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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?
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Lessons from Life
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Hideout
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
1%synergy
The Ooze
1.7%inclusion1 decks60 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Slime Against Humanity
67%inclusion270 decks406 decks
66%synergy
Frantic Search
67%inclusion270 decks406 decks
61%synergy
Consider
62%inclusion250 decks406 decks
60%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
53%inclusion214 decks406 decks
51%synergy
Inspiring Call
61%inclusion248 decks406 decks
48%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
47%inclusion191 decks406 decks
47%synergy
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
43%inclusion175 decks405 decks
42%synergy
Opt
48%inclusion196 decks406 decks
41%synergy
Thought Scour
41%inclusion168 decks406 decks
40%synergy
Archmage of Runes
39%inclusion130 decks332 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Growth Spiral
74%inclusion299 decks406 decks
28%synergy
Rampant Growth
53%inclusion216 decks406 decks
13%synergy
Beast Within
51%inclusion208 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion204 decks406 decks
36%synergy
Nature's Lore
50%inclusion204 decks406 decks
20%synergy
Harrow
49%inclusion198 decks406 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion196 decks406 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
45%inclusion182 decks406 decks
20%synergy
Cultivate
43%inclusion175 decks406 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
41%inclusion166 decks406 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion79 decks406 decks
-5%synergy
Seedborn Muse
12%inclusion47 decks406 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.9%inclusion36 decks406 decks
-7%synergy
Crop Rotation
8.6%inclusion35 decks406 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.4%inclusion34 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
6.4%inclusion26 decks406 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Wizards of Thay
36%inclusion145 decks406 decks
35%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
32%inclusion130 decks402 decks
32%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
31%inclusion124 decks406 decks
29%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
30%inclusion121 decks406 decks
29%synergy
Flux Channeler
26%inclusion106 decks406 decks
23%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
19%inclusion77 decks406 decks
19%synergy
Quandrix Apprentice
18%inclusion73 decks406 decks
17%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
17%inclusion68 decks406 decks
16%synergy
Haughty Djinn
16%inclusion66 decks406 decks
16%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
16%inclusion63 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Biowaste Blob
15%inclusion61 decks406 decks
13%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
15%inclusion60 decks406 decks
-16%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
13%inclusion54 decks406 decks
-1%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
13%inclusion52 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Evolution Sage
11%inclusion45 decks406 decks
1%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
11%inclusion42 decks385 decks
7%synergy
Docent of Perfection
10%inclusion41 decks406 decks
10%synergy
Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios
10%inclusion40 decks406 decks
9%synergy
Curious Homunculus
10%inclusion39 decks406 decks
10%synergy
Scute Swarm
10%inclusion39 decks406 decks
-10%synergy
Birds of Paradise
9.1%inclusion37 decks406 decks
-18%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
8.9%inclusion36 decks406 decks
-8%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
8.9%inclusion36 decks406 decks
-9%synergy
Llanowar Elves
8.9%inclusion36 decks406 decks
-18%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.6%inclusion31 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
7.4%inclusion30 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Elvish Mystic
7.1%inclusion29 decks406 decks
-16%synergy
Biogenic Ooze
7.1%inclusion29 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
6.9%inclusion28 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Fathom Mage
6.9%inclusion28 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
6.9%inclusion16 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Cobra
6.4%inclusion26 decks406 decks
-6%synergy
Gyre Sage
6.4%inclusion26 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Master Biomancer
6.2%inclusion25 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Kishla Skimmer
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Ledger Shredder
5.7%inclusion23 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
5.4%inclusion22 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Incubation Druid
5.4%inclusion22 decks406 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Planar Genesis
40%inclusion153 decks386 decks
29%synergy
Entish Restoration
38%inclusion156 decks406 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion142 decks406 decks
12%synergy
Joint Exploration
32%inclusion131 decks406 decks
27%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion130 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
32%inclusion128 decks406 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion127 decks406 decks
8%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion118 decks406 decks
25%synergy
Nature's Claim
27%inclusion108 decks406 decks
17%synergy
Mutational Advantage
26%inclusion107 decks406 decks
22%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion105 decks406 decks
-5%synergy
Perplexing Test
24%inclusion99 decks406 decks
20%synergy
Eureka Moment
24%inclusion98 decks406 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion89 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Curate
21%inclusion87 decks406 decks
21%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
21%inclusion85 decks406 decks
20%synergy
Ripples of Potential
21%inclusion84 decks406 decks
11%synergy
Experimental Augury
19%inclusion78 decks406 decks
17%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
17%inclusion70 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
17%inclusion69 decks406 decks
13%synergy
Auroral Procession
16%inclusion38 decks231 decks
13%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion60 decks406 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion57 decks387 decks
3%synergy
Mental Note
14%inclusion56 decks406 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion55 decks406 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion53 decks406 decks
1%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Revival
12%inclusion50 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
12%inclusion48 decks406 decks
9%synergy
Return to Nature
12%inclusion47 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Tilling
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion42 decks406 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion41 decks406 decks
-5%synergy
Voidslime
10%inclusion41 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion39 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Quicken
9.1%inclusion37 decks406 decks
9%synergy
Collective Resistance
9.0%inclusion35 decks387 decks
6%synergy
Decisive Denial
8.4%inclusion34 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Arachnogenesis
8.1%inclusion33 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Radstorm
7.6%inclusion31 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
6.9%inclusion28 decks406 decks
1%synergy
Confounding Riddle
6.7%inclusion27 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Grapple with the Past
6.7%inclusion27 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
6.7%inclusion27 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Quandrix Command
6.7%inclusion27 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
6.4%inclusion26 decks406 decks
1%synergy
Moment of Truth
6.4%inclusion26 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.2%inclusion25 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Heritage Reclamation
6.1%inclusion14 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Serum Snare
5.9%inclusion24 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
36%inclusion146 decks406 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
36%inclusion146 decks406 decks
13%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion132 decks406 decks
-3%synergy
Wave Goodbye
28%inclusion114 decks406 decks
17%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
25%inclusion101 decks406 decks
25%synergy
Explore
22%inclusion91 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion70 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion68 decks406 decks
10%synergy
Shared Roots
17%inclusion18 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
15%inclusion60 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion56 decks406 decks
10%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
14%inclusion55 decks406 decks
4%synergy
See the Truth
13%inclusion52 decks406 decks
13%synergy
Urban Evolution
11%inclusion46 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
11%inclusion43 decks385 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
11%inclusion43 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
10%inclusion41 decks406 decks
-2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion40 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion40 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Doppelgang
9.4%inclusion38 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Broken Bond
8.6%inclusion35 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.5%inclusion33 decks387 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.1%inclusion33 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.1%inclusion33 decks406 decks
-3%synergy
Contentious Plan
7.4%inclusion30 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Chatterstorm
7.4%inclusion30 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Regrowth
7.1%inclusion29 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.7%inclusion27 decks406 decks
-2%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
6.7%inclusion27 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.7%inclusion27 decks406 decks
-1%synergy
Migration Path
6.4%inclusion26 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.9%inclusion24 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Nissa's Pilgrimage
5.7%inclusion23 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Pest Infestation
5.7%inclusion23 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Boomerang Basics
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.4%inclusion22 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
5.2%inclusion21 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Expand the Sphere
5.2%inclusion21 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Spellweaver Helix
32%inclusion130 decks406 decks
32%synergy
Thrumming Stone
26%inclusion105 decks406 decks
26%synergy
Locket of Yesterdays
24%inclusion96 decks406 decks
23%synergy
Emerald Medallion
23%inclusion93 decks406 decks
20%synergy
The Earth Crystal
20%inclusion39 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Primal Amulet
15%inclusion59 decks406 decks
14%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion58 decks406 decks
14%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion46 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.4%inclusion34 decks406 decks
-17%synergy
Semblance Anvil
7.9%inclusion32 decks406 decks
8%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
5.9%inclusion24 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
5.7%inclusion23 decks406 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Secrets of the Dead
27%inclusion111 decks406 decks
27%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
27%inclusion109 decks406 decks
18%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
23%inclusion92 decks406 decks
10%synergy
Hardened Scales
20%inclusion80 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Font of Magic
19%inclusion76 decks406 decks
19%synergy
Branching Evolution
18%inclusion75 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Doubling Season
18%inclusion73 decks406 decks
8%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
14%inclusion25 decks173 decks
10%synergy
Sapling Nursery
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion42 decks406 decks
9%synergy
Glacierwood Siege
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
8.4%inclusion34 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7.9%inclusion32 decks406 decks
8%synergy
March of the World Ooze
7.7%inclusion22 decks287 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.4%inclusion30 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.4%inclusion30 decks406 decks
-10%synergy
Wizard Class
6.9%inclusion28 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.9%inclusion28 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.7%inclusion23 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Greater Good
5.7%inclusion23 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Chakra Meditation
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Alchemist's Refuge
32%inclusion130 decks406 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion130 decks406 decks
-17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion124 decks406 decks
18%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion67 decks406 decks
-5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion65 decks406 decks
-6%synergy
Karn's Bastion
16%inclusion63 decks406 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion42 decks406 decks
-8%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.4%inclusion34 decks406 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion33 decks406 decks
-7%synergy
Three Tree City
6.9%inclusion26 decks377 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.9%inclusion28 decks406 decks
-15%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion27 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.5%inclusion15 decks231 decks
-4%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.2%inclusion25 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
5.9%inclusion24 decks406 decks
1%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
5.7%inclusion23 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
62%inclusion250 decks406 decks
-19%synergy
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion169 decks406 decks
-21%synergy
Simic Signet
13%inclusion53 decks406 decks
-18%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion40 decks406 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion39 decks406 decks
-12%synergy
Forger's Foundry
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion399 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion398 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion327 decks406 decks
-5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
66%inclusion268 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
53%inclusion216 decks406 decks
1%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
49%inclusion198 decks406 decks
5%synergy
Breeding Pool
44%inclusion180 decks406 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Grove
44%inclusion178 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
44%inclusion177 decks406 decks
-5%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
42%inclusion169 decks406 decks
-1%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
37%inclusion152 decks406 decks
-1%synergy
Hedge Maze
33%inclusion135 decks406 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Mystery
27%inclusion109 decks406 decks
-11%synergy
Overflowing Basin
26%inclusion105 decks406 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion96 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion83 decks406 decks
-10%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
20%inclusion82 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Tangled Islet
19%inclusion78 decks406 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
18%inclusion74 decks406 decks
-2%synergy
Sodden Verdure
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion70 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Willowrush Verge
16%inclusion45 decks288 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion63 decks406 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion60 decks406 decks
-11%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion60 decks406 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion57 decks387 decks
3%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
12%inclusion49 decks406 decks
-1%synergy
Rimewood Falls
10%inclusion42 decks406 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion37 decks406 decks
-11%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Tropical Island
8.6%inclusion35 decks406 decks
-5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.5%inclusion33 decks387 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.1%inclusion33 decks406 decks
-7%synergy
Thornwood Falls
7.6%inclusion31 decks406 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.2%inclusion21 decks406 decks
-12%synergy