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Mike Carrozza
Feb 18, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - Powered Down Poison Dilemma
This week on Am I the Bolas?, we're talking about poison counters; is there a way to play fairly with poison?
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Moxfield
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Sodden Verdure
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Sapling Nursery
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Tilling
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Hideout
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Slime Against Humanity
67%inclusion274 decks408 decks
67%synergy
Frantic Search
66%inclusion270 decks408 decks
60%synergy
Consider
62%inclusion252 decks408 decks
60%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
53%inclusion215 decks408 decks
51%synergy
Inspiring Call
61%inclusion249 decks408 decks
48%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
47%inclusion191 decks408 decks
46%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
43%inclusion168 decks393 decks
41%synergy
Opt
48%inclusion197 decks408 decks
41%synergy
Thought Scour
41%inclusion168 decks408 decks
40%synergy
Archmage of Runes
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39%synergy
Top Cards
Growth Spiral
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29%synergy
Rampant Growth
52%inclusion213 decks408 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
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2%synergy
Nature's Lore
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20%synergy
Brainstorm
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36%synergy
Counterspell
49%inclusion199 decks408 decks
-1%synergy
Harrow
48%inclusion197 decks408 decks
36%synergy
Pongify
45%inclusion182 decks408 decks
20%synergy
Cultivate
42%inclusion171 decks408 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
41%inclusion167 decks408 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion79 decks408 decks
-5%synergy
Seedborn Muse
12%inclusion50 decks408 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion39 decks408 decks
-7%synergy
Crop Rotation
9.1%inclusion37 decks408 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.1%inclusion37 decks408 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
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-13%synergy
Creatures
Wizards of Thay
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35%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
33%inclusion127 decks390 decks
32%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
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30%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
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28%synergy
Flux Channeler
26%inclusion107 decks408 decks
23%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
19%inclusion77 decks408 decks
19%synergy
Quandrix Apprentice
18%inclusion74 decks408 decks
17%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
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16%synergy
Haughty Djinn
16%inclusion67 decks408 decks
16%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
16%inclusion64 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
15%inclusion60 decks408 decks
-16%synergy
Biowaste Blob
15%inclusion60 decks408 decks
13%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
13%inclusion55 decks408 decks
-1%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
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6%synergy
Evolution Sage
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2%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
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8%synergy
Docent of Perfection
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10%synergy
Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios
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9%synergy
Scute Swarm
9.3%inclusion38 decks408 decks
-10%synergy
Curious Homunculus
9.3%inclusion38 decks408 decks
9%synergy
Birds of Paradise
9.1%inclusion37 decks408 decks
-18%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
8.6%inclusion35 decks408 decks
-9%synergy
Llanowar Elves
8.6%inclusion35 decks408 decks
-19%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
8.6%inclusion35 decks408 decks
-8%synergy
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
7.6%inclusion31 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
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7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.1%inclusion29 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
7.1%inclusion29 decks408 decks
4%synergy
Elvish Mystic
7.1%inclusion29 decks408 decks
-16%synergy
Biogenic Ooze
7.1%inclusion29 decks408 decks
6%synergy
Fathom Mage
6.9%inclusion28 decks408 decks
0%synergy
Master Biomancer
6.4%inclusion26 decks408 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Cobra
6.1%inclusion25 decks408 decks
-6%synergy
Ledger Shredder
6.1%inclusion25 decks408 decks
4%synergy
Gyre Sage
5.9%inclusion24 decks408 decks
0%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
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6%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
5.6%inclusion23 decks408 decks
1%synergy
Incubation Druid
5.4%inclusion22 decks408 decks
-2%synergy
Kishla Skimmer
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5%synergy
Instants
Planar Genesis
39%inclusion146 decks374 decks
28%synergy
Entish Restoration
39%inclusion158 decks408 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion138 decks408 decks
11%synergy
Joint Exploration
33%inclusion133 decks408 decks
27%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion131 decks408 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion128 decks408 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
31%inclusion125 decks408 decks
28%synergy
Snap
30%inclusion122 decks408 decks
26%synergy
Nature's Claim
27%inclusion110 decks408 decks
17%synergy
Mutational Advantage
27%inclusion109 decks408 decks
22%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion106 decks408 decks
-4%synergy
Eureka Moment
24%inclusion99 decks408 decks
13%synergy
Perplexing Test
24%inclusion97 decks408 decks
19%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion90 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Curate
21%inclusion86 decks408 decks
21%synergy
Experimental Augury
21%inclusion85 decks408 decks
18%synergy
Ripples of Potential
21%inclusion84 decks408 decks
11%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
20%inclusion83 decks408 decks
19%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
17%inclusion68 decks408 decks
13%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
16%inclusion67 decks408 decks
6%synergy
Auroral Procession
16%inclusion35 decks219 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion62 decks408 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
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3%synergy
Mental Note
14%inclusion58 decks408 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion54 decks408 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion54 decks408 decks
8%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Revival
12%inclusion49 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Return to Nature
12%inclusion48 decks408 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
12%inclusion48 decks408 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion45 decks408 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion42 decks408 decks
-5%synergy
Voidslime
10%inclusion40 decks408 decks
5%synergy
Quicken
9.3%inclusion38 decks408 decks
9%synergy
Unwind
9.1%inclusion37 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Collective Resistance
9.1%inclusion34 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Decisive Denial
8.3%inclusion34 decks408 decks
3%synergy
Arachnogenesis
8.1%inclusion33 decks408 decks
6%synergy
Radstorm
8.1%inclusion33 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Quandrix Command
7.4%inclusion30 decks408 decks
2%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
7.1%inclusion29 decks408 decks
6%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
6.9%inclusion28 decks408 decks
1%synergy
Confounding Riddle
6.9%inclusion28 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
6.4%inclusion26 decks408 decks
1%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.4%inclusion26 decks408 decks
5%synergy
Moment of Truth
6.1%inclusion25 decks408 decks
6%synergy
Serum Snare
6.1%inclusion25 decks408 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Gift
5.9%inclusion24 decks408 decks
4%synergy
Silkguard
5.9%inclusion24 decks408 decks
5%synergy
Grapple with the Past
5.9%inclusion24 decks408 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
37%inclusion149 decks408 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
36%inclusion145 decks408 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion133 decks408 decks
-3%synergy
Wave Goodbye
29%inclusion117 decks408 decks
18%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
25%inclusion100 decks408 decks
24%synergy
Explore
22%inclusion90 decks408 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion71 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion69 decks408 decks
10%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
14%inclusion59 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion56 decks408 decks
10%synergy
Shared Roots
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
13%inclusion55 decks408 decks
4%synergy
See the Truth
13%inclusion53 decks408 decks
13%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
12%inclusion43 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Urban Evolution
12%inclusion47 decks408 decks
2%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
11%inclusion45 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion42 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion39 decks408 decks
1%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
9.3%inclusion38 decks408 decks
-3%synergy
Doppelgang
9.1%inclusion37 decks408 decks
2%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.5%inclusion32 decks375 decks
4%synergy
Broken Bond
8.3%inclusion34 decks408 decks
3%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.1%inclusion33 decks408 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.1%inclusion33 decks408 decks
-3%synergy
Contentious Plan
7.8%inclusion32 decks408 decks
6%synergy
Chatterstorm
6.9%inclusion28 decks408 decks
6%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.9%inclusion28 decks408 decks
-2%synergy
Regrowth
6.9%inclusion28 decks408 decks
3%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
6.4%inclusion26 decks408 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.4%inclusion26 decks408 decks
-1%synergy
Migration Path
6.1%inclusion25 decks408 decks
3%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.1%inclusion25 decks408 decks
4%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.9%inclusion24 decks408 decks
0%synergy
Expand the Sphere
5.6%inclusion23 decks408 decks
5%synergy
Nissa's Pilgrimage
5.6%inclusion23 decks408 decks
4%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
5.4%inclusion22 decks408 decks
0%synergy
Boomerang Basics
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
5.1%inclusion21 decks408 decks
2%synergy
Pest Infestation
5.1%inclusion21 decks408 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.1%inclusion21 decks408 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Spellweaver Helix
33%inclusion133 decks408 decks
32%synergy
Thrumming Stone
26%inclusion106 decks408 decks
26%synergy
Locket of Yesterdays
25%inclusion100 decks408 decks
24%synergy
Emerald Medallion
23%inclusion93 decks408 decks
20%synergy
The Earth Crystal
20%inclusion36 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion59 decks408 decks
14%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion57 decks408 decks
14%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion44 decks408 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.1%inclusion33 decks408 decks
-17%synergy
Semblance Anvil
7.8%inclusion32 decks408 decks
8%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
6.1%inclusion25 decks408 decks
0%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
5.6%inclusion23 decks408 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
27%inclusion111 decks408 decks
27%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
26%inclusion107 decks408 decks
17%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
23%inclusion92 decks408 decks
9%synergy
Hardened Scales
20%inclusion81 decks408 decks
5%synergy
Branching Evolution
19%inclusion76 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Doubling Season
18%inclusion75 decks408 decks
9%synergy
Font of Magic
18%inclusion74 decks408 decks
18%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Glacierwood Siege
11%inclusion23 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion40 decks408 decks
9%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
8.6%inclusion35 decks408 decks
2%synergy
March of the World Ooze
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.6%inclusion31 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7.6%inclusion31 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.4%inclusion30 decks408 decks
-10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.4%inclusion30 decks408 decks
3%synergy
Wizard Class
7.1%inclusion29 decks408 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.4%inclusion26 decks408 decks
6%synergy
Chakra Meditation
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Greater Good
5.6%inclusion23 decks408 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.1%inclusion21 decks408 decks
-9%synergy
Stillness in Motion
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5%synergy
Utility Lands
Alchemist's Refuge
33%inclusion135 decks408 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion131 decks408 decks
-17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion127 decks408 decks
19%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion67 decks408 decks
-5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion65 decks408 decks
-6%synergy
Karn's Bastion
15%inclusion63 decks408 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion42 decks408 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.8%inclusion36 decks408 decks
-7%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.6%inclusion35 decks408 decks
-9%synergy
Three Tree City
7.1%inclusion26 decks365 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.9%inclusion28 decks408 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.8%inclusion15 decks219 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.6%inclusion27 decks408 decks
-15%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.9%inclusion24 decks408 decks
2%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
5.9%inclusion24 decks408 decks
2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
5.6%inclusion23 decks408 decks
1%synergy
Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis
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4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion172 decks408 decks
-21%synergy
Simic Signet
13%inclusion53 decks408 decks
-19%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion41 decks408 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion41 decks408 decks
-12%synergy
Forger's Foundry
5.4%inclusion21 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion400 decks408 decks
3%synergy
Island
97%inclusion397 decks408 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion328 decks408 decks
-5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
66%inclusion268 decks408 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
54%inclusion219 decks408 decks
1%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
48%inclusion197 decks408 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Grove
45%inclusion182 decks408 decks
3%synergy
Breeding Pool
44%inclusion181 decks408 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
44%inclusion178 decks408 decks
-5%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
42%inclusion173 decks408 decks
-1%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
38%inclusion157 decks408 decks
0%synergy
Hedge Maze
34%inclusion139 decks408 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Mystery
27%inclusion110 decks408 decks
-11%synergy
Overflowing Basin
26%inclusion106 decks408 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion101 decks408 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion85 decks408 decks
-10%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
21%inclusion85 decks408 decks
1%synergy
Tangled Islet
19%inclusion78 decks408 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
19%inclusion76 decks408 decks
-1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion71 decks408 decks
7%synergy
Willowrush Verge
15%inclusion42 decks276 decks
-2%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion62 decks408 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion61 decks408 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion60 decks408 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion54 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
12%inclusion48 decks408 decks
-1%synergy
Rimewood Falls
10%inclusion41 decks408 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion39 decks408 decks
-10%synergy
Tropical Island
8.8%inclusion36 decks408 decks
-5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.5%inclusion32 decks375 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.1%inclusion33 decks408 decks
-7%synergy
Thornwood Falls
7.8%inclusion32 decks408 decks
-10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.1%inclusion21 decks408 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.1%inclusion21 decks408 decks
-12%synergy