Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Core

Cas Hinds
Mar 16, 2026
The Rate of Change With the Commander Format
Is the rate of change in Commander, or Magic as a whole, just too much right now? Should we be worried about more changes to come?
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Chase Inspiration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Scorched Geyser
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Special Move
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
29%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
22%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Hour of Devastation
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Slave of Bolas
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Control Magic
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Megrim
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Terminate
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Dragon
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Clone
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Fell Specter
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Archivist
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Eternal Skylord
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Augur of Bolas
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Abyssal Specter
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eternal
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Sangromancer
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Blood Tyrant
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Eternal Taskmaster
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Nekrataal
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Grim Initiate
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Geode Golem
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Aven Eternal
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Hellkite Courser
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-6%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Negate
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Crosis's Charm
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-19%synergy
Countersquall
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Commence the Endgame
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Crush Dissent
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Word of Seizing
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Delirium
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Opt
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Snap
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Lazotep Plating
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Steam Augury
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Rewind
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Unsummon
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Domineering Will
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Shatter
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Remove Soul
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Stinging Study
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Dark Banishing
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Grixis Charm
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Fork
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Dream Salvage
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Ray of Command
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Desertion
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Boomerang
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Wild Unraveling
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
-26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-12%synergy
Crux of Fate
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Dark Intimations
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-12%synergy
Bleeding Edge
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Insurrection
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Disintegrate
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Fireball
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
The Elderspell
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Relentless Advance
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Spark Harvest
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Plague Wind
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Invade the City
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Callous Dismissal
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Worst Fears
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Gem of Becoming
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-15%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
7%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
The Rack
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Waste Not
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
1%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Raiders' Wake
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Dragon Tempest
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Caress
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Mind Control
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Steal Artifact
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion70 decks102 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion59 decks102 decks
-30%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Fire Diamond
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Visage of Bolas
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Star Compass
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Mana Prism
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion98 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Island
96%inclusion98 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion97 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion64 decks102 decks
-29%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
58%inclusion59 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
-14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion38 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
-17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
-21%synergy
Steam Vents
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
-23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Watery Grave
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
-25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
-18%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Graven Cairns
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-20%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-22%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Urborg Volcano
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
6%synergy