Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Budget

Cas Hinds
Mar 16, 2026
The Rate of Change With the Commander Format
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Choreographed Sparks
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Potioner's Trove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Run Behind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mage Tower Referee
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cruel Ultimatum
42%inclusion53 decks127 decks
37%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
36%inclusion46 decks127 decks
34%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
32%synergy
Slave of Bolas
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
28%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
28%inclusion36 decks127 decks
27%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
27%synergy
Deep Analysis
30%inclusion38 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Syphon Mind
26%inclusion33 decks127 decks
23%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
36%inclusion46 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
-10%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion38 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion36 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
24%inclusion31 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Megrim
24%inclusion31 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Soul Manipulation
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Hour of Devastation
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Fell Specter
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Augur of Bolas
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Blizzard Specter
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Blazing Specter
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Mica, Reader of Ruins
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sangromancer
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Specter
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Specter
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Dragon Mage
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Scythe Specter
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Asylum Visitor
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Dragon
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Flameblast Dragon
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Specter
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Elemental Mascot
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rancorous Archaic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Biblioplex Tomekeeper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Eternal Skylord
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Grim Initiate
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Steel Hellkite
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Colorstorm Stallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Burglar Rat
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Royal Assassin
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Plaguecrafter
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Soul Diviner
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Aven Eternal
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Herald of the Dreadhorde
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Rapacious Dragon
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
The Raven Man
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Gravedigger
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Avatar of Woe
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Invading Manticore
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Crosis's Charm
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Vibrant Outburst
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Commence the Endgame
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Recoil
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
-21%synergy
Chaos Warp
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
-21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Charm
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Crush Dissent
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-11%synergy
Countersquall
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Terror
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Plating
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
6%synergy
No Escape
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-7%synergy
Prismari Charm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-9%synergy
Unsummon
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Boomerang
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Murder
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Remove Soul
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Charm
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Supreme Will
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Dream Salvage
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Charm
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Shock
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-23%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Dark Intimations
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
18%synergy
End of the Hunt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Crux of Fate
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
-16%synergy
Act of Treason
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Rapturous Moment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
The Elderspell
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Fireball
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Duress
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Procrastinate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bleeding Edge
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Invade the City
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Widespread Brutality
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Callous Dismissal
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-12%synergy
Apex of Power
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Wit's End
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Revelation
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Toll of the Invasion
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Divination
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-39%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Compulsive Research
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Earthquake
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gem of Becoming
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
17%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
-16%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Control Magic
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Raiders' Wake
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Waste Not
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-4%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Steal Artifact
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Mind Control
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Greed
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Pain Magnification
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-8%synergy
Confiscate
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
-9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-28%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60%inclusion76 decks127 decks
-30%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion66 decks127 decks
-36%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion48 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Signet
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
-10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
21%synergy
Firemind Vessel
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
-30%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
-30%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
-36%synergy
Visage of Bolas
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Resonating Lute
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Manalith
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geode
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion126 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion125 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion125 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
55%inclusion70 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
54%inclusion69 decks127 decks
-37%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion62 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion50 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
-25%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
31%inclusion39 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion38 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
26%inclusion33 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion33 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
-14%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
-25%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
-15%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
-16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
-34%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
-15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
-32%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
-17%synergy
Tainted Peak
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Cinder Barrens
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Spectacle Summit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Highland Lake
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
-11%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Gateway Plaza
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Serpent's Pass
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy