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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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Rhystic Study
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58%synergy
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42%synergy
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24%synergy
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4%synergy
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Missy
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11%synergy
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Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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Sakashima the Impostor
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Archaeomancer
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Magnus the Red
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Vashta Nerada
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7%synergy
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Mana Drain
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Deflecting Swat
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Chaos Warp
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Dark Ritual
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Tempt with Mayhem
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Deadly Rollick
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Return the Favor
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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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Flatline
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17%synergy
Bedevil
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Snuff Out
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7%synergy
Brainstorm
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Fact or Fiction
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Negate
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Seize the Spotlight
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Prisoner's Dilemma
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Blasphemous Act
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Vandalblast
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26%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
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41%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
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Irenicus's Vile Duplication
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Toxic Deluge
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Exterminate!
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Feed the Swarm
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Disrupt Decorum
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Choice of Damnations
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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 Schemer
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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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Virtus's Maneuver
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7%synergy
Path of the Enigma
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7%synergy
Damnation
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Diabolic Intent
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Dredge the Mire
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5%synergy
Imperial Seal
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Beseech the Mirror
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0%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
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25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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19%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
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22%synergy
Tempting Contract
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19%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
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12%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
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12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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Helm of the Host
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7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
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8%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
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7%synergy
Mirror Box
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3%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
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3%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
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1%synergy
Strionic Resonator
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0%synergy
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Genesis of the Daleks
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75%synergy
Propaganda
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51%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
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11%synergy
Death in Heaven
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16%synergy
The Sound of Drums
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14%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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10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
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2%synergy
Double Vision
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5%synergy
Shiny Impetus
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6%synergy
Wound Reflection
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5%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
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5%synergy
The War in Heaven
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5%synergy
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Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
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4%synergy
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Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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58%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
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34%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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17%synergy
Temple of the False God
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12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
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3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
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6%synergy
Urza's Saga
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2%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
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6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
Detection Tower
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5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
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4%synergy
Emergence Zone
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2%synergy
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Model of Unity
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100%synergy
Arcane Signet
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9%synergy
Sol Ring
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5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
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13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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5%synergy
Izzet Signet
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3%synergy
Dimir Signet
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0%synergy
Mana Crypt
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24%synergy
Relic of Sauron
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3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-18%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
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4%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
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Badlands
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85%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
85%synergy
Island
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
85%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion38 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion38 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
95%inclusion38 decks40 decks
54%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion38 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
93%inclusion37 decks40 decks
49%synergy
Blood Crypt
93%inclusion37 decks40 decks
49%synergy
Watery Grave
93%inclusion37 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Morphic Pool
85%inclusion34 decks40 decks
52%synergy
Luxury Suite
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
50%synergy
Training Center
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
50%synergy
Scalding Tarn
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
48%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
45%synergy
Haunted Ridge
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
48%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-20%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-23%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-17%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-21%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-17%synergy
Raucous Theater
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
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