Average Deck for Nicol Bolas - Budget Discard

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Average Decklist

Abyssal Specter
Abyssal Specter
Blazing Specter
Blazing Specter
Blizzard Specter
Blizzard Specter
Burnished Hart
Burnished Hart
Crosis, the Purger
Crosis, the Purger
Doomsday Specter
Doomsday Specter
Fell Specter
Fell Specter
Hypnotic Specter
Hypnotic Specter
Liliana's Specter
Liliana's Specter
Needle Specter
Needle Specter
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Nightveil Specter
Nightveil Specter
Sangromancer
Sangromancer
Scythe Specter
Scythe Specter
Sedraxis Specter
Sedraxis Specter
Shimian Specter
Shimian Specter
Solemn Simulacrum
Solemn Simulacrum
The Raven Man
The Raven Man
Voracious Bibliophile
Voracious Bibliophile
Instants (13)
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Counterspell
Counterspell
Countersquall
Countersquall
Crosis's Charm
Crosis's Charm
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Drown in the Loch
Drown in the Loch
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Maestros Charm
Maestros Charm
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Recoil
Recoil
Return the Favor
Return the Favor
Soul Manipulation
Soul Manipulation
Terminate
Terminate
Sorceries (10)
Cruel Ultimatum
Cruel Ultimatum
Dark Intimations
Dark Intimations
Deep Analysis
Deep Analysis
Duress
Duress
Earthquake
Earthquake
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Hour of Devastation
Hour of Devastation
Skull Rend
Skull Rend
Slave of Bolas
Slave of Bolas
Syphon Mind
Syphon Mind
Artifacts (12)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Geth's Grimoire
Geth's Grimoire
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sky Diamond
Sky Diamond
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Enchantments (7)
Liliana's Caress
Liliana's Caress
Megrim
Megrim
Quicksilver Dagger
Quicksilver Dagger
Raiders' Wake
Raiders' Wake
Shrieking Affliction
Shrieking Affliction
The Eldest Reborn
The Eldest Reborn
Waste Not
Waste Not
Planeswalkers (1)
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
Lands (14)
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Seething Landscape
Seething Landscape
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Swiftwater Cliffs
Swiftwater Cliffs
Temple of Deceit
Temple of Deceit
Temple of Epiphany
Temple of Epiphany
Temple of Malice
Temple of Malice
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Basics (3)
Island
8 Islands
Mountain
7 Mountains
Swamp
8 Swamps