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
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Chase Inspiration
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Scorched Geyser
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
28%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
23%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Hour of Devastation
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Control Magic
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Megrim
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Slave of Bolas
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Terminate
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Dragon
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Clone
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Fell Specter
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Archivist
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Augur of Bolas
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Abyssal Specter
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eternal
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Skylord
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
The Locust God
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Sangromancer
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Fog Bank
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Aven Eternal
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Grim Initiate
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Nekrataal
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-6%synergy
Avatar of Woe
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Asylum Visitor
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Blazing Specter
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Herald of the Dreadhorde
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Negate
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-19%synergy
Countersquall
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Crosis's Charm
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Commence the Endgame
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Crush Dissent
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Word of Seizing
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Plating
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Delirium
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Steam Augury
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Opt
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Rewind
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Evacuation
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Snap
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Domineering Will
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Unsummon
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Remove Soul
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Special Move
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Dark Banishing
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Charm
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Shatter
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Dream Salvage
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Fork
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Boomerang
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Ray of Command
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Desertion
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Wild Unraveling
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Recoil
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Crux of Fate
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Dark Intimations
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Bleeding Edge
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Fireball
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
The Elderspell
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Insurrection
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Disintegrate
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Plague Wind
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Invade the City
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Worst Fears
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Callous Dismissal
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Widespread Brutality
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Braingeyser
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Dreadbore
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Gem of Becoming
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
The Rack
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Library of Leng
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Glasses of Urza
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Waste Not
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
3%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Raiders' Wake
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Caress
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Dragon Tempest
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Mind Control
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fire Whip
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Insight
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Steal Artifact
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Oppression
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Confiscate
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Paralyze
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion68 decks98 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
-30%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Signet
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
-19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Sauron
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Fire Diamond
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Visage of Bolas
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Firemind Vessel
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mana Prism
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geode
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Manalith
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion95 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Island
97%inclusion95 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion94 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion62 decks98 decks
-28%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Blood Crypt
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
-20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Steam Vents
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
-24%synergy
Xander's Lounge
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
-17%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Grixis Panorama
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-19%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-22%synergy
Urborg Volcano
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy