Nicol Bolas, the Ravager (Commander) - Optimized

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
350 decks (0.005%) Rank #197
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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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Villainous Wrath
6% of 33 decks +5% synergy
Oscorp Industries
6% of 33 decks +1% synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
6% of 160 decks +4% synergy
Surge Conductor
4% of 134 decks +3% synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
3% of 127 decks -1% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
85% of 350 decks +81% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
79% of 350 decks +75% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
67% of 350 decks +64% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
49% of 350 decks +44% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
45% of 350 decks +44% synergy
Damnation
52% of 350 decks +43% synergy
Deepglow Skate
39% of 350 decks +38% synergy
Mana Drain
53% of 350 decks +37% synergy
The Chain Veil
37% of 350 decks +36% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
37% of 350 decks +36% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
62% of 350 decks +18% synergy
Blasphemous Act
56% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Toxic Deluge
49% of 350 decks +28% synergy
Spark Double
38% of 350 decks +30% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
37% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Baleful Strix
37% of 350 decks +27% synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
36% of 350 decks +35% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
35% of 350 decks +33% synergy
Chaos Warp
35% of 350 decks -3% synergy
Dark Ritual
35% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
69% of 350 decks +45% synergy
Demonic Tutor
67% of 350 decks +45% synergy
Rhystic Study
66% of 350 decks +41% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
57% of 350 decks +51% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45% of 350 decks +28% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
44% of 350 decks +25% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
43% of 350 decks +39% synergy
Notion Thief
32% of 350 decks +24% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
27% of 350 decks +25% synergy
Opposition Agent
25% of 350 decks +19% synergy
Creatures
Flux Channeler
32% of 350 decks +30% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
26% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25% of 350 decks +16% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
23% of 350 decks +18% synergy
The Locust God
23% of 350 decks +19% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Nicol Bolas
22% of 350 decks +21% synergy
The Scarab God
21% of 350 decks +20% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20% of 350 decks +12% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
18% of 346 decks +17% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
18% of 350 decks +17% synergy
Thrummingbird
17% of 350 decks +16% synergy
Displacer Kitten
17% of 350 decks +12% synergy
Silent Arbiter
15% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Valki, God of Lies
14% of 350 decks +13% synergy
Jaya's Phoenix
14% of 350 decks +14% synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
14% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
13% of 350 decks +12% synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
13% of 214 decks +9% synergy
Sheoldred
12% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
11% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
9% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9% of 350 decks -3% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
8% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
7% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
7% of 344 decks +3% synergy
Spellseeker
7% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Ledger Shredder
7% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
7% of 350 decks +1% synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
7% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
7% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Sangromancer
6% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
6% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Disciple of Bolas
6% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Magus of the Wheel
5% of 350 decks -2% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
5% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
5% of 350 decks +0% synergy
Fell Specter
5% of 350 decks +3% synergy
The Scorpion God
5% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
5% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
33% of 350 decks +17% synergy
Deadly Rollick
31% of 350 decks +16% synergy
Force of Will
29% of 350 decks +18% synergy
Mystical Tutor
29% of 350 decks +15% synergy
Swan Song
27% of 350 decks +9% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26% of 350 decks +1% synergy
Bedevil
26% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Arcane Denial
25% of 350 decks -5% synergy
Brainstorm
24% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Terminate
23% of 350 decks -4% synergy
Negate
22% of 350 decks -2% synergy
Force of Negation
19% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Ripples of Potential
17% of 350 decks +17% synergy
Withering Torment
17% of 345 decks +5% synergy
Sink into Stupor
15% of 346 decks +6% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 346 decks +7% synergy
Experimental Augury
13% of 350 decks +12% synergy
Pact of Negation
13% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Rakdos Charm
11% of 350 decks -5% synergy
Countersquall
10% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Valakut Awakening
10% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Entomb
8% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Dig Through Time
8% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Flusterstorm
8% of 350 decks +0% synergy
Lightning Bolt
7% of 350 decks +1% synergy
Reality Shift
7% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Frantic Search
7% of 350 decks -7% synergy
Demonic Consultation
7% of 350 decks -1% synergy
Radstorm
7% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Abrade
6% of 350 decks -3% synergy
Soul Shatter
6% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Disallow
6% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
6% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Drown in the Loch
6% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Invert Polarity
5% of 346 decks +3% synergy
Darkness
5% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Imp's Mischief
5% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Narset's Reversal
5% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Evacuation
5% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
32% of 350 decks +9% synergy
Dark Intimations
31% of 350 decks +29% synergy
Windfall
31% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Crux of Fate
29% of 350 decks +26% synergy
Vandalblast
27% of 350 decks +10% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
22% of 350 decks +17% synergy
Jeska's Will
21% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
20% of 350 decks +18% synergy
The Elderspell
19% of 350 decks +19% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
19% of 344 decks +12% synergy
Hour of Devastation
19% of 350 decks +18% synergy
Feed the Swarm
18% of 350 decks -15% synergy
Ponder
14% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Dark Deal
13% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Slave of Bolas
12% of 350 decks +10% synergy
Grim Tutor
11% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Syphon Mind
11% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
9% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Imperial Seal
9% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Faithless Looting
9% of 350 decks -11% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Contentious Plan
7% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Bribery
7% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Preordain
7% of 350 decks +0% synergy
Deep Analysis
7% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Diabolic Intent
7% of 350 decks -1% synergy
Whispering Madness
6% of 350 decks -0% synergy
Echo of Eons
6% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6% of 350 decks +1% synergy
Expropriate
6% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Lórien Revealed
5% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Gamble
5% of 350 decks -4% synergy
Reforge the Soul
5% of 350 decks +0% synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
23% of 350 decks +9% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22% of 350 decks +18% synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
15% of 350 decks +14% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12% of 350 decks +10% synergy
Lightning Greaves
12% of 350 decks -17% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
11% of 350 decks +7% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
8% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8% of 350 decks -6% synergy
Gem of Becoming
8% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
6% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Isochron Scepter
5% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
30% of 350 decks +15% synergy
Waste Not
28% of 350 decks +17% synergy
Propaganda
24% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Inexorable Tide
19% of 350 decks +18% synergy
Animate Dead
17% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Black Market Connections
16% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Omniscience
16% of 350 decks +14% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Painful Quandary
13% of 350 decks +10% synergy
Megrim
10% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Liliana's Caress
10% of 350 decks +4% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
9% of 350 decks +9% synergy
Necropotence
8% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Liliana's Talent
8% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Search for Azcanta
8% of 350 decks +7% synergy
No Mercy
7% of 350 decks +6% synergy
As Foretold
7% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Teferi's Talent
7% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Underworld Breach
7% of 350 decks -3% synergy
All Will Be One
7% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Necromancy
7% of 350 decks +4% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Court of Ambition
5% of 350 decks -1% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Raiders' Wake
5% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
33% of 350 decks +31% synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
27% of 350 decks +26% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
27% of 350 decks +25% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
24% of 350 decks +23% synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
22% of 350 decks +22% synergy
Dack Fayden
20% of 350 decks +19% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
18% of 350 decks +17% synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
17% of 350 decks +16% synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
16% of 350 decks +16% synergy
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
16% of 350 decks +13% synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
15% of 350 decks +15% synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
13% of 350 decks +10% synergy
Liliana of the Veil
12% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
12% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
12% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Liliana Vess
10% of 350 decks +9% synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
10% of 350 decks +9% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
10% of 350 decks +9% synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
10% of 350 decks +9% synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
9% of 281 decks +9% synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
8% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
7% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
6% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
6% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
6% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
6% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
6% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Professor Onyx
5% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Ral Zarek
5% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
44% of 350 decks +9% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38% of 350 decks +23% synergy
Bojuka Bog
35% of 350 decks +10% synergy
Ancient Tomb
29% of 350 decks +16% synergy
Karn's Bastion
28% of 350 decks +26% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25% of 350 decks +10% synergy
Interplanar Beacon
20% of 350 decks +20% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18% of 350 decks +12% synergy
Cabal Coffers
15% of 350 decks +10% synergy
Urza's Saga
11% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Maze of Ith
11% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Field of the Dead
10% of 350 decks +9% synergy
Mistrise Village
9% of 279 decks +1% synergy
Seat of the Synod
9% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9% of 350 decks +1% synergy
Great Furnace
9% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Vault of Whispers
8% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Strip Mine
8% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Temple of the False God
8% of 350 decks -1% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Wasteland
5% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Arcane Signet
89% of 350 decks +1% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Dimir Signet
54% of 350 decks +14% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
49% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
49% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Izzet Signet
47% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Rakdos Signet
45% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Fellwar Stone
39% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Relic of Sauron
29% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
27% of 350 decks +10% synergy
Thought Vessel
20% of 350 decks -1% synergy
Mana Vault
16% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Chrome Mox
15% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Gilded Lotus
15% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Mox Opal
12% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Visage of Bolas
12% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Mox Amber
11% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
10% of 339 decks +10% synergy
Commander's Sphere
10% of 350 decks -13% synergy
Lotus Petal
9% of 350 decks +0% synergy
Mind Stone
8% of 350 decks -7% synergy
Thran Dynamo
7% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Mox Diamond
7% of 350 decks +1% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Lands
Island
95% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Command Tower
94% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Swamp
94% of 350 decks +2% synergy
Mountain
91% of 350 decks +0% synergy
Watery Grave
84% of 350 decks +39% synergy
Steam Vents
83% of 350 decks +39% synergy
Blood Crypt
82% of 350 decks +38% synergy
Xander's Lounge
73% of 350 decks +32% synergy
Polluted Delta
69% of 350 decks +36% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
69% of 350 decks +36% synergy
Scalding Tarn
65% of 350 decks +34% synergy
Luxury Suite
55% of 350 decks +22% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54% of 350 decks +12% synergy
Morphic Pool
53% of 350 decks +20% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
52% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Training Center
51% of 350 decks +18% synergy
Sulfur Falls
48% of 350 decks +3% synergy
Exotic Orchard
46% of 350 decks -11% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
37% of 350 decks -21% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Haunted Ridge
29% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29% of 350 decks +4% synergy
Sunken Hollow
28% of 350 decks -13% synergy
Reflecting Pool
25% of 350 decks +16% synergy
Badlands
25% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Undercity Sewers
25% of 350 decks +13% synergy
Thundering Falls
25% of 350 decks +15% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
24% of 350 decks -15% synergy
Underground River
24% of 350 decks -2% synergy
Raucous Theater
24% of 350 decks +14% synergy
Shivan Reef
24% of 350 decks -4% synergy
Underground Sea
24% of 350 decks +9% synergy
Volcanic Island
24% of 350 decks +9% synergy
Mana Confluence
23% of 350 decks +12% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
21% of 350 decks -4% synergy
City of Brass
19% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Flooded Strand
18% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17% of 345 decks +8% synergy
Marsh Flats
16% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Blazemire Verge
16% of 345 decks +7% synergy
Graven Cairns
15% of 350 decks +10% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15% of 350 decks +6% synergy
Fabled Passage
15% of 350 decks +8% synergy
Sink into Stupor
15% of 346 decks +6% synergy
Misty Rainforest
15% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Sunken Ruins
15% of 350 decks +11% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
15% of 350 decks +7% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 346 decks +7% synergy
Wooded Foothills
14% of 350 decks +5% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14% of 350 decks +4% synergy