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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Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
30%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
25%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Control Magic
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Hour of Devastation
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Megrim
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Slave of Bolas
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
-8%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Terminate
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Dragon
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Royal Assassin
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Fell Specter
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Augur of Bolas
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Skylord
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eternal
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Sangromancer
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Geode Golem
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Archivist
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Abyssal Specter
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Grim Initiate
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Hellkite Courser
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Aven Eternal
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Nekrataal
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Avatar of Woe
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Balefire Dragon
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Herald of the Dreadhorde
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Chase Inspiration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-9%synergy
Countersquall
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Terror
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Commence the Endgame
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
-20%synergy
Crush Dissent
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Crosis's Charm
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Special Move
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Word of Seizing
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Plating
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Delirium
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Snap
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Augury
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Stinging Study
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Opt
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Unsummon
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Leak
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Dream Salvage
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Remove Soul
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Dark Banishing
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Domineering Will
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Fork
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Charm
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Shatter
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Big Score
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Ray of Command
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Boomerang
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Desertion
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Recoil
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
-26%synergy
Crux of Fate
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Intimations
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-8%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-0%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Bleeding Edge
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-0%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Disintegrate
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Fireball
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
The Elderspell
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Plague Wind
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Invade the City
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Callous Dismissal
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Insurrection
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Widespread Brutality
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Braingeyser
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Dreadbore
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Worst Fears
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Gem of Becoming
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-15%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
The Rack
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Glasses of Urza
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Coin of Mastery
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
9%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Dreams
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Caress
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Raiders' Wake
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Dragon Tempest
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Talent
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Oppression
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Mind Control
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Steal Artifact
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Confiscate
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Paralyze
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Insight
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion66 decks95 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
-30%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion43 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion43 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
42%inclusion40 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Visage of Bolas
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Firemind Vessel
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Star Compass
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Geode
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Mana Prism
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion92 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Island
97%inclusion92 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion91 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion60 decks95 decks
-28%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
-15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
-17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
-19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Steam Vents
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
-22%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
-13%synergy
Xander's Lounge
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
-15%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
-24%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Seething Landscape
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
-13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Grixis Panorama
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
-19%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
-21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Urborg Volcano
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy