Average Deck for Nicol Bolas - Optimized Discard

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Average Decklist

Abyssal Specter
Abyssal Specter
Baleful Strix
Baleful Strix
Consecrated Sphinx
Consecrated Sphinx
Gravedigger
Gravedigger
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Nightmare
Nightmare
Notion Thief
Notion Thief
Opposition Agent
Opposition Agent
Red Death, Shipwrecker
Red Death, Shipwrecker
Tergrid, God of Fright
Tergrid, God of Fright
The Fallen
The Fallen
Tourach, Dread Cantor
Tourach, Dread Cantor
Uncle Istvan
Uncle Istvan
Wall of Shadows
Wall of Shadows
Instants (10)
Active Volcano
Active Volcano
Blue Elemental Blast
Blue Elemental Blast
Counterspell
Counterspell
Countersquall
Countersquall
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Mana Drain
Mana Drain
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Terminate
Terminate
Sorceries (13)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Bribery
Bribery
Cruel Ultimatum
Cruel Ultimatum
Crux of Fate
Crux of Fate
Damnation
Damnation
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Duress
Duress
Jokulhaups
Jokulhaups
Torment of Hailfire
Torment of Hailfire
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune
Whispering Madness
Whispering Madness
Windfall
Windfall
Wit's End
Wit's End
Artifacts (14)
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Bolas's Citadel
Bolas's Citadel
Charcoal Diamond
Charcoal Diamond
Chromatic Lantern
Chromatic Lantern
Cursed Mirror
Cursed Mirror
Dimir Locket
Dimir Locket
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Grim Monolith
Grim Monolith
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sky Diamond
Sky Diamond
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Winter Orb
Winter Orb
Enchantments (9)
Bitter Reunion
Bitter Reunion
Dragon Tempest
Dragon Tempest
Megrim
Megrim
Necropotence
Necropotence
No Mercy
No Mercy
Omniscience
Omniscience
Rhystic Study
Rhystic Study
Treachery
Treachery
Waste Not
Waste Not
Planeswalkers (2)
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Lands (18)
Badlands
Badlands
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Command Tower
Command Tower
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Ghost Quarter
Ghost Quarter
Hanweir Battlements
Hanweir Battlements
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Stormcarved Coast
Stormcarved Coast
Strip Mine
Strip Mine
The Black Gate
The Black Gate
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urza's Mine
Urza's Mine
Urza's Tower
Urza's Tower
Basics (3)
Island
6 Islands
Mountain
6 Mountains
Swamp
7 Swamps