Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Core

Nicol Bolas
92 decks (0.001%) Rank #1193
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Harvey McGuinness
Jun 27, 2025
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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Treno, Dark City
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Overkill
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Elixir
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Thunder Magic
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
The Masamune
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
33% of 92 decks +30% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
32% of 92 decks +28% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
30% of 92 decks +25% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
28% of 92 decks +25% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
22% of 92 decks +20% synergy
Syphon Mind
22% of 92 decks +19% synergy
Slave of Bolas
21% of 92 decks +19% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
21% of 92 decks +18% synergy
Hour of Devastation
20% of 92 decks +18% synergy
Megrim
24% of 92 decks +18% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
39% of 92 decks -5% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
30% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Terminate
30% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Dark Ritual
25% of 92 decks -6% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25% of 92 decks -0% synergy
Rakdos Charm
24% of 92 decks +9% synergy
Chaos Warp
23% of 92 decks -16% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Negate
21% of 92 decks -3% synergy
Arcane Denial
21% of 92 decks -9% synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
10% of 92 decks +1% synergy
Creatures
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
17% of 92 decks +16% synergy
Fell Specter
17% of 92 decks +15% synergy
Hypnotic Specter
16% of 92 decks +16% synergy
Burnished Hart
16% of 92 decks +13% synergy
Shivan Dragon
14% of 92 decks +14% synergy
Crosis, the Purger
14% of 92 decks +14% synergy
Clone
13% of 92 decks +12% synergy
Sangromancer
13% of 92 decks +11% synergy
Royal Assassin
13% of 92 decks +12% synergy
Disciple of Bolas
12% of 92 decks +10% synergy
Sedraxis Specter
12% of 92 decks +11% synergy
Decadent Dragon
11% of 91 decks +9% synergy
Dragon Mage
10% of 92 decks +8% synergy
Baleful Strix
9% of 92 decks -1% synergy
Fog Bank
9% of 92 decks +8% synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Archivist
9% of 92 decks +9% synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
The Raven Man
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Eternal Skylord
8% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Blazing Specter
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Abyssal Specter
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Asylum Visitor
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Augur of Bolas
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Apprentice Wizard
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
The Locust God
8% of 92 decks +3% synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
8% of 92 decks -2% synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Jill, Shiva's Dominant
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Summon: Bahamut
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Ultimecia, Temporal Threat
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
7% of 60 decks +5% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7% of 92 decks +5% synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Merciless Eternal
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Merfolk Looter
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
7% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Blizzard Specter
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Hellkite Courser
7% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Nekrataal
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
7% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Scourge of Valkas
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Viashino Heretic
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Instants
Crosis's Charm
21% of 92 decks +17% synergy
Fact or Fiction
20% of 92 decks +10% synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
16% of 92 decks +15% synergy
Lightning Bolt
15% of 92 decks +9% synergy
Brainstorm
13% of 92 decks -4% synergy
Frantic Search
12% of 92 decks -2% synergy
Soul Manipulation
10% of 92 decks +9% synergy
Bedevil
10% of 92 decks -9% synergy
Commence the Endgame
10% of 92 decks +7% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9% of 92 decks -16% synergy
Crush Dissent
9% of 92 decks +8% synergy
Countersquall
9% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Opt
9% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Terror
9% of 92 decks +8% synergy
Mana Leak
9% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Abrade
9% of 92 decks +0% synergy
Fire Covenant
8% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Steam Augury
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Drown in the Loch
8% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Go for the Throat
8% of 92 decks +1% synergy
Aetherize
8% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Dream Salvage
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Word of Seizing
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Lazotep Plating
8% of 92 decks +3% synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Recoil
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Maestros Charm
7% of 92 decks +2% synergy
Shatter
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Perplex
7% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7% of 92 decks +1% synergy
Memory Lapse
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Boomerang
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Desertion
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Prismari Command
7% of 92 decks +2% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6% of 68 decks +2% synergy
Withering Torment
5% of 55 decks -8% synergy
Hero's Downfall
5% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Dark Banishing
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Grixis Charm
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Hurl Through Hell
5% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Doom Blade
5% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Unsummon
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Counterflux
5% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Delirium
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Snap
5% of 92 decks -1% synergy
Rewind
5% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Evacuation
5% of 92 decks +2% synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
20% of 92 decks -14% synergy
Blasphemous Act
20% of 92 decks -28% synergy
Crux of Fate
18% of 92 decks +16% synergy
Deep Analysis
18% of 92 decks +14% synergy
Dark Intimations
15% of 92 decks +14% synergy
Windfall
13% of 92 decks -10% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13% of 92 decks +8% synergy
Decree of Pain
13% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Faithless Looting
12% of 92 decks -7% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
11% of 92 decks +9% synergy
Reanimate
10% of 92 decks -13% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Vandalblast
9% of 92 decks -9% synergy
Read the Bones
8% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
8% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Deadly Embrace
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Evil Reawakened
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Suplex
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Ponder
7% of 92 decks -3% synergy
Plague Wind
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Night's Whisper
7% of 92 decks +2% synergy
Chain Reaction
5% of 92 decks +3% synergy
Bleeding Edge
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Duress
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Widespread Brutality
5% of 92 decks +1% synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Invade the City
5% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Painful Truths
5% of 92 decks +3% synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Whispering Madness
5% of 92 decks -1% synergy
Insurrection
5% of 92 decks +3% synergy
Ambition's Cost
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Fireball
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Preordain
5% of 92 decks -1% synergy
Dark Deal
5% of 92 decks -1% synergy
Imposing Grandeur
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Tormenting Voice
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Relentless Advance
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Worst Fears
5% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
16% of 92 decks +1% synergy
Gem of Becoming
16% of 92 decks +16% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
15% of 92 decks +12% synergy
Lightning Greaves
14% of 92 decks -15% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
12% of 92 decks +11% synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
11% of 92 decks +10% synergy
Howling Mine
11% of 92 decks +5% synergy
The Fire Crystal
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8% of 92 decks +3% synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Magitek Scythe
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Samurai's Katana
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Phantom Train
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
The Rack
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
20% of 92 decks +10% synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
16% of 92 decks +16% synergy
Control Magic
16% of 92 decks +16% synergy
Propaganda
16% of 92 decks +3% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
14% of 92 decks +14% synergy
Animate Dead
13% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Painful Quandary
13% of 92 decks +10% synergy
Raiders' Wake
13% of 92 decks +11% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13% of 92 decks +2% synergy
Greed
10% of 92 decks +9% synergy
Liliana's Caress
10% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Shrieking Affliction
9% of 92 decks +8% synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9% of 92 decks +8% synergy
Curiosity
8% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Underworld Dreams
8% of 92 decks +0% synergy
Fire Whip
8% of 92 decks +8% synergy
Dragon Tempest
8% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Bandit's Talent
7% of 61 decks +6% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7% of 92 decks +1% synergy
Mind Control
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Hermetic Study
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Confiscate
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Oppression
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
6% of 54 decks +5% synergy
Pain Magnification
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Insight
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Curse of Opulence
5% of 92 decks +2% synergy
Steal Artifact
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Larceny
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
5% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
18% of 92 decks +9% synergy
Bojuka Bog
17% of 92 decks -7% synergy
Rogue's Passage
16% of 92 decks -6% synergy
Reliquary Tower
14% of 92 decks -21% synergy
Maze of Ith
7% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Strip Mine
7% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5% of 92 decks -2% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5% of 92 decks -10% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72% of 92 decks -19% synergy
Arcane Signet
63% of 92 decks -25% synergy
Rakdos Signet
49% of 92 decks +10% synergy
Izzet Signet
47% of 92 decks +10% synergy
Dimir Signet
47% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Commander's Sphere
32% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
29% of 92 decks -15% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
29% of 92 decks -12% synergy
Fellwar Stone
29% of 92 decks -5% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
28% of 92 decks -20% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22% of 92 decks +20% synergy
Fire Diamond
21% of 92 decks +19% synergy
Sky Diamond
20% of 92 decks +18% synergy
Mind Stone
20% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Relic of Sauron
17% of 92 decks -4% synergy
Visage of Bolas
16% of 92 decks +16% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14% of 92 decks -3% synergy
Gilded Lotus
13% of 92 decks +9% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
12% of 92 decks +10% synergy
Thought Vessel
10% of 92 decks -11% synergy
Basalt Monolith
9% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Thran Dynamo
9% of 92 decks +3% synergy
Star Compass
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Firemind Vessel
8% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Sisay's Ring
7% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Worn Powerstone
5% of 92 decks -1% synergy
Manalith
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Skyclave Relic
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Mana Prism
5% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Swamp
96% of 92 decks +3% synergy
Mountain
96% of 92 decks +4% synergy
Island
96% of 92 decks +2% synergy
Command Tower
65% of 92 decks -27% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57% of 92 decks -1% synergy
Evolving Wilds
37% of 92 decks +11% synergy
Exotic Orchard
36% of 92 decks -21% synergy
Sunken Hollow
35% of 92 decks -7% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34% of 92 decks +11% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
34% of 92 decks -10% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
33% of 92 decks +20% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33% of 92 decks -7% synergy
Shivan Reef
30% of 92 decks +3% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29% of 92 decks +16% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28% of 92 decks +3% synergy
Sulfur Falls
27% of 92 decks -18% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
27% of 92 decks -15% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
26% of 92 decks +10% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25% of 92 decks +11% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
23% of 92 decks +12% synergy
Underground River
23% of 92 decks -3% synergy
Path of Ancestry
22% of 92 decks -11% synergy
Temple of Deceit
21% of 92 decks +6% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21% of 92 decks +8% synergy
Temple of Malice
21% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Seething Landscape
21% of 68 decks +2% synergy
Myriad Landscape
20% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Blood Crypt
16% of 92 decks -27% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16% of 92 decks -9% synergy
Grixis Panorama
16% of 92 decks +12% synergy
Xander's Lounge
16% of 92 decks -25% synergy
Watery Grave
16% of 92 decks -28% synergy
Dismal Backwater
15% of 92 decks +9% synergy
Steam Vents
14% of 92 decks -29% synergy
Canyon Slough
14% of 92 decks +10% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Maestros Theater
14% of 92 decks +3% synergy
Haunted Ridge
14% of 92 decks -7% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14% of 92 decks +5% synergy
Fetid Pools
13% of 92 decks +9% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13% of 92 decks -11% synergy
Graven Cairns
13% of 92 decks +7% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
13% of 92 decks -8% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13% of 92 decks +8% synergy
Urborg Volcano
12% of 92 decks +12% synergy
Bad River
12% of 92 decks +11% synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
12% of 92 decks +11% synergy
Choked Estuary
12% of 92 decks -7% synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
10% of 92 decks +7% synergy
City of Brass
10% of 92 decks -3% synergy