Nicol Bolas (Commander)

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Levi Perry
Nov 20, 2025
What If Commander Damage Didn't Exist?
What if we got rid of commander damage? Or switched to cumulative commander damage? Let's look at the possibilities.
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MTGStocks
Redirect Lightning
1.5%inclusion5 decks330 decks
-7%synergy
Waterbender's Restoration
1.3%inclusion2 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
1.2%inclusion2 decks162 decks
0%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
1.2%inclusion2 decks170 decks
-1%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
1.1%inclusion2 decks176 decks
-5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
40%inclusion480 decks1.20K decks
37%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
40%inclusion477 decks1.20K decks
37%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
41%inclusion490 decks1.20K decks
36%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
39%inclusion463 decks1.20K decks
35%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
36%inclusion429 decks1.20K decks
34%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
30%inclusion363 decks1.20K decks
28%synergy
Crux of Fate
30%inclusion360 decks1.20K decks
28%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
26%inclusion317 decks1.20K decks
25%synergy
Slave of Bolas
26%inclusion312 decks1.20K decks
24%synergy
Megrim
29%inclusion352 decks1.20K decks
23%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
54%inclusion643 decks1.20K decks
9%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion501 decks1.20K decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion456 decks1.20K decks
3%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion419 decks1.20K decks
9%synergy
Waste Not
30%inclusion365 decks1.20K decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
30%inclusion358 decks1.20K decks
-16%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion355 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion352 decks1.20K decks
0%synergy
Syphon Mind
26%inclusion312 decks1.20K decks
23%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion311 decks1.20K decks
-11%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
31%inclusion369 decks1.20K decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion333 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
26%inclusion312 decks1.20K decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion302 decks1.20K decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion228 decks1.20K decks
11%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
18%inclusion217 decks1.20K decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion194 decks1.20K decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion140 decks1.20K decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion135 decks1.20K decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion117 decks1.20K decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion279 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
22%inclusion265 decks1.20K decks
22%synergy
Fell Specter
21%inclusion255 decks1.20K decks
19%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
21%inclusion255 decks1.20K decks
21%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion227 decks1.20K decks
17%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion210 decks1.20K decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
15%inclusion181 decks1.20K decks
13%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
14%inclusion171 decks1.20K decks
14%synergy
Hellkite Courser
14%inclusion169 decks1.20K decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
14%inclusion164 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
13%inclusion155 decks1.20K decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion146 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
12%inclusion146 decks1.20K decks
12%synergy
Clone
11%inclusion137 decks1.20K decks
11%synergy
Augur of Bolas
11%inclusion136 decks1.20K decks
11%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
11%inclusion132 decks1.20K decks
11%synergy
The Raven Man
11%inclusion132 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
Royal Assassin
11%inclusion132 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
Decadent Dragon
11%inclusion127 decks1.20K decks
9%synergy
Blizzard Specter
10%inclusion122 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
Blazing Specter
10%inclusion120 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
10%inclusion119 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
9.4%inclusion113 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
The Scarab God
9.1%inclusion109 decks1.20K decks
8%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
8.9%inclusion107 decks1.20K decks
9%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
8.7%inclusion105 decks1.20K decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.7%inclusion105 decks1.20K decks
0%synergy
Dragon Mage
8.7%inclusion104 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
8.6%inclusion73 decks850 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Dragon
8.4%inclusion101 decks1.20K decks
8%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
8.3%inclusion100 decks1.20K decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.1%inclusion97 decks1.20K decks
1%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
8.0%inclusion96 decks1.20K decks
8%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
7.6%inclusion91 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Doomsday Specter
7.3%inclusion88 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Scythe Specter
7.0%inclusion84 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.8%inclusion82 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
6.7%inclusion81 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.4%inclusion77 decks1.20K decks
0%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.2%inclusion75 decks1.20K decks
3%synergy
Anger
6.2%inclusion75 decks1.20K decks
-4%synergy
Liliana's Specter
6.2%inclusion75 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
6.2%inclusion74 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.2%inclusion74 decks1.20K decks
-12%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
5.8%inclusion70 decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
5.7%inclusion69 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
5.7%inclusion69 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
5.7%inclusion69 decks1.20K decks
3%synergy
Abyssal Specter
5.4%inclusion65 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Plaguecrafter
5.4%inclusion65 decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion294 decks1.20K decks
-4%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion275 decks1.20K decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion271 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion260 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion255 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Crosis's Charm
20%inclusion243 decks1.20K decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion195 decks1.20K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion189 decks1.20K decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion186 decks1.20K decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion171 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion170 decks1.20K decks
13%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion160 decks1.20K decks
11%synergy
Soul Manipulation
11%inclusion137 decks1.20K decks
11%synergy
Recoil
11%inclusion134 decks1.20K decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion126 decks1.20K decks
-8%synergy
Terror
10%inclusion125 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
Commence the Endgame
10%inclusion117 decks1.20K decks
8%synergy
Dream Salvage
10%inclusion116 decks1.20K decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
9.3%inclusion112 decks1.20K decks
-1%synergy
Perplex
8.6%inclusion103 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
8.2%inclusion98 decks1.20K decks
-10%synergy
Abrade
8.1%inclusion97 decks1.20K decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
7.9%inclusion95 decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
7.5%inclusion90 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Unsummon
7.3%inclusion88 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Stinging Study
7.2%inclusion87 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
6.5%inclusion59 decks908 decks
-6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.4%inclusion77 decks1.20K decks
3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.3%inclusion76 decks1.20K decks
-12%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.2%inclusion75 decks1.20K decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.1%inclusion62 decks1.01K decks
1%synergy
Desertion
5.8%inclusion70 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
5.7%inclusion68 decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
5.5%inclusion66 decks1.20K decks
-14%synergy
Opt
5.4%inclusion65 decks1.20K decks
0%synergy
Fork
5.3%inclusion64 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Boomerang
5.2%inclusion63 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion306 decks1.20K decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion270 decks1.20K decks
-2%synergy
Dark Intimations
22%inclusion265 decks1.20K decks
21%synergy
Hour of Devastation
20%inclusion242 decks1.20K decks
19%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
19%inclusion226 decks1.20K decks
17%synergy
Deep Analysis
19%inclusion223 decks1.20K decks
15%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion219 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion191 decks1.20K decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion184 decks1.20K decks
-5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
15%inclusion177 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion165 decks1.20K decks
-16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion148 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion139 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion135 decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion124 decks1.20K decks
-9%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion115 decks1.20K decks
1%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.5%inclusion114 decks1.20K decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.1%inclusion97 decks1.20K decks
3%synergy
Fireball
7.7%inclusion93 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.2%inclusion87 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Wit's End
7.2%inclusion87 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
7.1%inclusion85 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.1%inclusion85 decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Earthquake
6.9%inclusion83 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Mind Twist
6.8%inclusion82 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
The Elderspell
6.7%inclusion80 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.4%inclusion77 decks1.20K decks
-10%synergy
Braingeyser
6.2%inclusion74 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion72 decks1.20K decks
0%synergy
Insurrection
5.7%inclusion68 decks1.20K decks
3%synergy
Bribery
5.6%inclusion67 decks1.20K decks
3%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
5.5%inclusion66 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Apex of Power
5.4%inclusion65 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5.3%inclusion64 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.2%inclusion63 decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion268 decks1.20K decks
-4%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
22%inclusion264 decks1.20K decks
18%synergy
Gem of Becoming
16%inclusion191 decks1.20K decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion188 decks1.20K decks
3%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
12%inclusion141 decks1.20K decks
11%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion133 decks1.20K decks
11%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion120 decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Library of Leng
6.6%inclusion79 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.1%inclusion73 decks1.20K decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.0%inclusion72 decks1.20K decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
5.4%inclusion65 decks1.20K decks
-8%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.4%inclusion20 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
23%inclusion276 decks1.20K decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Caress
22%inclusion269 decks1.20K decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion256 decks1.20K decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion245 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
Raiders' Wake
19%inclusion223 decks1.20K decks
16%synergy
Dragon Tempest
18%inclusion212 decks1.20K decks
17%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
17%inclusion207 decks1.20K decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion204 decks1.20K decks
2%synergy
Painful Quandary
15%inclusion183 decks1.20K decks
12%synergy
Control Magic
14%inclusion172 decks1.20K decks
14%synergy
Bandit's Talent
10%inclusion96 decks970 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.0%inclusion108 decks1.20K decks
8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.9%inclusion107 decks1.20K decks
2%synergy
Oppression
8.2%inclusion98 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Greed
7.7%inclusion93 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
7.7%inclusion92 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.5%inclusion90 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
6.4%inclusion77 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
6.3%inclusion76 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
6.1%inclusion73 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
6.0%inclusion72 decks1.20K decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.9%inclusion71 decks1.20K decks
-6%synergy
Pain Magnification
5.3%inclusion64 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.8%inclusion94 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.7%inclusion68 decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
5.4%inclusion65 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion366 decks1.20K decks
-5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion356 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion216 decks1.20K decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion205 decks1.20K decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion173 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion115 decks1.20K decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.8%inclusion106 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
8.7%inclusion105 decks1.20K decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.3%inclusion88 decks1.20K decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.7%inclusion81 decks1.20K decks
2%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
6.2%inclusion75 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion997 decks1.20K decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion814 decks1.20K decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion544 decks1.20K decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion538 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion525 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion489 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
38%inclusion455 decks1.20K decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
36%inclusion432 decks1.20K decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
35%inclusion425 decks1.20K decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
26%inclusion310 decks1.20K decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion304 decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
25%inclusion302 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion212 decks1.20K decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion205 decks1.20K decks
14%synergy
Visage of Bolas
17%inclusion199 decks1.20K decks
16%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
14%inclusion173 decks1.20K decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion167 decks1.20K decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion137 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion136 decks1.20K decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion123 decks1.20K decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion122 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
7.2%inclusion87 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.7%inclusion80 decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.8%inclusion70 decks1.20K decks
1%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.8%inclusion70 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion1.17K decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion1.16K decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion1.16K decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion865 decks1.20K decks
-20%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
53%inclusion632 decks1.20K decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion502 decks1.20K decks
-15%synergy
Blood Crypt
40%inclusion483 decks1.20K decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
40%inclusion481 decks1.20K decks
-6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion480 decks1.20K decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
38%inclusion460 decks1.20K decks
-5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion433 decks1.20K decks
-6%synergy
Xander's Lounge
35%inclusion421 decks1.20K decks
-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion415 decks1.20K decks
-11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
32%inclusion381 decks1.20K decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion376 decks1.20K decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion375 decks1.20K decks
-9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
31%inclusion368 decks1.20K decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion366 decks1.20K decks
-3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion334 decks1.20K decks
1%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion323 decks1.20K decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion315 decks1.20K decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion301 decks1.20K decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
23%inclusion281 decks1.20K decks
-9%synergy
Training Center
23%inclusion277 decks1.20K decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion274 decks1.20K decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion257 decks1.20K decks
1%synergy
Badlands
20%inclusion243 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion238 decks1.20K decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion233 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion230 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
19%inclusion229 decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion224 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion223 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion200 decks1.20K decks
-9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion196 decks1.20K decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion189 decks1.20K decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion188 decks1.20K decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion154 decks1K decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion182 decks1.20K decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
15%inclusion179 decks1.20K decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion173 decks1.20K decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion165 decks1.20K decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion153 decks1.20K decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion130 decks1.20K decks
2%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion128 decks1.20K decks
4%synergy
Thundering Falls
11%inclusion123 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion126 decks1.20K decks
1%synergy
Grixis Panorama
10%inclusion124 decks1.20K decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion123 decks1.20K decks
-2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
10%inclusion122 decks1.20K decks
0%synergy