Tom, Bert, and William (Commander)

Mike Carrozza
May 20, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - "I Would've Won and We Would've Played Another Game"
This week on Am I the Bolas?, should you refrain from using your removal, particularly on opponents' commanders? Or should you let it fly?
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Slumbering Trudge
58%inclusion116 decks200 decks
56%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
34%inclusion67 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Grave Researcher
28%inclusion57 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Dina, Essence Brewer
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Turbulent Fen
22%inclusion44 decks200 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
56%inclusion111 decks200 decks
52%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
51%inclusion101 decks200 decks
47%synergy
Daemogoth Titan
51%inclusion101 decks200 decks
46%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
48%inclusion96 decks200 decks
46%synergy
Yargle and Multani
48%inclusion96 decks200 decks
44%synergy
Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant
45%inclusion89 decks200 decks
43%synergy
The Skullspore Nexus
45%inclusion89 decks200 decks
41%synergy
Bygone Colossus
42%inclusion83 decks200 decks
40%synergy
Rotting Regisaur
41%inclusion81 decks200 decks
39%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
43%inclusion85 decks200 decks
38%synergy
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Assassin's Trophy
64%inclusion128 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
54%inclusion107 decks200 decks
34%synergy
Birds of Paradise
52%inclusion104 decks200 decks
31%synergy
Llanowar Elves
51%inclusion101 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion90 decks200 decks
27%synergy
Three Visits
43%inclusion85 decks200 decks
24%synergy
Elvish Mystic
43%inclusion85 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
43%inclusion85 decks200 decks
35%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
42%inclusion84 decks200 decks
33%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
41%inclusion82 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion40 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Worldly Tutor
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Crop Rotation
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Natural Order
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Freyalise
38%inclusion75 decks200 decks
29%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
37%inclusion73 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Bebop & Rocksteady
34%inclusion68 decks200 decks
33%synergy
Protean Hulk
34%inclusion67 decks200 decks
29%synergy
Delighted Halfling
34%inclusion67 decks200 decks
25%synergy
Topiary Stomper
31%inclusion62 decks200 decks
30%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
30%inclusion60 decks200 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Dreadnought
30%inclusion59 decks200 decks
29%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
28%inclusion56 decks200 decks
27%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
28%inclusion56 decks200 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
28%inclusion55 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Skirge Familiar
26%inclusion52 decks200 decks
25%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
26%inclusion52 decks200 decks
-3%synergy
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
25%inclusion50 decks200 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Soulgorger
25%inclusion49 decks200 decks
23%synergy
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
25%inclusion49 decks200 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Blood
25%inclusion49 decks200 decks
23%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
25%inclusion49 decks200 decks
24%synergy
Eternal Witness
24%inclusion48 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Lupine Prototype
24%inclusion47 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Endurance
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
21%synergy
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Hunted Horror
21%inclusion41 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
21%inclusion41 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Pugnacious Hammerskull
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Shakedown Heavy
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Honest Rutstein
17%inclusion33 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
-8%synergy
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Badgermole Cub
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Miner
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Yargle, Glutton of Urborg
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Enduring Vitality
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Starving Revenant
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
34%inclusion68 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion61 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
28%inclusion55 decks200 decks
-4%synergy
Abrupt Decay
27%inclusion54 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Tear Asunder
25%inclusion49 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Not Dead After All
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
21%inclusion41 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Berserk
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Veil of Summer
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Malice
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Dina's Guidance
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Invigorate
17%inclusion33 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Undying Evil
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Claim
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Sacrifice
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Force of Vigor
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Noxious Revival
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Charm
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
-7%synergy
Autumn's Veil
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
-3%synergy
Putrefy
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
-25%synergy
Snuff Out
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Tend the Pests
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Return to Action
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Presumed Dead
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion77 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
37%inclusion74 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion74 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Cultivate
34%inclusion68 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Culling Ritual
34%inclusion67 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
29%inclusion58 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Farseek
25%inclusion50 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion47 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion44 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Intent
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
-14%synergy
Finale of Devastation
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
16%inclusion32 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Life // Death
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Smog
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Last March of the Ents
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Life's Legacy
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Stitch Together
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Consumption
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Essence Harvest
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Season of Gathering
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Slime Against Humanity
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion33 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
-20%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
-14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
-10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Lumbering Worldwagon
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Diviner's Wand
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Exploration Broodship
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Deathrender
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Emerald Medallion
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Locket of Yesterdays
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Birthing Pod
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Wild Growth
29%inclusion58 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Greater Good
27%inclusion54 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
20%inclusion40 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Exploration
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Cadaverous Bloom
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Tortured Existence
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Journey to Eternity
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Unnatural Growth
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Death's Presence
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Sylvan Library
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Necropotence
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
-8%synergy
Black Market
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Rancor
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion95 decks200 decks
24%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
40%inclusion79 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
40%inclusion79 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion70 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion68 decks200 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion60 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Shifting Woodland
29%inclusion58 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Dryad Arbor
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
City of Traitors
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
8%synergy
High Market
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion162 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion110 decks200 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
27%inclusion54 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion48 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Golgari Signet
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion32 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion198 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion195 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion177 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
71%inclusion141 decks200 decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
65%inclusion130 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
64%inclusion127 decks200 decks
25%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
64%inclusion127 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
50%inclusion99 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Wastewood Verge
45%inclusion90 decks200 decks
26%synergy
Twilight Mire
44%inclusion87 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
42%inclusion83 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Underground Mortuary
39%inclusion77 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
38%inclusion75 decks200 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Wood
38%inclusion75 decks200 decks
-6%synergy
Vernal Fen
34%inclusion68 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion61 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Bayou
25%inclusion49 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
-6%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
-15%synergy
Viridescent Bog
22%inclusion44 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
22%inclusion44 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
20%inclusion40 decks200 decks
-19%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion33 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Blooming Marsh
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
-21%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
-6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
-18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
-14%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Festering Thicket
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
-3%synergy
Haunted Mire
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
-10%synergy