Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Discard

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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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Hard-Won Jitte
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Renet, Temporal Apprentice
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Megrim
67%inclusion59 decks88 decks
61%synergy
Waste Not
70%inclusion62 decks88 decks
59%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
63%inclusion55 decks88 decks
58%synergy
Liliana's Caress
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
55%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
51%synergy
Fell Specter
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
51%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
50%synergy
Syphon Mind
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
50%synergy
Raiders' Wake
52%inclusion46 decks88 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
66%inclusion58 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
63%inclusion55 decks88 decks
35%synergy
Terminate
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
50%inclusion44 decks88 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Sangromancer
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion39 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
38%synergy
Notion Thief
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Hypnotic Specter
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
42%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
39%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
38%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
28%synergy
The Raven Man
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
32%synergy
Blazing Specter
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Blizzard Specter
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Scythe Specter
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Burglar Rat
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Doomsday Specter
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Specter
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Baleful Strix
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Dragon Mage
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Asylum Visitor
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Abyssal Specter
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Sire of Insanity
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Silent Specter
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Regent
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Augur of Bolas
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
The Scarab God
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Guul Draz Specter
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Hellkite Courser
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Nightveil Specter
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Necrogoyf
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Anger
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Urgoros, the Empty One
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Marang River Regent
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
38%inclusion33 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Recoil
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
34%synergy
Dream Salvage
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Crosis's Charm
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Soul Manipulation
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-17%synergy
Countersquall
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Wheel and Deal
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Aetherize
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Big Score
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Arcbond
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Maestros Charm
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Opt
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Return the Favor
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Crux of Fate
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Dark Intimations
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Whispering Madness
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Dark Deal
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Slave of Bolas
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Hour of Devastation
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Skull Rend
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-13%synergy
Deep Analysis
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Duress
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Burning Inquiry
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Wit's End
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Mind Twist
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Perfect Intimidation
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos's Return
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Gem of Becoming
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
14%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Torture
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Library of Leng
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Viridian Longbow
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
The Eldest Reborn
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Bandit's Talent
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Oppression
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Court of Ambition
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Dragon Tempest
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Pain Magnification
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Underworld Dreams
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
3%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Pain for All
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Warped Devotion
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Bottomless Pit
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Mornsong Aria
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Spiteful Visions
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Control Magic
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Telepathy
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Command Beacon
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Arena of Glory
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion76 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion74 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Signet
60%inclusion53 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Signet
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Relic of Sauron
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Visage of Bolas
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Firemind Vessel
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion88 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion87 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Island
99%inclusion87 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion78 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
72%inclusion63 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion52 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
57%inclusion50 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
52%inclusion46 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Lounge
52%inclusion46 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
44%inclusion39 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Steam Vents
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Landscape
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Luxury Suite
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Training Center
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Maestros Theater
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Volcanic Island
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
8%synergy