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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Wild Unraveling
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cruel Ultimatum
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
34%inclusion40 decks118 decks
31%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Slave of Bolas
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
28%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Deep Analysis
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Syphon Mind
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Megrim
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Soul Manipulation
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Hour of Devastation
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Fell Specter
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Augur of Bolas
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Blizzard Specter
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Blazing Specter
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Sangromancer
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Specter
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Specter
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Dragon
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Asylum Visitor
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Scythe Specter
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Dragon Mage
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Flameblast Dragon
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Abyssal Specter
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Royal Assassin
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Skylord
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
7%synergy
The Raven Man
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Steel Hellkite
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Aven Eternal
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Grim Initiate
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Herald of the Dreadhorde
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Soul Diviner
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Invading Manticore
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Avatar of Woe
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Plaguecrafter
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Reaver
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Archivist
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Strix
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Fog Bank
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Urgoros, the Empty One
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Decadent Dragon
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Fact or Fiction
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Crosis's Charm
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Commence the Endgame
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Recoil
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
-20%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
-22%synergy
Crush Dissent
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Charm
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Rewind
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-8%synergy
Unsummon
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Plating
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Countersquall
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Boomerang
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
No Escape
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-21%synergy
Remove Soul
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Murder
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Shatter
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Charm
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Dream Salvage
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Charm
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Consider
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Doom Blade
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Mana Leak
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Dark Intimations
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Crux of Fate
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Fireball
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
11%synergy
The Elderspell
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-18%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Act of Treason
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Bleeding Edge
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Duress
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Tormenting Voice
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Apex of Power
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Widespread Brutality
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Invade the City
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Callous Dismissal
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Wit's End
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Revelation
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Earthquake
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Divination
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-40%synergy
Toll of the Invasion
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gem of Becoming
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
18%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-17%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Control Magic
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Raiders' Wake
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Waste Not
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Greed
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Confiscate
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Steal Artifact
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Persuasion
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Pain Magnification
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Mind Control
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
The Elder Dragon War
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-27%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
58%inclusion69 decks118 decks
-31%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion61 decks118 decks
-36%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion46 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
28%synergy
Izzet Signet
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
-14%synergy
Firemind Vessel
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-29%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-28%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-34%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Visage of Bolas
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Manalith
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geode
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Sisay's Ring
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion117 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion116 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion116 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
55%inclusion65 decks118 decks
-37%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
55%inclusion65 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
-24%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
-23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
-15%synergy
Shivan Reef
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
-13%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
-33%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
-15%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-31%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Cinder Barrens
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Peak
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-11%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Highland Lake
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Urborg Volcano
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Serpent's Pass
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Transguild Promenade
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
1%synergy