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Mike Carrozza
Jun 25, 2025
Am I The Bolas? - Rules for Now or Later
This week on Am I the Bolas, we talk about the difference between activated and triggered abilities, and when you should "Let it go."
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Xorn
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Celebr-8000
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Crime Novelist
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29%synergy
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20%synergy
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Nothic
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Quick Fixer
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Clay Golem
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Instants
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Revivify
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Six-Sided Die
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Path to Exile
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Dispatch
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Big Score
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Critical Hit
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V.A.T.S.
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Deadly Rollick
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Costly Plunder
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Stroke of Midnight
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Sorceries
Attempted Murder
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Circuits Act
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Reckless Endeavor
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Recruitment Drive
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Thunderwave
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Clowning Around
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Blood Money
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Step Right Up
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Farewell
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Delete
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Hell to Pay
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Seize the Spoils
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Their Name Is Death
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Clown Car
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Treasure Chest
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Sword of Hours
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Strength-Testing Hammer
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Unwinding Clock
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Clock of Omens
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Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
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Thousand Moons Smithy
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Symmetry Matrix
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Treasure Map
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Manifold Key
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5%synergy
Collector's Vault
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Skullclamp
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-24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
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Enchantments
Maddening Hex
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50%synergy
Night Shift of the Living Dead
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45%synergy
Revel in Riches
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Anointed Procession
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Intangible Virtue
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Priority Boarding
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Alchemist's Talent
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Rain of Riches
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14%synergy
Black Market Connections
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Tempered Steel
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Caretaker's Talent
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Monologue Tax
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Phyrexian Arena
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Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
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Utility Lands
Underdark Rift
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Treasure Vault
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Bojuka Bog
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Reliquary Tower
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Inventors' Fair
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Great Furnace
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Ancient Den
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Diamond City
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Windbrisk Heights
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Buried Ruin
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Urza's Saga
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Memorial to Glory
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Fountainport
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The Gold Saucer
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Minas Tirith
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Darksteel Citadel
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Mana Artifacts
Vexing Puzzlebox
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Sol Ring
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Arcane Signet
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Component Pouch
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Luck Bobblehead
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Talisman of Conviction
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Talisman of Indulgence
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Rakdos Signet
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Talisman of Hierarchy
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Boros Signet
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Perception Bobblehead
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Endurance Bobblehead
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Agility Bobblehead
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Intelligence Bobblehead
20%inclusion3.90K decks19.4K decks
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Orzhov Signet
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-15%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
19%inclusion3.56K decks18.4K decks
18%synergy
Ebony Fly
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17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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Chromatic Lantern
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-6%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
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5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
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4%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion18.8K decks19.4K decks
2%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion18.8K decks19.4K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
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0%synergy
Nomad Outpost
69%inclusion13.3K decks19.4K decks
11%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
61%inclusion11.8K decks19.4K decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
59%inclusion11.5K decks19.4K decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion8.53K decks19.4K decks
9%synergy
Savai Triome
40%inclusion7.80K decks19.4K decks
1%synergy
Godless Shrine
37%inclusion7.24K decks19.4K decks
-9%synergy
Sacred Foundry
37%inclusion7.21K decks19.4K decks
-6%synergy
Blood Crypt
37%inclusion7.20K decks19.4K decks
-6%synergy
Luxury Suite
37%inclusion7.07K decks19.4K decks
4%synergy
Spectator Seating
36%inclusion7.02K decks19.4K decks
3%synergy
Vault of Champions
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0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion6.47K decks19.4K decks
6%synergy
Temple of Triumph
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Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion5.90K decks19.4K decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Malice
28%inclusion5.47K decks19.4K decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
28%inclusion5.44K decks19.4K decks
5%synergy
Battlefield Forge
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-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion4.91K decks19.4K decks
5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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Arid Mesa
24%inclusion4.58K decks19.4K decks
-8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
23%inclusion4.48K decks19.4K decks
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Sundown Pass
23%inclusion4.48K decks19.4K decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion4.45K decks19.4K decks
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Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion4.42K decks19.4K decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion4.34K decks19.4K decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion4.04K decks19.4K decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
21%inclusion3.81K decks18.4K decks
9%synergy
Shattered Landscape
21%inclusion3.02K decks14.6K decks
1%synergy
Tainted Field
20%inclusion3.95K decks19.4K decks
8%synergy
Tainted Peak
20%inclusion3.83K decks19.4K decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion3.69K decks19.4K decks
-7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
17%inclusion3.25K decks19.4K decks
-6%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion2.73K decks19.4K decks
5%synergy
Spire of Industry
13%inclusion2.45K decks19.4K decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion2.22K decks19.4K decks
5%synergy
Blazemire Verge
11%inclusion1.39K decks12.6K decks
-1%synergy
Boros Garrison
10%inclusion1.96K decks19.4K decks
-4%synergy
Badlands
10%inclusion1.91K decks19.4K decks
-2%synergy
Plateau
10%inclusion1.88K decks19.4K decks
-2%synergy
Scrubland
10%inclusion1.86K decks19.4K decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
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-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.1%inclusion1.76K decks19.4K decks
1%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
8.6%inclusion1.67K decks19.4K decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
8.6%inclusion1.66K decks19.4K decks
-7%synergy