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Nicol Bolas
Rank #1,354
5decks
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Apprentice Wizard
Apprentice Wizard
Ball Lightning
Ball Lightning
Clone
Clone
Gwendlyn Di Corci
Gwendlyn Di Corci
Hypnotic Specter
Hypnotic Specter
Juzám Djinn
Juzám Djinn
Mahamoti Djinn
Mahamoti Djinn
Royal Assassin
Royal Assassin
Sengir Vampire
Sengir Vampire
Serendib Efreet
Serendib Efreet
Shivan Dragon
Shivan Dragon
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
Tetsuo Umezawa
Tetsuo Umezawa
Vesuvan Doppelganger
Vesuvan Doppelganger
Instants (14)
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Counterspell
Counterspell
Dark Banishing
Dark Banishing
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Dwarven Catapult
Dwarven Catapult
Fork
Fork
Howl from Beyond
Howl from Beyond
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Mana Drain
Mana Drain
Reset
Reset
Sapphire Charm
Sapphire Charm
Shatter
Shatter
Terror
Terror
Vampiric Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Sorceries (13)
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes
Braingeyser
Braingeyser
Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Earthquake
Earthquake
Fireball
Fireball
Mind Twist
Mind Twist
Pyroclasm
Pyroclasm
Recall
Recall
Sinkhole
Sinkhole
Soul Burn
Soul Burn
Timetwister
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune
Artifacts (9)
Black Vise
Black Vise
Bolas's Citadel
Bolas's Citadel
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
God-Pharaoh's Statue
God-Pharaoh's Statue
Howling Mine
Howling Mine
Icy Manipulator
Icy Manipulator
Library of Leng
Library of Leng
Mana Vault
Mana Vault
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Enchantments (11)
Animate Dead
Animate Dead
Browse
Browse
Control Magic
Control Magic
Dance of the Dead
Dance of the Dead
Fear
Fear
Greed
Greed
Mystic Remora
Mystic Remora
Necropotence
Necropotence
Pestilence
Pestilence
Steal Artifact
Steal Artifact
Underworld Dreams
Underworld Dreams
Planeswalkers (1)
Liliana of the Veil
Liliana of the Veil
Lands (11)
Badlands
Badlands
Bad River
Bad River
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
City of Brass
City of Brass
Maze of Ith
Maze of Ith
Strip Mine
Strip Mine
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs
Undercity Sewers
Undercity Sewers
Underground River
Underground River
Underground Sea
Underground Sea
Volcanic Island
Volcanic Island
Basics (3)
Island
9 Island
Mountain
8 Mountain
Swamp
9 Swamp
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