Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Budget Core

Nicol Bolas
Rank #1,251
9decks
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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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Shadowmage Infiltrator
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Dragon
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Riptide Survivor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Flametongue Kavu
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Aven Eternal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cephalid Scout
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Interrogator
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Vodalian Mage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Nekrataal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Clone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Looter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Disruptive Pitmage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Shadow Guildmage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Raul, Trouble Shooter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ghost Ship
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian War Beast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Broker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wildfire Eternal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Proven Combatant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Clockwork Gnomes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Sage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Whisper Agent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Eternal Skylord
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Echo Tracer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Nyxathid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceress Queen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Supreme Inquisitor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Blazing Specter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vile Entomber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Merciless Eternal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dwarven Driller
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Frontline Devastator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Force Void
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Maestros Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Crush Dissent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Spin into Myth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Dark Banishing
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Bake into a Pie
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Deliberate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Heartless Act
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mindswipe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Assassin's Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cling to Dust
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ixidor's Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sudden Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Induce Paranoia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Active Volcano
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Annihilate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Undying Evil
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Plot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Axe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shatter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hindering Touch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Saw It Coming
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Siphon Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Cast into the Fire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Counterspell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-33%synergy
Gimli's Fury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Soul Sear
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fervent Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Fatal Frenzy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Starstorm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Slaughter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Soul Manipulation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Poison the Cup
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Countersquall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Catalog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Suplex
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Sift
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Rain of Tears
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Slave of Bolas
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Bleeding Edge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Deep Analysis
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Agate Assault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Consuming Tide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Devastation Tide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Library of Lat-Nam
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-36%synergy
Withering Gaze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Disintegrate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Volcanic Hammer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Earthquake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Implode
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Step Through
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Purge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mind Drain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bone Splinters
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Craterize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Harsh Scrutiny
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Duress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Toll of the Invasion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Desecrated Earth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Stare
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crux of Fate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Connive // Concoct
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bond of Revival
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Despoil
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Flowstone Flood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vapors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Devastate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Callous Dismissal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Oracle's Vault
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Rack
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Splicer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Voodoo Doll
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Metrognome
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Armory of Iroas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wand of Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Black Vise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lantern of Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lux Cannon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bottle of Suleiman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hair-Strung Koto
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Salvaging Station
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Grindclock
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Forge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Glasses of Urza
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crawlspace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Gate to the Afterlife
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Aladdin's Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Jester's Cap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fireshrieker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Disrupting Scepter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Howling Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
In Bolas's Clutches
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Greed
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Steal Artifact
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Megrim
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Powerbalance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Apathy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Aura Flux
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Slow Motion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Curiosity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Monastery Siege
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Connections
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Elemental Augury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Casting of Bones
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Roost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Imminent Doom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Shadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Control Magic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Elder Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Takklemaggot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Funeral March
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unquenchable Thirst
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Soul Channeling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Energy Flux
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Future Sight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Betrayal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Zur's Weirding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Graf Harvest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Engineered Plague
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pendrell Flux
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Waste Not
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Mana Chains
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Precognition
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Persuasion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unfulfilled Desires
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Confiscate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pestilence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bestial Fury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Larceny
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lilting Refrain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Lonely Sandbar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hostile Desert
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kher Keep
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Gorge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Remote Isle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Forgotten Cave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Svyelunite Temple
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Drownyard Temple
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Charcoal Diamond
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Fire Diamond
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Arcane Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-44%synergy
Sky Diamond
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Drake-Skull Cameo
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mana Geode
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sisay's Ring
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Firemind Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Skyclave Relic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Prism
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Replicating Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Honored Heirloom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-38%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-28%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Manalith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
Sol Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-79%synergy
Blue Mana Battery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Egg
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pyramid of the Pantheon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Island
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Mountain
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-25%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Theater
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bad River
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-31%synergy
Xander's Lounge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-30%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Sulfur Vent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Geothermal Bog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Rhystic Cave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Archway Commons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy