Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Upgraded

Cas Hinds
Mar 16, 2026
The Rate of Change With the Commander Format
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The Dawning Archaic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Special Move
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Pain 101
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
45%synergy
Crux of Fate
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
41%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
41%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
39%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
37%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
32%synergy
Dark Intimations
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
32%synergy
Slave of Bolas
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Waste Not
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Sangromancer
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Liliana's Caress
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Hypnotic Specter
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Baleful Strix
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Fell Specter
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Augur of Bolas
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Hellkite Courser
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
11%synergy
The Raven Man
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Clone
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Blazing Specter
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Decadent Dragon
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
9%synergy
The Scarab God
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Royal Assassin
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Blizzard Specter
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Anger
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
The Scorpion God
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Dragon Mage
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Burglar Rat
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Balefire Dragon
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Dragon
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Crosis's Charm
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Countersquall
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Manipulation
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-16%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Commence the Endgame
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Stinging Study
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Recoil
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Fork
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Unsummon
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Dream Salvage
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Thirst for Identity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Terror
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Boomerang
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Perplex
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Reins of Power
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherize
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Snap
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
-17%synergy
Deep Analysis
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Hour of Devastation
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Braingeyser
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Earthquake
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Apex of Power
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Wit's End
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Mind Twist
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Fireball
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Blatant Thievery
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Change
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Dark Petition
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Expropriate
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
The Elderspell
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Worst Fears
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Geth's Grimoire
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Gem of Becoming
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
7%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Library of Leng
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Viridian Longbow
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Megrim
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Dragon Tempest
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Raiders' Wake
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
17%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Control Magic
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Omniscience
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Pain for All
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Bandit's Talent
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Fire Whip
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion78 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion60 decks88 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion48 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion44 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion33 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Relic of Sauron
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Visage of Bolas
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion86 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Island
98%inclusion86 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion85 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion67 decks88 decks
-15%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
44%inclusion39 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
-14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Training Center
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Badlands
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Volcanic Island
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Raucous Theater
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
7%synergy