Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Expensive

Jubilee Finnegan
May 13, 2024
Mechanical Memories — The Guide to Cascade
Where did Cascade come from? Learn its history and put the mechanic to the test in a Kellan the Kid deck build!
Deck Filters
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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Wheel of Fortune
74% of 95 decks +65% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
51% of 53 decks +50% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
75% of 53 decks +47% synergy
Animate Dead
52% of 95 decks +43% synergy
Rhystic Study
69% of 65 decks +42% synergy
The One Ring
53% of 30 decks +39% synergy
Strip Mine
39% of 94 decks +38% synergy
Mystic Remora
54% of 78 decks +38% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
43% of 53 decks +37% synergy
Control Magic
37% of 95 decks +36% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
69% of 95 decks +25% synergy
Dark Ritual
57% of 95 decks +27% synergy
Lightning Greaves
53% of 58 decks +24% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
52% of 27 decks +29% synergy
Windfall
51% of 68 decks +28% synergy
Relic of Sauron
50% of 22 decks +24% synergy
Toxic Deluge
47% of 53 decks +27% synergy
Blasphemous Act
47% of 53 decks -2% synergy
Mana Vault
46% of 95 decks +37% synergy
Mystical Tutor
46% of 72 decks +31% synergy
Creatures
Dockside Extortionist
43% of 53 decks +28% synergy
Notion Thief
42% of 53 decks +32% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40% of 50 decks +32% synergy
Royal Assassin
36% of 95 decks +35% synergy
Opposition Agent
35% of 51 decks +28% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Clone
34% of 95 decks +33% synergy
Decadent Dragon
33% of 18 decks +30% synergy
Hypnotic Specter
28% of 95 decks +28% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
28% of 64 decks +2% synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
27% of 11 decks +23% synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
25% of 95 decks +25% synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
24% of 50 decks +14% synergy
Hellkite Courser
24% of 51 decks +21% synergy
Shivan Dragon
22% of 95 decks +22% synergy
Gilded Drake
22% of 68 decks +21% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
22% of 51 decks +16% synergy
Goldspan Dragon
20% of 51 decks +18% synergy
Tetsuo Umezawa
18% of 93 decks +18% synergy
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
18% of 93 decks +18% synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
18% of 95 decks +18% synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
18% of 28 decks +18% synergy
Gwendlyn Di Corci
17% of 93 decks +17% synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
17% of 41 decks +16% synergy
Apprentice Wizard
17% of 90 decks +16% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16% of 51 decks +7% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
15% of 41 decks +13% synergy
Mahamoti Djinn
14% of 95 decks +14% synergy
Will-o'-the-Wisp
14% of 95 decks +14% synergy
Sorceress Queen
14% of 95 decks +14% synergy
Sengir Vampire
14% of 95 decks +14% synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
13% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12% of 58 decks -4% synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
12% of 50 decks +11% synergy
Nogi, Draco-Zealot
11% of 35 decks +11% synergy
Sangromancer
11% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Baleful Strix
11% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Ledger Shredder
11% of 46 decks +8% synergy
Crosis, the Purger
11% of 65 decks +10% synergy
Sheoldred
11% of 28 decks +9% synergy
Old Man of the Sea
11% of 95 decks +11% synergy
Drudge Skeletons
11% of 95 decks +11% synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Goro-Goro and Satoru
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10% of 50 decks +8% synergy
Terror of the Peaks
10% of 51 decks +8% synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
10% of 63 decks +9% synergy
Black Knight
9% of 95 decks +9% synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
65% of 93 decks +48% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
58% of 69 decks +39% synergy
Force of Will
46% of 76 decks +35% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46% of 46 decks +24% synergy
Brainstorm
44% of 78 decks +24% synergy
Swan Song
43% of 53 decks +26% synergy
Lightning Bolt
40% of 95 decks +34% synergy
Force of Negation
34% of 53 decks +25% synergy
Terror
33% of 95 decks +32% synergy
Pact of Negation
32% of 53 decks +24% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31% of 51 decks +12% synergy
Deflecting Swat
29% of 51 decks +13% synergy
Arcane Denial
28% of 76 decks -0% synergy
Fork
26% of 95 decks +26% synergy
Terminate
22% of 64 decks -6% synergy
Chaos Warp
21% of 53 decks -20% synergy
Red Elemental Blast
19% of 95 decks +14% synergy
Mental Misstep
19% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Flusterstorm
19% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Remove Soul
18% of 93 decks +18% synergy
Darkness
18% of 93 decks +18% synergy
Shatter
18% of 95 decks +18% synergy
Rakdos Charm
17% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Bedevil
17% of 53 decks -5% synergy
Guff Rewrites History
17% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Boomerang
16% of 93 decks +16% synergy
Fire Covenant
15% of 78 decks +13% synergy
Brain Freeze
14% of 63 decks +8% synergy
Deadly Rollick
14% of 51 decks +1% synergy
Ad Nauseam
13% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Negate
13% of 53 decks -11% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13% of 76 decks +10% synergy
Infernal Grasp
13% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Unsummon
13% of 95 decks +12% synergy
Tainted Pact
12% of 64 decks +6% synergy
Cabal Ritual
12% of 64 decks +5% synergy
Stinging Study
12% of 50 decks +11% synergy
Flash Counter
12% of 93 decks +12% synergy
Valakut Awakening
12% of 51 decks +8% synergy
Frantic Search
12% of 68 decks -2% synergy
Demonic Consultation
12% of 78 decks +4% synergy
Narset's Reversal
11% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Hurkyl's Recall
11% of 94 decks +11% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11% of 57 decks +7% synergy
Pyroblast
10% of 78 decks +5% synergy
Evacuation
10% of 69 decks +7% synergy
Chain of Vapor
9% of 64 decks +4% synergy
Intuition
9% of 69 decks +7% synergy
Power Sink
8% of 95 decks +8% synergy
Saw in Half
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Sorceries
Demonic Tutor
80% of 95 decks +56% synergy
Damnation
40% of 53 decks +29% synergy
Reanimate
39% of 69 decks +19% synergy
Timetwister
33% of 95 decks +30% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
32% of 53 decks +27% synergy
Mind Twist
29% of 95 decks +29% synergy
Fireball
28% of 95 decks +28% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
28% of 53 decks +23% synergy
Braingeyser
27% of 95 decks +27% synergy
Imperial Seal
27% of 67 decks +20% synergy
Crux of Fate
25% of 53 decks +22% synergy
Bribery
23% of 66 decks +20% synergy
Ponder
23% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Winds of Change
23% of 93 decks +18% synergy
Gamble
22% of 68 decks +13% synergy
Syphon Mind
22% of 64 decks +19% synergy
Jeska's Will
22% of 51 decks +4% synergy
Ashes to Ashes
21% of 90 decks +21% synergy
Earthquake
21% of 95 decks +21% synergy
Vandalblast
19% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Recall
18% of 93 decks +18% synergy
Chain Lightning
18% of 93 decks +18% synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
18% of 68 decks +15% synergy
Slave of Bolas
17% of 53 decks +15% synergy
Preordain
17% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Transmute Artifact
16% of 94 decks +15% synergy
Grim Tutor
15% of 66 decks +10% synergy
Disintegrate
15% of 95 decks +15% synergy
Diabolic Vision
14% of 78 decks +14% synergy
Feed the Swarm
14% of 51 decks -22% synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
13% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Dark Deal
13% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Time Warp
13% of 69 decks +11% synergy
Portent
13% of 78 decks +12% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11% of 64 decks +5% synergy
Rite of Flame
11% of 57 decks +6% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10% of 51 decks +4% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Treasure Cruise
9% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Faithless Looting
9% of 53 decks -10% synergy
Diabolic Intent
9% of 64 decks +2% synergy
Merchant Scroll
9% of 76 decks +9% synergy
Time Spiral
9% of 68 decks +8% synergy
Raise Dead
8% of 95 decks +8% synergy
Deep Analysis
8% of 64 decks +3% synergy
Hour of Devastation
8% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Dark Intimations
8% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Chandra's Ignition
8% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Echo of Eons
8% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Nevinyrral's Disk
29% of 95 decks +28% synergy
Howling Mine
27% of 95 decks +21% synergy
Icy Manipulator
21% of 95 decks +21% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21% of 58 decks +3% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17% of 53 decks -9% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16% of 58 decks +11% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Library of Leng
14% of 95 decks +12% synergy
Forcefield
13% of 95 decks +13% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
12% of 58 decks +10% synergy
Jandor's Saddlebags
11% of 95 decks +11% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10% of 58 decks +6% synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10% of 90 decks +10% synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
10% of 30 decks +8% synergy
Jayemdae Tome
9% of 95 decks +9% synergy
Winter Orb
8% of 95 decks +8% synergy
Meekstone
8% of 95 decks +8% synergy
Shadowspear
8% of 51 decks +4% synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Rocket Launcher
7% of 94 decks +7% synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
7% of 58 decks +6% synergy
Mirror Universe
6% of 93 decks +6% synergy
Cursed Rack
6% of 94 decks +6% synergy
Gem of Becoming
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
The Chain Veil
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Whip of Erebos
6% of 53 decks +0% synergy
Jalum Tome
5% of 94 decks +5% synergy
The Rack
5% of 94 decks +5% synergy
Black Vise
5% of 95 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
32% of 53 decks +25% synergy
Copy Artifact
31% of 95 decks +30% synergy
Black Market Connections
29% of 41 decks +17% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27% of 64 decks +16% synergy
Greed
24% of 93 decks +23% synergy
Necropotence
22% of 78 decks +17% synergy
Power Artifact
21% of 94 decks +21% synergy
Dragon Tempest
21% of 53 decks +19% synergy
Megrim
20% of 69 decks +15% synergy
Oubliette
20% of 95 decks +19% synergy
Underworld Breach
20% of 51 decks +10% synergy
Dance of the Dead
19% of 78 decks +18% synergy
Steal Artifact
19% of 95 decks +19% synergy
Underworld Dreams
18% of 93 decks +11% synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
16% of 93 decks +16% synergy
Liliana's Caress
15% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Pestilence
15% of 95 decks +15% synergy
Smoke
14% of 95 decks +13% synergy
Treachery
13% of 67 decks +13% synergy
Blood Moon
13% of 90 decks +13% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
13% of 53 decks +11% synergy
Propaganda
13% of 69 decks +1% synergy
Necromancy
12% of 69 decks +9% synergy
Mana Flare
12% of 95 decks +11% synergy
Painful Quandary
11% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Invisibility
9% of 95 decks +9% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
9% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Omniscience
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Raiders' Wake
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Storm World
9% of 93 decks +9% synergy
Bitter Reunion
9% of 35 decks +8% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Manabarbs
7% of 95 decks +7% synergy
Oppression
7% of 68 decks +7% synergy
Bottomless Pit
7% of 69 decks +7% synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
7% of 69 decks +7% synergy
Gaseous Form
6% of 93 decks +6% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Stasis
6% of 95 decks +6% synergy
Dress Down
6% of 50 decks +4% synergy
Court of Ambition
6% of 51 decks +0% synergy
Shrieking Affliction
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Firebreathing
5% of 95 decks +5% synergy
Gloom
5% of 95 decks +5% synergy
Fear
5% of 95 decks +5% synergy
Battles
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
40% of 53 decks +36% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
36% of 53 decks +33% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
34% of 53 decks +30% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
25% of 53 decks +23% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
25% of 53 decks +20% synergy
Dack Fayden
8% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
57% of 69 decks +43% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45% of 53 decks +29% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
35% of 46 decks +20% synergy
Maze of Ith
30% of 90 decks +27% synergy
Urza's Saga
30% of 50 decks +25% synergy
Reliquary Tower
25% of 53 decks -10% synergy
Bojuka Bog
17% of 53 decks -8% synergy
Hammerheim
15% of 93 decks +15% synergy
Urborg
14% of 93 decks +13% synergy
Mishra's Factory
14% of 94 decks +14% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Cabal Coffers
11% of 64 decks +5% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11% of 46 decks +4% synergy
Tolaria
11% of 93 decks +11% synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
9% of 93 decks +9% synergy
Urza's Power Plant
9% of 94 decks +8% synergy
Urza's Mine
9% of 94 decks +8% synergy
Urza's Tower
9% of 94 decks +8% synergy
Svyelunite Temple
8% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Dwarven Ruins
8% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Ebon Stronghold
8% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Field of the Dead
8% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8% of 53 decks +0% synergy
Rogue's Passage
8% of 53 decks -13% synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
7% of 58 decks +6% synergy
Sand Silos
6% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Dwarven Hold
6% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Bottomless Vault
6% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Smoldering Crater
6% of 68 decks +6% synergy
Remote Isle
6% of 68 decks +6% synergy
Polluted Mire
6% of 68 decks +6% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6% of 69 decks +5% synergy
Wasteland
6% of 69 decks +5% synergy
Command Beacon
6% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
5% of 95 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92% of 95 decks +1% synergy
Arcane Signet
89% of 53 decks +0% synergy
Fellwar Stone
69% of 90 decks +33% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Mana Crypt
54% of 78 decks +43% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53% of 58 decks +6% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
47% of 58 decks +6% synergy
Izzet Signet
46% of 57 decks +6% synergy
Rakdos Signet
44% of 57 decks +2% synergy
Dimir Signet
44% of 57 decks +0% synergy
Mox Diamond
42% of 69 decks +36% synergy
Chrome Mox
41% of 58 decks +33% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
39% of 51 decks +33% synergy
Basalt Monolith
32% of 95 decks +29% synergy
Mox Opal
30% of 53 decks +23% synergy
Lotus Petal
26% of 69 decks +17% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
23% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Thought Vessel
19% of 53 decks -0% synergy
Grim Monolith
16% of 68 decks +12% synergy
Fire Diamond
15% of 72 decks +13% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15% of 72 decks +13% synergy
Sky Diamond
15% of 72 decks +13% synergy
Mind Stone
14% of 69 decks -2% synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
14% of 72 decks +8% synergy
Thran Dynamo
13% of 67 decks +7% synergy
Gilded Lotus
12% of 58 decks +8% synergy
Mox Amber
11% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Cursed Mirror
10% of 50 decks +4% synergy
Visage of Bolas
9% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Commander's Sphere
9% of 53 decks -17% synergy
Star Compass
8% of 64 decks +7% synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
7% of 41 decks +7% synergy
Mana Prism
7% of 72 decks +7% synergy
Sol Grail
7% of 76 decks +7% synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
6% of 48 decks +6% synergy
Worn Powerstone
6% of 68 decks -0% synergy
Coalition Relic
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Dragon's Hoard
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Red Mana Battery
5% of 93 decks +5% synergy
Barbed Sextant
5% of 78 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Badlands
96% of 95 decks +82% synergy
Volcanic Island
95% of 95 decks +81% synergy
Underground Sea
94% of 95 decks +80% synergy
Command Tower
87% of 53 decks -5% synergy
Scalding Tarn
85% of 53 decks +54% synergy
Undercity Sewers
83% of 6 decks +68% synergy
Steam Vents
82% of 57 decks +39% synergy
Watery Grave
82% of 57 decks +38% synergy
Blood Crypt
81% of 57 decks +37% synergy
Thundering Falls
80% of 5 decks +67% synergy
Polluted Delta
80% of 64 decks +49% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
80% of 64 decks +49% synergy
Training Center
73% of 51 decks +37% synergy
Xander's Lounge
72% of 46 decks +28% synergy
Morphic Pool
72% of 53 decks +37% synergy
Luxury Suite
70% of 53 decks +35% synergy
City of Brass
61% of 95 decks +48% synergy
Exotic Orchard
53% of 53 decks -4% synergy
Marsh Flats
49% of 53 decks +39% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
47% of 53 decks +38% synergy
Misty Rainforest
47% of 53 decks +37% synergy
Arid Mesa
45% of 53 decks +36% synergy
Underground River
42% of 78 decks +17% synergy
Flooded Strand
38% of 64 decks +28% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
37% of 78 decks +13% synergy
Mana Confluence
36% of 53 decks +24% synergy
Wooded Foothills
34% of 64 decks +26% synergy
Shivan Reef
31% of 64 decks +3% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30% of 53 decks -12% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28% of 53 decks -11% synergy
Reflecting Pool
28% of 69 decks +18% synergy
Sulfur Falls
26% of 53 decks -16% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
21% of 57 decks +14% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
21% of 53 decks -38% synergy
Haunted Ridge
19% of 47 decks -1% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19% of 47 decks -6% synergy
Prismatic Vista
17% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15% of 46 decks -7% synergy
Sunken Ruins
15% of 53 decks +11% synergy
Graven Cairns
15% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Salt Marsh
12% of 65 decks +12% synergy
Urborg Volcano
12% of 65 decks +12% synergy
Forbidden Orchard
12% of 58 decks +9% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
10% of 51 decks +1% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
10% of 51 decks +1% synergy
Cavern of Souls
9% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9% of 57 decks -15% synergy
Bad River
8% of 72 decks +7% synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
8% of 72 decks +7% synergy