Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Budget Core

Nicol Bolas
9 decks (0.000%) 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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Nightscape Familiar
44% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Creatures
Shadowmage Infiltrator
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Shivan Dragon
33% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Cephalid Scout
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Riptide Survivor
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Cephalid Snitch
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Clone
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Merfolk Looter
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Disruptive Student
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Cabal Interrogator
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Vodalian Mage
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Flametongue Kavu
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Disruptive Pitmage
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Shadow Guildmage
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Archivist
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Nekrataal
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Raul, Trouble Shooter
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Patchwork Gnomes
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11% of 9 decks -4% synergy
Puppeteer Clique
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Corpse Augur
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Fathom Feeder
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ghost Ship
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Tymaret, the Murder King
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Willbender
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Phyrexian War Beast
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Orcish Spy
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Lat-Nam Adept
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Fireslinger
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Champion of Wits
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Frankenstein's Monster
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Magus of the Future
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Scalding Viper
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Nezumi Graverobber
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Avatar of Will
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Cemetery Illuminator
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Fallen Angel
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Cephalid Broker
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Wildfire Eternal
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
The Raven Man
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Liliana's Specter
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Shivan Emissary
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Proven Combatant
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Instants
Dark Banishing
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Frantic Search
22% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Go for the Throat
22% of 9 decks +16% synergy
Lightning Bolt
22% of 9 decks +16% synergy
Spin into Myth
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Dark Ritual
22% of 9 decks -9% synergy
Terminate
22% of 9 decks -5% synergy
Opt
22% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Catalog
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Siphon Insight
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Take the Fall
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Obsessive Search
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ricochet Trap
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Whiplash Trap
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Soul Sear
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Active Volcano
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Fervent Denial
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Negate
11% of 9 decks -13% synergy
Starstorm
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Heartless Act
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Slaughter
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Power Sink
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Maestros Charm
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Undying Evil
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Crush Dissent
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Fact or Fiction
11% of 9 decks +2% synergy
Force Void
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Poison the Cup
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Deadly Plot
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Lethargy Trap
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Quick Study
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Cancel
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Guff Rewrites History
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Lightning Axe
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Shatter
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Inspiration
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Hindering Touch
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Saw It Coming
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Practical Research
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Cling to Dust
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Delirium
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dream Salvage
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ixidor's Will
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Snap
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Plagiarize
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Red Elemental Blast
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Memory Lapse
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Counterspell
11% of 9 decks -33% synergy
Words of Wisdom
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sorceries
Cruel Ultimatum
22% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Slave of Bolas
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Victimize
22% of 9 decks +14% synergy
Deep Analysis
22% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Library of Lat-Nam
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Sift
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Unnerve
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Syphon Mind
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Extract from Darkness
22% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Cemetery Recruitment
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Windfall
11% of 9 decks -12% synergy
Bone Splinters
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Eye Spy
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Legerdemain
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Browbeat
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Sorcerous Sight
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Consuming Tide
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Divination
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Profane Tutor
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Hammer of Bogardan
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Bleeding Edge
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Phyrexian Espionage
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Duress
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Rush of Knowledge
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dread Return
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Faithless Looting
11% of 9 decks -8% synergy
Baleful Stare
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Devastation Tide
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mizzium Mortars
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Rise from the Grave
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Misstep
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Crux of Fate
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Connive // Concoct
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Bond of Revival
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Reign of Terror
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Aphetto Dredging
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Hour of Eternity
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Rain of Tears
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Blasphemous Act
11% of 9 decks -37% synergy
Dream Cache
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ambition's Cost
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mana Vapors
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Utility Artifacts
God-Pharaoh's Statue
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22% of 9 decks +7% synergy
The Rack
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Fireshrieker
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Oracle's Vault
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Crawlspace
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Investigator's Journal
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Rogue's Gloves
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Salvaging Station
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Voodoo Doll
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Metrognome
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Gate to the Afterlife
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Grindclock
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Aladdin's Ring
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Armory of Iroas
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mazemind Tome
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Library of Leng
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Jester's Cap
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Mystic Forge
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Wand of Denial
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Glasses of Urza
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Kefnet's Monument
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11% of 9 decks -14% synergy
Disrupting Scepter
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Howling Mine
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Black Vise
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Lantern of Insight
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Lux Cannon
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Codex Shredder
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Hazoret's Monument
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Scroll of the Masters
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Bottle of Suleiman
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mangara's Tome
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Hair-Strung Koto
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Enchantments
Greed
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Control Magic
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Steal Artifact
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Powerbalance
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Nerd Rage
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Waste Not
11% of 9 decks +1% synergy
Apathy
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Hold for Questioning
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Aura Flux
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Slow Motion
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Curiosity
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Monastery Siege
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Takklemaggot
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mana Chains
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Underworld Connections
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Elemental Augury
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Torment of Scarabs
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Funeral March
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Casting of Bones
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Unquenchable Thirst
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Megrim
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Precognition
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dragon Roost
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Imminent Doom
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Clout of the Dominus
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Soul Channeling
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Energy Flux
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Hard Cover
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Future Sight
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Betrayal
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Persuasion
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Unfulfilled Desires
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Insight
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Zur's Weirding
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dragon Shadow
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Charmed Sleep
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Graf Harvest
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Confiscate
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Pestilence
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Engineered Plague
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Patient Rebuilding
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
As Foretold
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Private Research
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mordenkainen
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Utility Lands
Lonely Sandbar
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Temple of the False God
22% of 9 decks +13% synergy
Desert of the Glorified
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Remote Isle
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sunscorched Desert
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Desert of the Fervent
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Barren Moor
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Forgotten Cave
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Hostile Desert
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Svyelunite Temple
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Kher Keep
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Polluted Mire
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Reliquary Tower
11% of 9 decks -24% synergy
Drownyard Temple
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dunes of the Dead
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Shivan Gorge
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
44% of 9 decks -44% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
44% of 9 decks +42% synergy
Fire Diamond
44% of 9 decks +43% synergy
Sky Diamond
33% of 9 decks +31% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Commander's Sphere
22% of 9 decks -2% synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Sol Ring
22% of 9 decks -68% synergy
Sisay's Ring
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Drake-Skull Cameo
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Mind Stone
22% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Lantern of Revealing
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Replicating Ring
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Izzet Signet
11% of 9 decks -26% synergy
Rakdos Keyrune
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Rakdos Signet
11% of 9 decks -28% synergy
Honored Heirloom
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11% of 9 decks -37% synergy
Spectral Searchlight
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sarevok's Tome
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Dimir Keyrune
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Blue Mana Battery
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dimir Signet
11% of 9 decks -30% synergy
Fellwar Stone
11% of 9 decks -24% synergy
Darksteel Ingot
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Darkwater Egg
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Firemind Vessel
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Letter of Acceptance
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Skyclave Relic
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Pyramid of the Pantheon
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mana Prism
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Lands
Swamp
89% of 9 decks -4% synergy
Mountain
89% of 9 decks -3% synergy
Island
89% of 9 decks -4% synergy
Command Tower
67% of 9 decks -25% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
56% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
56% of 9 decks -2% synergy
Evolving Wilds
44% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33% of 9 decks +23% synergy
Myriad Landscape
33% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Exotic Orchard
33% of 9 decks -23% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33% of 9 decks +27% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
33% of 9 decks +28% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
22% of 9 decks -17% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Dismal Backwater
22% of 9 decks +16% synergy
Maestros Theater
22% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Volatile Fjord
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Path of Ancestry
22% of 9 decks -11% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Highland Lake
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Submerged Boneyard
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Urborg Volcano
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Tainted Isle
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11% of 9 decks -2% synergy
Survivors' Encampment
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Bad River
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Temple of Deceit
11% of 9 decks -4% synergy
Mistvault Bridge
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
11% of 9 decks -3% synergy
Ice Tunnel
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Drossforge Bridge
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
11% of 9 decks -10% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
11% of 9 decks -14% synergy
Rhystic Cave
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
11% of 9 decks -33% synergy
Salt Marsh
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Archway Commons
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Thriving Isle
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Grixis Panorama
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Sulfurous Mire
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Temple of Malice
11% of 9 decks -2% synergy
Rupture Spire
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Gateway Plaza
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy