Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Budget Wheels

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Harvey McGuinness
Jun 27, 2025
cEDH Has a Fatal Flaw
We need to talk about cEDH. Again. Harvey McGuinness takes us through some reasons that the competitive scene has problems.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Notion Thief
100% of 3 decks +92% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
33% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
100% of 3 decks +74% synergy
Magus of the Wheel
100% of 3 decks +93% synergy
Dimir Cutpurse
67% of 3 decks +67% synergy
Sangromancer
67% of 3 decks +64% synergy
Fell Specter
67% of 3 decks +64% synergy
Asylum Visitor
67% of 3 decks +66% synergy
Crosis, the Purger
67% of 3 decks +66% synergy
Burnished Hart
67% of 3 decks +63% synergy
Decadent Dragon
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue
50% of 2 decks +50% synergy
Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Grave Scrabbler
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Shimian Specter
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Containment Construct
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Lightning Skelemental
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Disciple of Bolas
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Agent of Treachery
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Liliana's Reaver
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
All-Seeing Arbiter
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Liliana's Specter
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Inferno Titan
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Mindslicer
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Zealous Conscripts
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Hollow Specter
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Myr Convert
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Dragon Mage
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Sibsig Icebreakers
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Miasmic Mummy
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Phyrexian Delver
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Big Game Hunter
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33% of 3 decks +19% synergy
Shadowmage Infiltrator
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Plaguecrafter
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Sedraxis Specter
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Dreamscape Artist
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Doomed Necromancer
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Elderfang Disciple
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Mulldrifter
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
33% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Instants
Demand Answers
100% of 1 decks +98% synergy
Sink into Stupor
100% of 1 decks +92% synergy
Negate
67% of 3 decks +43% synergy
Terminate
67% of 3 decks +40% synergy
Perplex
67% of 3 decks +65% synergy
Dig Through Time
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Baleful Mastery
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Rakdos Charm
33% of 3 decks +18% synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Nasty End
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Obsessive Search
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Izzet Charm
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Bedevil
33% of 3 decks +14% synergy
Costly Plunder
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Dark Withering
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Tolarian Winds
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Opt
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Counterspell
33% of 3 decks -11% synergy
Just the Wind
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Frantic Search
33% of 3 decks +20% synergy
Cancel
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Altar's Reap
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Chaos Warp
33% of 3 decks -5% synergy
Sorceries
Khorvath's Fury
67% of 3 decks +66% synergy
Windfall
67% of 3 decks +43% synergy
Faithless Looting
67% of 3 decks +47% synergy
Whispering Madness
67% of 3 decks +60% synergy
Blasphemous Act
33% of 3 decks -15% synergy
Treasure Cruise
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Dark Deal
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Incendiary Command
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Feed the Swarm
33% of 3 decks -0% synergy
Preordain
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Crux of Fate
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Vicious Rumors
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Toxic Deluge
33% of 3 decks +12% synergy
Devastation Tide
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Murderous Compulsion
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Barter in Blood
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
33% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Sign in Blood
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
In Garruk's Wake
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Syphon Mind
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Read the Bones
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Imposing Grandeur
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Beacon of Unrest
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Wheel of Fate
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Change of Fortune
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
67% of 3 decks +51% synergy
Viridian Longbow
67% of 3 decks +67% synergy
Collector's Vault
50% of 2 decks +49% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33% of 3 decks +8% synergy
Navigation Orb
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Mask of Riddles
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Enchantments
Raiders' Wake
100% of 3 decks +98% synergy
Megrim
67% of 3 decks +61% synergy
Underworld Dreams
67% of 3 decks +59% synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
67% of 3 decks +67% synergy
Dying to Serve
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Psionic Gift
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Creeping Dread
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Grave Betrayal
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Telepathy
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Curiosity
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Painful Quandary
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Shrieking Affliction
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Waste Not
33% of 3 decks +24% synergy
Fire Whip
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Elder Mastery
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Utility Lands
Volatile Fault
100% of 1 decks +100% synergy
Arena of Glory
100% of 1 decks +97% synergy
Reliquary Tower
33% of 3 decks -2% synergy
Rogue's Passage
33% of 3 decks +11% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Bojuka Bog
33% of 3 decks +9% synergy
Terrain Generator
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Temple of the False God
33% of 3 decks +24% synergy
Forgotten Cave
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Barren Moor
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
100% of 3 decks +76% synergy
Sol Ring
100% of 3 decks +9% synergy
Rakdos Signet
67% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Mind Stone
67% of 3 decks +51% synergy
Fellwar Stone
67% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Arcane Signet
67% of 3 decks -22% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
67% of 3 decks +64% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Sky Diamond
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Thran Dynamo
33% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Dimir Locket
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Izzet Locket
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Dimir Signet
33% of 3 decks -7% synergy
Darksteel Ingot
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33% of 3 decks -8% synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33% of 3 decks -15% synergy
Mana Geode
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
33% of 3 decks +16% synergy
Sisay's Ring
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Fire Diamond
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Izzet Signet
33% of 3 decks -4% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33% of 3 decks -11% synergy
Firemind Vessel
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Lands
Island
100% of 3 decks +7% synergy
Swamp
100% of 3 decks +7% synergy
Mountain
100% of 3 decks +8% synergy
Command Tower
100% of 3 decks +8% synergy
Sink into Stupor
100% of 1 decks +92% synergy
Seething Landscape
100% of 1 decks +81% synergy
Evolving Wilds
67% of 3 decks +40% synergy
Myriad Landscape
67% of 3 decks +54% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
67% of 3 decks +9% synergy
Exotic Orchard
67% of 3 decks +10% synergy
Jund Panorama
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Shivan Reef
33% of 3 decks +6% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
33% of 3 decks +20% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33% of 3 decks +11% synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33% of 3 decks -6% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33% of 3 decks -9% synergy
Choked Estuary
33% of 3 decks +14% synergy
Sunken Hollow
33% of 3 decks -9% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Dimir Guildgate
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Maestros Theater
33% of 3 decks +22% synergy
Dismal Backwater
33% of 3 decks +27% synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Underground River
33% of 3 decks +7% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33% of 3 decks +13% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33% of 3 decks +20% synergy
Path of Ancestry
33% of 3 decks +0% synergy
Cinder Barrens
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33% of 3 decks -11% synergy
Highland Lake
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Sulfur Falls
33% of 3 decks -11% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33% of 3 decks +8% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33% of 3 decks +19% synergy