Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

Nicol Bolas
Rank #1,251
6decks
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Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
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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Wheel of Fortune
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
91%synergy
Mana Drain
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Field of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Tetsuo Umezawa
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Air Elemental
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Baleful Strix
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Sindbad
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Serendib Efreet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Clone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Juggernaut
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Shivan Dragon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Mahamoti Djinn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Gwendlyn Di Corci
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Golbez, Crystal Collector
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Sorceress Queen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Brass Man
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Hurloon Minotaur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Aladdin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Water Elemental
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Time Elemental
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Lord of the Pit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Spy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Lord of Tresserhorn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Two-Headed Giant of Foriys
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Drake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Will-o'-the-Wisp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Black Knight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Rukh Egg
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Su-Chi
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Royal Assassin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Obsianus Golem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Hellkite Courser
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Fork
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Inferno
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Psionic Blast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Shatter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Force Spike
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Boomerang
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Soul Shatter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Reality Shift
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Terror
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Marsh Gas
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Telekinesis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Artifact Blast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Power Sink
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Short
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Transmutation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Flash Counter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Backdraft
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Remove Soul
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Magical Hack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
High Tide
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Word of Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Hell Swarm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Disharmony
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Howl from Beyond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Twiddle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Insidious Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unsummon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Teleport
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Fissure
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Flame of Anor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Hurkyl's Recall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Evacuation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sacrifice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stinging Study
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sewers of Estark
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sorceries
Sinkhole
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Mind Twist
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Timetwister
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Braingeyser
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Fireball
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Chain Lightning
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Disintegrate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Earthquake
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Hellfire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Recall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Winds of Change
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Snort
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Drain Power
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Pyrotechnics
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-30%synergy
Shatterstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mana Clash
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
River's Rebuke
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Time Spiral
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Drain Life
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Tormenting Voice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mind Bomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Slave of Bolas
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Crux of Fate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Vision
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Molten Psyche
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Insurrection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Blatant Thievery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Word of Binding
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Expropriate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Raise Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Apex of Power
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Syphon Soul
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Detonate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Nevinyrral's Disk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Icy Manipulator
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Howling Mine
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Illusionary Mask
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Jayemdae Tome
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Black Vise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Temple Bell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Forcefield
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Monument to Endurance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jandor's Saddlebags
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Library of Leng
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mirror Universe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Control Magic
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Copy Artifact
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Oubliette
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dissipation Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fevered Visions
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Dreams
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Power Artifact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Liliana's Caress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Dragon Tempest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Steal Artifact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Omniscience
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Opulence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Invisibility
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dack Fayden
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Strip Mine
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Maze of Ith
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Tolaria
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Hammerheim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spawning Pool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Mine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Ghitu Encampment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Faerie Conclave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Urborg
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-55%synergy
Basalt Monolith
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Relic of Sauron
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Badlands
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
85%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
85%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
85%synergy
City of Brass
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Steam Vents
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Command Tower
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-42%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Luxury Suite
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Islet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-26%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-40%synergy
Seething Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-28%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Volatile Fjord
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blazemire Verge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-29%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy