Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Expensive 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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Lightning Bolt
56% of 9 decks +49% synergy
Shivan Dragon
44% of 9 decks +44% synergy
Control Magic
44% of 9 decks +44% synergy
Clone
44% of 9 decks +44% synergy
Dark Ritual
56% of 9 decks +24% synergy
Counterspell
67% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Mana Vault
11% of 9 decks +2% synergy
Demonic Tutor
11% of 9 decks -11% synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
33% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Hypnotic Specter
33% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Apprentice Wizard
33% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Roaming Throne
22% of 9 decks +12% synergy
Juggernaut
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Decadent Dragon
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Su-Chi
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Royal Assassin
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Obsianus Golem
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Mahamoti Djinn
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Fell Specter
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Tetsuo Umezawa
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11% of 9 decks -4% synergy
Utvara Hellkite
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Scourge of the Throne
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Gravecrawler
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Scourge of Valkas
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Stone Giant
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Wall of Shadows
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Azure Drake
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Wildfire Eternal
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Shapeshifter
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Avatar of Woe
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Thieving Magpie
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Hell's Caretaker
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Eternal Skylord
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Viashino Heretic
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Baleful Strix
11% of 9 decks +1% synergy
Two-Headed Giant of Foriys
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Bone Miser
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Dauthi Trapper
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Ertai Resurrected
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Instants
Terminate
33% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Inferno
33% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Shatter
33% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Red Elemental Blast
33% of 9 decks +28% synergy
Chaos Warp
22% of 9 decks -16% synergy
Active Volcano
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Negate
22% of 9 decks -1% synergy
Brainstorm
22% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Fork
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Rakdos Charm
22% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Mana Drain
22% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Perplex
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Izzet Charm
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Arcane Denial
22% of 9 decks -7% synergy
Terror
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Boomerang
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Strix Serenade
12% of 8 decks +10% synergy
Fire Covenant
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Pongify
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Chaoslace
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Sacrifice
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Stroke of Genius
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Recoil
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Frantic Search
11% of 9 decks -2% synergy
Opportunity
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Snuff Out
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Power Sink
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Fact or Fiction
11% of 9 decks +2% synergy
Essence Scatter
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Dimir Charm
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Doom Blade
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Countersquall
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Opt
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Twiddle
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Aetherize
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Psionic Blast
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Tunnel
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Force Spike
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Presumed Dead
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Wheel and Deal
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Snap
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Remove Soul
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Rewind
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Bedevil
11% of 9 decks -8% synergy
Flash Flood
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
33% of 9 decks -15% synergy
Disintegrate
33% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
33% of 9 decks +24% synergy
Fireball
33% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Syphon Mind
33% of 9 decks +31% synergy
Windfall
22% of 9 decks -1% synergy
Faithless Looting
22% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Stone Rain
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Mind Twist
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Decree of Pain
22% of 9 decks +16% synergy
Ashes to Ashes
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Braingeyser
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Ponder
11% of 9 decks +2% synergy
Flood of Recollection
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Slave of Bolas
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mind Rake
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Vandalblast
11% of 9 decks -6% synergy
Sinister Waltz
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Scour All Possibilities
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Crux of Fate
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Rakdos's Return
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Curse of the Swine
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Feed the Swarm
11% of 9 decks -23% synergy
Sinkhole
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sift
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Delirium Skeins
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Army of the Damned
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Ancient Craving
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Whispering Madness
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Night's Whisper
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Ambition's Cost
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Chain Lightning
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Blatant Thievery
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Shatterstorm
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Earthquake
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Act of Treason
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Preordain
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Mob Rule
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Reconstruction
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Burning Inquiry
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Deadly Tempest
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Flux
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Hour of Devastation
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Grim Discovery
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Cannibalize
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Nevinyrral's Disk
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Howling Mine
33% of 9 decks +27% synergy
Arena of the Ancients
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Icy Manipulator
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Jayemdae Tome
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
The Rack
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22% of 9 decks -3% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Tawnos's Coffin
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Rocket Launcher
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Time Bomb
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Stone Calendar
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Millstone
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Cursed Rack
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Prowler's Helm
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Ankh of Mishra
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Armageddon Clock
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Library of Leng
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Mirror Universe
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Gauntlets of Chaos
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Book of Rass
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mask of Avacyn
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Glasses of Urza
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Urza's Incubator
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Fountain of Youth
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Lightning Greaves
11% of 9 decks -18% synergy
Ivory Tower
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Black Vise
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Memory Jar
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
33% of 9 decks +24% synergy
Megrim
33% of 9 decks +27% synergy
Animate Dead
33% of 9 decks +25% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Greed
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Copy Artifact
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Mystic Remora
22% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Painful Quandary
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Propaganda
22% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Oppression
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Bandit's Talent
12% of 8 decks +11% synergy
Kindred Discovery
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Cursed Land
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Cloak of Mists
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Black Market
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Curiosity
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Molten Echoes
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Words of Waste
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Hermetic Study
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Phantasmal Terrain
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Storm World
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Gaseous Form
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Coastal Piracy
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Bottomless Pit
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Case of the Crimson Pulse
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Underworld Dreams
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Mana Flare
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Power Artifact
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Fire Whip
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Shrieking Affliction
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Liliana's Caress
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Shadows of the Past
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dragon Tempest
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Reflections of Littjara
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Oubliette
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Steal Artifact
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Black Market Connections
11% of 9 decks -1% synergy
Raiders' Wake
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Pestilence
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Necrogen Mists
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Dehydration
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sneak Attack
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Earthbind
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Paralyze
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Weakness
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tarkir
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
22% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Sarkhan, Fireblood
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Liliana of the Veil
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sivitri, Dragon Master
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Liliana Vess
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Utility Lands
Maze of Ith
33% of 9 decks +31% synergy
Strip Mine
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Bojuka Bog
22% of 9 decks -2% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Cabal Coffers
22% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Tolaria
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Rogue's Passage
22% of 9 decks -1% synergy
Cabal Stronghold
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Restless Spire
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Desert of the Glorified
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ghost Quarter
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Vesuva
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Restless Vents
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Mutavault
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Wandering Fumarole
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Terrain Generator
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Thespian's Stage
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Urborg
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Reliquary Tower
11% of 9 decks -24% synergy
Hammerheim
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Temple of the False God
11% of 9 decks +2% synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Leechridden Swamp
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Restless Reef
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Access Tunnel
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Field of Ruin
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89% of 9 decks -2% synergy
Arcane Signet
56% of 9 decks -33% synergy
Izzet Signet
56% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Rakdos Signet
56% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Fellwar Stone
56% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Dimir Signet
44% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33% of 9 decks +31% synergy
Basalt Monolith
33% of 9 decks +31% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
22% of 9 decks -22% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22% of 9 decks -19% synergy
Sky Diamond
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
22% of 9 decks -26% synergy
Fire Diamond
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Patchwork Banner
12% of 8 decks +8% synergy
Commander's Sphere
11% of 9 decks -13% synergy
Visage of Bolas
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11% of 9 decks -6% synergy
Dragon's Hoard
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Gilded Lotus
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Thran Dynamo
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Worn Powerstone
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Relic of Sauron
11% of 9 decks -10% synergy
Lavabrink Floodgates
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
The Celestus
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mind Stone
11% of 9 decks -5% synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Skyclave Relic
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Mountain
100% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Island
100% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Underground Sea
78% of 9 decks +64% synergy
Volcanic Island
78% of 9 decks +64% synergy
Badlands
67% of 9 decks +52% synergy
Command Tower
56% of 9 decks -36% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
56% of 9 decks +43% synergy
Polluted Delta
44% of 9 decks +12% synergy
Shivan Reef
33% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Steam Vents
33% of 9 decks -10% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Exotic Orchard
33% of 9 decks -23% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Blood Crypt
33% of 9 decks -10% synergy
Temple of Malice
33% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Evolving Wilds
33% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Scalding Tarn
33% of 9 decks +2% synergy
City of Brass
33% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33% of 9 decks +1% synergy
Watery Grave
33% of 9 decks -11% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22% of 9 decks +12% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Ash Barrens
22% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22% of 9 decks -22% synergy
Reflecting Pool
22% of 9 decks +13% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Luxury Suite
22% of 9 decks -11% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22% of 9 decks -20% synergy
Xander's Lounge
22% of 9 decks -19% synergy
Underground River
22% of 9 decks -4% synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Path of Ancestry
22% of 9 decks -11% synergy
Morphic Pool
22% of 9 decks -11% synergy
Training Center
22% of 9 decks -11% synergy
Meteor Crater
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Razortrap Gorge
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Murky Sewer
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Seething Landscape
12% of 8 decks -7% synergy
Escape Tunnel
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Urborg Volcano
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Tainted Isle
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Fabled Passage
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Myriad Landscape
11% of 9 decks -1% synergy
Bad River
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Temple of Deceit
11% of 9 decks -4% synergy