Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - -1/-1 Counters

Mike Carrozza
May 20, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - "I Would've Won and We Would've Played Another Game"
This week on Am I the Bolas?, should you refrain from using your removal, particularly on opponents' commanders? Or should you let it fly?
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Entomb
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Silence
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Diabolic Intent
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Gamble
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Chrome Mox
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Smothering Tithe
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Simian Spirit Guide
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Mayhem Devil
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Carrion Feeder
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Blood Artist
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Priest of Fell Rites
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Hoarding Broodlord
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Anger
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Terra, Herald of Hope
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Warren Soultrader
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Recruiter of the Guard
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
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Saw in Half
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Pyroblast
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Path to Exile
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Burnt Offering
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Deadly Rollick
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Redirect Lightning
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Final Fortune
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Ad Nauseam
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Cauldron Haze
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Soul Partition
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Orim's Chant
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First Day of Class
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Not Dead After All
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Deadly Dispute
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Reprieve
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Bolt Bend
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Flicker of Fate
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Generous Gift
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Laughing Mad
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Stroke of Midnight
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Feign Death
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Crackling Doom
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Fire Covenant
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Fell the Profane
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Undying Malice
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Abrade
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1%synergy
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Return the Favor
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Tibalt's Trickery
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Big Score
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Thrill of Possibility
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Flare of Malice
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5%synergy
Angel's Grace
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Wheel of Fortune
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Persist
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Imperial Seal
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Jeska's Will
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Faithless Looting
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Rite of Flame
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Lively Dirge
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Molten Duplication
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Twinflame
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Victimize
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Buried Alive
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Stitch Together
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Jolted Awake
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Damn
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Unmarked Grave
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Toxic Deluge
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Flicker
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Demonic Counsel
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Ruinous Ultimatum
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Night's Whisper
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Dread Return
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Electroduplicate
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Rise of the Dark Realms
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Snort
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Blasting Station
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Phyrexian Altar
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Wishclaw Talisman
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Grinding Station
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The One Ring
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Ashnod's Altar
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Defense Grid
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Cauldron of Souls
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11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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Monument to Endurance
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6%synergy
Phoenix Down
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Altar of the Brood
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5%synergy
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Necromancy
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41%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
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28%synergy
Impact Tremors
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12%synergy
Dance of the Dead
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Bastion of Remembrance
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Necropotence
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Ripples of Undeath
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6%synergy
Black Market Connections
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Phyrexian Arena
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-9%synergy
Thran Vigil
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9%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
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2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
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5%synergy
All Will Be One
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5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
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6%synergy
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Phyrexian Tower
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14%synergy
High Market
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13%synergy
Emergence Zone
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14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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-16%synergy
City of Traitors
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12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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Urza's Saga
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8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
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Arcane Signet
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Sol Ring
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Talisman of Indulgence
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Talisman of Hierarchy
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Talisman of Conviction
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13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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27%synergy
Lotus Petal
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43%synergy
Mox Opal
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34%synergy
Mox Diamond
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32%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
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30%synergy
Mox Amber
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13%synergy
Grim Monolith
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13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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-14%synergy
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Springleaf Drum
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11%synergy
Boros Signet
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-16%synergy
Mind Stone
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1%synergy
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Command Tower
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Godless Shrine
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32%synergy
Sacred Foundry
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Blood Crypt
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Swamp
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Plains
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Mountain
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Bloodstained Mire
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Exotic Orchard
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Arid Mesa
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36%synergy
Marsh Flats
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35%synergy
City of Brass
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Battlefield Forge
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Mana Confluence
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Sulfurous Springs
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16%synergy
Badlands
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32%synergy
Plateau
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Scrubland
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32%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
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Vault of Champions
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Caves of Koilos
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Luxury Suite
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Clifftop Retreat
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Isolated Chapel
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Polluted Delta
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Verdant Catacombs
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Spectator Seating
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Wooded Foothills
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Gemstone Caverns
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Scalding Tarn
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29%synergy
Windswept Heath
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Flooded Strand
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28%synergy
Raucous Theater
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Shadowy Backstreet
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Cavern of Souls
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Nomad Outpost
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-28%synergy
Savai Triome
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-10%synergy
Starting Town
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25%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
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-10%synergy
Fetid Heath
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4%synergy
Graven Cairns
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12%synergy
Rugged Prairie
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5%synergy
Blazemire Verge
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8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
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17%synergy
Elegant Parlor
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9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
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9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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10%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
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6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-23%synergy