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
Wild Unraveling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cruel Ultimatum
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
29%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Slave of Bolas
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
27%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Deep Analysis
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Syphon Mind
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Megrim
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Soul Manipulation
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Fell Specter
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Hypnotic Specter
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Augur of Bolas
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Blizzard Specter
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Blazing Specter
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Sangromancer
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Specter
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Dragon
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Asylum Visitor
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Mage
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Specter
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Abyssal Specter
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Scythe Specter
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Flameblast Dragon
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Royal Assassin
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Steel Hellkite
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Grim Initiate
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Aven Eternal
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
The Raven Man
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Skylord
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Avatar of Woe
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Herald of the Dreadhorde
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Soul Diviner
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Archivist
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Invading Manticore
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Decadent Dragon
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Plaguecrafter
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Urgoros, the Empty One
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Rapacious Dragon
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Fog Bank
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Crosis's Charm
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Commence the Endgame
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-19%synergy
Recoil
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-21%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Crush Dissent
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Unsummon
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Boomerang
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Rewind
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Lazotep Plating
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Murder
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-21%synergy
Remove Soul
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
No Escape
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Shatter
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Dream Salvage
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Dispelling Exhale
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Charm
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Supreme Will
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Anticipate
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Hour of Devastation
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Dark Intimations
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Fireball
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Crux of Fate
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-19%synergy
Duress
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
The Elderspell
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Act of Treason
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Widespread Brutality
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Apex of Power
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Bleeding Edge
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Invade the City
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Callous Dismissal
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Relentless Advance
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Wit's End
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Divination
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Earthquake
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Molten Exhale
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-40%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gem of Becoming
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
17%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-18%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Control Magic
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Raiders' Wake
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Greed
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Steal Artifact
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Waste Not
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Confiscate
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Pain Magnification
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%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
Pestilence
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-16%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60%inclusion70 decks116 decks
-30%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion60 decks116 decks
-36%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Signet
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
-15%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Firemind Vessel
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
-27%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
Dragonstorm Globe
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Visage of Bolas
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Manalith
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geode
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
Lands
Island
99%inclusion115 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion115 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion114 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
-38%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
53%inclusion61 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion54 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion46 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
-24%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Dismal Backwater
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
-23%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
-20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-14%synergy
Shivan Reef
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-32%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-30%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-16%synergy
Grixis Panorama
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Cinder Barrens
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Urborg Volcano
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Highland Lake
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Transguild Promenade
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy