Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Discard

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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
Mornsong Aria
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Perfect Intimidation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Megrim
71%inclusion61 decks86 decks
65%synergy
Waste Not
72%inclusion62 decks86 decks
61%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
57%synergy
Fell Specter
58%inclusion50 decks86 decks
56%synergy
Liliana's Caress
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
55%synergy
Raiders' Wake
57%inclusion49 decks86 decks
55%synergy
Syphon Mind
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
53%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
51%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
50%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
66%inclusion57 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Terminate
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Sangromancer
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
48%synergy
Windfall
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
46%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion41 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
48%inclusion41 decks86 decks
44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
40%synergy
Notion Thief
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
42%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
43%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
41%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
37%synergy
The Raven Man
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Blazing Specter
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Blizzard Specter
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Scythe Specter
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Burglar Rat
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Doomsday Specter
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Liliana's Specter
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Baleful Strix
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Asylum Visitor
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
17%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Dragon Mage
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Sire of Insanity
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Specter
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Silent Specter
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Guul Draz Specter
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Regent
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Lavaborn Muse
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
The Scarab God
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Urgoros, the Empty One
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Augur of Bolas
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Necrogoyf
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Anger
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Hellkite Courser
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Recoil
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
38%synergy
Rakdos Charm
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Dream Salvage
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Perplex
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Crosis's Charm
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Warp
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Soul Manipulation
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-17%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Countersquall
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Wheel and Deal
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-11%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Evacuation
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Stinging Study
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Big Score
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Crux of Fate
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Dark Deal
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Whispering Madness
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Dark Intimations
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Slave of Bolas
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Hour of Devastation
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Skull Rend
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Burning Inquiry
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Duress
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Wit's End
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Mind Twist
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos's Return
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Unnerve
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Incendiary Command
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Gem of Becoming
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
16%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Torture
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Library of Leng
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
The Rack
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Viridian Longbow
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
The Eldest Reborn
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
40%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Bandit's Talent
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Oppression
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Court of Ambition
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Pain Magnification
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Dragon Tempest
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Pain for All
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Underworld Dreams
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
2%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Bottomless Pit
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Warped Devotion
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Spiteful Visions
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Control Magic
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Larceny
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Command Beacon
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Arena of Glory
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion75 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion72 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion51 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Signet
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Relic of Sauron
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Visage of Bolas
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Firemind Vessel
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion86 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion85 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Island
99%inclusion85 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion76 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
73%inclusion63 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion50 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
58%inclusion50 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Xander's Lounge
55%inclusion47 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Crypt
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Seething Landscape
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Luxury Suite
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Training Center
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Theater
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-19%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-8%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Graven Cairns
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Volcanic Island
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-6%synergy