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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Deadly Precision
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Serpent's Pass
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Desperate Plea
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cruel Ultimatum
39%inclusion45 decks115 decks
35%synergy
Slave of Bolas
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
30%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
29%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
28%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
25%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Deep Analysis
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Syphon Mind
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion43 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion38 decks115 decks
-11%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion35 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Megrim
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Soul Manipulation
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Crosis's Charm
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Augur of Bolas
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Blazing Specter
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Blizzard Specter
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Specter
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Dragon
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Sangromancer
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Asylum Visitor
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Specter
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Dragon Mage
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Abyssal Specter
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Scythe Specter
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Flameblast Dragon
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Royal Assassin
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Steel Hellkite
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Invading Manticore
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
The Raven Man
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Skylord
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Grim Initiate
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Aven Eternal
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Lazotep Reaver
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Soul Diviner
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Archivist
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Herald of the Dreadhorde
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Plaguecrafter
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Decadent Dragon
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Guul Draz Specter
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Opt
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Recoil
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Commence the Endgame
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
-19%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
-22%synergy
Maestros Charm
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Crush Dissent
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Unsummon
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Terror
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Boomerang
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
8%synergy
No Escape
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-20%synergy
Lazotep Plating
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Remove Soul
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-9%synergy
Murder
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Shatter
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Dream Salvage
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Dispelling Exhale
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Anticipate
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Hour of Devastation
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Dark Intimations
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Crux of Fate
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
10%synergy
The Elderspell
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Fireball
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
-19%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
-10%synergy
Bleeding Edge
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Duress
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Callous Dismissal
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Invade the City
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Apex of Power
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Wit's End
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Act of Treason
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Spark Harvest
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Widespread Brutality
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Revelation
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Earthquake
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Molten Exhale
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Toll of the Invasion
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Skull Rend
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Divination
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-40%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gem of Becoming
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
16%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
-17%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Howling Mine
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Control Magic
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Raiders' Wake
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Steal Artifact
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Greed
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Confiscate
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Pain Magnification
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
Persuasion
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
The Elder Dragon War
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
-11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-27%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
61%inclusion70 decks115 decks
-29%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion61 decks115 decks
-35%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion46 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Signet
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Signet
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
-13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Firemind Vessel
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
-27%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
-30%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
-34%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Visage of Bolas
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Manalith
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geode
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion114 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion113 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion113 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57%inclusion66 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
56%inclusion64 decks115 decks
-36%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion53 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion45 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
-25%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
-11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
-24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
-14%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
-32%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
-13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Seething Landscape
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
-31%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
-16%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Peak
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Cinder Barrens
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Highland Lake
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Urborg Volcano
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy