Nicol Bolas, the Ravager (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
40 decks (0.001%) 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
12% of 8 decks +8% synergy
Starfield Vocalist
9% of 11 decks +8% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
80% of 40 decks +76% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
75% of 40 decks +72% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
75% of 40 decks +71% synergy
Hour of Devastation
62% of 40 decks +61% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
62% of 40 decks +61% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
62% of 40 decks +61% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
60% of 40 decks +58% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
62% of 40 decks +57% synergy
Dark Intimations
57% of 40 decks +56% synergy
Nicol Bolas
55% of 40 decks +54% synergy
Top Cards
Tyrant's Scorn
50% of 40 decks +49% synergy
Crux of Fate
48% of 40 decks +45% synergy
Terminate
45% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
45% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
40% of 40 decks +35% synergy
Gem of Becoming
40% of 40 decks +39% synergy
Commence the Endgame
40% of 40 decks +38% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
38% of 40 decks +36% synergy
Slave of Bolas
35% of 40 decks +33% synergy
Baleful Strix
35% of 40 decks +25% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
50% of 40 decks +44% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
12% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Notion Thief
12% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Creatures
Vizier of the Scorpion
32% of 40 decks +32% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
32% of 40 decks +30% synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
28% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Flux Channeler
28% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Augur of Bolas
28% of 40 decks +27% synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
25% of 40 decks +25% synergy
Eternal Skylord
25% of 40 decks +24% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Disciple of Bolas
22% of 40 decks +20% synergy
Grim Initiate
22% of 40 decks +22% synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
22% of 40 decks +22% synergy
The Scarab God
22% of 40 decks +21% synergy
Deepglow Skate
22% of 40 decks +21% synergy
The Locust God
22% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Herald of the Dreadhorde
22% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Spark Double
20% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
20% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Thrummingbird
20% of 40 decks +19% synergy
The Scorpion God
15% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Jaya's Phoenix
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Burglar Rat
12% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Lazotep Reaver
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Burnished Hart
12% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Wasp of the Bitter End
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Aven Eternal
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Eternal of Harsh Truths
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Soul Diviner
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Wildfire Eternal
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Liliana's Specter
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
10% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Invading Manticore
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
10% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Sedraxis Specter
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
10% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
10% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Virus Beetle
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Vincent Valentine
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Mindclaw Shaman
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Guildpact Informant
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Frontline Devastator
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Deathbringer Regent
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
8% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Fog Bank
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Nezumi Informant
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Bontu the Glorified
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Blazing Specter
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Scythe Specter
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Instants
Counterspell
30% of 40 decks -14% synergy
Lazotep Plating
28% of 40 decks +23% synergy
Chaos Warp
22% of 40 decks -16% synergy
Bedevil
22% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Negate
20% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Soul Manipulation
20% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Countersquall
20% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Crosis's Charm
20% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Dark Ritual
18% of 40 decks -14% synergy
Experimental Augury
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Aetherize
12% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Crush Dissent
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Rakdos Charm
12% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Murder
10% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Abrade
10% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Recoil
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Grixis Charm
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Brainstorm
8% of 40 decks -9% synergy
Electrodominance
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Maestros Charm
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Ghostly Flicker
8% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Ripples of Potential
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Steady Progress
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Withering Torment
8% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Hero's Downfall
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Fell the Profane
5% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Drown in the Loch
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Countervailing Winds
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Displace
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Imp's Mischief
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Lightning Bolt
5% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Mystic Reflection
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Dimir Charm
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Doom Blade
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Essence Flux
5% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Reality Shift
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Opt
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
No Escape
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Cancel
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Infernal Grasp
5% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Delirium
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Undying Evil
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Magmaquake
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Arcane Denial
5% of 40 decks -24% synergy
Fact or Fiction
5% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Release to the Wind
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Tezzeret's Gambit
32% of 40 decks +31% synergy
The Elderspell
32% of 40 decks +32% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
28% of 40 decks +23% synergy
Deep Analysis
28% of 40 decks +23% synergy
Blasphemous Act
28% of 40 decks -20% synergy
Widespread Brutality
28% of 40 decks +23% synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
28% of 40 decks +27% synergy
Invade the City
25% of 40 decks +24% synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
25% of 40 decks +24% synergy
Apex of Power
22% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Feed the Swarm
22% of 40 decks -11% synergy
Callous Dismissal
20% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
18% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Relentless Advance
18% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Contentious Plan
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Finale of Eternity
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Finale of Revelation
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Faithless Looting
10% of 40 decks -9% synergy
Necromantic Selection
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Bontu's Last Reckoning
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Finale of Promise
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Tormenting Voice
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Bleeding Edge
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Whispering Madness
8% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Dark Deal
8% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Dreadbore
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Syphon Mind
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Toxic Deluge
8% of 40 decks -14% synergy
Vat Emergence
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Windfall
5% of 40 decks -18% synergy
Claim // Fame
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Settle the Score
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Vandalblast
5% of 40 decks -12% synergy
Hostile Takeover
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Kefnet's Last Word
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
By Force
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Unnerve
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Dread Return
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Toll of the Invasion
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
River's Rebuke
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Macabre Waltz
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Let's Play a Game
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Drown in Ichor
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Treasure Cruise
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Hour of Eternity
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Angrath's Rampage
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
God-Pharaoh's Statue
30% of 40 decks +29% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22% of 40 decks +8% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
20% of 40 decks +20% synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
12% of 40 decks +11% synergy
The Chain Veil
12% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
10% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Conjurer's Closet
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Planar Bridge
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Chaos Wand
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Armillary Sphere
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Contagion Engine
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Bontu's Monument
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Noetic Scales
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Contagion Clasp
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Lightning Greaves
5% of 40 decks -24% synergy
Gate to the Afterlife
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Hazoret's Monument
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Mirage Mirror
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Mimic Vat
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Enchantments
In Bolas's Clutches
30% of 40 decks +29% synergy
Patient Rebuilding
25% of 40 decks +24% synergy
Inexorable Tide
22% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Waste Not
18% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Propaganda
18% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Imminent Doom
15% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Painful Quandary
15% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Liliana's Talent
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Raiders' Wake
15% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Megrim
12% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Liliana's Caress
10% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Blood Reckoning
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
The Elder Dragon War
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Torment of Scarabs
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Pain Magnification
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Teferi's Talent
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Shrieking Affliction
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Rowan's Talent
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Cruel Reality
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Cartouche of Knowledge
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Cartouche of Zeal
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Court of Ambition
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Trespasser's Curse
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Flameshadow Conjuring
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Faith of the Devoted
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Bandit's Talent
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Oath of Jace
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Shiny Impetus
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
20% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
18% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
15% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
15% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
10% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Chandra, Legacy of Fire
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Karn Liberated
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Sivitri, Dragon Master
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Tezzeret the Schemer
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Dack Fayden
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Liliana Vess
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Utility Lands
Interplanar Beacon
22% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Reliquary Tower
20% of 40 decks -16% synergy
Temple of the False God
20% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Karn's Bastion
15% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Bojuka Bog
10% of 40 decks -15% synergy
Desert of the Glorified
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Desert of the Fervent
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Sunscorched Desert
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Maze of Ith
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Endless Sands
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Emergence Zone
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Memorial to Genius
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75% of 40 decks -15% synergy
Arcane Signet
72% of 40 decks -16% synergy
Visage of Bolas
55% of 40 decks +54% synergy
Commander's Sphere
45% of 40 decks +21% synergy
Dimir Signet
45% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Izzet Signet
40% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
35% of 40 decks +33% synergy
Rakdos Signet
32% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
30% of 40 decks -18% synergy
Fellwar Stone
25% of 40 decks -10% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22% of 40 decks -19% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
20% of 40 decks -24% synergy
Manalith
20% of 40 decks +20% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
20% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Thought Vessel
10% of 40 decks -11% synergy
Darksteel Ingot
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Mind Stone
8% of 40 decks -8% synergy
Izzet Locket
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Hedron Archive
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Replicating Ring
5% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Gilded Lotus
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Fire Diamond
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Thran Dynamo
5% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Rakdos Locket
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Mountain
100% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Island
100% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Command Tower
75% of 40 decks -17% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Evolving Wilds
48% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Sunken Hollow
42% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
40% of 40 decks +38% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Exotic Orchard
32% of 40 decks -24% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30% of 40 decks -12% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
28% of 40 decks -17% synergy
Sulfur Falls
28% of 40 decks -17% synergy
Dismal Backwater
28% of 40 decks +21% synergy
Temple of Deceit
25% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
25% of 40 decks +20% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Seething Landscape
22% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Grixis Panorama
22% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Akoum Refuge
20% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Shivan Reef
15% of 40 decks -13% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Myriad Landscape
15% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Temple of Malice
15% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Path of Ancestry
15% of 40 decks -18% synergy
Cinder Barrens
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Fetid Pools
12% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
12% of 40 decks -8% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
12% of 40 decks -13% synergy
Maestros Theater
12% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
10% of 40 decks -6% synergy
Underground River
10% of 40 decks -16% synergy
Tainted Peak
10% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
10% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Choked Estuary
10% of 40 decks -9% synergy
Tainted Isle
8% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Steam Vents
8% of 40 decks -36% synergy
Vivid Creek
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Canyon Slough
8% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Ash Barrens
8% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Xander's Lounge
8% of 40 decks -34% synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Thriving Moor
8% of 40 decks +3% synergy