Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
51%synergy
Crux of Fate
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
46%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
45%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
45%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Dark Intimations
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
38%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Slave of Bolas
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Waste Not
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Hour of Devastation
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Necropotence
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Sangromancer
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Baleful Strix
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Augur of Bolas
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
The Scarab God
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Hellkite Courser
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
The Raven Man
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
The Scorpion God
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Anger
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Mindclaw Shaman
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Royal Assassin
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Blazing Specter
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Dragon Mage
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Tetsuo Umezawa
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Blizzard Specter
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Clever Impersonator
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Crosis's Charm
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Countersquall
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-16%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Commence the Endgame
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Fork
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Terror
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Darkness
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Big Score
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Snap
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Boomerang
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Desertion
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Dream Salvage
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Evacuation
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Invert Polarity
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Shred Memory
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Disallow
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Reins of Power
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Cryptic Command
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Magmaquake
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-18%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Braingeyser
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Earthquake
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Reforge the Soul
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Mind Twist
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Blatant Thievery
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Fireball
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Wit's End
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-13%synergy
Painful Truths
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Recall
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Insurrection
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Drain Life
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Apex of Power
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gem of Becoming
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
4%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Howling Mine
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Library of Leng
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Icy Manipulator
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dragon Tempest
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Liliana's Caress
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Megrim
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
16%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Raiders' Wake
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Control Magic
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Bandit's Talent
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Pain for All
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ambition
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Hermetic Study
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Sarkhan the Mad
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-10%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion60 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
-26%synergy
Dimir Signet
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Visage of Bolas
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion67 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion67 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
-16%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
-20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Luxury Suite
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Graven Cairns
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
0%synergy