Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Optimized

Nicol Bolas
22 decks (0.000%) Rank #1193
As CommanderAs CardAverage DeckDecks
Bracket
All12345
Budget
Any$$$$
Background image for cEDH Has a Fatal Flaw
Harvey McGuinness
Jun 27, 2025
Harvey McGuinness
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
New Cards
High Synergy Cards
Top Cards
Game Changers
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
Back to Top
Genji Glove
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Summon: Leviathan
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
59% of 22 decks +58% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
50% of 22 decks +47% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
45% of 22 decks +42% synergy
Damnation
50% of 22 decks +41% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
41% of 22 decks +37% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
41% of 22 decks +37% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45% of 22 decks +30% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
32% of 22 decks +27% synergy
Hour of Devastation
27% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Hellkite Courser
27% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
64% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Brainstorm
36% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Dark Ritual
36% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Mana Drain
36% of 22 decks +20% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Terminate
32% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Waste Not
27% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
27% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Rakdos Charm
27% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Syphon Mind
27% of 22 decks +24% synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
55% of 22 decks +29% synergy
Demonic Tutor
50% of 22 decks +28% synergy
Rhystic Study
50% of 22 decks +25% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
41% of 22 decks +35% synergy
Mystical Tutor
41% of 22 decks +27% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
36% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
32% of 22 decks +29% synergy
Notion Thief
32% of 22 decks +23% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
27% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Force of Will
27% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
23% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Scourge of Valkas
18% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
18% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Baleful Strix
18% of 22 decks +8% synergy
The Scarab God
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Crosis, the Purger
18% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Opposition Agent
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Hypnotic Specter
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Sangromancer
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Bladewing the Risen
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Magus of the Wheel
14% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14% of 22 decks -5% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9% of 22 decks +1% synergy
Dark Confidant
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Mulldrifter
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Lavaborn Muse
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Acererak the Archlich
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Sedris, the Traitor King
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Kairi, the Swirling Sky
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Burnished Hart
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Massacre Wurm
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Dreadnought
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Archaeomancer
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Thunderbreak Regent
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Apprentice Wizard
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
The Locust God
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Vincent, Vengeful Atoner
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
7% of 14 decks +1% synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
23% of 22 decks -16% synergy
Negate
23% of 22 decks -1% synergy
Swan Song
23% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Pact of Negation
23% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Evacuation
23% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Aetherize
18% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Cryptic Command
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Arcane Denial
18% of 22 decks -11% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18% of 22 decks -1% synergy
Crosis's Charm
18% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Fact or Fiction
14% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Lightning Bolt
14% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Disallow
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Counterflux
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Infernal Grasp
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Reins of Power
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Deflecting Swat
14% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Rewind
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Valakut Awakening
14% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Drown in the Loch
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Frantic Search
9% of 22 decks -4% synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Dissolve
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Go for the Throat
9% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Overwhelming Denial
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Dissipate
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Consider
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Reset
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Invert Polarity
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Nexus of Fate
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Countersquall
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Opt
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Capsize
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Archmage's Charm
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Jwari Disruption
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Wheel and Deal
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Force of Negation
9% of 22 decks +1% synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Terror
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Bedevil
9% of 22 decks -10% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Abrade
9% of 22 decks +1% synergy
Sunder
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Withering Torment
9% of 22 decks -4% synergy
Laughing Mad
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
23% of 22 decks -25% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
23% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Windfall
18% of 22 decks -5% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Dark Intimations
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Crux of Fate
18% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Deep Analysis
18% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Reanimate
18% of 22 decks -5% synergy
Toxic Deluge
18% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Ponder
14% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Jeska's Will
14% of 22 decks -2% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Vandalblast
14% of 22 decks -4% synergy
Finale of Revelation
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Mind Twist
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Decree of Pain
14% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Dark Deal
14% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Timetwister
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Grim Tutor
14% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Increasing Ambition
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Feed the Swarm
9% of 22 decks -25% synergy
Painful Truths
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Treasure Cruise
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Read the Bones
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Bribery
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Exsanguinate
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Buried Alive
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Wit's End
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Earthquake
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Expropriate
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Fireball
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Preordain
9% of 22 decks +2% synergy
Mystic Retrieval
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Sign in Blood
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Skull Rend
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Dreadbore
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
The Elderspell
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Tormenting Voice
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Winds of Change
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Geth's Grimoire
23% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Lightning Greaves
18% of 22 decks -11% synergy
Gem of Becoming
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9% of 22 decks -6% synergy
Icy Manipulator
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
The One Ring
9% of 22 decks -5% synergy
Vedalken Orrery
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Skullclamp
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Mindcrank
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9% of 22 decks -16% synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Enchantments
No Mercy
27% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Mystic Remora
23% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Dragon Tempest
23% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Necropotence
18% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Animate Dead
18% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Painful Quandary
18% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Propaganda
18% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Megrim
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Necromancy
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Omniscience
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Liliana's Caress
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Bitter Reunion
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Underworld Breach
9% of 22 decks -0% synergy
Words of Waste
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Warstorm Surge
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Pain Magnification
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Treachery
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Control Magic
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Black Market Connections
9% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Raiders' Wake
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9% of 22 decks -2% synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
5% of 19 decks +5% synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Liliana Vess
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36% of 22 decks +1% synergy
Bojuka Bog
32% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Cabal Coffers
23% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Strip Mine
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Ancient Tomb
18% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Temple of the False God
18% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Hanweir Battlements
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Rogue's Passage
14% of 22 decks -9% synergy
Mistrise Village
11% of 19 decks +3% synergy
Urza's Tower
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Urza's Mine
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Flamekin Village
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Maze of Ith
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9% of 22 decks +2% synergy
Castle Vantress
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Urza's Power Plant
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9% of 22 decks -6% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77% of 22 decks -13% synergy
Arcane Signet
59% of 22 decks -29% synergy
Rakdos Signet
45% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
45% of 22 decks +29% synergy
Izzet Signet
41% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Dimir Signet
41% of 22 decks +0% synergy
Fellwar Stone
36% of 22 decks +2% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
27% of 22 decks -17% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
27% of 22 decks -21% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
23% of 22 decks -19% synergy
Lotus Petal
23% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Gilded Lotus
18% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Thran Dynamo
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Relic of Sauron
14% of 22 decks -8% synergy
Mind Stone
14% of 22 decks -2% synergy
Chrome Mox
14% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Coalition Relic
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Commander's Sphere
9% of 22 decks -15% synergy
Grim Monolith
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Visage of Bolas
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Basalt Monolith
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Mana Vault
9% of 22 decks +0% synergy
Mox Amber
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Dragon's Hoard
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Thought Vessel
9% of 22 decks -12% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Island
100% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Mountain
95% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Command Tower
91% of 22 decks -1% synergy
Watery Grave
73% of 22 decks +29% synergy
Steam Vents
68% of 22 decks +25% synergy
Blood Crypt
68% of 22 decks +25% synergy
Xander's Lounge
50% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Training Center
50% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Luxury Suite
45% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Scalding Tarn
45% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Sunken Hollow
45% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Polluted Delta
45% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Sulfur Falls
41% of 22 decks -4% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41% of 22 decks -1% synergy
Morphic Pool
41% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Exotic Orchard
36% of 22 decks -20% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
36% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
36% of 22 decks -8% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
36% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Undercity Sewers
32% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
32% of 22 decks -26% synergy
Thundering Falls
32% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Raucous Theater
27% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Shivan Reef
27% of 22 decks -0% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Haunted Ridge
27% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27% of 22 decks +2% synergy
Badlands
23% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Underground Sea
23% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Underground River
23% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Volcanic Island
23% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Misty Rainforest
18% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Fetid Pools
18% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
18% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14% of 21 decks +9% synergy
Fiery Islet
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Prismatic Vista
14% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Fabled Passage
14% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14% of 22 decks +0% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14% of 22 decks -7% synergy
Path of Ancestry
14% of 22 decks -19% synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Flooded Strand
14% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Valakut Awakening
14% of 22 decks +10% synergy
About UsContactPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service
Space Cow MediaArchidektCardsphereCommander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
Space Cow MediaArchidektCommander's Herald
Commander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
EDHREC is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
next@15 test