Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Thirst for Identity
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
46%synergy
Crux of Fate
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Dark Intimations
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
33%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Slave of Bolas
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Deep Analysis
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Sangromancer
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Rhystic Study
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
The One Ring
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Baleful Strix
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Augur of Bolas
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Hellkite Courser
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
The Locust God
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
1%synergy
The Raven Man
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
The Scarab God
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Blazing Specter
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Decadent Dragon
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Blizzard Specter
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Royal Assassin
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
The Scorpion God
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Anger
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Dragon Mage
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Balefire Dragon
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Thief of Sanity
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Tetsuo Umezawa
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Crosis's Charm
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Countersquall
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Soul Manipulation
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Commence the Endgame
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Stinging Study
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Terror
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Unsummon
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Fork
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Recoil
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Reins of Power
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Dream Salvage
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Boomerang
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Snap
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Desertion
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Invert Polarity
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Evacuation
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Deliver Unto Evil
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Hour of Devastation
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-18%synergy
Braingeyser
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Earthquake
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Mind Twist
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Wit's End
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Fireball
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Apex of Power
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Blatant Thievery
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Change
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Expropriate
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
The Elderspell
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Worst Fears
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Insurrection
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Dark Petition
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Gem of Becoming
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Howling Mine
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Library of Leng
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Caress
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Megrim
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Dragon Tempest
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
10%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Raiders' Wake
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Control Magic
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Omniscience
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Pain for All
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Bandit's Talent
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Fire Whip
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion76 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Sauron
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Visage of Bolas
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion83 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Island
98%inclusion83 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion82 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion64 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Training Center
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
1%synergy