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Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
26%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Slave of Bolas
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Hour of Devastation
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Megrim
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
-13%synergy
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
-26%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Dragon
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Clone
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Fell Specter
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Augur of Bolas
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Merciless Eternal
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Skylord
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Geode Golem
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Sangromancer
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Grim Initiate
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Aven Eternal
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Balefire Dragon
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Abyssal Specter
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Eternal Taskmaster
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
The Scarab God
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Dragon Mage
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Quicksilver Dragon
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Reaver
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Soul Manipulation
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Commence the Endgame
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Chase Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Crush Dissent
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-21%synergy
Word of Seizing
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Plating
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Special Move
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Opt
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Snap
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Delirium
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Steam Augury
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Stinging Study
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Dream Salvage
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Domineering Will
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Fork
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Ray of Command
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Remove Soul
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Leak
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Banishing
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Recoil
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Grixis Charm
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Shatter
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Boomerang
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Dark Intimations
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Crux of Fate
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Deep Analysis
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Bleeding Edge
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Disintegrate
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
8%synergy
The Elderspell
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-13%synergy
Dark Deal
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Invade the City
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Insurrection
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Callous Dismissal
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Fireball
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Plague Wind
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Widespread Brutality
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
God-Pharaoh's Statue
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Gem of Becoming
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
The Rack
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Glasses of Urza
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Control Magic
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
17%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Underworld Dreams
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Greed
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Caress
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Raiders' Wake
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Dragon Tempest
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Talent
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Oppression
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Mind Control
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Paralyze
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion64 decks92 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion54 decks92 decks
-29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Visage of Bolas
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Firemind Vessel
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-15%synergy
Star Compass
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geode
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion89 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Island
97%inclusion89 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion88 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion59 decks92 decks
-28%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59%inclusion54 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
-18%synergy
Steam Vents
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
-20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
-23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Xander's Lounge
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Grixis Panorama
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Graven Cairns
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-18%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-21%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-0%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
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