Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Discard

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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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Kefka, Court Mage
38% of 8 decks +34% synergy
Snort
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Golbez, Crystal Collector
12% of 8 decks +9% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Megrim
79% of 122 decks +73% synergy
Waste Not
80% of 122 decks +71% synergy
Fell Specter
72% of 122 decks +70% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
70% of 122 decks +67% synergy
Raiders' Wake
67% of 122 decks +65% synergy
Liliana's Caress
70% of 122 decks +64% synergy
Syphon Mind
58% of 122 decks +55% synergy
Sangromancer
57% of 122 decks +54% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
59% of 122 decks +54% synergy
Sedraxis Specter
53% of 122 decks +53% synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
67% of 122 decks +41% synergy
Counterspell
66% of 122 decks +21% synergy
Windfall
56% of 122 decks +32% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
52% of 122 decks +48% synergy
Terminate
52% of 122 decks +25% synergy
Hypnotic Specter
51% of 122 decks +50% synergy
Painful Quandary
51% of 122 decks +48% synergy
Dark Ritual
49% of 122 decks +18% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
48% of 122 decks +45% synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
48% of 122 decks +47% synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
59% of 122 decks +54% synergy
Notion Thief
36% of 122 decks +28% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Demonic Tutor
32% of 122 decks +10% synergy
Rhystic Study
25% of 122 decks +0% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
25% of 122 decks +19% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15% of 122 decks +11% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15% of 122 decks -2% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
9% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Mystical Tutor
9% of 122 decks -5% synergy
Creatures
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
47% of 122 decks +45% synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
44% of 106 decks +43% synergy
Scythe Specter
44% of 122 decks +44% synergy
Blizzard Specter
43% of 122 decks +43% synergy
The Raven Man
42% of 122 decks +41% synergy
Magus of the Wheel
41% of 122 decks +34% synergy
Crosis, the Purger
41% of 122 decks +40% synergy
Blazing Specter
40% of 122 decks +40% synergy
Burglar Rat
39% of 122 decks +37% synergy
Doomsday Specter
33% of 122 decks +33% synergy
Liliana's Specter
32% of 122 decks +32% synergy
Asylum Visitor
28% of 122 decks +28% synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
26% of 122 decks +24% synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
25% of 122 decks +24% synergy
Plaguecrafter
25% of 122 decks +23% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Scavenger Regent
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Dragon Mage
20% of 122 decks +18% synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
19% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Jace's Archivist
17% of 122 decks +10% synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17% of 122 decks +17% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
16% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
16% of 122 decks +14% synergy
Burnished Hart
16% of 122 decks +12% synergy
Elderfang Disciple
16% of 122 decks +15% synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
16% of 122 decks +15% synergy
Guul Draz Specter
14% of 122 decks +14% synergy
Marang River Regent
12% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Abyssal Specter
12% of 122 decks +12% synergy
Silent Specter
12% of 122 decks +12% synergy
Diluvian Primordial
12% of 122 decks +11% synergy
Urgoros, the Empty One
12% of 122 decks +12% synergy
Sire of Insanity
11% of 122 decks +11% synergy
Archaeomancer
11% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Baleful Strix
11% of 122 decks +2% synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
10% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
9% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Sheoldred
9% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Nightveil Specter
8% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
8% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Necrogoyf
8% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Lavaborn Muse
8% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Anger
8% of 122 decks -2% synergy
Bone Miser
8% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
8% of 51 decks +7% synergy
Hollow Specter
7% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
7% of 122 decks -0% synergy
Myojin of Night's Reach
7% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Instants
Recoil
46% of 122 decks +46% synergy
Negate
45% of 122 decks +21% synergy
Dream Salvage
38% of 122 decks +37% synergy
Rakdos Charm
37% of 122 decks +22% synergy
Perplex
35% of 122 decks +34% synergy
Crosis's Charm
30% of 122 decks +26% synergy
Chaos Warp
27% of 122 decks -11% synergy
Arcane Denial
17% of 122 decks -12% synergy
Bedevil
17% of 122 decks -2% synergy
Brainstorm
16% of 122 decks -0% synergy
Wheel and Deal
16% of 122 decks +12% synergy
Aetherize
16% of 122 decks +13% synergy
Drown in the Loch
14% of 122 decks +11% synergy
Fact or Fiction
12% of 122 decks +3% synergy
Mana Drain
12% of 122 decks -4% synergy
Soul Manipulation
11% of 122 decks +11% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11% of 122 decks -14% synergy
Swan Song
10% of 122 decks -7% synergy
Countersquall
9% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
8% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Lightning Bolt
8% of 122 decks +2% synergy
Withering Torment
8% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Go for the Throat
7% of 122 decks +1% synergy
Evacuation
7% of 122 decks +4% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7% of 122 decks -12% synergy
Return the Favor
7% of 71 decks +5% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6% of 62 decks +3% synergy
Fell the Profane
6% of 63 decks -1% synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
41% of 122 decks -7% synergy
Dark Deal
37% of 122 decks +30% synergy
Dark Intimations
33% of 122 decks +31% synergy
Whispering Madness
30% of 122 decks +24% synergy
Skull Rend
23% of 122 decks +23% synergy
Crux of Fate
23% of 122 decks +21% synergy
Imposing Grandeur
22% of 122 decks +22% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22% of 122 decks +17% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20% of 122 decks +16% synergy
Slave of Bolas
20% of 122 decks +19% synergy
Feed the Swarm
19% of 122 decks -15% synergy
Burning Inquiry
19% of 122 decks +16% synergy
Vandalblast
16% of 122 decks -1% synergy
Damnation
16% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Hour of Devastation
15% of 122 decks +14% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
14% of 122 decks +12% synergy
Reanimate
14% of 122 decks -9% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14% of 122 decks +10% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Toxic Deluge
11% of 122 decks -9% synergy
Unnerve
11% of 122 decks +11% synergy
Faithless Looting
11% of 122 decks -8% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11% of 122 decks +3% synergy
Reforge the Soul
11% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Rakdos's Return
8% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Duress
8% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Read the Bones
7% of 122 decks +4% synergy
Wit's End
7% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Deep Analysis
7% of 122 decks +3% synergy
Incendiary Command
7% of 122 decks +4% synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Arterial Flow
6% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Vicious Rumors
6% of 122 decks +5% synergy
Braingeyser
6% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Decree of Pain
6% of 122 decks -1% synergy
Painful Truths
6% of 122 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
34% of 122 decks +4% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30% of 122 decks +14% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28% of 122 decks +3% synergy
Gem of Becoming
16% of 122 decks +15% synergy
Wheel of Torture
14% of 122 decks +14% synergy
Library of Leng
13% of 122 decks +11% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8% of 122 decks +3% synergy
The Rack
8% of 122 decks +8% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
8% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Mindcrank
7% of 122 decks +5% synergy
Noetic Scales
7% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Howling Mine
6% of 122 decks -0% synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6% of 122 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Bandit's Talent
31% of 51 decks +30% synergy
Shrieking Affliction
30% of 122 decks +29% synergy
Oppression
30% of 122 decks +29% synergy
Pain Magnification
28% of 122 decks +27% synergy
Court of Ambition
28% of 122 decks +22% synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
25% of 122 decks +25% synergy
Propaganda
18% of 122 decks +4% synergy
Dragon Tempest
15% of 122 decks +13% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14% of 122 decks +10% synergy
Bottomless Pit
14% of 122 decks +14% synergy
Mystic Remora
13% of 122 decks -2% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13% of 122 decks +2% synergy
Underworld Dreams
13% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
12% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Warped Devotion
11% of 122 decks +11% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
9% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Animate Dead
7% of 122 decks -1% synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
7% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Curse of Opulence
7% of 122 decks +3% synergy
Larceny
7% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Words of Waste
7% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Necrogen Mists
7% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Frostcliff Siege
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
6% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
39% of 122 decks +36% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
30% of 122 decks +27% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
24% of 122 decks +22% synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
22% of 122 decks +22% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
13% of 122 decks +12% synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
11% of 122 decks +10% synergy
Liliana of the Veil
7% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Liliana Vess
6% of 122 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48% of 122 decks +24% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
43% of 122 decks +35% synergy
Rogue's Passage
43% of 122 decks +20% synergy
Reliquary Tower
37% of 122 decks +2% synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
34% of 122 decks +33% synergy
Temple of the False God
17% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16% of 122 decks +1% synergy
Cabal Coffers
7% of 122 decks +2% synergy
Arena of Glory
7% of 60 decks +3% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7% of 122 decks -8% synergy
Hanweir Battlements
6% of 122 decks +5% synergy
Urza's Saga
6% of 122 decks +0% synergy
Strip Mine
6% of 122 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89% of 122 decks -2% synergy
Arcane Signet
85% of 122 decks -3% synergy
Rakdos Signet
62% of 122 decks +23% synergy
Dimir Signet
61% of 122 decks +21% synergy
Izzet Signet
56% of 122 decks +19% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48% of 122 decks +0% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
43% of 122 decks +1% synergy
Commander's Sphere
42% of 122 decks +17% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
41% of 122 decks -3% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
40% of 122 decks +23% synergy
Fellwar Stone
35% of 122 decks +0% synergy
Relic of Sauron
32% of 122 decks +11% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
28% of 122 decks +25% synergy
Thought Vessel
20% of 122 decks -0% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19% of 122 decks +13% synergy
Mind Stone
17% of 122 decks +1% synergy
Visage of Bolas
14% of 122 decks +13% synergy
Gilded Lotus
13% of 122 decks +9% synergy
Thran Dynamo
8% of 122 decks +3% synergy
Firemind Vessel
8% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7% of 122 decks +5% synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7% of 122 decks +5% synergy
Mana Crypt
6% of 122 decks +0% synergy
Worn Powerstone
6% of 122 decks -0% synergy
Sky Diamond
6% of 122 decks +4% synergy
Lands
Swamp
98% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Mountain
98% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Island
98% of 122 decks +4% synergy
Command Tower
89% of 122 decks -3% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
77% of 122 decks +19% synergy
Exotic Orchard
63% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Sunken Hollow
54% of 122 decks +12% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49% of 122 decks +10% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
47% of 122 decks +3% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45% of 122 decks +3% synergy
Xander's Lounge
44% of 122 decks +3% synergy
Watery Grave
38% of 122 decks -6% synergy
Blood Crypt
35% of 122 decks -8% synergy
Seething Landscape
33% of 60 decks +14% synergy
Steam Vents
32% of 122 decks -11% synergy
Sulfur Falls
32% of 122 decks -13% synergy
Evolving Wilds
32% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Myriad Landscape
31% of 122 decks +19% synergy
Maestros Theater
30% of 122 decks +19% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30% of 122 decks +16% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29% of 122 decks +6% synergy
Training Center
26% of 122 decks -7% synergy
Temple of Deceit
25% of 122 decks +10% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
25% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Luxury Suite
25% of 122 decks -8% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25% of 122 decks +11% synergy
Temple of Malice
24% of 122 decks +10% synergy
Shivan Reef
22% of 122 decks -6% synergy
Polluted Delta
22% of 122 decks -10% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22% of 122 decks -10% synergy
Morphic Pool
22% of 122 decks -11% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21% of 122 decks -4% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20% of 122 decks -5% synergy
Scalding Tarn
18% of 122 decks -13% synergy
Haunted Ridge
17% of 122 decks -4% synergy
Underground River
16% of 122 decks -10% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16% of 122 decks -8% synergy
Thundering Falls
15% of 86 decks +6% synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14% of 122 decks +12% synergy
Path of Ancestry
14% of 122 decks -19% synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
12% of 122 decks +9% synergy
Tainted Isle
12% of 122 decks +8% synergy
Riverpyre Verge
12% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Blazemire Verge
12% of 43 decks +3% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
12% of 43 decks +3% synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
11% of 122 decks +10% synergy
Badlands
11% of 122 decks -4% synergy
Choked Estuary
11% of 122 decks -9% synergy
Grixis Panorama
11% of 122 decks +6% synergy