Nicol Bolas, the Ravager (Commander) - Core Control

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
9 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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Insight Engine
50% of 2 decks +50% synergy
Surge Conductor
50% of 2 decks +50% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
89% of 9 decks +85% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
78% of 9 decks +74% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
67% of 9 decks +64% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
56% of 9 decks +53% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
44% of 9 decks +43% synergy
Painful Quandary
44% of 9 decks +41% synergy
Go for the Throat
44% of 9 decks +38% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
44% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
56% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Chaos Warp
44% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Counterspell
44% of 9 decks -0% synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
33% of 9 decks +30% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Notion Thief
11% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11% of 9 decks -7% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11% of 9 decks -8% synergy
Creatures
Baleful Strix
33% of 9 decks +23% synergy
Flux Channeler
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Jaya's Phoenix
33% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Deepglow Skate
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22% of 9 decks +8% synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
22% of 9 decks -4% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
22% of 9 decks +14% synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Spark Double
22% of 9 decks +14% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Nicol Bolas
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Thrummingbird
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Murderous Rider
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
True-Name Nemesis
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Tandem Lookout
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Harsh Mentor
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Wildfire Eternal
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Silent Arbiter
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
11% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Eternal Skylord
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Guildpact Informant
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11% of 9 decks +2% synergy
Fog Bank
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Haughty Djinn
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Doom Whisperer
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Agent of Treachery
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Dream Eater
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Myojin of Night's Reach
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Decadent Dragon
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Thief of Sanity
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Nirkana Revenant
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Invading Manticore
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Instants
Hero's Downfall
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Cancel
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Ripples of Potential
25% of 8 decks +24% synergy
Fatal Push
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22% of 9 decks -3% synergy
Negate
22% of 9 decks -1% synergy
Brainstorm
22% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Terminate
22% of 9 decks -4% synergy
Reins of Power
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Bedevil
22% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Mana Leak
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Abrade
22% of 9 decks +14% synergy
Commence the Endgame
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Desynchronization
17% of 6 decks +14% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Bitter Triumph
12% of 8 decks +10% synergy
Hagra Mauling
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Ionize
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Plunge into Darkness
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Drown in the Loch
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Force of Despair
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Demonic Gifts
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Cut Down
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Fling
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Reject Imperfection
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Experimental Augury
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Heartless Act
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Memory Plunder
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Meeting of Minds
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Silence the Believers
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Crush Dissent
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Soul Manipulation
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Wild Magic Surge
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Fact or Fiction
11% of 9 decks +2% synergy
Lightning Bolt
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Aethersnatch
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Price of Fame
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Kolaghan's Command
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Dissipate
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dark Ritual
11% of 9 decks -21% synergy
Rakdos Charm
11% of 9 decks -4% synergy
Make Disappear
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Winds of Rebuke
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Countersquall
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Supreme Will
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Quick Study
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
No Escape
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sorceries
Dark Intimations
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Deep Analysis
33% of 9 decks +29% synergy
Feed the Swarm
33% of 9 decks +0% synergy
The Elderspell
33% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
22% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Finale of Eternity
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Vandalblast
22% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Faithless Looting
22% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Finale of Revelation
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Syphon Mind
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Necromantic Selection
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Hour of Devastation
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Damnation
22% of 9 decks +13% synergy
Finale of Promise
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
22% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Thoughtseize
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Final Act
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
The Nipton Lottery
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Heartless Conscription
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Strategic Planning
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Rankle's Prank
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Slave of Bolas
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Windfall
11% of 9 decks -12% synergy
Extinction Event
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Life's Finale
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Profane Tutor
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Nightmare Unmaking
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Settle the Score
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Contentious Plan
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Spelltwine
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Bleeding Edge
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Careful Study
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Duress
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Mind Spring
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Past in Flames
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Widespread Brutality
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Toll of the Invasion
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Fabricate
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Obliterate
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Darkness Crystal
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Subterranean Schooner
12% of 8 decks +10% synergy
Lithoform Engine
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
The Ozolith
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11% of 9 decks -3% synergy
Thran Temporal Gateway
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Contagion Clasp
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Contagion Engine
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Smuggler's Copter
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Gem of Becoming
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Urabrask's Forge
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Planar Bridge
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Lux Cannon
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Thaumatic Compass
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
The Chain Veil
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Scriptures
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Inexorable Tide
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Liliana's Talent
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
As Foretold
22% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Propaganda
22% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Teferi's Talent
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Utter Insignificance
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Mindless Conscription
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Waste Not
11% of 9 decks +0% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
One with the Multiverse
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Curiosity
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Frozen Aether
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Forced Fruition
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
All Will Be One
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Megrim
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Pain Magnification
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mystic Remora
11% of 9 decks -4% synergy
Smoke
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Treachery
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Bottomless Pit
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
March from the Black Gate
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Liliana's Caress
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Witness Protection
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Havoc Festival
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Theater of Horrors
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Wiretapping
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Control Magic
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Mind's Dilation
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Raiders' Wake
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Necrogen Mists
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Patient Rebuilding
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Oppression
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Captive Audience
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Fiora
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Invasion of Ravnica
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Invasion of Amonkhet
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
33% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
33% of 9 decks +30% synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Liliana of the Veil
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Will Kenrith
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ral Zarek
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dack Fayden
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Liliana Vess
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Utility Lands
Interplanar Beacon
33% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Reliquary Tower
33% of 9 decks -2% synergy
Bojuka Bog
22% of 9 decks -2% synergy
Karn's Bastion
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Castle Locthwain
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Temple of the False God
22% of 9 decks +13% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Cactus Preserve
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Vault of Whispers
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Dreadship Reef
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Mortuary Mire
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Ghost Quarter
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Molten Slagheap
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Seat of the Synod
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Witch's Cottage
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Command Beacon
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Barad-dûr
11% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Inventors' Fair
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Cascading Cataracts
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Great Furnace
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Field of Ruin
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78% of 9 decks -10% synergy
Sol Ring
78% of 9 decks -13% synergy
Dimir Signet
67% of 9 decks +27% synergy
Izzet Signet
56% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Rakdos Signet
44% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33% of 9 decks -15% synergy
Fellwar Stone
33% of 9 decks -1% synergy
Mind Stone
33% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22% of 9 decks -19% synergy
Darksteel Ingot
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Rakdos Locket
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Relic of Sauron
22% of 9 decks +1% synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Commander's Sphere
11% of 9 decks -13% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
11% of 9 decks -33% synergy
Pristine Talisman
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Astral Cornucopia
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Visage of Bolas
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Coldsteel Heart
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dimir Locket
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11% of 9 decks -5% synergy
Pentad Prism
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mox Amber
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Izzet Locket
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Gilded Lotus
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Thran Dynamo
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Swamp
100% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Mountain
100% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Island
100% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
78% of 9 decks +34% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
78% of 9 decks +36% synergy
Sunken Hollow
78% of 9 decks +36% synergy
Shivan Reef
67% of 9 decks +39% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67% of 9 decks +28% synergy
Sulfur Falls
67% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Exotic Orchard
56% of 9 decks -1% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
56% of 9 decks -2% synergy
Watery Grave
56% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Steam Vents
44% of 9 decks +1% synergy
Choked Estuary
44% of 9 decks +25% synergy
Seething Landscape
43% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
33% of 9 decks +26% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33% of 9 decks +23% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Xander's Lounge
33% of 9 decks -8% synergy
Evolving Wilds
33% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Path of Ancestry
33% of 9 decks +1% synergy
Polluted Delta
33% of 9 decks +1% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Tainted Isle
22% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22% of 9 decks +0% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Myriad Landscape
22% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Temple of Deceit
22% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Blood Crypt
22% of 9 decks -21% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22% of 9 decks +2% synergy
Maestros Theater
22% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Morphic Pool
22% of 9 decks -11% synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
22% of 9 decks +15% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22% of 9 decks -11% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Hagra Mauling
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Fabled Passage
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Badlands
11% of 9 decks -3% synergy
Mistvault Bridge
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Drossforge Bridge
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy