Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Upgraded

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Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
Benjamin Levin
How Fun Are All of the Grixis Commanders?
There are dozens of Grixis commanders available now. But which ones are fun to play? Let's break them all down.
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Maximum Carnage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
53%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
46%synergy
Crux of Fate
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
46%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
45%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
45%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Dark Intimations
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
39%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Slave of Bolas
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Hour of Devastation
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Deep Analysis
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Sangromancer
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Baleful Strix
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Fell Specter
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Augur of Bolas
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
8%synergy
The Locust God
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
The Scarab God
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Hellkite Courser
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
The Scorpion God
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Anger
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
The Raven Man
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Mindclaw Shaman
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Blazing Specter
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Dragon Mage
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Decadent Dragon
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Royal Assassin
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Clever Impersonator
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Tetsuo Umezawa
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Thief of Sanity
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Crosis's Charm
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Warp
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Countersquall
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Manipulation
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Commence the Endgame
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Stinging Study
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-17%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Fork
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Terror
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Big Score
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Boomerang
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Desertion
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Invert Polarity
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Shred Memory
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Disallow
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Reins of Power
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Dream Salvage
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Magmaquake
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Snap
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
-15%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-20%synergy
Braingeyser
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Earthquake
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Fireball
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Blatant Thievery
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Dark Petition
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-13%synergy
Painful Truths
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Mind Twist
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Wit's End
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Insurrection
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Apex of Power
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Recall
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Drain Life
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gem of Becoming
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Howling Mine
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Library of Leng
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Icy Manipulator
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Dragon Tempest
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Liliana's Caress
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Megrim
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
16%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Raiders' Wake
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Control Magic
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Omniscience
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Pain for All
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Bandit's Talent
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Hermetic Study
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Warstorm Surge
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Sarkhan the Mad
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Liliana Vess
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Arena of Glory
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion57 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
-26%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Visage of Bolas
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Gilded Lotus
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Fire Diamond
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion64 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion64 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion63 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion49 decks66 decks
-18%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
-20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
-16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Training Center
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Luxury Suite
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Volcanic Island
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Graven Cairns
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Grixis Panorama
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
0%synergy
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