Nicol Bolas, the Ravager (Commander) - Expensive 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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Oscorp Industries
50% of 2 decks +46% synergy
The Soul Stone
12% of 8 decks +11% synergy
Consult the Star Charts
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
The Endstone
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
80% of 40 decks +76% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
70% of 40 decks +66% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
62% of 40 decks +60% synergy
Damnation
68% of 40 decks +59% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68% of 40 decks +53% synergy
Mana Drain
68% of 40 decks +51% synergy
Deepglow Skate
48% of 40 decks +46% synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
48% of 40 decks +46% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
42% of 40 decks +40% synergy
Crux of Fate
42% of 40 decks +40% synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
78% of 40 decks +30% synergy
Counterspell
60% of 40 decks +16% synergy
Toxic Deluge
52% of 40 decks +31% synergy
Vandalblast
45% of 40 decks +28% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
42% of 40 decks +38% synergy
Spark Double
42% of 40 decks +34% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
42% of 40 decks +35% synergy
Chaos Warp
40% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
38% of 40 decks +36% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
38% of 40 decks +36% synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
48% of 40 decks +23% synergy
Rhystic Study
38% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
32% of 40 decks +27% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
25% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Deflecting Swat
22% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
20% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Notion Thief
12% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Force of Will
12% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Field of the Dead
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Creatures
Baleful Strix
35% of 40 decks +25% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
35% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Flux Channeler
32% of 40 decks +31% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Sheoldred
28% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
25% of 24 decks +21% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
22% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
22% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Valki, God of Lies
22% of 40 decks +21% synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
20% of 40 decks +18% synergy
The Scarab God
20% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
18% of 40 decks +17% synergy
The Locust God
18% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Nicol Bolas
18% of 40 decks +16% synergy
Jaya's Phoenix
18% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
15% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
15% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
13% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Displacer Kitten
12% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Silent Arbiter
12% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Thrummingbird
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
12% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
12% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Gilded Drake
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Augur of Bolas
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Iymrith, Desert Doom
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
10% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Terror of the Peaks
10% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Eternal Skylord
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Balefire Dragon
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
8% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
8% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Archaeomancer
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
The Scorpion God
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Crosis, the Purger
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Goldspan Dragon
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
32% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Dark Ritual
32% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Bedevil
32% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Brainstorm
30% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Terminate
30% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Fell the Profane
25% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Force of Negation
25% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Ripples of Potential
25% of 40 decks +24% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Arcane Denial
22% of 40 decks -7% synergy
Withering Torment
20% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Frantic Search
18% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Countersquall
18% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Swan Song
18% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Sink into Stupor
18% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Negate
15% of 40 decks -9% synergy
Experimental Augury
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Dig Through Time
15% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Soul Shatter
12% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Invert Polarity
12% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Aetherize
12% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Soul Manipulation
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Cabal Ritual
10% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10% of 40 decks -7% synergy
Rakdos Charm
10% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Pact of Negation
10% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Commence the Endgame
10% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10% of 40 decks -9% synergy
Impulse
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Valakut Awakening
10% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Entomb
8% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Snuff Out
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Narset's Reversal
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Hagra Mauling
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Drown in the Loch
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Lightning Bolt
5% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Slaughter Pact
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Reality Shift
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Disallow
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Counterflux
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Darkness
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Silundi Vision
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Sorceries
Cruel Ultimatum
30% of 40 decks +25% synergy
Windfall
30% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Dark Intimations
28% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Reanimate
28% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Hour of Devastation
22% of 40 decks +21% synergy
Feed the Swarm
22% of 40 decks -11% synergy
Ponder
20% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Contentious Plan
20% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Jeska's Will
18% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Dark Deal
18% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
18% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Slave of Bolas
15% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Preordain
15% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Demonic Tutor
15% of 40 decks -7% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
The Elderspell
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Faithless Looting
12% of 40 decks -7% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Grim Tutor
12% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Syphon Mind
12% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Stock Up
10% of 39 decks +9% synergy
Bribery
10% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Expressive Iteration
10% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Victimize
8% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Lórien Revealed
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Whispering Madness
8% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Living Death
8% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Singularity Rupture
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Incarnation Technique
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Echo of Eons
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Deep Analysis
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Painful Truths
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Demonic Counsel
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Finale of Revelation
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Night's Whisper
5% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Exsanguinate
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Personal Tutor
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Decree of Pain
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Dreadbore
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Treasure Cruise
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Winds of Change
5% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Exhume
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Chain Veil
35% of 40 decks +34% synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
28% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Lightning Greaves
15% of 40 decks -14% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
The One Ring
12% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12% of 40 decks -2% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Contagion Engine
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
10% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Planar Bridge
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Lithoform Engine
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Gem of Becoming
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Tithing Blade
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Jet Medallion
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Herald's Horn
5% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Executioner's Capsule
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Urza's Incubator
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
30% of 40 decks +16% synergy
Mystic Remora
28% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Waste Not
25% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Inexorable Tide
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
No Mercy
15% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Animate Dead
15% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Search for Azcanta
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Omniscience
12% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Liliana's Caress
10% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Painful Quandary
10% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Black Market Connections
10% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10% of 40 decks +6% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Megrim
8% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Teferi's Talent
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Oppression
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Kindred Discovery
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Oath of Liliana
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
All Will Be One
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Copy Enchantment
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Shark Typhoon
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Dragon Tempest
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Bandit's Talent
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Sneak Attack
5% of 40 decks -0% synergy
As Foretold
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Liliana's Talent
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Necropotence
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Raiders' Wake
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Necrogen Mists
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
35% of 40 decks +34% synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
25% of 40 decks +24% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
22% of 40 decks +20% synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
20% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
20% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Dack Fayden
20% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Liliana of the Veil
18% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
18% of 40 decks +16% synergy
Chandra, Legacy of Fire
18% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
18% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
16% of 31 decks +16% synergy
Sivitri, Dragon Master
15% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
15% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
15% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
12% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
10% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Professor Onyx
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Saheeli, the Gifted
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Liliana Vess
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
42% of 40 decks +27% synergy
Bojuka Bog
35% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35% of 40 decks +29% synergy
Interplanar Beacon
25% of 40 decks +24% synergy
Karn's Bastion
25% of 40 decks +23% synergy
Cabal Coffers
22% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Temple of the False God
22% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Maze of Ith
18% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Urza's Saga
18% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Ancient Tomb
12% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Wasteland
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Vault of Whispers
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Seat of the Synod
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Inventors' Fair
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Castle Locthwain
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Great Furnace
5% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Castle Vantress
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Strip Mine
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Arcane Signet
88% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
57% of 40 decks +16% synergy
Dimir Signet
52% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Rakdos Signet
45% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Izzet Signet
42% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Relic of Sauron
35% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Fellwar Stone
30% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
20% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Visage of Bolas
18% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Thought Vessel
18% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Gilded Lotus
18% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Thran Dynamo
18% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Mox Amber
15% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
13% of 39 decks +12% synergy
Commander's Sphere
10% of 40 decks -14% synergy
Mox Opal
8% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Mana Vault
8% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Mox Jasper
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Staff of Compleation
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Grim Monolith
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Lotus Petal
5% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Dragon's Hoard
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Midnight Clock
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Mind Stone
5% of 40 decks -10% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Underground Sea
98% of 40 decks +83% synergy
Volcanic Island
98% of 40 decks +83% synergy
Watery Grave
95% of 40 decks +50% synergy
Badlands
92% of 40 decks +78% synergy
Swamp
92% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Island
92% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Steam Vents
90% of 40 decks +47% synergy
Blood Crypt
90% of 40 decks +47% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
90% of 40 decks +57% synergy
Mountain
88% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Polluted Delta
88% of 40 decks +55% synergy
Scalding Tarn
82% of 40 decks +51% synergy
Xander's Lounge
70% of 40 decks +29% synergy
Morphic Pool
65% of 40 decks +32% synergy
Training Center
65% of 40 decks +32% synergy
Luxury Suite
62% of 40 decks +30% synergy
Exotic Orchard
50% of 40 decks -7% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Reflecting Pool
42% of 40 decks +33% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Haunted Ridge
40% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
35% of 40 decks -22% synergy
Raucous Theater
32% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Sulfur Falls
32% of 40 decks -12% synergy
Mana Confluence
32% of 40 decks +21% synergy
Undercity Sewers
30% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30% of 40 decks +21% synergy
Wooded Foothills
28% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Thundering Falls
28% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Marsh Flats
28% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Fell the Profane
25% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Flooded Strand
25% of 40 decks +15% synergy
City of Brass
25% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Misty Rainforest
22% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Fabled Passage
22% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Arid Mesa
22% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
20% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Prismatic Vista
18% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Blazemire Verge
18% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Sink into Stupor
18% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Shivan Reef
15% of 40 decks -13% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
15% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Riverpyre Verge
15% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
15% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Sunken Hollow
15% of 40 decks -27% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12% of 40 decks -1% synergy