Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Budget

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Serpent's Pass
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cruel Ultimatum
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Slave of Bolas
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
28%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
26%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Syphon Mind
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Deep Analysis
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion45 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
-11%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Megrim
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Opt
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Soul Manipulation
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Fell Specter
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Dragon
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Augur of Bolas
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Blazing Specter
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Blizzard Specter
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Sangromancer
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Flameblast Dragon
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Specter
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Specter
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Abyssal Specter
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Scythe Specter
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Asylum Visitor
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Royal Assassin
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Archivist
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Skylord
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Grim Initiate
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Invading Manticore
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Aven Eternal
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Dragon Mage
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Icefall Regent
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Steel Hellkite
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Lazotep Reaver
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Herald of the Dreadhorde
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Rapacious Dragon
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
The Raven Man
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Decadent Dragon
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Diviner
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Crosis's Charm
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
-16%synergy
Commence the Endgame
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Charm
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Recoil
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
-24%synergy
Terror
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Crush Dissent
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Rewind
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Boomerang
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Plating
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-20%synergy
Countersquall
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Bedevil
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Leak
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
6%synergy
No Escape
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Murder
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Remove Soul
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Dream Salvage
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Shatter
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Anticipate
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Deliver Unto Evil
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Hour of Devastation
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Dark Intimations
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Crux of Fate
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
The Elderspell
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-10%synergy
Bleeding Edge
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Fireball
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Duress
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-22%synergy
Widespread Brutality
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Callous Dismissal
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Spark Harvest
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-38%synergy
Apex of Power
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Invade the City
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Wit's End
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Dreadbore
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Divination
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Earthquake
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Act of Treason
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Toll of the Invasion
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Skull Rend
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Compulsive Research
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Molten Exhale
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
God-Pharaoh's Statue
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Gem of Becoming
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-15%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
The Rack
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Mazemind Tome
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Control Magic
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Waste Not
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Greed
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Steal Artifact
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Bandit's Talent
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Confiscate
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Pain Magnification
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Caress
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Witness Protection
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
The Elder Dragon War
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Persuasion
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Larceny
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
-25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
-12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-16%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
59%inclusion69 decks117 decks
-31%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion60 decks117 decks
-37%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion49 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Sky Diamond
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
-13%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
-15%synergy
Firemind Vessel
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
-26%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
-33%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
-29%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Visage of Bolas
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Manalith
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geode
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Mana Prism
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion116 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion115 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion115 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59%inclusion69 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
57%inclusion67 decks117 decks
-34%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion54 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion46 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion37 decks117 decks
-25%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
-17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
-26%synergy
Shivan Reef
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
-11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
-33%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
-14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
-30%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Seething Landscape
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
-7%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Peak
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Highland Lake
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Salt Marsh
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Urborg Volcano
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Akoum Refuge
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy