Nicol Bolas (Commander)

Cas Hinds
Mar 16, 2026
The Rate of Change With the Commander Format
Is the rate of change in Commander, or Magic as a whole, just too much right now? Should we be worried about more changes to come?
Deck Filters
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Flashback
1.7%inclusion4 decks233 decks
-5%synergy
Pym Particles
1.5%inclusion1 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Dark Fortress
1.5%inclusion1 decks68 decks
-0%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
1.4%inclusion3 decks211 decks
-0%synergy
Multiversal Incursion
1.4%inclusion1 decks72 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
41%inclusion538 decks1.31K decks
39%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
40%inclusion527 decks1.31K decks
37%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
40%inclusion520 decks1.31K decks
37%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
40%inclusion523 decks1.31K decks
35%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
35%inclusion462 decks1.31K decks
34%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
29%inclusion382 decks1.31K decks
27%synergy
Crux of Fate
29%inclusion378 decks1.31K decks
27%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
28%inclusion365 decks1.31K decks
26%synergy
Megrim
31%inclusion413 decks1.31K decks
25%synergy
Slave of Bolas
26%inclusion340 decks1.31K decks
25%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
53%inclusion696 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
41%inclusion535 decks1.31K decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion527 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion447 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Waste Not
31%inclusion410 decks1.31K decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion374 decks1.31K decks
-16%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion371 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion365 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Syphon Mind
27%inclusion350 decks1.31K decks
23%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
26%inclusion343 decks1.31K decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion387 decks1.31K decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion350 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Rhystic Study
22%inclusion287 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion285 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion226 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
16%inclusion213 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion197 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion149 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion140 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
9.4%inclusion124 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Hypnotic Specter
23%inclusion301 decks1.31K decks
23%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
22%inclusion288 decks1.31K decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion284 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Fell Specter
21%inclusion271 decks1.31K decks
18%synergy
Baleful Strix
20%inclusion260 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion252 decks1.31K decks
17%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
14%inclusion188 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
14%inclusion186 decks1.31K decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
14%inclusion185 decks1.31K decks
12%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
13%inclusion174 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
13%inclusion165 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
Hellkite Courser
12%inclusion161 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion151 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion150 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Augur of Bolas
11%inclusion145 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
The Raven Man
11%inclusion143 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Royal Assassin
11%inclusion141 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
10%inclusion118 decks1.19K decks
5%synergy
Blizzard Specter
10%inclusion130 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion130 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Blazing Specter
10%inclusion129 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Dragon Mage
10%inclusion127 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Shivan Dragon
9.4%inclusion123 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
The Scarab God
9.3%inclusion122 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
8.6%inclusion113 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.5%inclusion111 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.1%inclusion107 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
7.9%inclusion104 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
7.6%inclusion100 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
7.6%inclusion100 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
7.2%inclusion94 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
7.1%inclusion93 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
6.9%inclusion91 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Specter
6.8%inclusion89 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Scythe Specter
6.8%inclusion89 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.6%inclusion87 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.4%inclusion84 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Anger
6.2%inclusion82 decks1.31K decks
-5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.2%inclusion81 decks1.31K decks
-12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.1%inclusion80 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
5.9%inclusion78 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Specter
5.6%inclusion74 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
5.6%inclusion74 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Abyssal Specter
5.5%inclusion72 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
5.4%inclusion71 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
5.4%inclusion71 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
5.4%inclusion71 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
5.4%inclusion71 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
5.3%inclusion70 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
5.2%inclusion45 decks867 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion337 decks1.31K decks
-3%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion312 decks1.31K decks
-11%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion289 decks1.31K decks
-0%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion281 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
21%inclusion281 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion265 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
19%inclusion248 decks1.31K decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion215 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion198 decks1.31K decks
-0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion196 decks1.31K decks
-16%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
15%inclusion195 decks1.31K decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion190 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion163 decks1.31K decks
-8%synergy
Countersquall
12%inclusion162 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion146 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
Soul Manipulation
11%inclusion145 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Recoil
10%inclusion136 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Commence the Endgame
10%inclusion128 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Dream Salvage
8.9%inclusion117 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
8.7%inclusion114 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
8.1%inclusion107 decks1.31K decks
-11%synergy
Perplex
8.1%inclusion106 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
7.8%inclusion102 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Abrade
7.7%inclusion101 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Unsummon
7.5%inclusion98 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
7.2%inclusion95 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.2%inclusion94 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.2%inclusion82 decks1.31K decks
-13%synergy
Withering Torment
6.2%inclusion77 decks1.24K decks
-6%synergy
Stinging Study
6.0%inclusion79 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.9%inclusion77 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Desertion
5.8%inclusion76 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Fork
5.6%inclusion73 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Boomerang
5.4%inclusion71 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.4%inclusion71 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
5.3%inclusion70 decks1.31K decks
-14%synergy
Opt
5.3%inclusion70 decks1.31K decks
-0%synergy
Rewind
5.3%inclusion69 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
24%inclusion310 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Dark Intimations
22%inclusion290 decks1.31K decks
21%synergy
Hour of Devastation
21%inclusion273 decks1.31K decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion259 decks1.31K decks
16%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
19%inclusion251 decks1.31K decks
18%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion234 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
16%inclusion205 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion200 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion191 decks1.31K decks
-6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion187 decks1.31K decks
-14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion165 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
12%inclusion152 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion138 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion127 decks1.31K decks
-10%synergy
Ponder
9.2%inclusion121 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.1%inclusion120 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Fireball
8.5%inclusion111 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.8%inclusion103 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.8%inclusion102 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.3%inclusion96 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
The Elderspell
7.2%inclusion95 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.2%inclusion95 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Mind Twist
7.2%inclusion95 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Braingeyser
7.2%inclusion94 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Wit's End
7.2%inclusion94 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Apex of Power
6.2%inclusion82 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
6.1%inclusion80 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.6%inclusion74 decks1.31K decks
-11%synergy
Preordain
5.6%inclusion73 decks1.31K decks
-0%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5.4%inclusion71 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
5.3%inclusion70 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Bribery
5.3%inclusion70 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.3%inclusion69 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Geth's Grimoire
23%inclusion300 decks1.31K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion276 decks1.31K decks
-5%synergy
Gem of Becoming
15%inclusion200 decks1.31K decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion175 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
12%inclusion160 decks1.31K decks
12%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
12%inclusion151 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion136 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
6.2%inclusion82 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.6%inclusion42 decks750 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.6%inclusion73 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Caress
24%inclusion313 decks1.31K decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion298 decks1.31K decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion296 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion257 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Raiders' Wake
19%inclusion245 decks1.31K decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion220 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
17%inclusion217 decks1.31K decks
16%synergy
Painful Quandary
16%inclusion216 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Dragon Tempest
14%inclusion183 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Control Magic
14%inclusion178 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion136 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Bandit's Talent
10%inclusion124 decks1.30K decks
8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
9.1%inclusion119 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Greed
8.7%inclusion114 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Omniscience
7.8%inclusion102 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Oppression
7.7%inclusion101 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.2%inclusion94 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
6.3%inclusion83 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
6.1%inclusion80 decks1.31K decks
-0%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.1%inclusion80 decks1.31K decks
-6%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
5.8%inclusion76 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.8%inclusion76 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Copy Artifact
5.5%inclusion72 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.3%inclusion70 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.7%inclusion88 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.7%inclusion75 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion388 decks1.31K decks
-6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion368 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion253 decks1.31K decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion197 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion193 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion119 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
9.0%inclusion118 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.2%inclusion108 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.8%inclusion89 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.5%inclusion85 decks1.31K decks
-9%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.6%inclusion73 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion1.07K decks1.31K decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion869 decks1.31K decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion562 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion560 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion541 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion528 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion486 decks1.31K decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
35%inclusion465 decks1.31K decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
35%inclusion456 decks1.31K decks
-10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
24%inclusion313 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
23%inclusion307 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion301 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Visage of Bolas
18%inclusion232 decks1.31K decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion227 decks1.31K decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion225 decks1.31K decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion188 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
14%inclusion179 decks1.31K decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion154 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion147 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion133 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion131 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.2%inclusion94 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.7%inclusion75 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
5.3%inclusion69 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion1.28K decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion1.28K decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion1.28K decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion913 decks1.31K decks
-22%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion654 decks1.31K decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion540 decks1.31K decks
-15%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion510 decks1.31K decks
-9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion509 decks1.31K decks
-7%synergy
Blood Crypt
39%inclusion506 decks1.31K decks
-8%synergy
Steam Vents
37%inclusion482 decks1.31K decks
-9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion465 decks1.31K decks
-7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion437 decks1.31K decks
-14%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion433 decks1.31K decks
-7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
31%inclusion406 decks1.31K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion393 decks1.31K decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion390 decks1.31K decks
-5%synergy
Shivan Reef
29%inclusion381 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
29%inclusion380 decks1.31K decks
-8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion365 decks1.31K decks
-0%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion349 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion321 decks1.31K decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion312 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion291 decks1.31K decks
-9%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion284 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
22%inclusion283 decks1.31K decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion278 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion272 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Training Center
21%inclusion270 decks1.31K decks
-11%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion269 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion246 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion237 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion225 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion220 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion206 decks1.31K decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion197 decks1.31K decks
-16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
15%inclusion195 decks1.31K decks
-10%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion192 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion189 decks1.31K decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion183 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion182 decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion170 decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion167 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion162 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion148 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion147 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
11%inclusion139 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion138 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Thundering Falls
10%inclusion133 decks1.31K decks
-0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion132 decks1.31K decks
-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion129 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy