Average Deck for Nicol Bolas - Budget Optimized

Nicol Bolas
Rank #1,325
5decks
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Mar 16, 2026
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Average Decklist

Abyssal Specter
Abyssal Specter
Blazing Specter
Blazing Specter
Blizzard Specter
Blizzard Specter
Crosis, the Purger
Crosis, the Purger
Fell Specter
Fell Specter
Hypnotic Specter
Hypnotic Specter
Magus of the Wheel
Magus of the Wheel
Mindslicer
Mindslicer
Mulldrifter
Mulldrifter
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Notion Thief
Notion Thief
Sangromancer
Sangromancer
Scythe Specter
Scythe Specter
Sedraxis Specter
Sedraxis Specter
Sepulchral Primordial
Sepulchral Primordial
Tergrid, God of Fright
Tergrid, God of Fright
Instants (14)
Counterspell
Counterspell
Crosis's Charm
Crosis's Charm
Cyclonic Rift
Cyclonic Rift
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Desertion
Desertion
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Mana Leak
Mana Leak
Negate
Negate
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Recoil
Recoil
Red Elemental Blast
Red Elemental Blast
Rewind
Rewind
Soul Manipulation
Soul Manipulation
Terminate
Terminate
Sorceries (12)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Concentrate
Concentrate
Cruel Ultimatum
Cruel Ultimatum
Crux of Fate
Crux of Fate
Dark Intimations
Dark Intimations
Decree of Pain
Decree of Pain
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Diabolic Tutor
Diabolic Tutor
Skull Rend
Skull Rend
Syphon Mind
Syphon Mind
Windfall
Windfall
Wit's End
Wit's End
Artifacts (11)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Charcoal Diamond
Charcoal Diamond
Chromatic Lantern
Chromatic Lantern
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Geth's Grimoire
Geth's Grimoire
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sky Diamond
Sky Diamond
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Enchantments (9)
Liliana's Caress
Liliana's Caress
Megrim
Megrim
Painful Quandary
Painful Quandary
Pain Magnification
Pain Magnification
Propaganda
Propaganda
Raiders' Wake
Raiders' Wake
Rhystic Study
Rhystic Study
Shrieking Affliction
Shrieking Affliction
Waste Not
Waste Not
Planeswalkers (2)
Liliana Vess
Liliana Vess
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Lands (16)
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crosis's Catacombs
Crosis's Catacombs
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Dimir Aqueduct
Dimir Aqueduct
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Geier Reach Sanitarium
Geier Reach Sanitarium
Myriad Landscape
Myriad Landscape
Rakdos Carnarium
Rakdos Carnarium
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
Salt Marsh
Salt Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Temple of the False God
Temple of the False God
Basics (3)
Island
7 Islands
Mountain
5 Mountains
Swamp
7 Swamps