Nicol Bolas, the Ravager (Commander) - Budget Control

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
26 decks (0.000%) 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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Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
85% of 26 decks +81% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
81% of 26 decks +78% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
81% of 26 decks +77% synergy
Dark Intimations
62% of 26 decks +60% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
62% of 26 decks +60% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
58% of 26 decks +56% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
50% of 26 decks +48% synergy
Nicol Bolas
46% of 26 decks +45% synergy
Hour of Devastation
46% of 26 decks +45% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
50% of 26 decks +45% synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
58% of 26 decks +32% synergy
Blasphemous Act
46% of 26 decks -1% synergy
Counterspell
46% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Crux of Fate
42% of 26 decks +40% synergy
Baleful Strix
35% of 26 decks +25% synergy
Chaos Warp
31% of 26 decks -7% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
31% of 26 decks +30% synergy
Negate
31% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Feed the Swarm
31% of 26 decks -2% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
31% of 26 decks +27% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
42% of 26 decks +37% synergy
Notion Thief
27% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
19% of 26 decks +16% synergy
Mystical Tutor
8% of 26 decks -6% synergy
Creatures
Flux Channeler
27% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Deepglow Skate
27% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23% of 26 decks +8% synergy
The Locust God
23% of 26 decks +18% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
23% of 26 decks +21% synergy
Eternal Skylord
19% of 26 decks +18% synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
19% of 26 decks +18% synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
19% of 26 decks +18% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
19% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Hostage Taker
19% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Thrummingbird
19% of 26 decks +18% synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Spark Double
15% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Disciple of Bolas
15% of 26 decks +13% synergy
Massacre Wurm
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Archaeomancer
15% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Jaya's Phoenix
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
The Scarab God
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Prompto Argentum
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Silent Arbiter
12% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
12% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12% of 26 decks +6% synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Agent of Treachery
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Thief of Sanity
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Clever Impersonator
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Crosis, the Purger
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Dominus of Fealty
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Augur of Bolas
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
11% of 19 decks +10% synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Puppeteer Clique
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Mindclaw Shaman
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Wildfire Eternal
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Treasure Nabber
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Burglar Rat
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Fog Bank
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Ertai Resurrected
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Nightveil Specter
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Eternal of Harsh Truths
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Scampering Surveyor
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
31% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Terminate
31% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Crosis's Charm
31% of 26 decks +28% synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
27% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Lazotep Plating
23% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Countersquall
23% of 26 decks +21% synergy
Commence the Endgame
19% of 26 decks +17% synergy
Counterflux
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Desertion
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Ionize
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Hero's Downfall
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Drown in the Loch
12% of 26 decks +8% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12% of 26 decks -14% synergy
Experimental Augury
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Price of Fame
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Go for the Throat
12% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Redirect
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Bedevil
12% of 26 decks -7% synergy
Undermine
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Reinterpret
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Abrade
12% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Magmaquake
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Fatal Push
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Reject Imperfection
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Grixis Charm
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Crush Dissent
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Soul Manipulation
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Ripples of Potential
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Dark Ritual
8% of 26 decks -24% synergy
Poison the Cup
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Soul Shatter
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Winds of Rebuke
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Brainstorm
8% of 26 decks -9% synergy
Cancel
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Insidious Will
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Murder
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Repeated Reverberation
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8% of 26 decks +1% synergy
Bolt Bend
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Drown in Dreams
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Shunt
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Dig Through Time
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Evacuation
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Izzet Charm
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Arcane Denial
8% of 26 decks -22% synergy
Withering Torment
6% of 18 decks -7% synergy
Sorceries
The Elderspell
31% of 26 decks +30% synergy
Slave of Bolas
27% of 26 decks +25% synergy
Vandalblast
23% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
23% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Widespread Brutality
19% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
19% of 26 decks +18% synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Apex of Power
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Damnation
15% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Decree of Pain
15% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Finale of Eternity
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Faithless Looting
12% of 26 decks -8% synergy
Deep Analysis
12% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Painful Truths
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Contentious Plan
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Kefnet's Last Word
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Callous Dismissal
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Necromantic Selection
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Rite of Replication
12% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Ponder
8% of 26 decks -1% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Spark Harvest
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Treasure Cruise
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Connive // Concoct
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Army of the Damned
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Night's Whisper
8% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Role Reversal
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Obliterate
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Living Death
8% of 26 decks +1% synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Mob Rule
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Toxic Deluge
8% of 26 decks -13% synergy
Invade the City
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Sign in Blood
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Dreadbore
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Finale of Revelation
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Syphon Mind
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gem of Becoming
27% of 26 decks +26% synergy
The Chain Veil
27% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15% of 26 decks +1% synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
15% of 26 decks +14% synergy
The Regalia
12% of 8 decks +10% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Mirage Mirror
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Contagion Engine
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of 26 decks -17% synergy
Grim Bauble
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
31% of 26 decks +17% synergy
Patient Rebuilding
23% of 26 decks +22% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
19% of 26 decks +14% synergy
As Foretold
19% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Inexorable Tide
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Animate Dead
12% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Mindless Conscription
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Elemental Augury
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Mind Control
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Omniscience
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Liliana's Talent
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Curse of Opulence
8% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Painful Quandary
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Raiders' Wake
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Oath of Jace
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Soul Ransom
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Corrupted Conscience
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Momentum Breaker
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Kickoff Celebrations
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Disturbing Mirth
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Bandit's Talent
5% of 19 decks +4% synergy
Nowhere to Run
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
23% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
23% of 26 decks +21% synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
23% of 26 decks +20% synergy
Ral Zarek
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
15% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Liliana Vess
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Will Kenrith
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Chandra, Fire Artisan
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Chandra, the Firebrand
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
31% of 26 decks -5% synergy
Bojuka Bog
23% of 26 decks -1% synergy
Interplanar Beacon
23% of 26 decks +22% synergy
Temple of the False God
23% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Mortuary Mire
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Karn's Bastion
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Ghost Quarter
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Blast Zone
8% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Emergence Zone
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Detection Tower
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Castle Locthwain
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Nesting Grounds
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Forge of Heroes
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Restless Reef
8% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81% of 26 decks -10% synergy
Arcane Signet
73% of 26 decks -15% synergy
Dimir Signet
50% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Rakdos Signet
42% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
42% of 26 decks -6% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
35% of 26 decks -7% synergy
Visage of Bolas
35% of 26 decks +34% synergy
Izzet Signet
35% of 26 decks -2% synergy
Fellwar Stone
35% of 26 decks -0% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
31% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Mind Stone
31% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Commander's Sphere
27% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Thought Vessel
27% of 26 decks +6% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
19% of 26 decks -25% synergy
Thran Dynamo
15% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Relic of Sauron
15% of 26 decks -5% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Gilded Lotus
12% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Hedron Archive
8% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Dimir Locket
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Izzet Locket
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Manalith
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Firemind Vessel
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Lands
Swamp
96% of 26 decks +4% synergy
Mountain
96% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Island
96% of 26 decks +3% synergy
Command Tower
81% of 26 decks -11% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
81% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Exotic Orchard
46% of 26 decks -10% synergy
Evolving Wilds
42% of 26 decks +16% synergy
Seething Landscape
41% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38% of 26 decks +16% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38% of 26 decks +25% synergy
Sunken Hollow
38% of 26 decks -3% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
35% of 26 decks +28% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35% of 26 decks -7% synergy
Dismal Backwater
35% of 26 decks +28% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
31% of 26 decks +18% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
27% of 26 decks -17% synergy
Sulfur Falls
27% of 26 decks -18% synergy
Grixis Panorama
27% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
27% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
27% of 26 decks +25% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
23% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Myriad Landscape
23% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
23% of 26 decks -16% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
23% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Path of Ancestry
23% of 26 decks -10% synergy
Tainted Isle
19% of 26 decks +15% synergy
Temple of Deceit
19% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19% of 26 decks -1% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19% of 26 decks +14% synergy
Choked Estuary
19% of 26 decks +0% synergy
Maestros Theater
19% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Shivan Reef
15% of 26 decks -12% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15% of 26 decks +5% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
15% of 26 decks +13% synergy
Temple of Malice
15% of 26 decks +2% synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
12% of 8 decks +11% synergy
Canyon Slough
12% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Steam Vents
12% of 26 decks -32% synergy
Vivid Creek
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Ash Barrens
12% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Molten Tributary
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy
Thriving Isle
12% of 26 decks +8% synergy
Highland Lake
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Cinder Barrens
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Watery Grave
12% of 26 decks -33% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12% of 26 decks +9% synergy