Average Deck for Nicol Bolas - Budget Discard

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Average Decklist

Abyssal Specter
Abyssal Specter
Archaeomancer
Archaeomancer
Baleful Strix
Baleful Strix
Blazing Specter
Blazing Specter
Blizzard Specter
Blizzard Specter
Burnished Hart
Burnished Hart
Crosis, the Purger
Crosis, the Purger
Doomsday Specter
Doomsday Specter
Dragon Mage
Dragon Mage
Fell Specter
Fell Specter
Hypnotic Specter
Hypnotic Specter
Liliana's Specter
Liliana's Specter
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Nightveil Specter
Nightveil Specter
Sangromancer
Sangromancer
Scythe Specter
Scythe Specter
Sedraxis Specter
Sedraxis Specter
Silent Specter
Silent Specter
Siren of the Silent Song
Siren of the Silent Song
Solemn Simulacrum
Solemn Simulacrum
Instants (13)
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Counterspell
Counterspell
Crosis's Charm
Crosis's Charm
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Maestros Charm
Maestros Charm
Negate
Negate
Opt
Opt
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Recoil
Recoil
Soul Manipulation
Soul Manipulation
Terminate
Terminate
Sorceries (9)
Cruel Ultimatum
Cruel Ultimatum
Dark Intimations
Dark Intimations
Deep Analysis
Deep Analysis
Enter the God-Eternals
Enter the God-Eternals
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Hour of Devastation
Hour of Devastation
Ponder
Ponder
Slave of Bolas
Slave of Bolas
Syphon Mind
Syphon Mind
Artifacts (12)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Charcoal Diamond
Charcoal Diamond
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Geth's Grimoire
Geth's Grimoire
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Obelisk of Grixis
Obelisk of Grixis
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sky Diamond
Sky Diamond
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
Enchantments (7)
Control Magic
Control Magic
Liliana's Caress
Liliana's Caress
Megrim
Megrim
Quest for the Nihil Stone
Quest for the Nihil Stone
Raiders' Wake
Raiders' Wake
The Eldest Reborn
The Eldest Reborn
Waste Not
Waste Not
Planeswalkers (1)
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Lands (16)
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Geier Reach Sanitarium
Geier Reach Sanitarium
Izzet Boilerworks
Izzet Boilerworks
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
Seething Landscape
Seething Landscape
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Temple of Epiphany
Temple of Epiphany
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Basics (3)
Island
7 Islands
Mountain
6 Mountains
Swamp
8 Swamps