Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Upgraded

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Levi Perry
Nov 20, 2025
What If Commander Damage Didn't Exist?
What if we got rid of commander damage? Or switched to cumulative commander damage? Let's look at the possibilities.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
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Bloodline Bidding
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
49%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
41%synergy
Crux of Fate
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
41%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
40%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
36%synergy
Dark Intimations
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
34%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
54%inclusion40 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
-13%synergy
Slave of Bolas
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
30%synergy
Dragon Tempest
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Rhystic Study
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
The One Ring
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Necropotence
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Baleful Strix
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Sangromancer
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Fell Specter
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
The Locust God
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Augur of Bolas
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Hellkite Courser
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
11%synergy
The Scarab God
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Clone
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
3%synergy
The Raven Man
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
The Scorpion God
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Anger
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Balefire Dragon
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Blizzard Specter
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Blazing Specter
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Dragon Mage
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Royal Assassin
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Tetsuo Umezawa
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Regent
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
-12%synergy
Crosis's Charm
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Countersquall
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Manipulation
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Commence the Endgame
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Fork
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Terror
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Stinging Study
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Unsummon
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Boomerang
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Evacuation
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Reins of Power
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Dream Salvage
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Desertion
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Snap
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Arcbond
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Shred Memory
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Stubborn Denial
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Invert Polarity
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Disallow
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Mana Short
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Soul's Fire
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Hour of Devastation
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Earthquake
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Braingeyser
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Twist
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Fireball
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-13%synergy
Painful Truths
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Dark Petition
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Blatant Thievery
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Wit's End
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Apex of Power
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Change
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Energy Tap
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Recall
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Insurrection
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Chain Lightning
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Drain Life
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Portent
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Bribery
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
The Elderspell
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gem of Becoming
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Howling Mine
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Icy Manipulator
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Viridian Longbow
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Caress
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Megrim
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
7%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Control Magic
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Raiders' Wake
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Pain for All
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Omniscience
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Talent
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Fire Whip
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Hermetic Study
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Spiteful Visions
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Sarkhan the Mad
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Liliana Vess
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion65 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion47 decks74 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion39 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Visage of Bolas
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
96%inclusion71 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion71 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion70 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion55 decks74 decks
-17%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
-17%synergy
Polluted Delta
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Xander's Lounge
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Training Center
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
-14%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Badlands
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-12%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
7%synergy