Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Expensive Dragons

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Harvey McGuinness
Jun 27, 2025
cEDH Has a Fatal Flaw
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Wrathful Red Dragon
100% of 4 decks +100% synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
100% of 4 decks +100% synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
100% of 4 decks +100% synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
100% of 4 decks +100% synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
100% of 4 decks +100% synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
100% of 4 decks +99% synergy
Dragon Tempest
100% of 4 decks +99% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
100% of 4 decks +99% synergy
Goldspan Dragon
100% of 4 decks +98% synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
75% of 4 decks +50% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
75% of 4 decks +50% synergy
Chrome Mox
50% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Ancient Tomb
50% of 4 decks +37% synergy
Demonic Tutor
50% of 4 decks +28% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Mox Diamond
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Jeska's Will
25% of 4 decks +9% synergy
Deflecting Swat
25% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Creatures
Boggart Trawler
100% of 1 decks +98% synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
100% of 1 decks +97% synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
100% of 1 decks +99% synergy
Terror of the Peaks
75% of 4 decks +73% synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
75% of 4 decks +75% synergy
Ganax, Astral Hunter
75% of 4 decks +74% synergy
Hellkite Courser
75% of 4 decks +73% synergy
Scourge of the Throne
75% of 4 decks +72% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
75% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
75% of 4 decks +75% synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
75% of 4 decks +74% synergy
Scourge of Valkas
75% of 4 decks +75% synergy
Balefire Dragon
75% of 4 decks +75% synergy
Decadent Dragon
75% of 4 decks +73% synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
75% of 4 decks +74% synergy
Bladewing the Risen
75% of 4 decks +75% synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
67% of 3 decks +64% synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
50% of 4 decks +50% synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Iymrith, Desert Doom
50% of 4 decks +50% synergy
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
Utvara Hellkite
50% of 4 decks +50% synergy
Thunderbreak Regent
50% of 4 decks +50% synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
50% of 4 decks +50% synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Nogi, Draco-Zealot
50% of 4 decks +50% synergy
Thundermaw Hellkite
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Astral Dragon
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Kairi, the Swirling Sky
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Kolaghan Warmonger
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Galazeth Prismari
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Shimmer Dragon
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Goro-Goro and Satoru
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Renari, Merchant of Marvels
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Anger
25% of 4 decks +15% synergy
Obsidian Charmaw
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Ebondeath, Dracolich
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Crosis, the Purger
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Chaos Dragon
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Steel Hellkite
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Territorial Hellkite
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Shivan Devastator
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
100% of 1 decks +92% synergy
Arcane Denial
50% of 4 decks +21% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Bedevil
25% of 4 decks +6% synergy
Counterspell
25% of 4 decks -20% synergy
Big Score
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Frantic Search
25% of 4 decks +11% synergy
Stinging Study
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
25% of 4 decks +6% synergy
Sarkhan's Triumph
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Chaos Warp
25% of 4 decks -13% synergy
Swan Song
25% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Mana Drain
25% of 4 decks +9% synergy
Entomb
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Darkness
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Dark Ritual
25% of 4 decks -6% synergy
Fact or Fiction
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Sorceries
Crux of Fate
75% of 4 decks +73% synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
75% of 4 decks +71% synergy
Windfall
50% of 4 decks +27% synergy
Reanimate
50% of 4 decks +27% synergy
Blasphemous Act
50% of 4 decks +2% synergy
Insurrection
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Haunting Voyage
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Faithless Looting
25% of 4 decks +6% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Unmarked Grave
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Chandra's Ignition
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Hour of Devastation
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Victimize
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Urza's Incubator
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
Lightning Greaves
50% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Herald's Horn
50% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25% of 4 decks -0% synergy
Gem of Becoming
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Whip of Erebos
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
100% of 1 decks +99% synergy
Black Market Connections
50% of 4 decks +38% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50% of 4 decks +39% synergy
Necromancy
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Animate Dead
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Kindred Discovery
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Mystic Remora
25% of 4 decks +10% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tarkir
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan, Fireblood
50% of 4 decks +50% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Dack Fayden
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Sivitri, Dragon Master
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
50% of 4 decks +35% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50% of 4 decks +35% synergy
Maze of Ith
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Urza's Saga
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Tomb Fortress
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Bojuka Bog
25% of 4 decks +0% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100% of 4 decks +9% synergy
Arcane Signet
100% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Dragon's Hoard
100% of 4 decks +99% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
75% of 4 decks +31% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75% of 4 decks +27% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
75% of 4 decks +34% synergy
Fellwar Stone
50% of 4 decks +15% synergy
Relic of Sauron
50% of 4 decks +29% synergy
Mana Crypt
50% of 4 decks +44% synergy
Dimir Signet
50% of 4 decks +9% synergy
Izzet Signet
50% of 4 decks +13% synergy
Rakdos Signet
50% of 4 decks +11% synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
50% of 4 decks +50% synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
50% of 4 decks +50% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
50% of 4 decks +33% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Mox Amber
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Midnight Clock
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Cursed Mirror
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Thought Vessel
25% of 4 decks +4% synergy
Thran Dynamo
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Mox Opal
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Lands
Xander's Lounge
100% of 4 decks +59% synergy
Badlands
100% of 4 decks +86% synergy
Steam Vents
100% of 4 decks +57% synergy
Morphic Pool
100% of 4 decks +67% synergy
Blood Crypt
100% of 4 decks +57% synergy
Command Tower
100% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Luxury Suite
100% of 4 decks +67% synergy
Scalding Tarn
100% of 4 decks +69% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100% of 4 decks +68% synergy
Island
100% of 4 decks +7% synergy
Watery Grave
100% of 4 decks +56% synergy
Swamp
100% of 4 decks +7% synergy
Volcanic Island
100% of 4 decks +86% synergy
Mountain
100% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Training Center
100% of 4 decks +66% synergy
Underground Sea
100% of 4 decks +86% synergy
Sink into Stupor
100% of 1 decks +92% synergy
Boggart Trawler
100% of 1 decks +98% synergy
Blazemire Verge
100% of 1 decks +91% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
100% of 1 decks +91% synergy
Reflecting Pool
75% of 4 decks +66% synergy
Sulfur Falls
75% of 4 decks +30% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75% of 4 decks +31% synergy
Polluted Delta
75% of 4 decks +43% synergy
Haunted Ridge
50% of 4 decks +29% synergy
Cavern of Souls
50% of 4 decks +43% synergy
Path of Ancestry
50% of 4 decks +17% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50% of 4 decks +26% synergy
Undercity Sewers
33% of 3 decks +22% synergy
Raucous Theater
33% of 3 decks +23% synergy
Thundering Falls
33% of 3 decks +24% synergy
City of Brass
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Exotic Orchard
25% of 4 decks -32% synergy
Sunken Hollow
25% of 4 decks -17% synergy
Mana Confluence
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Underground River
25% of 4 decks -1% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25% of 4 decks -14% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25% of 4 decks -1% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
25% of 4 decks -33% synergy
Shivan Reef
25% of 4 decks -3% synergy