Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Budget

Jubilee Finnegan
May 13, 2024
Mechanical Memories — The Guide to Cascade
Where did Cascade come from? Learn its history and put the mechanic to the test in a Kellan the Kid deck build!
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Slave of Bolas
53% of 89 decks +51% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
52% of 84 decks +50% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
51% of 89 decks +45% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
45% of 84 decks +45% synergy
Crosis, the Purger
41% of 96 decks +40% synergy
Deep Analysis
42% of 95 decks +37% synergy
Crosis's Charm
39% of 95 decks +35% synergy
Burnished Hart
39% of 88 decks +35% synergy
Dark Intimations
36% of 86 decks +34% synergy
Gem of Becoming
35% of 89 decks +34% synergy
Top Cards
Commander's Sphere
57% of 87 decks +32% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
55% of 95 decks +29% synergy
Negate
46% of 89 decks +22% synergy
Terminate
45% of 95 decks +17% synergy
Firemind Vessel
38% of 84 decks +37% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
35% of 85 decks +31% synergy
Megrim
34% of 96 decks +29% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
34% of 89 decks +31% synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
33% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
33% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Creatures
Fell Specter
33% of 84 decks +31% synergy
Augur of Bolas
30% of 89 decks +30% synergy
Sedraxis Specter
26% of 89 decks +25% synergy
Sangromancer
25% of 89 decks +23% synergy
Hypnotic Specter
24% of 98 decks +24% synergy
Blizzard Specter
24% of 89 decks +23% synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
23% of 88 decks +23% synergy
Asylum Visitor
22% of 87 decks +22% synergy
Diluvian Primordial
20% of 88 decks +19% synergy
Doomsday Specter
20% of 95 decks +20% synergy
Liliana's Specter
19% of 89 decks +19% synergy
Plaguecrafter
19% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Scythe Specter
18% of 89 decks +18% synergy
Disciple of Bolas
18% of 89 decks +15% synergy
Archaeomancer
18% of 89 decks +14% synergy
Dragon Mage
17% of 95 decks +15% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16% of 92 decks +1% synergy
Deathbringer Regent
16% of 87 decks +16% synergy
Burglar Rat
15% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Elderfang Disciple
15% of 78 decks +15% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
15% of 89 decks +12% synergy
Blazing Specter
14% of 96 decks +13% synergy
Banshee of the Dread Choir
13% of 87 decks +12% synergy
Shivan Dragon
12% of 98 decks +12% synergy
The Raven Man
12% of 60 decks +11% synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
11% of 82 decks +11% synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
11% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Eternal Skylord
11% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Decadent Dragon
11% of 28 decks +7% synergy
Obsidian Charmaw
10% of 78 decks +10% synergy
Dinrova Horror
10% of 88 decks +10% synergy
Lazotep Reaver
10% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
10% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
10% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Merciless Eternal
9% of 85 decks +9% synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
9% of 88 decks +6% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9% of 78 decks +7% synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9% of 70 decks +3% synergy
Aven Eternal
8% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Grim Initiate
8% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
8% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Hidetsugu and Kairi
8% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Flameblast Dragon
8% of 89 decks +8% synergy
Shadowmage Infiltrator
7% of 95 decks +6% synergy
Abyssal Specter
7% of 97 decks +7% synergy
Herald of the Dreadhorde
7% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
7% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Royal Assassin
7% of 98 decks +6% synergy
Dreamstealer
7% of 85 decks +7% synergy
Eternal of Harsh Truths
7% of 85 decks +7% synergy
Instants
Fact or Fiction
33% of 96 decks +22% synergy
Soul Manipulation
30% of 89 decks +29% synergy
Maestros Charm
30% of 70 decks +25% synergy
Commence the Endgame
29% of 84 decks +26% synergy
Counterspell
29% of 98 decks -16% synergy
Abrade
28% of 85 decks +20% synergy
Rakdos Charm
27% of 89 decks +12% synergy
Recoil
24% of 96 decks +24% synergy
Opt
24% of 96 decks +19% synergy
Aetherize
20% of 88 decks +18% synergy
Brainstorm
18% of 97 decks -1% synergy
Supreme Will
16% of 85 decks +16% synergy
Izzet Charm
16% of 89 decks +13% synergy
No Escape
15% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Dark Ritual
15% of 98 decks -14% synergy
Quick Study
15% of 27 decks +13% synergy
Lightning Bolt
14% of 98 decks +8% synergy
Magmaquake
13% of 89 decks +13% synergy
Countersquall
13% of 89 decks +11% synergy
Starstorm
13% of 95 decks +12% synergy
Crush Dissent
12% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Dihada's Ploy
12% of 78 decks +11% synergy
Mystical Teachings
11% of 89 decks +11% synergy
Murder
11% of 89 decks +8% synergy
Frantic Search
10% of 96 decks -4% synergy
Silumgar's Command
10% of 87 decks +10% synergy
Terror
10% of 98 decks +10% synergy
Logic Knot
10% of 89 decks +10% synergy
Lazotep Plating
10% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Cancel
9% of 89 decks +8% synergy
Big Score
9% of 70 decks +2% synergy
Unsummon
8% of 98 decks +8% synergy
Chaos Warp
8% of 89 decks -32% synergy
Rewind
7% of 96 decks +6% synergy
Dark Banishing
7% of 97 decks +7% synergy
Bedevil
7% of 84 decks -14% synergy
Hero's Downfall
7% of 88 decks +6% synergy
Go for the Throat
7% of 89 decks +0% synergy
Mana Leak
6% of 96 decks +5% synergy
Memory Lapse
6% of 97 decks +5% synergy
Shatter
6% of 98 decks +6% synergy
Dig Through Time
6% of 87 decks +1% synergy
Dream Salvage
6% of 89 decks +5% synergy
Doom Blade
6% of 89 decks +4% synergy
Fire // Ice
5% of 95 decks +5% synergy
Arcane Denial
5% of 97 decks -23% synergy
Remove Soul
5% of 98 decks +5% synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5% of 98 decks -0% synergy
Sorceries
Hour of Devastation
33% of 85 decks +32% synergy
Syphon Mind
33% of 95 decks +30% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23% of 95 decks +18% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
23% of 84 decks +21% synergy
Imposing Grandeur
22% of 72 decks +22% synergy
Tormenting Voice
20% of 87 decks +19% synergy
Extract from Darkness
20% of 87 decks +16% synergy
Notion Rain
18% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
18% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Skull Rend
17% of 89 decks +17% synergy
Crux of Fate
16% of 87 decks +13% synergy
Widespread Brutality
15% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Feed the Swarm
12% of 78 decks -24% synergy
Apex of Power
11% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Wit's End
10% of 89 decks +10% synergy
The Elderspell
10% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Invade the City
10% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Faithless Looting
9% of 89 decks -11% synergy
Spark Harvest
8% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Bleeding Edge
8% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
8% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Blasphemous Act
8% of 89 decks -41% synergy
Unnerve
7% of 96 decks +7% synergy
Relentless Advance
7% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Fireball
7% of 98 decks +7% synergy
Callous Dismissal
7% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Painful Truths
7% of 87 decks +4% synergy
Treasure Cruise
7% of 87 decks +3% synergy
Mystic Retrieval
7% of 89 decks +6% synergy
Duress
6% of 96 decks +5% synergy
Earthquake
6% of 98 decks +6% synergy
Toll of the Invasion
6% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Whispering Madness
6% of 88 decks -1% synergy
Compulsive Research
6% of 89 decks +5% synergy
Abandon the Post
5% of 73 decks +5% synergy
Ashen Powder
5% of 97 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
God-Pharaoh's Statue
25% of 84 decks +24% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20% of 90 decks +3% synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
16% of 98 decks +15% synergy
Hedron Archive
15% of 87 decks +12% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15% of 89 decks -11% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
10% of 92 decks +8% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7% of 84 decks +1% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
7% of 85 decks +7% synergy
Library of Leng
5% of 98 decks +3% synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
29% of 84 decks +28% synergy
Raiders' Wake
29% of 84 decks +27% synergy
Control Magic
26% of 98 decks +25% synergy
Shrieking Affliction
16% of 89 decks +15% synergy
The Elder Dragon War
13% of 60 decks +13% synergy
Greed
11% of 98 decks +11% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
11% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Painful Quandary
10% of 89 decks +8% synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
9% of 95 decks +9% synergy
Propaganda
8% of 96 decks -4% synergy
Waste Not
8% of 87 decks +1% synergy
Confiscate
7% of 96 decks +7% synergy
Steal Artifact
7% of 98 decks +7% synergy
Pain Magnification
7% of 89 decks +6% synergy
Larceny
5% of 96 decks +5% synergy
Insight
5% of 96 decks +5% synergy
Curiosity
5% of 96 decks +2% synergy
Animate Dead
5% of 98 decks -3% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
11% of 35 decks +11% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
28% of 89 decks +25% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
27% of 84 decks +23% synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
19% of 84 decks +19% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
16% of 85 decks +15% synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
11% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
11% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
10% of 87 decks +9% synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
10% of 89 decks +10% synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
8% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
23% of 95 decks +14% synergy
Bojuka Bog
10% of 89 decks -15% synergy
Rogue's Passage
9% of 89 decks -13% synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
7% of 89 decks +6% synergy
Reliquary Tower
7% of 89 decks -28% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5% of 95 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
65% of 82 decks -24% synergy
Sol Ring
59% of 98 decks -32% synergy
Rakdos Signet
43% of 89 decks +1% synergy
Izzet Signet
40% of 89 decks +1% synergy
Dimir Signet
38% of 89 decks -5% synergy
Sky Diamond
27% of 97 decks +25% synergy
Fire Diamond
26% of 97 decks +24% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25% of 97 decks +23% synergy
Darksteel Ingot
18% of 92 decks +17% synergy
Fellwar Stone
18% of 98 decks -17% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18% of 66 decks +12% synergy
Mind Stone
18% of 96 decks +1% synergy
Izzet Locket
13% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Visage of Bolas
13% of 85 decks +12% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
12% of 83 decks -32% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
12% of 92 decks -28% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11% of 92 decks -36% synergy
Sisay's Ring
10% of 97 decks +10% synergy
Mana Geode
10% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
8% of 96 decks +8% synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
8% of 66 decks +7% synergy
Prismatic Lens
7% of 89 decks +6% synergy
Gilded Lotus
7% of 92 decks +2% synergy
Star Compass
6% of 95 decks +6% synergy
Drake-Skull Cameo
5% of 96 decks +5% synergy
Worn Powerstone
5% of 96 decks -1% synergy
Bonder's Ornament
5% of 78 decks +5% synergy
Skyclave Relic
5% of 78 decks +4% synergy
Lands
Crumbling Necropolis
67% of 89 decks +9% synergy
Command Tower
67% of 89 decks -25% synergy
Evolving Wilds
57% of 89 decks +30% synergy
Seething Landscape
56% of 9 decks +24% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
52% of 89 decks +28% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
46% of 87 decks +41% synergy
Dismal Backwater
46% of 87 decks +39% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
44% of 87 decks +37% synergy
Myriad Landscape
39% of 87 decks +25% synergy
Exotic Orchard
35% of 89 decks -22% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
33% of 89 decks +30% synergy
Dimir Guildgate
31% of 88 decks +29% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
27% of 89 decks +12% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26% of 89 decks +11% synergy
Maestros Theater
24% of 70 decks +11% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
23% of 87 decks -16% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22% of 89 decks +8% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
20% of 89 decks +18% synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
20% of 85 decks +18% synergy
Sunken Hollow
20% of 87 decks -23% synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
19% of 95 decks +16% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17% of 87 decks +0% synergy
Grixis Panorama
17% of 89 decks +11% synergy
Shivan Reef
16% of 95 decks -12% synergy
Thriving Isle
15% of 78 decks +11% synergy
Geothermal Bog
15% of 60 decks +12% synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
15% of 60 decks +12% synergy
Temple of Malice
15% of 88 decks +1% synergy
Temple of Deceit
15% of 88 decks -1% synergy
Akoum Refuge
15% of 89 decks +13% synergy
Path of Ancestry
14% of 84 decks -18% synergy
Thriving Bluff
13% of 78 decks +9% synergy
Thriving Moor
13% of 78 decks +8% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12% of 95 decks -1% synergy
Cinder Barrens
11% of 87 decks +10% synergy
Highland Lake
11% of 87 decks +10% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
11% of 95 decks -0% synergy
Salt Marsh
10% of 96 decks +10% synergy
Molten Tributary
10% of 60 decks +7% synergy
Urborg Volcano
9% of 96 decks +9% synergy
Ash Barrens
8% of 86 decks +3% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
8% of 87 decks -12% synergy
Volatile Fjord
8% of 78 decks +6% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
7% of 97 decks -17% synergy
Gateway Plaza
7% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7% of 87 decks +6% synergy
Choked Estuary
7% of 87 decks -12% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
7% of 89 decks -36% synergy
Tainted Peak
6% of 95 decks +3% synergy
Tainted Isle
6% of 95 decks +2% synergy