Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Core

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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
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Chase Inspiration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scorched Geyser
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
32%inclusion31 decks97 decks
30%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
24%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
27%inclusion26 decks97 decks
24%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
21%synergy
Hour of Devastation
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Megrim
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Control Magic
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Dragon
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
39%inclusion38 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
-13%synergy
Terminate
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Fell Specter
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Augur of Bolas
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Archivist
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Sangromancer
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Skylord
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Abyssal Specter
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Geode Golem
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
5%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Merciless Eternal
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Grim Initiate
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
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
Apprentice Wizard
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Dragon Mage
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Nekrataal
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
The Raven Man
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Avatar of Woe
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
-19%synergy
Soul Manipulation
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Special Move
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Commence the Endgame
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Crush Dissent
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Word of Seizing
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Plating
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Opt
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Delirium
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Snap
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Rewind
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Evacuation
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Steam Augury
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Stinging Study
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Unsummon
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Dream Salvage
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Remove Soul
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Dark Banishing
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Domineering Will
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Charm
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Fork
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Big Score
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Ray of Command
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Boomerang
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Shatter
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Desertion
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-3%synergy
Recoil
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Doom Blade
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
-26%synergy
Slave of Bolas
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
-12%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Dark Intimations
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Crux of Fate
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-12%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Bleeding Edge
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Fireball
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
0%synergy
The Elderspell
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Disintegrate
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Plague Wind
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Invade the City
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Insurrection
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Callous Dismissal
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Spark Harvest
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Widespread Brutality
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Braingeyser
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Dreadbore
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Worst Fears
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
-13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Gem of Becoming
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
9%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
The Rack
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Coin of Mastery
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Glasses of Urza
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
9%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Raiders' Wake
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Dragon Tempest
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Caress
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Bandit's Talent
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Oppression
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Mind Control
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Insight
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Steal Artifact
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Confiscate
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Paralyze
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion67 decks97 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion56 decks97 decks
-30%synergy
Rakdos Signet
46%inclusion45 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion45 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion42 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion31 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
-18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Fire Diamond
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Visage of Bolas
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Star Compass
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Firemind Vessel
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Mana Prism
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geode
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion94 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Island
97%inclusion94 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion93 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion61 decks97 decks
-29%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
58%inclusion56 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion41 decks97 decks
-14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion38 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion32 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
32%inclusion31 decks97 decks
-15%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Crypt
27%inclusion26 decks97 decks
-19%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion26 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion25 decks97 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Steam Vents
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
-22%synergy
Xander's Lounge
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
-16%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
-24%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Graven Cairns
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
-22%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
-22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
-19%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Urborg Volcano
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy