Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
98%synergy
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Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
29%synergy
Jeska's Will
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Force of Will
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
4%synergy
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25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
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25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
2%synergy
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Sengir Vampire
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Phantom Warrior
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Siege Dragon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Lavaborn Muse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sisters of the Flame
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Clone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Uncle Istvan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Terror of Mount Velus
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Black Knight
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Archaeomancer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Royal Assassin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Phantom Monster
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Fire Elemental
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Viashino Sandstalker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Old Man of the Sea
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Water Elemental
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Earth Elemental
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Gwendlyn Di Corci
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Thundermaw Hellkite
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Serendib Efreet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Tetsuo Umezawa
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Juzám Djinn
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Scion of Draco
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Dragon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Ball Lightning
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Sangromancer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Incinerator of the Guilty
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Glorybringer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Thunderbreak Regent
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
59%synergy
Counterspell
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Bolt
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Terror
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Spell Blast
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dark Banishing
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Sacrifice
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Dwarven Catapult
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Drown in the Loch
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Howl from Beyond
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Fork
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Charm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-1%synergy
Nexus of Fate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Unsummon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Shatter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Darkness
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Wheel and Deal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Shock
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Stifle
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Force of Negation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Memory Lapse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Fissure
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Crosis's Charm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Hurkyl's Recall
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Reset
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Inferno
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Thunderbolt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Blast
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Word of Command
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Evacuation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fortune
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
65%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
27%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Mind Twist
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Earthquake
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Fireball
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Soul Burn
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Death Stroke
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Blaze
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Wheel of Fate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Exhaustion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Lava Axe
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Recall
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-19%synergy
Whispering Madness
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Jokulhaups
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Buried Alive
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Amnesia
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Chain Lightning
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
0%synergy
Sizzle
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Soul Exchange
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Time Spiral
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Dominance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Dark Deal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Detonate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Reforge the Soul
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Sinkhole
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Disintegrate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Braingeyser
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Pyroclasm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Drain Life
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Winds of Change
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Icy Manipulator
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Time Bomb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Winter Orb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Incubator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-5%synergy
Black Vise
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Venser's Journal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Armageddon Clock
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Library of Leng
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Enchantments
Control Magic
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Kindred Discovery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Waste Not
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Land
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Greed
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Fear
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Megrim
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Blood Moon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Underworld Dreams
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Feedback
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Land Equilibrium
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Liliana's Caress
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Psychic Venom
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Dragon Tempest
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Oubliette
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Painful Quandary
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Steal Artifact
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Power Leak
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Raiders' Wake
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Pestilence
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Warp Artifact
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Earthbind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Paralyze
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Oppression
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Raging River
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Stasis
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Telepathy
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Confiscate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Engineered Plague
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Utility Lands
Strip Mine
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Urza's Mine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Tower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-11%synergy
Maze of Ith
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Ice Floe
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Fellwar Stone
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-40%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Signet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-24%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-10%synergy
Blue Mana Battery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Red Mana Battery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Black Mana Battery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Command Tower
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-42%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
37%synergy
Badlands
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
35%synergy
Underground Sea
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
35%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Island
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
35%synergy
Thundering Falls
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Steam Vents
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-31%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-14%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-10%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-21%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
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