Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Core

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Cas Hinds
Mar 16, 2026
The Rate of Change With the Commander Format
Is the rate of change in Commander, or Magic as a whole, just too much right now? Should we be worried about more changes to come?
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Scryfall
MTGStocks
Wild Unraveling
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
29%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Hour of Devastation
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
20%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Slave of Bolas
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Megrim
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Control Magic
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
-24%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Dragon
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Fell Specter
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Decadent Dragon
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Royal Assassin
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Augur of Bolas
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Archivist
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Skylord
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Abyssal Specter
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eternal
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Sangromancer
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Geode Golem
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Blood Tyrant
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
The Locust God
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Grim Initiate
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Eternal Taskmaster
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Aven Eternal
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Nekrataal
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Dragon Mage
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Hellkite Courser
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Soul Manipulation
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Crosis's Charm
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-19%synergy
Commence the Endgame
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Crush Dissent
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Terror
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Word of Seizing
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Opt
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Delirium
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Plating
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Steam Augury
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Mana Leak
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Rewind
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Domineering Will
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Unsummon
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Shatter
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Desertion
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Remove Soul
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Stinging Study
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Dark Banishing
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Fork
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Charm
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Dream Salvage
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Ray of Command
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Deep Analysis
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Crux of Fate
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Dark Intimations
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Bleeding Edge
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Relentless Advance
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Insurrection
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Plague Wind
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Spark Harvest
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Invade the City
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Disintegrate
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Fireball
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
The Elderspell
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Callous Dismissal
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Worst Fears
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-16%synergy
Gem of Becoming
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
The Rack
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Waste Not
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
3%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Greed
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Raiders' Wake
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Dragon Tempest
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Caress
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Curiosity
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Mind Control
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Talent
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion72 decks103 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion61 decks103 decks
-29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
42%inclusion43 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Fire Diamond
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Relic of Sauron
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Visage of Bolas
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Mana Prism
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Manalith
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion97 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion97 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion96 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
65%inclusion67 decks103 decks
-27%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60%inclusion62 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
-14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
-25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
-20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malice
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Graven Cairns
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-22%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-20%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg Volcano
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-21%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
8%synergy