Nicol Bolas (Commander)

Cas Hinds
Mar 16, 2026
The Rate of Change With the Commander Format
Is the rate of change in Commander, or Magic as a whole, just too much right now? Should we be worried about more changes to come?
Deck Filters
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scorched Geyser
2.4%inclusion3 decks125 decks
1%synergy
Grave Researcher
2.3%inclusion3 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
2.2%inclusion2 decks91 decks
1%synergy
End of the Hunt
2.0%inclusion2 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Chase Inspiration
1.1%inclusion1 decks87 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
41%inclusion522 decks1.27K decks
39%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
41%inclusion517 decks1.27K decks
38%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
39%inclusion499 decks1.27K decks
36%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
40%inclusion510 decks1.27K decks
36%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
35%inclusion450 decks1.27K decks
34%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
29%inclusion374 decks1.27K decks
28%synergy
Crux of Fate
28%inclusion361 decks1.27K decks
27%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
27%inclusion348 decks1.27K decks
26%synergy
Slave of Bolas
26%inclusion334 decks1.27K decks
25%synergy
Megrim
31%inclusion395 decks1.27K decks
25%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
53%inclusion672 decks1.27K decks
9%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
41%inclusion516 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion506 decks1.27K decks
3%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion436 decks1.27K decks
9%synergy
Waste Not
31%inclusion392 decks1.27K decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion373 decks1.27K decks
-15%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion360 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion356 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
27%inclusion337 decks1.27K decks
22%synergy
Syphon Mind
26%inclusion335 decks1.27K decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
30%inclusion381 decks1.27K decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion340 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion288 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion286 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion227 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
17%inclusion210 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion187 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion148 decks1.27K decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion137 decks1.27K decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion121 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Hypnotic Specter
23%inclusion292 decks1.27K decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion283 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
22%inclusion279 decks1.27K decks
22%synergy
Fell Specter
21%inclusion265 decks1.27K decks
18%synergy
Baleful Strix
20%inclusion251 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion247 decks1.27K decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
15%inclusion187 decks1.27K decks
13%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
15%inclusion184 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
14%inclusion177 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
13%inclusion164 decks1.27K decks
12%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
12%inclusion158 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Hellkite Courser
12%inclusion157 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion151 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion150 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Augur of Bolas
12%inclusion148 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Royal Assassin
11%inclusion138 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
The Raven Man
11%inclusion135 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Blizzard Specter
10%inclusion131 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion129 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Blazing Specter
10%inclusion125 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
9.5%inclusion104 decks1.10K decks
5%synergy
Dragon Mage
9.4%inclusion119 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Shivan Dragon
9.3%inclusion118 decks1.27K decks
9%synergy
The Scarab God
9.3%inclusion118 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.7%inclusion110 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
8.4%inclusion106 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.3%inclusion105 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
8.0%inclusion102 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
7.9%inclusion100 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
7.6%inclusion97 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Scythe Specter
7.2%inclusion91 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
7.2%inclusion91 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
7.2%inclusion91 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Specter
7.0%inclusion89 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
6.9%inclusion87 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.8%inclusion86 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.5%inclusion83 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.4%inclusion81 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.2%inclusion78 decks1.27K decks
-12%synergy
Liliana's Specter
6.1%inclusion77 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
6.1%inclusion77 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Anger
6.0%inclusion76 decks1.27K decks
-5%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
5.7%inclusion72 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
5.6%inclusion71 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Abyssal Specter
5.5%inclusion70 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
5.5%inclusion70 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
5.4%inclusion69 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
5.4%inclusion69 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
5.4%inclusion68 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
5.1%inclusion65 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion321 decks1.27K decks
-3%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion313 decks1.27K decks
-10%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion283 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion279 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion274 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion253 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
19%inclusion246 decks1.27K decks
17%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion204 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
15%inclusion193 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion191 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion189 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion185 decks1.27K decks
-16%synergy
Countersquall
12%inclusion158 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion148 decks1.27K decks
-9%synergy
Soul Manipulation
11%inclusion145 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion140 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Recoil
10%inclusion132 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Commence the Endgame
10%inclusion128 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Dream Salvage
9.1%inclusion116 decks1.27K decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
8.9%inclusion113 decks1.27K decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
8.4%inclusion106 decks1.27K decks
-11%synergy
Perplex
8.0%inclusion102 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
8.0%inclusion101 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Unsummon
7.6%inclusion97 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Abrade
7.3%inclusion92 decks1.27K decks
-2%synergy
Aetherize
7.1%inclusion90 decks1.27K decks
3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.0%inclusion89 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
6.1%inclusion71 decks1.16K decks
-6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.1%inclusion77 decks1.27K decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
6.0%inclusion76 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.0%inclusion76 decks1.27K decks
-13%synergy
Desertion
5.9%inclusion75 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Fork
5.8%inclusion73 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Opt
5.5%inclusion70 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.4%inclusion67 decks1.25K decks
-1%synergy
Rewind
5.3%inclusion67 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Boomerang
5.2%inclusion66 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Plating
5.0%inclusion64 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Mana Leak
5.0%inclusion64 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
24%inclusion299 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Dark Intimations
22%inclusion283 decks1.27K decks
21%synergy
Hour of Devastation
21%inclusion269 decks1.27K decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion252 decks1.27K decks
16%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
19%inclusion247 decks1.27K decks
18%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion231 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
15%inclusion194 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion190 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion189 decks1.27K decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion178 decks1.27K decks
-14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion162 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
12%inclusion146 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion134 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion121 decks1.27K decks
-10%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion121 decks1.27K decks
3%synergy
Ponder
9.2%inclusion117 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Fireball
8.4%inclusion106 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.8%inclusion99 decks1.27K decks
3%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.6%inclusion97 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Wit's End
7.6%inclusion96 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
The Elderspell
7.3%inclusion93 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Mind Twist
7.3%inclusion93 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.3%inclusion92 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Braingeyser
7.1%inclusion90 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.1%inclusion90 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Apex of Power
6.4%inclusion81 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
6.1%inclusion77 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.8%inclusion73 decks1.27K decks
-11%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.6%inclusion71 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.4%inclusion68 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Bribery
5.4%inclusion68 decks1.27K decks
3%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
5.3%inclusion67 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
5.3%inclusion67 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5.2%inclusion66 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Insurrection
5.0%inclusion64 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Geth's Grimoire
23%inclusion286 decks1.27K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion267 decks1.27K decks
-5%synergy
Gem of Becoming
16%inclusion200 decks1.27K decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion169 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
12%inclusion154 decks1.27K decks
12%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
12%inclusion150 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Howling Mine
11%inclusion135 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
6.0%inclusion76 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.8%inclusion73 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Caress
24%inclusion298 decks1.27K decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion291 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion284 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion248 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Raiders' Wake
18%inclusion231 decks1.27K decks
16%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
17%inclusion218 decks1.27K decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion214 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Painful Quandary
16%inclusion206 decks1.27K decks
13%synergy
Dragon Tempest
14%inclusion179 decks1.27K decks
13%synergy
Control Magic
14%inclusion179 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion131 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Bandit's Talent
10%inclusion116 decks1.21K decks
8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.8%inclusion111 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Greed
8.4%inclusion106 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Oppression
8.0%inclusion101 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
7.6%inclusion97 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
6.9%inclusion88 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
6.1%inclusion77 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.9%inclusion75 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
5.8%inclusion74 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.8%inclusion73 decks1.27K decks
-6%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
5.6%inclusion71 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.3%inclusion67 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Copy Artifact
5.3%inclusion67 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Pain Magnification
5.0%inclusion64 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.3%inclusion92 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.8%inclusion73 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion381 decks1.27K decks
-5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion359 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion242 decks1.27K decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion190 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion185 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
9.3%inclusion118 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion116 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion105 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.9%inclusion87 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.7%inclusion85 decks1.27K decks
-9%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.8%inclusion74 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion1.04K decks1.27K decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion837 decks1.27K decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion554 decks1.27K decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion547 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Izzet Signet
42%inclusion535 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion513 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion472 decks1.27K decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
35%inclusion449 decks1.27K decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
35%inclusion439 decks1.27K decks
-10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
24%inclusion308 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
24%inclusion300 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion299 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion225 decks1.27K decks
-4%synergy
Visage of Bolas
18%inclusion223 decks1.27K decks
17%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion214 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion183 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
14%inclusion175 decks1.27K decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion152 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion146 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion132 decks1.27K decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion125 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.9%inclusion88 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Firemind Vessel
6.0%inclusion76 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
5.0%inclusion64 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion1.24K decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion1.23K decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion1.23K decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion885 decks1.27K decks
-22%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion633 decks1.27K decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion528 decks1.27K decks
-15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion499 decks1.27K decks
-6%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion495 decks1.27K decks
-9%synergy
Blood Crypt
39%inclusion491 decks1.27K decks
-7%synergy
Steam Vents
37%inclusion466 decks1.27K decks
-9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion451 decks1.27K decks
-7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion424 decks1.27K decks
-13%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion424 decks1.27K decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
31%inclusion394 decks1.27K decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion382 decks1.27K decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion379 decks1.27K decks
-5%synergy
Shivan Reef
29%inclusion373 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
29%inclusion369 decks1.27K decks
-8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion350 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion339 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion317 decks1.27K decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion314 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion284 decks1.27K decks
-9%synergy
Morphic Pool
22%inclusion275 decks1.27K decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion274 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Badlands
21%inclusion269 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Training Center
21%inclusion266 decks1.27K decks
-11%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion258 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion254 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion239 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion231 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion228 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion222 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion200 decks1.27K decks
-10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
15%inclusion188 decks1.27K decks
-10%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion184 decks1.24K decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion186 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion185 decks1.27K decks
-16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
15%inclusion184 decks1.27K decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion176 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion165 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion164 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion153 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion143 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
11%inclusion138 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion138 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion138 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion133 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
10%inclusion132 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion129 decks1.27K decks
-2%synergy