Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Core

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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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Moxfield
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Serpent's Pass
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Precision
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
34%inclusion33 decks97 decks
31%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
25%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
28%inclusion27 decks97 decks
25%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Hour of Devastation
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Slave of Bolas
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Control Magic
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Megrim
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
40%inclusion39 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion25 decks97 decks
-11%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion25 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
-25%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Dragon
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Fell Specter
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Decadent Dragon
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Archivist
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Abyssal Specter
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Blood Tyrant
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Augur of Bolas
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
The Locust God
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Nekrataal
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Skylord
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Blazing Specter
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Merfolk Looter
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Dragon Mage
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Merciless Eternal
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Asylum Visitor
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Sangromancer
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Eternal Taskmaster
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Aven Eternal
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Hellkite Courser
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Avatar of Woe
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Crosis's Charm
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Countersquall
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
-17%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
Commence the Endgame
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Soul Manipulation
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Crush Dissent
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Opt
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Word of Seizing
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Terror
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Plating
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Command
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Mana Leak
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Unsummon
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Remove Soul
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Shatter
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Steam Augury
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Charm
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Snap
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Rewind
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Grixis Charm
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Desertion
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Evacuation
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Delirium
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Dark Banishing
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Domineering Will
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Ray of Command
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Fork
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Charm
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Boomerang
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
-12%synergy
Crux of Fate
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Intimations
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Plague Wind
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Bleeding Edge
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Insurrection
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
The Elderspell
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Relentless Advance
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Disintegrate
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Suplex
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Spark Harvest
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Duress
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Callous Dismissal
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Worst Fears
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Fireball
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Invade the City
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Dreadbore
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Gem of Becoming
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
-17%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
2%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
The Rack
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Samurai's Katana
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Library of Leng
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Unscythe, Killer of Kings
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Waste Not
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
2%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Greed
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Raiders' Wake
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Oppression
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Mind Control
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Dragon Tempest
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Caress
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Steal Artifact
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Confiscate
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Elder Mastery
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Insight
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
-22%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion68 decks97 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion56 decks97 decks
-30%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion42 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion40 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion40 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion31 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
28%inclusion27 decks97 decks
-21%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Relic of Sauron
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Visage of Bolas
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
-12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Star Compass
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Manalith
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Mana Prism
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geode
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion93 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Island
96%inclusion93 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion92 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion62 decks97 decks
-28%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60%inclusion58 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion37 decks97 decks
-18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion37 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion33 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion31 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
-16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion26 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
-21%synergy
Blood Crypt
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
-24%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
-27%synergy
Seething Landscape
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Grixis Panorama
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Steam Vents
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
-26%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Graven Cairns
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Urborg Volcano
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-24%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-24%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-22%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
7%synergy