Nicol Bolas, the Ravager (Commander) - Control

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
260 decks (0.004%) Rank #196
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Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
How Fun Are All of the Grixis Commanders?
There are dozens of Grixis commanders available now. But which ones are fun to play? Let's break them all down.
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Oscorp Industries
12% of 8 decks +8% synergy
Consult the Star Charts
4% of 51 decks +3% synergy
Surge Conductor
4% of 51 decks +4% synergy
The Soul Stone
3% of 38 decks +1% synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
2% of 46 decks -2% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
84% of 260 decks +81% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
72% of 260 decks +69% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
66% of 260 decks +63% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
53% of 260 decks +52% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
50% of 260 decks +48% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
49% of 260 decks +45% synergy
Damnation
52% of 260 decks +43% synergy
Dark Intimations
43% of 260 decks +42% synergy
Crux of Fate
39% of 260 decks +37% synergy
Deepglow Skate
36% of 260 decks +35% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
65% of 260 decks +21% synergy
Blasphemous Act
60% of 260 decks +13% synergy
Toxic Deluge
48% of 260 decks +27% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
48% of 260 decks +22% synergy
Spark Double
40% of 260 decks +32% synergy
Mana Drain
37% of 260 decks +21% synergy
Baleful Strix
37% of 260 decks +27% synergy
Chaos Warp
35% of 260 decks -3% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
35% of 260 decks +30% synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
35% of 260 decks +33% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
51% of 260 decks +45% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
48% of 260 decks +23% synergy
Rhystic Study
43% of 260 decks +19% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
43% of 260 decks +39% synergy
Demonic Tutor
38% of 260 decks +16% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
29% of 260 decks +10% synergy
Notion Thief
28% of 260 decks +20% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
18% of 260 decks +12% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16% of 260 decks +13% synergy
Opposition Agent
15% of 260 decks +10% synergy
Creatures
Flux Channeler
34% of 260 decks +32% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25% of 260 decks +10% synergy
The Scarab God
24% of 260 decks +23% synergy
Valki, God of Lies
24% of 260 decks +22% synergy
The Locust God
22% of 260 decks +18% synergy
Nicol Bolas
21% of 260 decks +20% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
21% of 218 decks +20% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21% of 260 decks +13% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20% of 260 decks +11% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18% of 260 decks -0% synergy
Jaya's Phoenix
18% of 260 decks +17% synergy
Thrummingbird
18% of 260 decks +17% synergy
Silent Arbiter
16% of 260 decks +12% synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
16% of 260 decks +13% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
16% of 260 decks +15% synergy
Sheoldred
15% of 260 decks +13% synergy
Displacer Kitten
13% of 260 decks +9% synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
12% of 256 decks +11% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
10% of 260 decks +1% synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
10% of 89 decks +6% synergy
Sangromancer
8% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
8% of 260 decks +5% synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
8% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
8% of 260 decks -3% synergy
Thief of Sanity
7% of 260 decks +5% synergy
The Scorpion God
7% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
7% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Dockside Extortionist
7% of 260 decks +1% synergy
Augur of Bolas
7% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
7% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Hostage Taker
7% of 260 decks -5% synergy
Decadent Dragon
6% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Ledger Shredder
6% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
6% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
6% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
6% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Fell Specter
6% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
6% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
6% of 218 decks +2% synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
5% of 184 decks +1% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5% of 260 decks -3% synergy
Disciple of Bolas
5% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
5% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Clever Impersonator
5% of 260 decks +3% synergy
The Raven Man
5% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Burglar Rat
5% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
5% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
5% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Instants
Bedevil
31% of 260 decks +12% synergy
Dark Ritual
29% of 260 decks -3% synergy
Terminate
25% of 260 decks -1% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25% of 260 decks +9% synergy
Arcane Denial
24% of 260 decks -5% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23% of 260 decks -3% synergy
Deadly Rollick
23% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Negate
23% of 260 decks -1% synergy
Brainstorm
23% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Ripples of Potential
21% of 255 decks +20% synergy
Deflecting Swat
21% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Fell the Profane
20% of 219 decks +12% synergy
Sink into Stupor
19% of 219 decks +11% synergy
Force of Will
18% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Swan Song
18% of 260 decks +1% synergy
Mystical Tutor
18% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Experimental Augury
18% of 260 decks +17% synergy
Countersquall
17% of 260 decks +15% synergy
Rakdos Charm
16% of 260 decks +0% synergy
Force of Negation
15% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Withering Torment
14% of 191 decks +1% synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14% of 260 decks +13% synergy
Drown in the Loch
13% of 260 decks +10% synergy
Crosis's Charm
11% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Valakut Awakening
8% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Narset's Reversal
8% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Dig Through Time
7% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Pact of Negation
7% of 260 decks -1% synergy
Soul Shatter
7% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Disallow
7% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Abrade
7% of 260 decks -2% synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Fact or Fiction
7% of 260 decks -2% synergy
Lazotep Plating
7% of 260 decks +2% synergy
Prismari Command
7% of 260 decks +2% synergy
Commence the Endgame
7% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6% of 260 decks +2% synergy
Lightning Bolt
6% of 260 decks -0% synergy
Aetherize
6% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Invert Polarity
6% of 218 decks +3% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6% of 219 decks +2% synergy
Reality Shift
6% of 260 decks -0% synergy
Flusterstorm
6% of 260 decks -2% synergy
Counterflux
6% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6% of 260 decks -0% synergy
Darkness
5% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Evacuation
5% of 260 decks +2% synergy
Pongify
5% of 260 decks -1% synergy
Imp's Mischief
5% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Sorceries
Hour of Devastation
29% of 260 decks +28% synergy
Vandalblast
27% of 260 decks +10% synergy
Windfall
26% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
25% of 260 decks +24% synergy
The Elderspell
22% of 260 decks +21% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
21% of 184 decks +14% synergy
Reanimate
20% of 260 decks -3% synergy
Feed the Swarm
18% of 260 decks -15% synergy
Slave of Bolas
16% of 260 decks +14% synergy
Ponder
15% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Jeska's Will
13% of 260 decks -2% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Syphon Mind
12% of 260 decks +9% synergy
Dark Deal
11% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Deep Analysis
11% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Faithless Looting
10% of 260 decks -9% synergy
Preordain
10% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Contentious Plan
10% of 260 decks +9% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
9% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Expressive Iteration
8% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
8% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8% of 260 decks -1% synergy
Imperial Seal
7% of 260 decks -0% synergy
Bribery
7% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Grim Tutor
7% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Painful Truths
7% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Night's Whisper
7% of 260 decks +2% synergy
Decree of Pain
7% of 260 decks +1% synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Sign in Blood
6% of 260 decks +2% synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5% of 260 decks +1% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5% of 260 decks -0% synergy
Profane Tutor
5% of 260 decks +0% synergy
Lórien Revealed
5% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Dreadbore
5% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Chain Veil
33% of 260 decks +32% synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
20% of 260 decks +18% synergy
The One Ring
17% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13% of 260 decks +10% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11% of 260 decks -3% synergy
Gem of Becoming
10% of 260 decks +9% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
10% of 260 decks +6% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
8% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Lightning Greaves
8% of 260 decks -21% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
7% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
6% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5% of 260 decks -2% synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
25% of 260 decks +12% synergy
Waste Not
25% of 260 decks +14% synergy
Mystic Remora
24% of 260 decks +9% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Inexorable Tide
17% of 260 decks +16% synergy
Painful Quandary
15% of 260 decks +12% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
13% of 260 decks +13% synergy
Omniscience
13% of 260 decks +12% synergy
Liliana's Talent
13% of 260 decks +12% synergy
Liliana's Caress
11% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Animate Dead
10% of 260 decks +1% synergy
Black Market Connections
10% of 260 decks -2% synergy
Search for Azcanta
10% of 260 decks +9% synergy
No Mercy
8% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Necropotence
7% of 260 decks +2% synergy
All Will Be One
7% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Raiders' Wake
7% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Teferi's Talent
7% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Megrim
7% of 260 decks +1% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7% of 260 decks +1% synergy
As Foretold
6% of 260 decks +1% synergy
Underworld Breach
5% of 260 decks -4% synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
7% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
33% of 260 decks +32% synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
32% of 260 decks +30% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
30% of 260 decks +28% synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
26% of 260 decks +25% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
23% of 260 decks +22% synergy
Dack Fayden
23% of 260 decks +21% synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
21% of 260 decks +20% synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
20% of 260 decks +17% synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
19% of 260 decks +18% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
17% of 260 decks +17% synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
14% of 260 decks +13% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
13% of 260 decks +12% synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
13% of 260 decks +12% synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
12% of 260 decks +11% synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
12% of 260 decks +10% synergy
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
11% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
10% of 260 decks +9% synergy
Liliana Vess
9% of 260 decks +9% synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
9% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
8% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
8% of 136 decks +8% synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
8% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Liliana of the Veil
8% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Ral Zarek
8% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Professor Onyx
8% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
7% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
7% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
7% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
7% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Chandra, Legacy of Fire
5% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Sivitri, Dragon Master
5% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
5% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
5% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
45% of 260 decks +9% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33% of 260 decks +19% synergy
Bojuka Bog
29% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Karn's Bastion
28% of 260 decks +26% synergy
Interplanar Beacon
25% of 260 decks +24% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Ancient Tomb
19% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16% of 260 decks +10% synergy
Maze of Ith
13% of 260 decks +11% synergy
Cabal Coffers
11% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Mistrise Village
10% of 135 decks +2% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9% of 260 decks +1% synergy
Temple of the False God
8% of 260 decks -1% synergy
Urza's Saga
7% of 260 decks +2% synergy
Field of the Dead
7% of 260 decks +6% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6% of 260 decks +1% synergy
Strip Mine
5% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Great Furnace
5% of 260 decks -0% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Arcane Signet
91% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60% of 260 decks +12% synergy
Dimir Signet
58% of 260 decks +18% synergy
Izzet Signet
52% of 260 decks +16% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
52% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Rakdos Signet
51% of 260 decks +13% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Fellwar Stone
37% of 260 decks +2% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
30% of 260 decks +13% synergy
Relic of Sauron
26% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Thought Vessel
22% of 260 decks +1% synergy
Commander's Sphere
15% of 260 decks -9% synergy
Visage of Bolas
14% of 260 decks +13% synergy
Mind Stone
11% of 260 decks -4% synergy
Gilded Lotus
11% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Mox Amber
9% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Mana Vault
9% of 260 decks +0% synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
8% of 162 decks +8% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Thran Dynamo
7% of 260 decks +2% synergy
Chrome Mox
7% of 260 decks -1% synergy
Lotus Petal
7% of 260 decks -3% synergy
Mox Opal
6% of 260 decks -1% synergy
Staff of Compleation
5% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Swamp
96% of 260 decks +3% synergy
Island
95% of 260 decks +2% synergy
Mountain
92% of 260 decks +0% synergy
Watery Grave
74% of 260 decks +29% synergy
Steam Vents
70% of 260 decks +27% synergy
Xander's Lounge
65% of 260 decks +24% synergy
Blood Crypt
64% of 260 decks +21% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
59% of 260 decks +17% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
57% of 260 decks +13% synergy
Sulfur Falls
57% of 260 decks +12% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
53% of 260 decks +20% synergy
Exotic Orchard
52% of 260 decks -5% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
52% of 260 decks -6% synergy
Scalding Tarn
51% of 260 decks +20% synergy
Polluted Delta
50% of 260 decks +18% synergy
Morphic Pool
48% of 260 decks +15% synergy
Luxury Suite
47% of 260 decks +15% synergy
Training Center
47% of 260 decks +13% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
41% of 260 decks +15% synergy
Sunken Hollow
37% of 260 decks -5% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
37% of 260 decks +12% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30% of 260 decks -9% synergy
Haunted Ridge
30% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Shivan Reef
29% of 260 decks +1% synergy
Underground River
27% of 260 decks +0% synergy
Seething Landscape
22% of 218 decks +4% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Reflecting Pool
21% of 260 decks +12% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20% of 260 decks -5% synergy
Fell the Profane
20% of 219 decks +12% synergy
Sink into Stupor
19% of 219 decks +11% synergy
Raucous Theater
19% of 244 decks +9% synergy
Undercity Sewers
19% of 244 decks +7% synergy
Thundering Falls
19% of 244 decks +9% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18% of 260 decks +5% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Fabled Passage
17% of 260 decks +10% synergy
Underground Sea
17% of 260 decks +2% synergy
City of Brass
17% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Volcanic Island
16% of 260 decks +2% synergy
Badlands
16% of 260 decks +2% synergy
Mana Confluence
16% of 260 decks +4% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15% of 191 decks +6% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
15% of 260 decks +8% synergy
Evolving Wilds
15% of 260 decks -11% synergy
Blazemire Verge
15% of 191 decks +6% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
15% of 260 decks +7% synergy
Sunken Ruins
14% of 260 decks +10% synergy