Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Upgraded

Cas Hinds
Mar 16, 2026
The Rate of Change With the Commander Format
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Prismari, the Inspiration
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
45%synergy
Crux of Fate
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
42%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
38%synergy
Dark Intimations
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
31%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Slave of Bolas
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Sangromancer
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
-17%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Hypnotic Specter
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Baleful Strix
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Hellkite Courser
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
13%synergy
The Locust God
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Augur of Bolas
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Decadent Dragon
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
11%synergy
The Raven Man
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
11%synergy
The Scarab God
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Blazing Specter
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
The Scorpion God
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Balefire Dragon
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Royal Assassin
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Blizzard Specter
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Anger
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Dragon Mage
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Burglar Rat
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Nogi, Draco-Zealot
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
-13%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Soul Manipulation
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Commence the Endgame
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Stinging Study
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Bedevil
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Recoil
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Fork
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Dream Salvage
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Unsummon
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Terror
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Boomerang
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Thirst for Identity
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Reins of Power
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Snap
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Hour of Devastation
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-17%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Braingeyser
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Reforge the Soul
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Dark Deal
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Earthquake
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Apex of Power
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Mind Twist
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Fireball
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Wit's End
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Blatant Thievery
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
The Elderspell
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Change
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Tormenting Voice
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Dark Petition
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Expropriate
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Worst Fears
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Gem of Becoming
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Howling Mine
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
6%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Library of Leng
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Viridian Longbow
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Caress
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Megrim
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Dragon Tempest
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Raiders' Wake
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
16%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Control Magic
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Omniscience
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Pain for All
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Bandit's Talent
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ambition
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Fire Whip
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Invisibility
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion81 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Relic of Sauron
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Visage of Bolas
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion89 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Island
97%inclusion89 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion88 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion70 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
58%inclusion53 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Shivan Reef
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Luxury Suite
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Raucous Theater
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-2%synergy