Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Budget

Cas Hinds
Mar 16, 2026
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cruel Ultimatum
41%inclusion54 decks132 decks
37%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
37%inclusion49 decks132 decks
35%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
30%inclusion40 decks132 decks
30%synergy
Deep Analysis
31%inclusion41 decks132 decks
27%synergy
Slave of Bolas
28%inclusion37 decks132 decks
27%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
27%inclusion36 decks132 decks
26%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
27%inclusion36 decks132 decks
26%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
26%inclusion34 decks132 decks
25%synergy
Syphon Mind
27%inclusion36 decks132 decks
24%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
23%inclusion30 decks132 decks
22%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion50 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion42 decks132 decks
-13%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion41 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion37 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Megrim
25%inclusion33 decks132 decks
19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
24%inclusion32 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
23%inclusion30 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Crosis's Charm
23%inclusion30 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
22%inclusion29 decks132 decks
22%synergy
Soul Manipulation
21%inclusion28 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Fell Specter
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion25 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Augur of Bolas
17%inclusion23 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Archaeomancer
17%inclusion22 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
16%synergy
Blizzard Specter
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
16%synergy
Blazing Specter
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Liliana's Specter
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
14%synergy
Sangromancer
14%inclusion18 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
14%inclusion18 decks132 decks
14%synergy
Dragon Mage
14%inclusion18 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Clone
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Specter
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Dragon
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Asylum Visitor
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Scythe Specter
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Flameblast Dragon
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Elemental Mascot
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Specter
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Steel Hellkite
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Royal Assassin
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Burglar Rat
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
-1%synergy
Eternal Skylord
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Grim Initiate
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Blood Tyrant
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
-1%synergy
Tackle Artist
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mage Tower Referee
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Avatar of Woe
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Plaguecrafter
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Herald of the Dreadhorde
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Aven Eternal
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Mica, Reader of Ruins
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
The Raven Man
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Invading Manticore
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Soul Diviner
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Archivist
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Recoil
19%inclusion25 decks132 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion25 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion24 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion22 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Commence the Endgame
17%inclusion22 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
-22%synergy
Chaos Warp
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
-20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
-10%synergy
Maestros Charm
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Crush Dissent
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Countersquall
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
-6%synergy
Lazotep Plating
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Rewind
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Remove Soul
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
7%synergy
No Escape
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Boomerang
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Run Behind
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Outburst
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Murder
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Grixis Charm
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Teachings
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Dream Salvage
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
-23%synergy
Supreme Will
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Blight Rot
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Charm
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Hour of Devastation
21%inclusion28 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
21%inclusion28 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Dark Intimations
19%inclusion25 decks132 decks
18%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
18%inclusion24 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Crux of Fate
14%inclusion18 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
-16%synergy
Act of Treason
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Duress
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Fireball
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
10%synergy
The Elderspell
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Invade the City
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Bleeding Edge
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Widespread Brutality
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
-11%synergy
Callous Dismissal
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Apex of Power
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Earthquake
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
7%synergy
End of the Hunt
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Revelation
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Compulsive Research
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Wit's End
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Rapturous Moment
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Divination
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Spark Harvest
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Toll of the Invasion
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
-39%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Procrastinate
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
God-Pharaoh's Statue
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Gem of Becoming
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
-17%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Control Magic
17%inclusion23 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Control
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
-2%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Greed
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Steal Artifact
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
-8%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Pain Magnification
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Confiscate
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Future Sight
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Persuasion
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
-9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
-15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
-27%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
57%inclusion75 decks132 decks
-33%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion64 decks132 decks
-40%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion49 decks132 decks
19%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
30%inclusion40 decks132 decks
29%synergy
Sky Diamond
27%inclusion36 decks132 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
27%inclusion36 decks132 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion31 decks132 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Signet
23%inclusion31 decks132 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
23%inclusion30 decks132 decks
-9%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion28 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Firemind Vessel
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion24 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
-37%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
-33%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
-33%synergy
Visage of Bolas
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Manalith
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Potioner's Trove
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geode
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Resonating Lute
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion131 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion130 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion130 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
55%inclusion73 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
52%inclusion69 decks132 decks
-39%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion65 decks132 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion54 decks132 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion42 decks132 decks
-25%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
30%inclusion40 decks132 decks
25%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion40 decks132 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion38 decks132 decks
18%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion35 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
24%inclusion32 decks132 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion32 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion29 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion28 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion28 decks132 decks
-25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
20%inclusion27 decks132 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion24 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion24 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion23 decks132 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
17%inclusion22 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
-33%synergy
Shivan Reef
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
-17%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
-15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
-31%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
-1%synergy
Maestros Theater
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Peak
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
-19%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
-9%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Highland Lake
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
-12%synergy
Salt Marsh
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Gateway Plaza
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Urborg Volcano
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy