Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Control

Nicol Bolas
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Harvey McGuinness
Jun 27, 2025
Harvey McGuinness
cEDH Has a Fatal Flaw
We need to talk about cEDH. Again. Harvey McGuinness takes us through some reasons that the competitive scene has problems.
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Kefka, Court Mage
50% of 4 decks +47% synergy
Snort
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Golbez, Crystal Collector
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cruel Ultimatum
67% of 18 decks +61% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
61% of 18 decks +58% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
61% of 18 decks +57% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
56% of 18 decks +51% synergy
Slave of Bolas
50% of 18 decks +48% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
50% of 18 decks +48% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
50% of 18 decks +46% synergy
Hour of Devastation
39% of 18 decks +38% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
39% of 18 decks +38% synergy
Crux of Fate
39% of 18 decks +37% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
78% of 18 decks +33% synergy
Terminate
61% of 18 decks +34% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
56% of 18 decks +29% synergy
Negate
50% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Fact or Fiction
39% of 18 decks +29% synergy
Blasphemous Act
39% of 18 decks -9% synergy
Baleful Strix
39% of 18 decks +29% synergy
Syphon Mind
39% of 18 decks +36% synergy
Waste Not
39% of 18 decks +29% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
50% of 18 decks +44% synergy
Rhystic Study
50% of 18 decks +25% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
39% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Demonic Tutor
33% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
22% of 18 decks +17% synergy
Notion Thief
22% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Force of Will
17% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Field of the Dead
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Creatures
Sangromancer
28% of 18 decks +25% synergy
The Scarab God
28% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Augur of Bolas
28% of 18 decks +27% synergy
Crosis, the Purger
28% of 18 decks +27% synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
22% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Hypnotic Specter
22% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Sedraxis Specter
22% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Blazing Specter
22% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Blizzard Specter
22% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Doomsday Specter
17% of 18 decks +17% synergy
Guul Draz Specter
17% of 18 decks +17% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17% of 18 decks -2% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Magus of the Wheel
17% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Death Baron
17% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Cemetery Reaper
17% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Mindclaw Shaman
17% of 18 decks +17% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
17% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Fell Specter
17% of 18 decks +14% synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Murderous Rider
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Asylum Visitor
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Abyssal Specter
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
11% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Sheoldred
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Decadent Dragon
11% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Goldspan Dragon
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Disciple of Bolas
11% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Utvara Hellkite
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
11% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Balefire Dragon
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
The Locust God
11% of 18 decks +6% synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Diluvian Primordial
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Scythe Specter
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Lord of the Accursed
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
11% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Burglar Rat
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
33% of 18 decks +17% synergy
Bedevil
33% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Kolaghan's Command
28% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Crosis's Charm
28% of 18 decks +24% synergy
Arcane Denial
28% of 18 decks -2% synergy
Rakdos Charm
28% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Brainstorm
28% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Swan Song
28% of 18 decks +11% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
22% of 18 decks +21% synergy
Recoil
22% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Lightning Bolt
22% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Countersquall
22% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Withering Torment
19% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Force of Negation
17% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Infernal Grasp
17% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Dark Ritual
17% of 18 decks -15% synergy
Frantic Search
17% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
17% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Mystical Tutor
17% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Soul Manipulation
17% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Chaos Warp
17% of 18 decks -22% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17% of 18 decks -0% synergy
Abrade
17% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Drown in the Loch
11% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Darkness
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Dig Through Time
11% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Mystic Confluence
11% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Wash Away
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Go for the Throat
11% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Mana Leak
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Lazotep Plating
11% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Reality Shift
11% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Opt
11% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Undermine
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Dream Salvage
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Flame of Anor
11% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Grixis Charm
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Pact of Negation
11% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Commence the Endgame
11% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Invert Polarity
11% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Uncharted Voyage
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Dragonlord's Prerogative
6% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Pongify
6% of 18 decks -1% synergy
Mystical Teachings
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Commander's Insight
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Ancient Excavation
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Jace's Defeat
6% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Hurl Through Hell
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
28% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Deep Analysis
28% of 18 decks +23% synergy
Damnation
28% of 18 decks +19% synergy
Toxic Deluge
22% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Vandalblast
22% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Dark Intimations
22% of 18 decks +21% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
22% of 18 decks +21% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22% of 18 decks +18% synergy
Feed the Swarm
17% of 18 decks -17% synergy
Ponder
17% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Faithless Looting
17% of 18 decks -3% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Sign in Blood
11% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Skull Rend
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Army of the Damned
11% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Reanimate
11% of 18 decks -12% synergy
Whispering Madness
11% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Imposing Grandeur
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Dark Deal
11% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Dreadbore
11% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Night's Whisper
11% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
11% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Preordain
11% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Grim Tutor
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Rite of Replication
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Rakdos's Return
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Disrupt Decorum
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Profane Tutor
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
6% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Brotherhood's End
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Dark Petition
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Widespread Brutality
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Rise // Fall
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
By Force
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Commit // Memory
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Specter's Wail
6% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Duress
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Breaking // Entering
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Dread Summons
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Subterranean Tremors
6% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Read the Bones
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
The Elderspell
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Earthquake
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Compulsive Research
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
33% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
28% of 18 decks +25% synergy
Gem of Becoming
22% of 18 decks +21% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
17% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Kefnet's Monument
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Bontu's Monument
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Jet Medallion
11% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11% of 18 decks -4% synergy
Gate to the Afterlife
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Shadowspear
11% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Monument to Endurance
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Zephyr Boots
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Specter's Shroud
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Blade of Selves
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Wand of Orcus
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Ruby Medallion
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Lavaspur Boots
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
The One Ring
6% of 18 decks -8% synergy
Mindcrank
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Winged Boots
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Skullclamp
6% of 18 decks +0% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Library of Leng
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Boots of Speed
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Caress
33% of 18 decks +27% synergy
Raiders' Wake
28% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Megrim
28% of 18 decks +22% synergy
Dragon Tempest
22% of 18 decks +21% synergy
Propaganda
22% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Painful Quandary
22% of 18 decks +19% synergy
Control Magic
17% of 18 decks +16% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
17% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Mystic Remora
17% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Patient Rebuilding
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Blood Reckoning
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Torment of Scarabs
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Words of Waste
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Teferi's Veil
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Bitterblossom
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Shiny Impetus
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Alexi's Cloak
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Shrieking Affliction
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Necromancy
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6% of 18 decks -0% synergy
Black Market Connections
6% of 18 decks -7% synergy
Treachery
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Volition Reins
6% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Palace Siege
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Court of Ambition
6% of 18 decks -1% synergy
Cloak of Mists
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Grave Betrayal
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Animate Dead
6% of 18 decks -3% synergy
Enslave
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Stolen Strategy
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Phyrexian Scriptures
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Soul Ransom
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Dress Down
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Curse of Opulence
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Corrupted Conscience
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Omniscience
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
As Foretold
6% of 18 decks +0% synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Take Possession
6% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Font of Agonies
6% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
28% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Dack Fayden
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Tezzeret the Schemer
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
33% of 18 decks -2% synergy
Bojuka Bog
17% of 18 decks -8% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
11% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11% of 18 decks -4% synergy
Temple of the False God
11% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Castle Vantress
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11% of 18 decks -4% synergy
Rogue's Passage
11% of 18 decks -12% synergy
Academy Ruins
11% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Accursed Duneyard
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6% of 18 decks -2% synergy
Unholy Grotto
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Urza's Saga
6% of 18 decks +0% synergy
Arena of Glory
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Interplanar Beacon
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Mirrorpool
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83% of 18 decks -7% synergy
Arcane Signet
72% of 18 decks -16% synergy
Izzet Signet
61% of 18 decks +24% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Dimir Signet
56% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Rakdos Signet
56% of 18 decks +17% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Commander's Sphere
33% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
33% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
22% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Gilded Lotus
22% of 18 decks +18% synergy
Mind Stone
22% of 18 decks +6% synergy
Fellwar Stone
22% of 18 decks -13% synergy
Visage of Bolas
22% of 18 decks +21% synergy
Sky Diamond
17% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Relic of Sauron
17% of 18 decks -5% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Thought Vessel
17% of 18 decks -4% synergy
Firemind Vessel
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Fire Diamond
11% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Mana Vault
11% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Thran Dynamo
6% of 18 decks -0% synergy
Crowded Crypt
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Worn Powerstone
6% of 18 decks -1% synergy
Mox Opal
6% of 18 decks -2% synergy
Sol Talisman
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Chrome Mox
6% of 18 decks -3% synergy
Hedron Archive
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Misleading Signpost
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Grim Monolith
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Island
100% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Mountain
100% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Command Tower
78% of 18 decks -14% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
67% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Xander's Lounge
56% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
56% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Exotic Orchard
50% of 18 decks -7% synergy
Watery Grave
44% of 18 decks +1% synergy
Polluted Delta
44% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Blood Crypt
39% of 18 decks -4% synergy
Temple of Deceit
39% of 18 decks +24% synergy
Scalding Tarn
33% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Temple of Malice
33% of 18 decks +20% synergy
Steam Vents
33% of 18 decks -10% synergy
Sulfur Falls
28% of 18 decks -17% synergy
Sunken Hollow
28% of 18 decks -14% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
28% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
28% of 18 decks +26% synergy
Badlands
22% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Fabled Passage
22% of 18 decks +15% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22% of 18 decks -3% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
22% of 18 decks -17% synergy
Highland Lake
22% of 18 decks +21% synergy
Volcanic Island
22% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Fetid Pools
22% of 18 decks +18% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Underground Sea
22% of 18 decks +8% synergy
Evolving Wilds
22% of 18 decks -4% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22% of 18 decks -3% synergy
Grixis Panorama
17% of 18 decks +12% synergy
Morphic Pool
17% of 18 decks -16% synergy
Graven Cairns
17% of 18 decks +11% synergy
Thundering Falls
17% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Dismal Backwater
17% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Undercity Sewers
17% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
17% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
17% of 18 decks +14% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17% of 18 decks -7% synergy
Seething Landscape
17% of 18 decks -2% synergy
Shivan Reef
17% of 18 decks -11% synergy
Blazemire Verge
12% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
12% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Cinder Barrens
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
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