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Mike Carrozza
Jun 25, 2025
Am I The Bolas? - Rules for Now or Later
This week on Am I the Bolas, we talk about the difference between activated and triggered abilities, and when you should "Let it go."
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sun-Blessed Peak
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8%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers
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80%synergy
Hoarding Ogre
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80%synergy
Barbarian Class
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78%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
79%inclusion217 decks274 decks
74%synergy
Contraband Livestock
79%inclusion216 decks274 decks
73%synergy
Lightfoot Rogue
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68%synergy
Brazen Dwarf
70%inclusion193 decks274 decks
66%synergy
Iron Mastiff
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65%synergy
Chaos Channeler
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64%synergy
Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter
70%inclusion191 decks274 decks
63%synergy
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Mirkwood Bats
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50%synergy
Wand of Wonder
66%inclusion181 decks274 decks
60%synergy
Attempted Murder
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60%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
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57%synergy
Treasure Chest
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58%synergy
Six-Sided Die
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59%synergy
Circuits Act
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57%synergy
Recruitment Drive
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58%synergy
Celebr-8000
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55%synergy
Night Shift of the Living Dead
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55%synergy
Creatures
Earth-Cult Elemental
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54%synergy
Securitron Squadron
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46%synergy
Swarming Goblins
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46%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
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42%synergy
Monoxa, Midway Manager
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45%synergy
Steel Overseer
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42%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
45%inclusion122 decks274 decks
39%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
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36%synergy
Herald of Hadar
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42%synergy
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
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36%synergy
Chaos Dragon
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36%synergy
Nothic
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38%synergy
Vihaan, Goldwaker
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29%synergy
Crime Novelist
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24%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
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19%synergy
Xenosquirrels
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25%synergy
Complaints Clerk
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23%synergy
Delina, Wild Mage
24%inclusion65 decks274 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion64 decks274 decks
10%synergy
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
22%inclusion61 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Deadbeat Attendant
22%inclusion59 decks274 decks
21%synergy
Clay Golem
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20%synergy
Arcbound Condor
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20%synergy
Yes Man, Personal Securitron
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18%synergy
Discourtesy Clerk
20%inclusion54 decks274 decks
19%synergy
"Lifetime" Pass Holder
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18%synergy
Quick Fixer
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18%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
19%inclusion51 decks274 decks
1%synergy
Academy Manufactor
19%inclusion51 decks274 decks
9%synergy
Mayhem Devil
18%inclusion49 decks274 decks
9%synergy
Marionette Master
18%inclusion49 decks274 decks
13%synergy
Caesar, Legion's Emperor
17%inclusion47 decks274 decks
9%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
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10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion42 decks274 decks
-2%synergy
Discerning Financier
15%inclusion40 decks274 decks
14%synergy
Soul Swindler
14%inclusion38 decks274 decks
14%synergy
Rad Rascal
14%inclusion37 decks274 decks
13%synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
12%inclusion33 decks274 decks
7%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
11%inclusion29 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Ride Guide
11%inclusion31 decks274 decks
11%synergy
Captain Rex Nebula
11%inclusion30 decks274 decks
11%synergy
Line Cutter
11%inclusion30 decks274 decks
11%synergy
ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot
11%inclusion29 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Sentinel Sarah Lyons
10%inclusion28 decks273 decks
10%synergy
General's Enforcer
10%inclusion28 decks274 decks
2%synergy
Dissatisfied Customer
10%inclusion27 decks274 decks
10%synergy
Skullport Merchant
10%inclusion27 decks274 decks
9%synergy
Stormclaw Rager
10%inclusion27 decks274 decks
9%synergy
Draconian Gate-Bot
10%inclusion27 decks274 decks
10%synergy
The Jolly Balloon Man
10%inclusion20 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Revivify
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45%synergy
Farideh's Fireball
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45%synergy
Deadly Dispute
44%inclusion121 decks274 decks
22%synergy
Berserker's Frenzy
43%inclusion117 decks274 decks
39%synergy
Grave Endeavor
42%inclusion115 decks274 decks
39%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
31%inclusion86 decks274 decks
-31%synergy
Chaos Warp
28%inclusion78 decks274 decks
12%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion76 decks274 decks
-19%synergy
Dispatch
24%inclusion67 decks274 decks
20%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
22%inclusion61 decks274 decks
20%synergy
Critical Hit
22%inclusion60 decks274 decks
21%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
22%inclusion59 decks274 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion55 decks274 decks
10%synergy
Wear // Tear
19%inclusion53 decks274 decks
7%synergy
Costly Plunder
19%inclusion53 decks274 decks
18%synergy
V.A.T.S.
18%inclusion49 decks274 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion39 decks274 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion37 decks274 decks
-6%synergy
Demand Answers
12%inclusion33 decks274 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
12%inclusion33 decks274 decks
7%synergy
Bottle-Cap Blast
11%inclusion29 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
10%inclusion28 decks274 decks
-24%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.7%inclusion21 decks274 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
7.3%inclusion20 decks274 decks
2%synergy
Entrapment Maneuver
6.9%inclusion19 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Derision
6.9%inclusion19 decks274 decks
7%synergy
Despark
6.6%inclusion18 decks274 decks
-8%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.6%inclusion18 decks274 decks
3%synergy
Murder
6.2%inclusion17 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.2%inclusion17 decks274 decks
-6%synergy
Crush Contraband
5.1%inclusion14 decks274 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Thunderwave
58%inclusion158 decks274 decks
55%synergy
Danse Macabre
41%inclusion113 decks274 decks
37%synergy
Valiant Endeavor
41%inclusion112 decks274 decks
39%synergy
Clowning Around
39%inclusion106 decks274 decks
37%synergy
Slight Malfunction
29%inclusion79 decks274 decks
28%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
27%inclusion75 decks274 decks
-12%synergy
Organic Extinction
27%inclusion74 decks274 decks
24%synergy
Step Right Up
19%inclusion52 decks274 decks
18%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
18%inclusion50 decks274 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Spoils
18%inclusion49 decks274 decks
15%synergy
Delete
14%inclusion39 decks274 decks
13%synergy
Blood Money
14%inclusion39 decks274 decks
11%synergy
Brass's Bounty
14%inclusion38 decks274 decks
12%synergy
Hell to Pay
14%inclusion37 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Megaton's Fate
11%inclusion29 decks273 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion29 decks274 decks
-12%synergy
The Nipton Lottery
10%inclusion28 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion27 decks274 decks
2%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
10%inclusion27 decks274 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.5%inclusion26 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Martial Coup
8.8%inclusion24 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
8.8%inclusion24 decks274 decks
8%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
7.7%inclusion21 decks274 decks
7%synergy
Black Hole
6.6%inclusion18 decks274 decks
6%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
6.6%inclusion18 decks274 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
6.2%inclusion17 decks274 decks
-3%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.5%inclusion15 decks274 decks
-10%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.5%inclusion15 decks274 decks
-3%synergy
Heroic Reinforcements
5.1%inclusion14 decks274 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Strength-Testing Hammer
46%inclusion127 decks274 decks
44%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
37%inclusion101 decks274 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Morningstar
35%inclusion96 decks274 decks
34%synergy
Spiked Pit Trap
27%inclusion75 decks274 decks
27%synergy
The Deck of Many Things
24%inclusion65 decks274 decks
19%synergy
Clown Car
23%inclusion64 decks274 decks
19%synergy
Symmetry Matrix
21%inclusion57 decks274 decks
20%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
20%inclusion56 decks274 decks
19%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
19%inclusion53 decks274 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion47 decks274 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion38 decks274 decks
-18%synergy
Collector's Vault
13%inclusion36 decks274 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Map
12%inclusion33 decks274 decks
10%synergy
Manifold Key
11%inclusion31 decks274 decks
11%synergy
Cranial Ram
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Clock of Omens
10%inclusion28 decks274 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Hours
10%inclusion28 decks274 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
8.0%inclusion22 decks274 decks
-21%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
7.7%inclusion21 decks274 decks
3%synergy
Bag of Devouring
7.3%inclusion20 decks274 decks
7%synergy
Noble's Purse
6.6%inclusion18 decks274 decks
6%synergy
Thousand Moons Smithy
5.1%inclusion14 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Intangible Virtue
57%inclusion156 decks274 decks
49%synergy
Priority Boarding
45%inclusion124 decks274 decks
43%synergy
Tempered Steel
21%inclusion58 decks274 decks
19%synergy
Inspiring Leader
19%inclusion52 decks274 decks
18%synergy
Fervent Charge
19%inclusion51 decks274 decks
11%synergy
Vault 21: House Gambit
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
17%synergy
Rain of Riches
16%inclusion44 decks274 decks
11%synergy
Impact Tremors
15%inclusion40 decks274 decks
0%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
14%inclusion37 decks274 decks
12%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
12%inclusion33 decks273 decks
10%synergy
Sticky Fingers
11%inclusion30 decks274 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.5%inclusion26 decks274 decks
-4%synergy
Maddening Hex
9.1%inclusion25 decks274 decks
5%synergy
Battle of Hoover Dam
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
8.0%inclusion22 decks274 decks
2%synergy
Assemble the Legion
8.0%inclusion22 decks274 decks
1%synergy
Vault 11: Voter's Dilemma
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
6%synergy
All That Glitters
6.9%inclusion19 decks274 decks
6%synergy
Marshal's Anthem
5.8%inclusion16 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Rent Is Due
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Stolen Strategy
5.1%inclusion14 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Comet, Stellar Pup
19%inclusion51 decks274 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Underdark Rift
35%inclusion95 decks274 decks
32%synergy
Buried Ruin
17%inclusion46 decks274 decks
13%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
15%inclusion40 decks274 decks
5%synergy
Diamond City
13%inclusion36 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Vault
13%inclusion35 decks274 decks
8%synergy
Memorial to Glory
12%inclusion32 decks274 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
11%inclusion29 decks274 decks
-12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.4%inclusion23 decks274 decks
-23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion22 decks274 decks
-15%synergy
The Gold Saucer
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Mines of Moria
7.3%inclusion20 decks274 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion20 decks274 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion221 decks274 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion197 decks274 decks
-17%synergy
Component Pouch
55%inclusion150 decks274 decks
49%synergy
Vexing Puzzlebox
38%inclusion105 decks274 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Signet
37%inclusion102 decks274 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion91 decks274 decks
1%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
33%inclusion90 decks273 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
32%inclusion89 decks274 decks
-8%synergy
Boros Signet
31%inclusion86 decks274 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
23%inclusion63 decks274 decks
-18%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
23%inclusion62 decks273 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22%inclusion61 decks274 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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6%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
19%inclusion53 decks273 decks
18%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
19%inclusion53 decks274 decks
18%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
18%inclusion50 decks273 decks
17%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
17%inclusion46 decks273 decks
15%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
16%inclusion45 decks273 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion40 decks274 decks
-13%synergy
Ebony Fly
13%inclusion35 decks274 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion34 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
9.1%inclusion25 decks274 decks
8%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
9.1%inclusion25 decks274 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
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6%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion272 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion272 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion235 decks274 decks
-6%synergy
Nomad Outpost
72%inclusion197 decks274 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Triumph
55%inclusion150 decks274 decks
32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
55%inclusion150 decks274 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Silence
49%inclusion135 decks274 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
49%inclusion133 decks274 decks
29%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion133 decks274 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
48%inclusion132 decks274 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion123 decks274 decks
-6%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
45%inclusion123 decks274 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion123 decks274 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion98 decks274 decks
23%synergy
Isolated Chapel
34%inclusion93 decks274 decks
-17%synergy
Shattered Landscape
33%inclusion76 decks233 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
32%inclusion88 decks274 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
32%inclusion88 decks274 decks
-19%synergy
Tainted Field
31%inclusion85 decks274 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Peak
26%inclusion72 decks274 decks
16%synergy
Desolate Mire
25%inclusion67 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Ash Barrens
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17%synergy
Canyon Slough
22%inclusion61 decks274 decks
13%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
22%inclusion61 decks274 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion55 decks274 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
19%inclusion51 decks274 decks
-21%synergy
Boros Garrison
18%inclusion48 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion46 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
17%inclusion46 decks274 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
16%inclusion45 decks274 decks
1%synergy
Battlefield Forge
13%inclusion35 decks274 decks
-26%synergy
Spire of Industry
12%inclusion34 decks274 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion31 decks274 decks
2%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
10%inclusion27 decks274 decks
1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
9.5%inclusion26 decks274 decks
0%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
9.2%inclusion25 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Boros Guildgate
8.0%inclusion22 decks274 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
8.0%inclusion22 decks274 decks
-18%synergy
Rustvale Bridge
7.7%inclusion21 decks274 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.3%inclusion20 decks274 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.3%inclusion20 decks274 decks
5%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.9%inclusion19 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.2%inclusion17 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
6.2%inclusion17 decks274 decks
4%synergy
Sacred Peaks
6.2%inclusion17 decks274 decks
2%synergy
Ominous Asylum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
5.5%inclusion15 decks274 decks
2%synergy