Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Upgraded

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Levi Perry
Nov 20, 2025
What If Commander Damage Didn't Exist?
What if we got rid of commander damage? Or switched to cumulative commander damage? Let's look at the possibilities.
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Kitsune's Technique
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
49%inclusion40 decks81 decks
47%synergy
Crux of Fate
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
41%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
39%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
38%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
37%synergy
Dark Intimations
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
32%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Slave of Bolas
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Blasphemous Act
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
-15%synergy
Deep Analysis
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
The One Ring
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Sangromancer
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Baleful Strix
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Fell Specter
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Augur of Bolas
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
13%synergy
The Locust God
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Hellkite Courser
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Clone
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
10%synergy
The Raven Man
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Decadent Dragon
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy
The Scarab God
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Blazing Specter
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Royal Assassin
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Dragon Mage
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Blizzard Specter
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Anger
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
The Scorpion God
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Liliana's Specter
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Dragon
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Crosis's Charm
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
-14%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-15%synergy
Soul Manipulation
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Commence the Endgame
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Stinging Study
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Fork
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Terror
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-10%synergy
Darkness
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Reins of Power
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Recoil
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Boomerang
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Unsummon
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Dream Salvage
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Snap
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Evacuation
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Invert Polarity
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Desertion
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Deliver Unto Evil
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Hour of Devastation
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Braingeyser
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-18%synergy
Earthquake
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Mind Twist
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Fireball
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Apex of Power
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-12%synergy
Wit's End
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Blatant Thievery
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Insurrection
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Tormenting Voice
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Winds of Change
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Dark Petition
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Gem of Becoming
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
14%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Howling Mine
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Library of Leng
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Caress
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Dragon Tempest
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Megrim
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Raiders' Wake
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
11%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Control Magic
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Pain for All
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Omniscience
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Fire Whip
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Talent
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Warstorm Surge
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion72 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion54 decks81 decks
-21%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion41 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
49%inclusion40 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion40 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Visage of Bolas
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion79 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion79 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion78 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion62 decks81 decks
-15%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57%inclusion46 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
-12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Training Center
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Badlands
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Graven Cairns
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
4%synergy