Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Expensive 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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Kefka, Court Mage
100% of 1 decks +97% synergy
Snort
100% of 1 decks +99% synergy
Golbez, Crystal Collector
100% of 1 decks +97% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Liliana's Caress
83% of 12 decks +77% synergy
Waste Not
83% of 12 decks +74% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
67% of 12 decks +64% synergy
Hypnotic Specter
58% of 12 decks +58% synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
58% of 12 decks +58% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
58% of 12 decks +57% synergy
Sangromancer
58% of 12 decks +56% synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
58% of 12 decks +56% synergy
Megrim
58% of 12 decks +52% synergy
Sedraxis Specter
50% of 12 decks +50% synergy
Top Cards
Wheel of Fortune
58% of 12 decks +49% synergy
Lightning Greaves
58% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Counterspell
58% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Raiders' Wake
50% of 12 decks +48% synergy
Fell Specter
50% of 12 decks +48% synergy
Mana Drain
50% of 12 decks +34% synergy
Damnation
50% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
50% of 12 decks +45% synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
45% of 11 decks +44% synergy
Scythe Specter
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
67% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
58% of 12 decks +53% synergy
Demonic Tutor
58% of 12 decks +36% synergy
Rhystic Study
50% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33% of 12 decks +28% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Notion Thief
25% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Opposition Agent
17% of 12 decks +11% synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
42% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
42% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Burglar Rat
42% of 12 decks +40% synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Blazing Specter
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
The Raven Man
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Blizzard Specter
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Jace's Archivist
25% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Doomsday Specter
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Sheoldred
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Screaming Nemesis
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Scrawling Crawler
20% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Myojin of Night's Reach
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Baleful Strix
17% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Necrogoyf
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Sire of Insanity
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Lavaborn Muse
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
The Scarab God
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Crosis, the Purger
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Guul Draz Specter
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Magus of the Wheel
17% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Hollow Specter
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Barbed Servitor
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
9% of 11 decks +7% synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
9% of 11 decks +5% synergy
Loyal Subordinate
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Dreamtail Heron
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Lightning Skelemental
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Dockside Extortionist
8% of 12 decks +0% synergy
Dirge Bat
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Brash Taunter
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Bone Miser
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Nightveil Specter
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Urgoros, the Empty One
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Headhunter
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Instants
Recoil
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Perplex
33% of 12 decks +32% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Deadly Rollick
33% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Drown in the Loch
33% of 12 decks +30% synergy
Kolaghan's Command
33% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Dream Salvage
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Swan Song
33% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Chaos Warp
25% of 12 decks -13% synergy
Dark Ritual
25% of 12 decks -6% synergy
Aetherize
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Terminate
25% of 12 decks -2% synergy
Brainsurge
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Deflecting Swat
17% of 12 decks -0% synergy
Soul Shatter
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Negate
17% of 12 decks -7% synergy
Mystical Tutor
17% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Force of Will
17% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Rakdos Charm
17% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Brainstorm
17% of 12 decks -0% synergy
Decaying Time Loop
9% of 11 decks +9% synergy
Bitter Triumph
9% of 11 decks +7% synergy
Arcane Denial
8% of 12 decks -21% synergy
Abrade
8% of 12 decks -0% synergy
Demonic Consultation
8% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Shatter
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Burnt Offering
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Force of Negation
8% of 12 decks +0% synergy
Infernal Grasp
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Hurl Through Hell
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Cabal Ritual
8% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Arcbond
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Lazotep Plating
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Wheel and Deal
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Flame of Anor
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Terror
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Shallow Grave
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Reality Shift
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Pyroblast
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Sleight of Mind
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Fate Transfer
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Liliana's Triumph
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Narset's Reversal
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Filter Out
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Guff Rewrites History
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Pulse of the Grid
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Artifact Blast
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Cathartic Pyre
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
42% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Blasphemous Act
42% of 12 decks -6% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
33% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Syphon Mind
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Dark Deal
17% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Toxic Deluge
17% of 12 decks -4% synergy
Burning Inquiry
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Feed the Swarm
17% of 12 decks -17% synergy
Reanimate
17% of 12 decks -6% synergy
Braingeyser
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Skull Rend
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Hymn to Tourach
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Vandalblast
17% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Rankle's Prank
9% of 11 decks +9% synergy
Ponder
8% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Drafna's Restoration
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Portent
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Faithless Looting
8% of 12 decks -11% synergy
Chain Lightning
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Hour of Devastation
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Pyroclasm
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Personal Tutor
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Imperial Seal
8% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Bone Shards
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Blightning
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Whispering Madness
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Disintegrate
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Vicious Rumors
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Imposing Grandeur
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Mind Rake
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Mind Twist
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Flood of Tears
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Delirium Skeins
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Diabolic Vision
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Duress
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Flux
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Thoughtseize
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Merchant Scroll
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Timetwister
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Dark Intimations
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Preordain
8% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Dreadbore
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Specter's Wail
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Crux of Fate
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Fireball
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Library of Leng
33% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Monument to Endurance
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Wheel of Torture
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
The Rack
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Noetic Scales
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17% of 12 decks -8% synergy
Cursed Rack
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Viridian Longbow
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Memory Jar
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Mindcrank
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Wolfhunter's Quiver
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Shadowspear
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Specter's Shroud
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Bag of Holding
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Jayemdae Tome
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Assault Suit
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Feldon's Cane
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Gem of Becoming
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Court of Ambition
33% of 12 decks +27% synergy
Shrieking Affliction
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Pain Magnification
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Oppression
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Bandit's Talent
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Black Market Connections
17% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Underworld Dreams
17% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Dragon Tempest
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Bottomless Pit
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Mystic Remora
17% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Words of Waste
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Warped Devotion
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Propaganda
17% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9% of 11 decks +6% synergy
Court of Vantress
9% of 11 decks +4% synergy
Energy Flux
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Animate Dead
8% of 12 decks -0% synergy
Confounding Conundrum
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Necrogen Mists
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Psionic Gift
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Arcane Teachings
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Storm World
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Revel in Riches
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Lifetap
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Sigil of Sleep
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Mechanized Production
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Necropotence
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Court of Ire
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Copy Artifact
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Spiteful Visions
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Field of Dreams
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Dance of the Dead
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Witness Protection
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Hermetic Study
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Street Urchin
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Creeping Dread
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Oubliette
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Burning Anger
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
In the Eye of Chaos
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Forced Fruition
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
42% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
33% of 12 decks +30% synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
33% of 12 decks +30% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Liliana of the Veil
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Liliana Vess
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
58% of 12 decks +36% synergy
Bojuka Bog
42% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Reliquary Tower
42% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Cabal Coffers
17% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
9% of 11 decks +4% synergy
Echoing Deeps
9% of 11 decks +9% synergy
Urza's Saga
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Dwarven Ruins
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Field of the Dead
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Strip Mine
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Ancient Tomb
8% of 12 decks -4% synergy
Castle Locthwain
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Hanweir Battlements
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Command Beacon
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Petrified Field
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Emergence Zone
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Maze of Ith
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Ebon Stronghold
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Svyelunite Temple
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Arcane Signet
83% of 12 decks -5% synergy
Fellwar Stone
67% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Dimir Signet
50% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Rakdos Signet
50% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Relic of Sauron
50% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Thought Vessel
42% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Izzet Signet
42% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Firemind Vessel
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Visage of Bolas
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
25% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Commander's Sphere
17% of 12 decks -8% synergy
Bounty Board
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Mox Opal
8% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Mana Crypt
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Mox Tantalite
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Basalt Monolith
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Thran Dynamo
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Fire Diamond
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Sky Diamond
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Mana Vault
8% of 12 decks -0% synergy
Pristine Talisman
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Gilded Lotus
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Chromatic Orrery
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Mox Diamond
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Island
100% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Mountain
100% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Underground Sea
100% of 12 decks +86% synergy
Badlands
100% of 12 decks +86% synergy
Volcanic Island
92% of 12 decks +78% synergy
Command Tower
92% of 12 decks -0% synergy
Xander's Lounge
83% of 12 decks +42% synergy
Watery Grave
75% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Blood Crypt
75% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Polluted Delta
75% of 12 decks +43% synergy
Morphic Pool
67% of 12 decks +34% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
67% of 12 decks +34% synergy
Steam Vents
67% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Luxury Suite
67% of 12 decks +34% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
58% of 12 decks +0% synergy
Haunted Ridge
58% of 12 decks +37% synergy
Training Center
58% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Exotic Orchard
50% of 12 decks -7% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Scalding Tarn
50% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42% of 12 decks -0% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42% of 12 decks -2% synergy
Sunken Hollow
42% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
42% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Blazemire Verge
40% of 5 decks +31% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40% of 5 decks +31% synergy
Maestros Theater
33% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33% of 12 decks -6% synergy
Marsh Flats
25% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Graven Cairns
25% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Sunken Ruins
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Underground River
25% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Sulfur Falls
17% of 12 decks -28% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Choked Estuary
17% of 12 decks -3% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
17% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
17% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Tainted Isle
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17% of 12 decks +7% synergy
City of Brass
17% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Darkslick Shores
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Shivan Reef
17% of 12 decks -11% synergy
Ice Tunnel
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Ferrous Lake
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Sulfurous Mire
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy