Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Budget Optimized

Nicol Bolas
Rank #1,286
3decks
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Levi Perry
Nov 20, 2025
What If Commander Damage Didn't Exist?
What if we got rid of commander damage? Or switched to cumulative commander damage? Let's look at the possibilities.
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Scryfall
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Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Notion Thief
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Sedraxis Specter
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Sangromancer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Nebuchadnezzar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Daring Apprentice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Stunt Double
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Barbed Shocker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
The Fallen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Raven Man
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Doomsday Specter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rag Man
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Will-o'-the-Wisp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Black Knight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Archaeomancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Air
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fell Specter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Shadows
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gravedigger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Burglar Rat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Nightmare
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Uncle Istvan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blazing Specter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Abyssal Specter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Scythe Specter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mindslicer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Vapor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Bone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blizzard Specter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dreamstealer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Terminate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41%synergy
Rewind
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Crosis's Charm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Desertion
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Recoil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Active Volcano
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Flash Counter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Capsize
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Stifle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Memory Lapse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dark Banishing
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Soul Manipulation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Insidious Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Unsummon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Perplex
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Necrologia
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dream Salvage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Remove Soul
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Mana Leak
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Boomerang
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Malicious Affliction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Void Shatter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Reality Shift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Counterflux
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Extinguish
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Sorceries
Dark Intimations
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Crux of Fate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Slave of Bolas
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Duress
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Whispering Madness
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Mind Rot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dark Deal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Dreadbore
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sleight of Hand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Increasing Ambition
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Doomsday
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Decree of Pain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Wit's End
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Concentrate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Raise Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Coercion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bribery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Jokulhaups
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Earthquake
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Syphon Mind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Befoul
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Skull Rend
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
37%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Winter Orb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Howling Mine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gem of Becoming
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Library of Leng
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Glasses of Urza
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Megrim
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Waste Not
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Liliana's Caress
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Painful Quandary
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Blood Moon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Abduction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
As Foretold
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bandit's Talent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Pestilence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Necrogen Mists
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Oppression
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Pain Magnification
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Underworld Dreams
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Steal Artifact
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Raiders' Wake
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Liliana Vess
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ghost Quarter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Urza's Tower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ice Floe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Mine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Svyelunite Temple
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Command Beacon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-16%synergy
Basalt Monolith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Fire Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-55%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sky Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sisay's Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gilded Lotus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-25%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Malice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Blood Crypt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Salt Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Canyon Slough
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-23%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Darkslick Shores
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy