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Roman Milan
Nov 18, 2025
Roman Milan
How To Be the Bolas - A Conversation With Mike Carrozza
Mike Carrozza from Am I the Bolas joins Roman in a conversation to help guide new Commander players through making villainous choices.
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Sycorax Commander
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This Is How It Ends
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Coercive Portal
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Rhystic Study
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59%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
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43%synergy
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23%synergy
Mystical Tutor
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The One Ring
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Orcish Bowmasters
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The Master, Gallifrey's End
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Missy
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Messenger Jays
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Spark Double
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Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
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Cyberman Patrol
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Archmage of Runes
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Thunderclap Drake
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Dockside Extortionist
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Cybermen Squadron
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Stormcatch Mentor
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18%synergy
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Agitator Ant
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Weeping Angel
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Renegade Silent
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Alania, Divergent Storm
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11%synergy
The Master, Multiplied
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9%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
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8%synergy
Displacer Kitten
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5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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6%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
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8%synergy
Archaeomancer
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6%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
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5%synergy
Opposition Agent
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2%synergy
Magnus the Red
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6%synergy
Vashta Nerada
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6%synergy
Curie, Emergent Intelligence
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Mana Drain
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48%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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45%synergy
Counterspell
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19%synergy
Chaos Warp
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19%synergy
Dark Ritual
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7%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
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36%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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16%synergy
Return the Favor
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27%synergy
Arcane Denial
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Cyber Conversion
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Terminate
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Swan Song
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Flatline
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Bedevil
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Imp's Mischief
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Snuff Out
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Brainstorm
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Fact or Fiction
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Reverse the Polarity
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8%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
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9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
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Negate
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Prisoner's Dilemma
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65%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
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63%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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Sadistic Shell Game
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Vandalblast
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Quantum Misalignment
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Irenicus's Vile Duplication
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Toxic Deluge
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11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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Exterminate!
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Choice of Damnations
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Disrupt Decorum
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Tempt with Reflections
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Make an Example
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Nanogene Conversion
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Mizzix's Mastery
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Path of the Pyromancer
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Doomsday Confluence
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Tempt with Immortality
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Order of Succession
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Thieves' Auction
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Path of the Enigma
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Manifold Insights
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Wheel of Misfortune
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Virtus's Maneuver
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Damnation
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Lightning Greaves
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24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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18%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
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21%synergy
Tempting Contract
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19%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
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11%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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Helm of the Host
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7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
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Ghost Vacuum
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Genesis of the Daleks
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Propaganda
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Mystic Remora
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21%synergy
Black Market Connections
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10%synergy
Death in Heaven
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15%synergy
The Sound of Drums
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13%synergy
Painful Quandary
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12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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4%synergy
The Toymaker's Trap
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9%synergy
Double Vision
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5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
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2%synergy
Shiny Impetus
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5%synergy
Wound Reflection
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5%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
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Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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59%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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20%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
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33%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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16%synergy
Temple of the False God
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11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
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7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
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5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
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5%synergy
Urza's Saga
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2%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
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6%synergy
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Model of Unity
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Arcane Signet
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9%synergy
Sol Ring
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Talisman of Dominance
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12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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4%synergy
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Dimir Signet
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Mana Crypt
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24%synergy
Relic of Sauron
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2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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Rakdos Signet
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-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-18%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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Jeweled Lotus
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10%synergy
Mind Stone
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-7%synergy
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Badlands
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85%synergy
Underground Sea
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85%synergy
Island
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7%synergy
Volcanic Island
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85%synergy
Command Tower
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3%synergy
Swamp
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3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
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54%synergy
Mountain
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4%synergy
Steam Vents
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49%synergy
Blood Crypt
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49%synergy
Watery Grave
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47%synergy
Morphic Pool
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50%synergy
Luxury Suite
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48%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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48%synergy
Training Center
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48%synergy
Polluted Delta
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47%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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46%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
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43%synergy
Haunted Ridge
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47%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Sulfur Falls
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13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
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16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
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-6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-21%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-23%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-16%synergy
Wooded Foothills
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-22%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-17%synergy
Raucous Theater
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
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