Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Core

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Levi Perry
Nov 20, 2025
What If Commander Damage Didn't Exist?
What if we got rid of commander damage? Or switched to cumulative commander damage? Let's look at the possibilities.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Dream Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Wild Unraveling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Hour of Devastation
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
20%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Slave of Bolas
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Megrim
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Control Magic
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Terminate
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
-25%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Dragon
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Fell Specter
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Decadent Dragon
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Royal Assassin
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Augur of Bolas
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Archivist
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Skylord
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Merciless Eternal
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Sangromancer
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Abyssal Specter
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Dragon Mage
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Grim Initiate
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Eternal Taskmaster
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Geode Golem
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Nekrataal
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Aven Eternal
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Hellkite Courser
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Blazing Specter
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Archivist
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Negate
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Crosis's Charm
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Soul Manipulation
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-18%synergy
Commence the Endgame
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Terror
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Crush Dissent
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Word of Seizing
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Opt
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Delirium
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Plating
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Steam Augury
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Snap
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Leak
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Evacuation
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Domineering Will
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Shatter
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Remove Soul
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Desertion
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Dark Banishing
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Fork
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Ray of Command
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Stinging Study
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Grixis Charm
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Dream Salvage
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Teachings
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Counterflux
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Deep Analysis
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Crux of Fate
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Dark Intimations
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Ponder
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Insurrection
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Bleeding Edge
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Worst Fears
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Plague Wind
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Callous Dismissal
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Disintegrate
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Fireball
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
The Elderspell
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Invade the City
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Duress
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Widespread Brutality
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Deal
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Dreadbore
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Gem of Becoming
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-18%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
4%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
The Rack
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
1%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Raiders' Wake
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Greed
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Caress
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Curiosity
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Mind Control
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Dragon Tempest
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Talent
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Steal Artifact
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Insight
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Confiscate
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Oppression
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Barren Moor
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion69 decks100 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
-29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
-18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Relic of Sauron
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Visage of Bolas
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Star Compass
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Sisay's Ring
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Manalith
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Mana Prism
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geode
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion94 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion94 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion93 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
-28%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
-14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Blood Crypt
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
-25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
-20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Steam Vents
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
-25%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Grixis Panorama
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Graven Cairns
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Urborg Volcano
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-23%synergy
Maestros Theater
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-20%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy