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
Desperate Plea
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Precision
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Serpent's Pass
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cruel Ultimatum
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Slave of Bolas
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
30%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
29%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
28%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Deep Analysis
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Syphon Mind
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Megrim
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Soul Manipulation
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Crosis's Charm
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Hypnotic Specter
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Augur of Bolas
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Blazing Specter
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Blizzard Specter
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Specter
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Dragon
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Sangromancer
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Liliana's Specter
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Asylum Visitor
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Abyssal Specter
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Flameblast Dragon
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Scythe Specter
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Mage
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Royal Assassin
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Steel Hellkite
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
The Raven Man
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Decadent Dragon
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Avatar of Woe
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Archivist
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Icefall Regent
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Plaguecrafter
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Urgoros, the Empty One
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Invading Manticore
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Rapacious Dragon
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Lavaborn Muse
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Eternal Skylord
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Soul Diviner
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Aven Eternal
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Recoil
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-19%synergy
Maestros Charm
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Commence the Endgame
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-22%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Crush Dissent
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Unsummon
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Terror
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Boomerang
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Countersquall
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
8%synergy
No Escape
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherize
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Bedevil
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Remove Soul
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-22%synergy
Murder
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Plating
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Dispelling Exhale
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Dream Salvage
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Shatter
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Anticipate
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Deliver Unto Evil
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Hour of Devastation
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Dark Intimations
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Crux of Fate
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Fireball
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-19%synergy
The Elderspell
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Apex of Power
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Bleeding Edge
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Duress
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Wit's End
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Act of Treason
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Widespread Brutality
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-38%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Invade the City
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Callous Dismissal
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Molten Exhale
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Earthquake
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Relentless Advance
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Skull Rend
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Divination
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gem of Becoming
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
16%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-16%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Control Magic
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Raiders' Wake
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Steal Artifact
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Waste Not
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Greed
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Pain Magnification
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Confiscate
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Persuasion
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
The Elder Dragon War
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-27%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60%inclusion70 decks116 decks
-30%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
-34%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Sky Diamond
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Signet
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Firemind Vessel
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-30%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-35%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-28%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Visage of Bolas
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Manalith
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geode
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion115 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion115 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion114 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
58%inclusion67 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
56%inclusion65 decks116 decks
-36%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
-25%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
-18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
-25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malice
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Seething Landscape
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-33%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-14%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-32%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-17%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Urborg Volcano
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Akoum Refuge
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy