Average Deck for Nicol Bolas - Expensive Core

Nicol Bolas
Rank #1,322
10decks
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Average Decklist

Apprentice Wizard
Apprentice Wizard
Baleful Strix
Baleful Strix
Clone
Clone
Fell Specter
Fell Specter
Gravecrawler
Gravecrawler
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Hypnotic Specter
Hypnotic Specter
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Prodigal Sorcerer
Prodigal Sorcerer
Royal Assassin
Royal Assassin
Shivan Dragon
Shivan Dragon
Tetsuo Umezawa
Tetsuo Umezawa
Vesuvan Doppelganger
Vesuvan Doppelganger
Instants (14)
Arcane Denial
Arcane Denial
Blue Elemental Blast
Blue Elemental Blast
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Chase Inspiration
Chase Inspiration
Counterspell
Counterspell
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Recoil
Recoil
Snap
Snap
Terminate
Terminate
Terror
Terror
Sorceries (9)
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Fireball
Fireball
Ponder
Ponder
Preordain
Preordain
Syphon Mind
Syphon Mind
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (14)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Charcoal Diamond
Charcoal Diamond
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Entropic Battlecruiser
Entropic Battlecruiser
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Fire Diamond
Fire Diamond
Howling Mine
Howling Mine
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Nevinyrral's Disk
Nevinyrral's Disk
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
Visage of Bolas
Visage of Bolas
Enchantments (9)
Animate Dead
Animate Dead
Aquitect's Defenses
Aquitect's Defenses
Control Magic
Control Magic
Megrim
Megrim
Mystic Remora
Mystic Remora
Pain for All
Pain for All
Phyrexian Arena
Phyrexian Arena
Propaganda
Propaganda
Waste Not
Waste Not
Planeswalkers (3)
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Lands (24)
Badlands
Badlands
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Cabal Coffers
Cabal Coffers
City of Brass
City of Brass
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Darkwater Catacombs
Darkwater Catacombs
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Maze of Ith
Maze of Ith
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Rakdos Carnarium
Rakdos Carnarium
Scorched Geyser
Scorched Geyser
Shadowblood Ridge
Shadowblood Ridge
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Strip Mine
Strip Mine
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Underground River
Underground River
Underground Sea
Underground Sea
Volcanic Island
Volcanic Island
Watery Grave
Watery Grave
Xander's Lounge
Xander's Lounge
Basics (3)
Island
4 Islands
Mountain
4 Mountains
Swamp
4 Swamps