Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Control

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Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
39%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Syphon Mind
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Slave of Bolas
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Crux of Fate
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Megrim
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Waste Not
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Baleful Strix
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Rhystic Study
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Sangromancer
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
The Scarab God
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Augur of Bolas
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Fell Specter
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Blazing Specter
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Clone
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Abyssal Specter
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Guul Draz Specter
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Royal Assassin
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Blizzard Specter
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Hellkite Courser
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Avatar of Woe
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Burglar Rat
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowmage Infiltrator
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Scythe Specter
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Ophiomancer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Specter
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Dragon
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Death Baron
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Anger
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Grave Researcher
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Frantic Search
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Crosis's Charm
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Countersquall
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Drown in the Loch
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Soul Manipulation
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Terror
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Recoil
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Evacuation
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Unsummon
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Lazotep Plating
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Shatter
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Bolt Bend
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Hour of Devastation
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Dark Intimations
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Deal
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Tormenting Voice
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Duress
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Dark Petition
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mind Twist
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Burning Inquiry
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Dreadbore
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Portent
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Brotherhood's End
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Perfect Intimidation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-0%synergy
Gem of Becoming
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Library of Leng
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowspear
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Howling Mine
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Diary of Dreams
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hard-Won Jitte
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Caress
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Dragon Tempest
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Raiders' Wake
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Omniscience
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Talent
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Mire
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Remote Isle
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Faerie Conclave
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Barren Moor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Crater
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
-19%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Signet
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Lotus
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Visage of Bolas
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion41 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
-19%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Watery Grave
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Steam Vents
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Crypt
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Badlands
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Underground Sea
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Volcanic Island
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Training Center
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Luxury Suite
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-0%synergy
Grixis Panorama
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-0%synergy
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