Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Budget

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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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Scryfall
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Cruel Ultimatum
39%inclusion44 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Slave of Bolas
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
32%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
31%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Deep Analysis
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Hour of Devastation
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
-10%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Megrim
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Syphon Mind
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Soul Manipulation
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Fell Specter
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Augur of Bolas
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Shivan Dragon
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Blizzard Specter
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Blazing Specter
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Sangromancer
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Asylum Visitor
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Burnished Hart
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Specter
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Specter
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Flameblast Dragon
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Scythe Specter
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Specter
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Dragon Mage
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Royal Assassin
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Archivist
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Skylord
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Steel Hellkite
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Grim Initiate
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Invading Manticore
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Soul Diviner
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Aven Eternal
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Rapacious Dragon
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Icefall Regent
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Plaguecrafter
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Lavaborn Muse
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Decadent Dragon
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Lazotep Reaver
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Guul Draz Specter
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Opt
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Crosis's Charm
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Commence the Endgame
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Recoil
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-17%synergy
Maestros Charm
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-25%synergy
Crush Dissent
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Terror
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Boomerang
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
No Escape
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-20%synergy
Bedevil
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Countersquall
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Lazotep Plating
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Murder
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Mana Leak
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Remove Soul
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Shatter
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Anticipate
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Evacuation
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Dark Intimations
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Crux of Fate
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
11%synergy
The Elderspell
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-10%synergy
Tormenting Voice
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Bleeding Edge
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Wit's End
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Fireball
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Apex of Power
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Spark Harvest
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Widespread Brutality
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-24%synergy
Read the Bones
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Callous Dismissal
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Duress
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Invade the City
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-40%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Act of Treason
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Earthquake
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Molten Exhale
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Divination
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Toll of the Invasion
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Skull Rend
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gem of Becoming
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
16%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Control Magic
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Raiders' Wake
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Steal Artifact
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Greed
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Confiscate
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Bandit's Talent
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
The Elder Dragon War
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Persuasion
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
-13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-27%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
58%inclusion66 decks114 decks
-32%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion59 decks114 decks
-36%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Signet
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Signet
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Fire Diamond
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
-15%synergy
Firemind Vessel
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
-27%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-30%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-35%synergy
Visage of Bolas
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Sisay's Ring
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Manalith
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geode
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Mana Prism
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion113 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion112 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion112 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
60%inclusion68 decks114 decks
-32%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59%inclusion67 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion54 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
-26%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
-15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
-27%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
-11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
-34%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-32%synergy
Seething Landscape
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Peak
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Salt Marsh
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Highland Lake
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Urborg Volcano
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
2%synergy