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Mike Carrozza
Feb 18, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - Powered Down Poison Dilemma
This week on Am I the Bolas?, we're talking about poison counters; is there a way to play fairly with poison?
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Oft-Nabbed Goat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Muraganda Raceway
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
88%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
82%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Momentum Breaker
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Gas Guzzler
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Racers' Scoreboard
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Hour of Victory
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Starving Revenant
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Jet Medallion
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Withering Torment
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Defile
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Ghast
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Dread Presence
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Risen Necroregent
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Twilight Prophet
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Gastal Raider
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Changeling Outcast
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Mutant Surveyor
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Blood Artist
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Raven Eagle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Walking Sarcophagus
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sangromancer
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Tormented Soul
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
PuPu UFO
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Grim Servant
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mortarion, Daemon Primarch
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Girl
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Ophiomancer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Go for the Throat
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Stinging Study
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Village Rites
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Hatred
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Boon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Vitality
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Undying Malice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Necrologia
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Blood Pact
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Fangs
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Professor's Warning
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Szat's Will
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Night's Whisper
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Profane Transfusion
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Repay in Kind
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Nightmare Unmaking
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Ancient Craving
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Essence Harvest
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Promise of Power
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Day of Black Sun
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Precision
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Dredge the Mire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Final Act
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Vicious Rumors
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Killing Wave
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Blood Money
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Blood Tribute
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Necromantic Selection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Tithe
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Languish
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Whip of Erebos
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Venser's Journal
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Expedition Map
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
19%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Hand of Vecna
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Demon's Horn
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Basilisk Collar
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Ivory Tower
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Prism Ring
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Pact Weapon
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Empyrial Plate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Eye of Vecna
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The Last Ride
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Grim Bauble
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Guidelight Matrix
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Strata Scythe
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Monument to Endurance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The Book of Vile Darkness
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The Endstone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Eternal Thirst
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Mindless Conscription
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Covenant
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Link
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Font of Agonies
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Heartless Summoning
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Sorin Markov
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Liliana Vess
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Cabal Coffers
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Field
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Cryptic Caves
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Starting Column
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
The Aetherspark
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Séance Board
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy