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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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Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Aberrant Return
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Game Over
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Muraganda Raceway
83%inclusion114 decks137 decks
81%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
88%inclusion120 decks137 decks
73%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
74%inclusion101 decks137 decks
73%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
64%inclusion88 decks137 decks
60%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
66%inclusion91 decks137 decks
57%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
93%inclusion127 decks137 decks
55%synergy
Momentum Breaker
55%inclusion76 decks137 decks
54%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
53%inclusion73 decks137 decks
53%synergy
Hour of Victory
51%inclusion70 decks137 decks
50%synergy
Gas Guzzler
51%inclusion70 decks137 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
90%inclusion123 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
88%inclusion121 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Ghast
84%inclusion115 decks137 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
75%inclusion103 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
72%inclusion98 decks137 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
71%inclusion97 decks137 decks
47%synergy
Reanimate
66%inclusion91 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
66%inclusion90 decks137 decks
32%synergy
Withering Torment
61%inclusion83 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Imp's Mischief
60%inclusion82 decks137 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
69%inclusion95 decks137 decks
58%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion82 decks137 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion69 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
47%inclusion64 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion53 decks137 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion52 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Mana Vault
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Necropotence
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Opposition Agent
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Vilis, Broker of Blood
55%inclusion75 decks137 decks
42%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
54%inclusion74 decks137 decks
38%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
53%inclusion72 decks137 decks
42%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
50%inclusion69 decks137 decks
40%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
45%inclusion62 decks137 decks
38%synergy
Twilight Prophet
45%inclusion61 decks137 decks
39%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
42%inclusion58 decks137 decks
38%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Starving Revenant
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Blood Artist
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Dread Presence
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Starscream, Power Hungry
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Changeling Outcast
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Gastal Raider
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Grim Hireling
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Risen Necroregent
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-14%synergy
Skirge Familiar
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Vein Ripper
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Basilica Screecher
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Starscape Cleric
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
PuPu UFO
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
53%inclusion72 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Ritual
45%inclusion61 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Consuming Corruption
42%inclusion58 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Defile
41%inclusion56 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion55 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Darkness
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Boon
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Hatred
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Sacrifice
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-18%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Cut Down
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Stinging Study
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
56%inclusion77 decks137 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion71 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
44%inclusion60 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
42%inclusion58 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
-10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Repay in Kind
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Day of Black Sun
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
51%inclusion70 decks137 decks
40%synergy
Bontu's Monument
47%inclusion65 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion64 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Shadowspear
45%inclusion61 decks137 decks
41%synergy
Expedition Map
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
24%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Racers' Scoreboard
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Venser's Journal
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Plate
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Basilisk Collar
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Demon's Horn
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Resurrection Orb
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Ivory Tower
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Pact Weapon
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-15%synergy
Empyrial Plate
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
World Map
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
57%inclusion78 decks137 decks
40%synergy
Exquisite Blood
56%inclusion77 decks137 decks
43%synergy
Black Market Connections
51%inclusion70 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
41%inclusion56 decks137 decks
38%synergy
Animate Dead
41%inclusion56 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Sanguine Bond
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Bitterblossom
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-12%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Oubliette
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Sorin Markov
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
96%inclusion132 decks137 decks
41%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
74%inclusion101 decks137 decks
44%synergy
Reliquary Tower
68%inclusion93 decks137 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion71 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
47%inclusion64 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Urza's Saga
45%inclusion61 decks137 decks
37%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
42%inclusion57 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
40%inclusion55 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Clinic
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Vesuva
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion124 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion104 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion79 decks137 decks
32%synergy
The Soul Stone
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Starting Column
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
The Aetherspark
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
86%inclusion118 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
53%inclusion72 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion55 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Cave
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
1%synergy