Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Budget Discard

Nicol Bolas
12 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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Fell Specter
92% of 12 decks +89% synergy
Sedraxis Specter
67% of 12 decks +66% synergy
Raiders' Wake
67% of 12 decks +65% synergy
Sangromancer
67% of 12 decks +64% synergy
Megrim
67% of 12 decks +61% synergy
Scythe Specter
58% of 12 decks +58% synergy
Liliana's Specter
50% of 12 decks +50% synergy
Recoil
50% of 12 decks +50% synergy
Crosis's Charm
50% of 12 decks +47% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
50% of 12 decks +45% synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
67% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Rakdos Charm
58% of 12 decks +43% synergy
Negate
50% of 12 decks +26% synergy
Hypnotic Specter
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Blizzard Specter
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
42% of 12 decks +27% synergy
Fact or Fiction
42% of 12 decks +32% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
42% of 12 decks +40% synergy
Pain Magnification
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
17% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Notion Thief
17% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Creatures
Voracious Bibliophile
50% of 2 decks +50% synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
42% of 12 decks +42% synergy
Asylum Visitor
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Crosis, the Purger
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Doomsday Specter
42% of 12 decks +42% synergy
Blazing Specter
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Burglar Rat
33% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Burnished Hart
33% of 12 decks +30% synergy
Archaeomancer
33% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Magus of the Wheel
33% of 12 decks +26% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Diluvian Primordial
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Plaguecrafter
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Decadent Dragon
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Banshee of the Dread Choir
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
The Raven Man
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Baleful Strix
25% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Nightveil Specter
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Urgoros, the Empty One
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Dragon Mage
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Elderfang Disciple
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Needle Specter
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Dream Eater
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Saprazzan Bailiff
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Dinrova Horror
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Garna, the Bloodflame
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Abyssal Specter
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Cold Case Cracker
17% of 6 decks +17% synergy
Augur of Bolas
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Anger
17% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Disciple of Bolas
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Thief of Sanity
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
9% of 11 decks +7% synergy
Headless Specter
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Shimian Specter
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Silent Specter
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Specter of Mortality
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Oneirophage
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Abyssal Nocturnus
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Hollow Specter
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Component Collector
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Storm Skreelix
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Garza Zol, Plague Queen
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Ogre Savant
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Entropic Specter
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Whispering Specter
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Wizards of Thay
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Instants
Terminate
42% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Dark Ritual
33% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Return the Favor
33% of 6 decks +31% synergy
Frantic Search
25% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Counterspell
25% of 12 decks -20% synergy
Maestros Charm
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Chaos Warp
25% of 12 decks -13% synergy
Evacuation
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Soul Manipulation
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Bedevil
25% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Go for the Throat
25% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Lightning Bolt
17% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Denial
17% of 12 decks -13% synergy
Brainstorm
17% of 12 decks -0% synergy
Aetherize
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Countersquall
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Opt
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Dig Through Time
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Demand Answers
12% of 8 decks +11% synergy
Perplex
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Stroke of Genius
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Spell Pierce
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Commence the Endgame
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Dark Dabbling
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Bury in Books
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Dissipate
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Undermine
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Chain of Vapor
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Planar Incision
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Feed the Serpent
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Murder
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Desperate Ritual
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Into the Roil
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Jwari Disruption
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Abrade
8% of 12 decks -0% synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Rewind
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Dream Salvage
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Supreme Will
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Psychic Strike
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Obsessive Search
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Lat-Nam's Legacy
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Sorceries
Syphon Mind
42% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
33% of 12 decks +28% synergy
Hour of Devastation
33% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Feed the Swarm
33% of 12 decks -0% synergy
Slave of Bolas
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Deep Analysis
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Notion Rain
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Dark Intimations
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Devastation Tide
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Baral's Expertise
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Skull Rend
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Painful Truths
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Concentrate
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Extract from Darkness
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Ponder
17% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Arterial Flow
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Preordain
17% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Whispering Madness
17% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Beacon of Unrest
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Windfall
17% of 12 decks -7% synergy
Faithless Looting
17% of 12 decks -3% synergy
Molten Collapse
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Maestros Confluence
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Cloak of Feathers
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Vandalblast
8% of 12 decks -9% synergy
Chain Reaction
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Imposing Grandeur
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Bloodchief's Thirst
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Wit's End
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
The Elderspell
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Duress
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Compulsive Research
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Vicious Rumors
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Cry of the Carnarium
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Tidings
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Lullmage's Domination
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Rakdos's Return
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Mystic Retrieval
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Night's Whisper
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Unnerve
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Whelming Wave
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Rise // Fall
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Tormenting Voice
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Geth's Grimoire
42% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25% of 12 decks -0% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Heirloom Epic
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Lightning Greaves
17% of 12 decks -13% synergy
Gem of Becoming
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Herald's Horn
17% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Wheel of Torture
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Grafted Skullcap
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Heavy Arbalest
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Venser's Journal
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Codex Shredder
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Planar Bridge
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Jalum Tome
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Viridian Longbow
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Mysterious Tome
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
The Rack
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Jodah's Codex
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Jayemdae Tome
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Wolfhunter's Quiver
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Spare Dagger
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Spellbook
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Tormentor's Helm
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Livewire Lash
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Noetic Scales
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Tome of Legends
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Hankyu
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Mangara's Tome
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Temporal Aperture
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Surestrike Trident
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Witch's Oven
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Key to the City
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Gate to the Afterlife
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
The Underworld Cookbook
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Specter's Shroud
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Mazemind Tome
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Icon of Ancestry
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Staff of the Mind Magus
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
42% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Disinformation Campaign
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Control Magic
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Shrieking Affliction
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Warped Devotion
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Favorable Winds
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Ominous Seas
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Larceny
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Painful Quandary
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Underworld Dreams
17% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Patient Rebuilding
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Fire Whip
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Telekinetic Bonds
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Curse of Unbinding
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Combat Research
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Fervor
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Curiosity
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Greed
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Oppression
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Arcane Teachings
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Propaganda
8% of 12 decks -5% synergy
Vessel of Malignity
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Glistening Oil
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Curse of Opulence
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Hypervolt Grasp
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Liliana's Caress
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Phyresis
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Private Research
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Hermetic Study
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Dragon Tempest
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Mystic Redaction
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Browse
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Price of Knowledge
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Corrupted Conscience
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Dire Undercurrents
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Curse of Obsession
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Faith of the Devoted
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Tectonic Reformation
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Feast of Sanity
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
33% of 12 decks +30% synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Rogue's Passage
42% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33% of 12 decks +26% synergy
Temple of the False God
25% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Bojuka Bog
17% of 12 decks -8% synergy
Restless Vents
9% of 11 decks +8% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Reliquary Tower
8% of 12 decks -27% synergy
The Biblioplex
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Hanweir Battlements
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Maze of Ith
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Desert of the Fervent
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Smoldering Crater
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Forgotten Cave
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Blasted Landscape
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Polluted Mire
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Barren Moor
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67% of 12 decks -22% synergy
Sol Ring
67% of 12 decks -24% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
58% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
58% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Dimir Signet
58% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Rakdos Signet
58% of 12 decks +20% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Izzet Signet
50% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Commander's Sphere
42% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Mind Stone
33% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Mana Geode
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Firemind Vessel
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Thought Vessel
25% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Sky Diamond
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Darksteel Ingot
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Fellwar Stone
25% of 12 decks -10% synergy
Hedron Archive
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Worn Powerstone
17% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Visage of Bolas
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Fire Diamond
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Replicating Ring
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Thran Dynamo
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8% of 12 decks -9% synergy
Lands
Crumbling Necropolis
100% of 12 decks +42% synergy
Mountain
100% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Swamp
100% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Island
100% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Command Tower
83% of 12 decks -9% synergy
Sunken Hollow
58% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Seething Landscape
50% of 6 decks +31% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Exotic Orchard
42% of 12 decks -15% synergy
Path of Ancestry
33% of 12 decks +0% synergy
Dismal Backwater
33% of 12 decks +27% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33% of 12 decks +27% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Myriad Landscape
33% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Sulfur Falls
33% of 12 decks -11% synergy
Temple of Malice
33% of 12 decks +20% synergy
Temple of Deceit
33% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25% of 12 decks -17% synergy
Dimir Guildgate
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Choked Estuary
25% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Evolving Wilds
25% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Akoum Refuge
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Maestros Theater
25% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
25% of 12 decks +20% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Shivan Reef
25% of 12 decks -3% synergy
Tainted Isle
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Geothermal Bog
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
17% of 12 decks -27% synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
17% of 12 decks -4% synergy
Submerged Boneyard
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Highland Lake
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Canyon Slough
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Library
17% of 6 decks +17% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Cinder Barrens
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Darkslick Shores
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Morphic Pool
8% of 12 decks -25% synergy
Gemstone Mine
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Fetid Pools
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy