Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Budget

Cas Hinds
Mar 16, 2026
The Rate of Change With the Commander Format
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Emeritus of Woe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mage Tower Referee
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Potioner's Trove
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Run Behind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cruel Ultimatum
42%inclusion54 decks129 decks
37%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
37%inclusion48 decks129 decks
35%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
32%inclusion41 decks129 decks
31%synergy
Slave of Bolas
29%inclusion37 decks129 decks
27%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
28%inclusion36 decks129 decks
27%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
28%inclusion36 decks129 decks
26%synergy
Deep Analysis
29%inclusion37 decks129 decks
25%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
22%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
22%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion48 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion44 decks129 decks
-10%synergy
Terminate
28%inclusion36 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Megrim
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Syphon Mind
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Hour of Devastation
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
22%synergy
Soul Manipulation
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Sedraxis Specter
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Fell Specter
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Augur of Bolas
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Archaeomancer
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Blizzard Specter
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Blazing Specter
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Sangromancer
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Specter
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Dragon
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Dragon Mage
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Specter
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Asylum Visitor
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Flameblast Dragon
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Scythe Specter
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Abyssal Specter
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Steel Hellkite
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Mica, Reader of Ruins
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Burglar Rat
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Skylord
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Grim Initiate
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Royal Assassin
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Elemental Mascot
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Biblioplex Tomekeeper
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Rancorous Archaic
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Colorstorm Stallion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Herald of the Dreadhorde
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Soul Diviner
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Archivist
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Aven Eternal
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
The Raven Man
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Gravedigger
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Plaguecrafter
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Invading Manticore
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
-3%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Crosis's Charm
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
19%synergy
Commence the Endgame
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Recoil
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
-22%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
-22%synergy
Cancel
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Vibrant Outburst
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crush Dissent
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-11%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Lazotep Plating
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Terror
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Boomerang
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
No Escape
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Unsummon
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Remove Soul
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Rewind
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
-8%synergy
Prismari Charm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Shock
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Charm
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Supreme Will
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Teachings
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Shatter
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Dream Salvage
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-23%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Dark Intimations
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Crux of Fate
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Act of Treason
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Fireball
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
10%synergy
The Elderspell
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-18%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
9%synergy
End of the Hunt
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Duress
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Invade the City
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Bleeding Edge
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Widespread Brutality
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Callous Dismissal
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Rapturous Moment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Apex of Power
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Procrastinate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Wit's End
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
-14%synergy
Finale of Revelation
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Compulsive Research
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Toll of the Invasion
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Divination
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gem of Becoming
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
16%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
-17%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Control Magic
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Steal Artifact
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-3%synergy
Greed
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Mind Control
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Bandit's Talent
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Confiscate
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
-16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
-28%synergy
Barren Moor
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
57%inclusion74 decks129 decks
-32%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion62 decks129 decks
-40%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion46 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
30%inclusion39 decks129 decks
28%synergy
Sky Diamond
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Signet
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Signet
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
-12%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
19%synergy
Firemind Vessel
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
-33%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
-32%synergy
Visage of Bolas
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
-38%synergy
Manalith
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Resonating Lute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geode
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion127 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Island
98%inclusion127 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion126 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
54%inclusion70 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
52%inclusion67 decks129 decks
-40%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion62 decks129 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion50 decks129 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion39 decks129 decks
-26%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion39 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
29%inclusion37 decks129 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion36 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
26%inclusion34 decks129 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
-25%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
-17%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
-15%synergy
Maestros Theater
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
-35%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
-32%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
-17%synergy
Tainted Peak
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Spectacle Summit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Gateway Plaza
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-11%synergy
Highland Lake
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Salt Marsh
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy