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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
4.6%inclusion20 decks438 decks
0%synergy
Grave Venerations
2.7%inclusion6 decks226 decks
0%synergy
Shredder, Shadow Master
2.2%inclusion2 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Twilight Diviner
2.2%inclusion5 decks223 decks
-2%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
2.2%inclusion5 decks226 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Muraganda Raceway
83%inclusion1.11K decks1.35K decks
81%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
79%inclusion1.07K decks1.35K decks
78%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
66%inclusion895 decks1.35K decks
66%synergy
Momentum Breaker
66%inclusion893 decks1.35K decks
65%synergy
Gas Guzzler
62%inclusion839 decks1.35K decks
62%synergy
Hour of Victory
61%inclusion819 decks1.35K decks
60%synergy
Racers' Scoreboard
51%inclusion690 decks1.35K decks
51%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
54%inclusion726 decks1.35K decks
49%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
53%inclusion707 decks1.35K decks
49%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
50%inclusion674 decks1.35K decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
72%inclusion975 decks1.35K decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion958 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
71%inclusion954 decks1.35K decks
10%synergy
Crypt Ghast
66%inclusion885 decks1.35K decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
63%inclusion843 decks1.35K decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion841 decks1.35K decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
59%inclusion791 decks1.35K decks
27%synergy
Consuming Corruption
54%inclusion731 decks1.35K decks
39%synergy
Bontu's Monument
53%inclusion715 decks1.35K decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
49%inclusion663 decks1.35K decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
20%inclusion270 decks1.35K decks
-9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion210 decks1.35K decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion157 decks1.35K decks
-9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion146 decks1.35K decks
-1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion145 decks1.35K decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
7.5%inclusion101 decks1.35K decks
-7%synergy
The One Ring
6.6%inclusion89 decks1.35K decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Twilight Prophet
47%inclusion637 decks1.35K decks
42%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
45%inclusion612 decks1.35K decks
41%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion585 decks1.35K decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
42%inclusion568 decks1.35K decks
27%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
41%inclusion548 decks1.35K decks
27%synergy
Dread Presence
39%inclusion526 decks1.35K decks
25%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
37%inclusion498 decks1.35K decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37%inclusion495 decks1.35K decks
14%synergy
Gastal Raider
36%inclusion485 decks1.35K decks
36%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
35%inclusion468 decks1.35K decks
24%synergy
Starving Revenant
33%inclusion450 decks1.35K decks
32%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
32%inclusion434 decks1.35K decks
25%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
32%inclusion425 decks1.35K decks
23%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
31%inclusion421 decks1.35K decks
24%synergy
Risen Necroregent
29%inclusion392 decks1.35K decks
29%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion389 decks1.35K decks
-3%synergy
Massacre Wurm
28%inclusion382 decks1.35K decks
11%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
28%inclusion379 decks1.35K decks
23%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
26%inclusion251 decks953 decks
21%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
24%inclusion328 decks1.35K decks
19%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
24%inclusion318 decks1.35K decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion310 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
23%inclusion306 decks1.35K decks
19%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
22%inclusion165 decks765 decks
19%synergy
Changeling Outcast
21%inclusion280 decks1.35K decks
16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
20%inclusion263 decks1.35K decks
13%synergy
Mutant Surveyor
18%inclusion245 decks1.32K decks
18%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
18%inclusion243 decks1.35K decks
13%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
17%inclusion235 decks1.35K decks
14%synergy
Sangromancer
17%inclusion235 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
17%inclusion227 decks1.35K decks
13%synergy
Starscream, Power Hungry
17%inclusion226 decks1.35K decks
16%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
17%inclusion223 decks1.35K decks
10%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
16%inclusion219 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Walking Sarcophagus
16%inclusion211 decks1.32K decks
16%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion212 decks1.35K decks
-4%synergy
Streaking Oilgorger
15%inclusion200 decks1.35K decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion195 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion189 decks1.35K decks
-9%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
14%inclusion188 decks1.35K decks
12%synergy
Basilica Screecher
13%inclusion181 decks1.35K decks
11%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
13%inclusion181 decks1.35K decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion177 decks1.35K decks
2%synergy
Starscape Cleric
13%inclusion172 decks1.35K decks
9%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
12%inclusion166 decks1.35K decks
9%synergy
Mortarion, Daemon Primarch
12%inclusion164 decks1.35K decks
12%synergy
Bloodghast
12%inclusion157 decks1.35K decks
0%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
11%inclusion146 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
11%inclusion143 decks1.35K decks
-12%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
9.2%inclusion124 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Instants
Defile
45%inclusion609 decks1.35K decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
42%inclusion568 decks1.35K decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
41%inclusion556 decks1.35K decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion430 decks1.35K decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
31%inclusion417 decks1.35K decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion382 decks1.35K decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
26%inclusion162 decks614 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion354 decks1.35K decks
2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
21%inclusion283 decks1.35K decks
18%synergy
Baleful Mastery
19%inclusion251 decks1.35K decks
10%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion223 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
16%inclusion219 decks1.35K decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion217 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
16%inclusion214 decks1.35K decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion213 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
13%inclusion177 decks1.34K decks
12%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
13%inclusion170 decks1.35K decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion153 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion153 decks1.35K decks
-1%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion148 decks1.35K decks
0%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
10%inclusion133 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion129 decks1.35K decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion128 decks1.35K decks
-11%synergy
Saw in Half
8.9%inclusion120 decks1.35K decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.5%inclusion115 decks1.35K decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
8.1%inclusion109 decks1.35K decks
1%synergy
Murder
7.7%inclusion104 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
7.6%inclusion102 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
7.4%inclusion99 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.2%inclusion97 decks1.35K decks
-18%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
7.1%inclusion96 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.1%inclusion95 decks1.35K decks
-4%synergy
Withering Boon
6.7%inclusion90 decks1.35K decks
2%synergy
Overkill
6.6%inclusion48 decks728 decks
-1%synergy
Stinging Study
5.9%inclusion79 decks1.35K decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
5.5%inclusion74 decks1.35K decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.2%inclusion70 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
45%inclusion607 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion525 decks1.35K decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
30%inclusion404 decks1.35K decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion390 decks1.35K decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
24%inclusion318 decks1.35K decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
23%inclusion303 decks1.35K decks
11%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion295 decks1.35K decks
-4%synergy
Risky Shortcut
20%inclusion269 decks1.32K decks
19%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion269 decks1.35K decks
-1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion239 decks1.35K decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion200 decks1.35K decks
-3%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion189 decks1.35K decks
-4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion169 decks1.35K decks
0%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion142 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion128 decks1.35K decks
4%synergy
Repay in Kind
8.8%inclusion119 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.8%inclusion118 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion110 decks1.35K decks
1%synergy
Profane Transfusion
7.7%inclusion104 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Blood Money
7.6%inclusion102 decks1.35K decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.8%inclusion91 decks1.35K decks
-8%synergy
Blood Tithe
6.5%inclusion87 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.5%inclusion87 decks1.35K decks
-6%synergy
Dark Deal
6.1%inclusion82 decks1.35K decks
-5%synergy
Essence Harvest
5.9%inclusion80 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.6%inclusion28 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.6%inclusion34 decks606 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
45%inclusion610 decks1.35K decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion608 decks1.35K decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion590 decks1.35K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion414 decks1.35K decks
15%synergy
Basilisk Collar
30%inclusion398 decks1.35K decks
27%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
29%inclusion219 decks761 decks
9%synergy
Venser's Journal
28%inclusion371 decks1.35K decks
26%synergy
Demon's Horn
20%inclusion269 decks1.35K decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion269 decks1.35K decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion227 decks1.35K decks
13%synergy
Pact Weapon
14%inclusion182 decks1.35K decks
11%synergy
The Last Ride
13%inclusion174 decks1.35K decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion170 decks1.35K decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion159 decks1.35K decks
2%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
11%inclusion146 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Ivory Tower
10%inclusion132 decks1.35K decks
9%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
9.3%inclusion125 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
7.9%inclusion106 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
7.3%inclusion98 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.1%inclusion95 decks1.35K decks
1%synergy
Hand of Vecna
6.8%inclusion91 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
6.8%inclusion91 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Empyrial Plate
6.5%inclusion88 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.5%inclusion87 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
6.2%inclusion83 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Prism Ring
6.0%inclusion81 decks1.35K decks
4%synergy
Demonic Junker
6.0%inclusion81 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
5.1%inclusion68 decks1.35K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion519 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion410 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
29%inclusion397 decks1.35K decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion332 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion308 decks1.35K decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion296 decks1.35K decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion214 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion153 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Eternal Thirst
11%inclusion149 decks1.35K decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion131 decks1.35K decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Link
8.5%inclusion114 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.4%inclusion113 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.3%inclusion112 decks1.35K decks
2%synergy
Demonic Covenant
8.2%inclusion111 decks1.35K decks
7%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.2%inclusion111 decks1.35K decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Contract
7.3%inclusion98 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Black Market
7.2%inclusion97 decks1.35K decks
-14%synergy
No Mercy
7.2%inclusion97 decks1.35K decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.8%inclusion92 decks1.35K decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.5%inclusion88 decks1.35K decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.1%inclusion82 decks1.35K decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
6.0%inclusion81 decks1.35K decks
0%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.7%inclusion77 decks1.35K decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.6%inclusion76 decks1.35K decks
-11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion212 decks1.35K decks
2%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
6.2%inclusion83 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Sorin Markov
5.9%inclusion79 decks1.35K decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion859 decks1.35K decks
33%synergy
Cabal Coffers
57%inclusion766 decks1.35K decks
2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion686 decks1.35K decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion543 decks1.35K decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion449 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
32%inclusion430 decks1.35K decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion291 decks1.35K decks
3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
20%inclusion269 decks1.35K decks
19%synergy
Witch's Cottage
19%inclusion260 decks1.35K decks
-5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion224 decks1.35K decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion170 decks1.35K decks
-12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion170 decks1.35K decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion166 decks1.35K decks
4%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion156 decks1.35K decks
-5%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
11%inclusion154 decks1.35K decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion132 decks1.35K decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.5%inclusion52 decks614 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.2%inclusion110 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.2%inclusion97 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.9%inclusion93 decks1.35K decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
6.7%inclusion90 decks1.35K decks
-3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.3%inclusion85 decks1.35K decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.9%inclusion80 decks1.35K decks
-4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.8%inclusion78 decks1.35K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion1.15K decks1.35K decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion940 decks1.35K decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
61%inclusion823 decks1.35K decks
35%synergy
Starting Column
49%inclusion656 decks1.35K decks
48%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion473 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
28%inclusion382 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion304 decks1.35K decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion252 decks1.35K decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion100 decks572 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion189 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion184 decks1.35K decks
3%synergy
The Aetherspark
10%inclusion135 decks1.35K decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion128 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion120 decks1.35K decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.4%inclusion99 decks1.35K decks
1%synergy
Pristine Talisman
7.1%inclusion96 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.1%inclusion95 decks1.35K decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.8%inclusion92 decks1.35K decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.8%inclusion91 decks1.35K decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.5%inclusion87 decks1.35K decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion1.26K decks1.35K decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion430 decks1.35K decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion403 decks1.35K decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion382 decks1.35K decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion231 decks1.35K decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion195 decks1.35K decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion144 decks1.35K decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion110 decks1.35K decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.9%inclusion93 decks1.35K decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.3%inclusion71 decks1.35K decks
-1%synergy