Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Budget

Background image for What If Commander Damage Didn't Exist?
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Deadly Precision
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Serpent's Pass
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cruel Ultimatum
39%inclusion46 decks119 decks
34%synergy
Slave of Bolas
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
30%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
27%inclusion32 decks119 decks
26%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
28%inclusion33 decks119 decks
26%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Deep Analysis
28%inclusion33 decks119 decks
24%synergy
Syphon Mind
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion47 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion42 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Terminate
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Megrim
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Opt
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Soul Manipulation
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Fell Specter
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Augur of Bolas
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Blazing Specter
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Dragon
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Blizzard Specter
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Sangromancer
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Specter
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Clone
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Asylum Visitor
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Specter
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Flameblast Dragon
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Abyssal Specter
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Royal Assassin
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Dragon Mage
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Scythe Specter
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Skylord
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Grim Initiate
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Aven Eternal
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Invading Manticore
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Herald of the Dreadhorde
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Archivist
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Steel Hellkite
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
The Raven Man
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Lazotep Reaver
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Soul Diviner
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Rapacious Dragon
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Avatar of Woe
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Decadent Dragon
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Guul Draz Specter
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Crosis's Charm
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
-16%synergy
Commence the Endgame
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Recoil
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Charm
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Terror
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Cancel
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Crush Dissent
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
-25%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Lazotep Plating
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
7%synergy
No Escape
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
-19%synergy
Boomerang
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Remove Soul
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Murder
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Dream Salvage
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Shatter
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Anticipate
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Supreme Will
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Evacuation
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Hour of Devastation
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Dark Intimations
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
15%synergy
The Elderspell
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Crux of Fate
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Fireball
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Widespread Brutality
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Bleeding Edge
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-11%synergy
Callous Dismissal
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Apex of Power
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-22%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Duress
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Invade the City
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Wit's End
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Spark Harvest
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Act of Treason
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-39%synergy
Earthquake
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Divination
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Toll of the Invasion
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Skull Rend
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Preordain
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
God-Pharaoh's Statue
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Gem of Becoming
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-16%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
5%synergy
The Rack
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Control Magic
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Raiders' Wake
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Steal Artifact
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Greed
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Pain Magnification
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Confiscate
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Persuasion
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Oppression
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
The Elder Dragon War
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
-25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-16%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60%inclusion71 decks119 decks
-30%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion62 decks119 decks
-36%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion48 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
29%inclusion34 decks119 decks
27%synergy
Sky Diamond
28%inclusion33 decks119 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
24%inclusion29 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Signet
24%inclusion29 decks119 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
-12%synergy
Fire Diamond
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
-15%synergy
Firemind Vessel
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
-27%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
-34%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
-30%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Visage of Bolas
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Manalith
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geode
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion118 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion117 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion117 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57%inclusion68 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
56%inclusion67 decks119 decks
-35%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion55 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion48 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
-27%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
29%inclusion34 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion33 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
27%inclusion32 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Dismal Backwater
27%inclusion32 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
-18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
-25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
-14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
-12%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
-14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
-33%synergy
Seething Landscape
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
-31%synergy
Choked Estuary
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
-6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Salt Marsh
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Highland Lake
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Urborg Volcano
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
3%synergy