusk Urchins | 52% | +52% |
💰 The best cards for your The Scorpion God deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Blowfly Infestation
- Kulrath Knight
- Black Sun's Zenith
- Everlasting Torment
- Necroskitter
- Contagion Clasp
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Nest of Scarabs
- Contagion Engine
- Corrosive Mentor
- Sudden Spoiling
- Black Market
- Cauldron of Souls
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Crumbling Ashes
- Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
- Spitting Dilophosaurus
- Persistent Constrictor
- Maha, Its Feathers Night
- All Will Be One
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Scorpion God
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Carrion Feeder → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Scorpion God's color identity?
The Scorpion God is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does The Scorpion God come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Scorpion God deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 93 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 32 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B+ (74/100).
How many lands should a The Scorpion God deck run?
Real The Scorpion God decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for The Scorpion God?
The three highest-synergy cards are Nest of Scarabs, Blowfly Infestation, Kulrath Knight. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Scorpion God decks.
What combos does The Scorpion God have?
The Scorpion God has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a The Scorpion God deck cost?
You can start cheap: Blowfly Infestation, Kulrath Knight, Black Sun's Zenith are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.