Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Discard

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Megrim
77%inclusion85 decks110 decks
71%synergy
Waste Not
77%inclusion85 decks110 decks
66%synergy
Fell Specter
67%inclusion74 decks110 decks
65%synergy
Raiders' Wake
65%inclusion71 decks110 decks
62%synergy
Liliana's Caress
67%inclusion74 decks110 decks
61%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
65%inclusion71 decks110 decks
60%synergy
Sangromancer
55%inclusion61 decks110 decks
53%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
56%inclusion62 decks110 decks
51%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
51%inclusion56 decks110 decks
50%synergy
Syphon Mind
53%inclusion58 decks110 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
65%inclusion71 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
63%inclusion69 decks110 decks
37%synergy
Windfall
52%inclusion57 decks110 decks
28%synergy
Terminate
50%inclusion55 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
50%inclusion55 decks110 decks
50%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
46%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
48%inclusion53 decks110 decks
47%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
47%inclusion52 decks110 decks
46%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
46%inclusion51 decks110 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
55%inclusion61 decks110 decks
50%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
23%synergy
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
36%synergy
The Raven Man
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
40%synergy
Scythe Specter
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
40%synergy
Blizzard Specter
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
39%synergy
Blazing Specter
38%inclusion42 decks110 decks
38%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
36%synergy
Burglar Rat
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Doomsday Specter
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
31%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Liliana's Specter
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Asylum Visitor
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
23%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
23%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Dragon Mage
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
8%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Regent
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Strix
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Archivist
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Sire of Insanity
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Urgoros, the Empty One
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Guul Draz Specter
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Silent Specter
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Abyssal Specter
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Marang River Regent
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Archaeomancer
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Necrogoyf
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Golbez, Crystal Collector
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Nightveil Specter
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Myojin of Night's Reach
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Lavaborn Muse
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Recoil
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Dream Salvage
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
34%synergy
Perplex
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
32%synergy
Crosis's Charm
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Wheel and Deal
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Soul Manipulation
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-17%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Countersquall
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Evacuation
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Return the Favor
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Deal
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Dark Intimations
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
28%synergy
Whispering Madness
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Crux of Fate
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Slave of Bolas
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
-13%synergy
Skull Rend
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Burning Inquiry
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Hour of Devastation
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Reforge the Soul
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Duress
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Unnerve
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos's Return
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Snort
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Wit's End
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Winds of Change
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Mind Twist
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fate
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Painful Truths
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Vicious Rumors
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Incendiary Command
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Braingeyser
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtseize
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Gem of Becoming
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Torture
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Library of Leng
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
The Rack
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Mindcrank
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Viridian Longbow
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Noetic Scales
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Oppression
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
28%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Bandit's Talent
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Pain Magnification
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Court of Ambition
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Pain for All
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dragon Tempest
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Dreams
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Bottomless Pit
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Warped Devotion
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Super State
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Larceny
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Words of Waste
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Necrogen Mists
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
38%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion57 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Arena of Glory
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion97 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion93 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
62%inclusion68 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion67 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
55%inclusion61 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion55 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Relic of Sauron
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Visage of Bolas
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Firemind Vessel
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion108 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion107 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Island
97%inclusion107 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion97 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
76%inclusion84 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion67 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion59 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
47%inclusion52 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Crypt
38%inclusion42 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Steam Vents
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Seething Landscape
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Theater
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Training Center
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malice
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
-12%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
-19%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Island
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Blazemire Verge
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy