Nicol Bolas, the Ravager (Commander) - Optimized Discard

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
25 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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Entropic Battlecruiser
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Insight Engine
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Singularity Rupture
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
80% of 25 decks +76% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
76% of 25 decks +72% synergy
Waste Not
68% of 25 decks +57% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
56% of 25 decks +53% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
56% of 25 decks +52% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
44% of 25 decks +42% synergy
Windfall
64% of 25 decks +41% synergy
Damnation
48% of 25 decks +39% synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
36% of 25 decks +35% synergy
Propaganda
48% of 25 decks +34% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
72% of 25 decks +28% synergy
Blasphemous Act
60% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
48% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Mana Drain
48% of 25 decks +32% synergy
Dark Ritual
44% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Deflecting Swat
36% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Toxic Deluge
36% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
36% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
36% of 25 decks +34% synergy
Reanimate
36% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
80% of 25 decks +55% synergy
Rhystic Study
68% of 25 decks +43% synergy
Demonic Tutor
64% of 25 decks +42% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
56% of 25 decks +53% synergy
Notion Thief
56% of 25 decks +48% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
44% of 25 decks +38% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
44% of 25 decks +38% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44% of 25 decks +27% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
40% of 25 decks +21% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
28% of 25 decks +25% synergy
Creatures
Baleful Strix
32% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Flux Channeler
32% of 25 decks +31% synergy
Spark Double
32% of 25 decks +24% synergy
Sangromancer
28% of 25 decks +26% synergy
Deepglow Skate
28% of 25 decks +27% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Opposition Agent
24% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
24% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
24% of 25 decks +23% synergy
The Locust God
24% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
24% of 17 decks +20% synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Burglar Rat
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Nicol Bolas
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Thrummingbird
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
20% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Valki, God of Lies
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Sheoldred
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Fell Specter
20% of 25 decks +17% synergy
Silent Arbiter
16% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Thief of Sanity
16% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
16% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
16% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Jace's Archivist
16% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Jaya's Phoenix
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Magus of the Wheel
16% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
16% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Consuming Aberration
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
12% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Scythe Specter
12% of 25 decks +12% synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
12% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Gilded Drake
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Nezumi Informant
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Refurbished Familiar
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
The Raven Man
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Rotting Rats
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Liliana's Specter
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8% of 25 decks -0% synergy
Dark Confidant
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
8% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Blood Artist
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Instants
Mystical Tutor
32% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Deadly Rollick
28% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Fell the Profane
28% of 25 decks +20% synergy
Chaos Warp
28% of 25 decks -10% synergy
Terminate
28% of 25 decks +1% synergy
Bedevil
28% of 25 decks +9% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24% of 25 decks -2% synergy
Swan Song
24% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Force of Will
24% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Arcane Denial
24% of 25 decks -5% synergy
Sink into Stupor
20% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Drown in the Loch
16% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Brainstorm
16% of 25 decks -0% synergy
Withering Torment
16% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Valakut Awakening
16% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Entomb
12% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Rakdos Charm
12% of 25 decks -3% synergy
Negate
12% of 25 decks -12% synergy
Demonic Consultation
12% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Reality Shift
12% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Dig Through Time
12% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Perplex
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Dream Salvage
12% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8% of 25 decks +0% synergy
Reject Imperfection
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Imp's Mischief
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Frantic Search
8% of 25 decks -6% synergy
Reiterate
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Go for the Throat
8% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Dispel
8% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Darkness
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Infernal Grasp
8% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Delay
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Invert Polarity
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Crosis's Charm
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Prismari Command
8% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Force of Negation
8% of 25 decks -0% synergy
Sorceries
Dark Intimations
32% of 25 decks +31% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
32% of 25 decks +31% synergy
Feed the Swarm
32% of 25 decks -1% synergy
Dark Deal
28% of 25 decks +21% synergy
Vandalblast
24% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Whispering Madness
20% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Grim Tutor
20% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
16% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Jeska's Will
16% of 25 decks +0% synergy
Faithless Looting
16% of 25 decks -3% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
16% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Syphon Mind
16% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16% of 25 decks +11% synergy
The Elderspell
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Crux of Fate
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Hour of Devastation
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Thoughtseize
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Exsanguinate
12% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Buried Alive
12% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Ponder
8% of 25 decks -1% synergy
Diabolic Intent
8% of 25 decks +1% synergy
Imperial Seal
8% of 25 decks +1% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Echo of Eons
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Profane Tutor
8% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Contentious Plan
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Wheel of Fate
8% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Lórien Revealed
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Mind Grind
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Gamble
8% of 25 decks -1% synergy
Pelakka Predation
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Painful Truths
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Mana Geyser
8% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Preordain
8% of 25 decks +1% synergy
Reforge the Soul
8% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Solve the Equation
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Chain Veil
28% of 25 decks +27% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
28% of 25 decks +24% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16% of 25 decks +1% synergy
The One Ring
16% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Lightning Greaves
16% of 25 decks -13% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Gem of Becoming
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Mindcrank
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Keening Stone
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Memory Jar
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Jet Medallion
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of 25 decks -17% synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Caress
32% of 25 decks +26% synergy
Painful Quandary
32% of 25 decks +29% synergy
Megrim
28% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Animate Dead
24% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Mystic Remora
20% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Court of Ambition
16% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Inexorable Tide
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Necromancy
12% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Raiders' Wake
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Bandit's Talent
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
12% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Curiosity
8% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Dance of the Dead
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
All Will Be One
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Pain Magnification
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Double Vision
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Wizard Class
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Liliana's Talent
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Necropotence
8% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Black Market Connections
8% of 25 decks -4% synergy
Necrogen Mists
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8% of 25 decks -3% synergy
Omniscience
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Search for Azcanta
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
No Mercy
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Oppression
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Leyline of the Void
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
32% of 25 decks +30% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
24% of 25 decks +23% synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
24% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
16% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Dack Fayden
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
16% of 25 decks +14% synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
12% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
12% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
10% of 21 decks +9% synergy
Liliana of the Veil
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Liliana Vess
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60% of 25 decks +24% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44% of 25 decks +29% synergy
Bojuka Bog
28% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
28% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Ancient Tomb
24% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
24% of 25 decks +17% synergy
Karn's Bastion
24% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Cabal Coffers
20% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Interplanar Beacon
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Temple of the False God
16% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Mistrise Village
14% of 21 decks +6% synergy
Maze of Ith
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Strip Mine
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Forgotten Cave
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Urza's Saga
8% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Barren Moor
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Command Beacon
8% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Restless Vents
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Field of the Dead
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Arcane Signet
84% of 25 decks -4% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
48% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48% of 25 decks -0% synergy
Dimir Signet
44% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Fellwar Stone
44% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Rakdos Signet
36% of 25 decks -2% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32% of 25 decks -12% synergy
Izzet Signet
32% of 25 decks -4% synergy
Relic of Sauron
32% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
24% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Commander's Sphere
16% of 25 decks -8% synergy
Thought Vessel
16% of 25 decks -5% synergy
Lotus Petal
12% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Mana Vault
12% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Chrome Mox
12% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Grim Monolith
8% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Visage of Bolas
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Mox Opal
8% of 25 decks +1% synergy
Mox Diamond
8% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Lands
Swamp
96% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Island
96% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Command Tower
92% of 25 decks +0% synergy
Mountain
92% of 25 decks +1% synergy
Scalding Tarn
76% of 25 decks +45% synergy
Watery Grave
76% of 25 decks +31% synergy
Steam Vents
72% of 25 decks +29% synergy
Blood Crypt
72% of 25 decks +29% synergy
Xander's Lounge
72% of 25 decks +31% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
72% of 25 decks +39% synergy
Polluted Delta
64% of 25 decks +31% synergy
Luxury Suite
44% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
44% of 25 decks -13% synergy
Exotic Orchard
40% of 25 decks -17% synergy
Morphic Pool
40% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36% of 25 decks -6% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
36% of 25 decks -8% synergy
Sulfur Falls
36% of 25 decks -9% synergy
Training Center
36% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Sunken Hollow
36% of 25 decks -6% synergy
Raucous Theater
32% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Underground River
32% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Undercity Sewers
28% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Fell the Profane
28% of 25 decks +20% synergy
Seething Landscape
28% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Thundering Falls
28% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Underground Sea
24% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Graven Cairns
24% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
24% of 25 decks -15% synergy
Fabled Passage
20% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Badlands
20% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Shivan Reef
20% of 25 decks -8% synergy
Evolving Wilds
20% of 25 decks -6% synergy
Sink into Stupor
20% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20% of 25 decks -6% synergy
Volcanic Island
20% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Mana Confluence
20% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Sunken Ruins
20% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16% of 25 decks -6% synergy
Blazemire Verge
16% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Haunted Ridge
16% of 25 decks -6% synergy
Valakut Awakening
16% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Fiery Islet
12% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Prismatic Vista
12% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Misty Rainforest
12% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12% of 25 decks -1% synergy
Canyon Slough
12% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
12% of 25 decks +5% synergy