Nicol Bolas (Commander) - Core

Nicol Bolas
Rank #1,393
91decks
As CommanderAs CardAverage DeckDecks
Bracket
All12345
Budget
Any$$$$
Cas Hinds
Mar 16, 2026
Cas Hinds
The Rate of Change With the Commander Format
Is the rate of change in Commander, or Magic as a whole, just too much right now? Should we be worried about more changes to come?
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
New Cards
Top Cards
High Lift Cards
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
Back to Top
Smaug the Impenetrable
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
42xlift
Smaug, Wicked Worm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3.9xlift
The Misty Mountains Cold
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
10xlift
Smaug the Magnificent
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5.0xlift
Top Cards
Counterspell
35%inclusion32 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
1.4xlift
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
20xlift
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
16xlift
Cruel Ultimatum
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
5.9xlift
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
17xlift
The Eldest Reborn
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
20xlift
Megrim
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
7.2xlift
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
1.2xlift
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
1.3xlift
High Lift Cards
Paralyze
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
163xlift
Shivan Dragon
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
156xlift
Vesuvan Doppelganger
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
120xlift
Merciless Eternal
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
105xlift
Disintegrate
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
84xlift
Eternal Taskmaster
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
82xlift
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
62xlift
Dragonspeaker Shaman
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
58xlift
Quicksilver Dagger
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
56xlift
Blue Elemental Blast
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
56xlift
Creatures
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
22xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
1.3xlift
Fell Specter
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
10xlift
Clone
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
19xlift
Hypnotic Specter
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
41xlift
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
10xlift
Augur of Bolas
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
28xlift
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
1.2xlift
Decadent Dragon
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
4.7xlift
Disciple of Bolas
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
4.6xlift
Sedraxis Specter
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
28xlift
Crosis, the Purger
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
30xlift
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
1.8xlift
Sangromancer
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
5.6xlift
Bladewing the Risen
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
37xlift
Tourach, Dread Cantor
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
23xlift
Vizier of the Scorpion
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
12xlift
Geode Golem
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
20xlift
Rivaz of the Claw
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
47xlift
Eternal Skylord
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
6.5xlift
Goldspan Dragon
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
6.4xlift
Deathbringer Regent
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
55xlift
The Locust God
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
3.4xlift
Gleaming Overseer
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
4.5xlift
Balefire Dragon
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
23xlift
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
18xlift
Dreadhorde Twins
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
7.2xlift
Keiga, the Tide Star
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
21xlift
Grim Initiate
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
15xlift
Blood Tyrant
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
3.8xlift
Jace's Archivist
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
2.1xlift
Aven Eternal
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
25xlift
Hellkite Courser
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
12xlift
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
7.8xlift
Scourge of Valkas
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
25xlift
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
27xlift
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3.8xlift
Blazing Specter
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
21xlift
Ancient Brass Dragon
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
10xlift
Lazotep Reaver
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
16xlift
Asylum Visitor
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
26xlift
Arcanis the Omnipotent
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
6.1xlift
Ancient Silver Dragon
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
16xlift
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2.7xlift
Herald of the Dreadhorde
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
30xlift
Archaeomancer
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2.3xlift
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
16xlift
The Scarab God
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
7.3xlift
Hellkite Tyrant
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
6.3xlift
Dragon Mage
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3.2xlift
Instants
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
0.6xlift
Terminate
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
0.8xlift
Fact or Fiction
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
2.3xlift
Lightning Bolt
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
2.9xlift
Brainstorm
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
1.6xlift
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
0.8xlift
Negate
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
0.8xlift
Tyrant's Scorn
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
15xlift
Soul Manipulation
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
15xlift
Crosis's Charm
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
3.8xlift
Abrade
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
1.2xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
0.6xlift
Countersquall
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
6.2xlift
Commence the Endgame
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
7.6xlift
Frantic Search
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
0.7xlift
Crush Dissent
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
26xlift
Delirium
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
45xlift
Terror
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
27xlift
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
18xlift
Stinging Study
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
19xlift
Recoil
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
28xlift
Word of Seizing
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
22xlift
Lazotep Plating
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
2.5xlift
Bedevil
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
0.5xlift
Fork
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
46xlift
Opt
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
1.6xlift
Unsummon
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
8.5xlift
Snap
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
1.7xlift
Domineering Will
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4.5xlift
Go for the Throat
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
0.9xlift
Illusionist's Gambit
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
9.5xlift
Grixis Charm
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
7.2xlift
Mana Drain
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1.6xlift
Perplex
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
5.1xlift
Remove Soul
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
54xlift
Sudden Spoiling
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6.8xlift
Special Move
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
30xlift
Fire Covenant
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5.4xlift
Hero's Downfall
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3.8xlift
Fell the Profane
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
0.7xlift
Steam Augury
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
15xlift
Drown in the Loch
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2.1xlift
Opportunity
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
19xlift
Aetherize
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1.2xlift
Insidious Will
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
16xlift
Mystical Teachings
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
7.4xlift
Shatter
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
26xlift
Murder
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1.4xlift
Dream Salvage
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
22xlift
Rewind
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4.8xlift
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
0.5xlift
Slave of Bolas
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
14xlift
Syphon Mind
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
5.1xlift
Hour of Devastation
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
32xlift
Crux of Fate
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
11xlift
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
0.5xlift
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
3.1xlift
Dark Intimations
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
20xlift
Windfall
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
1.2xlift
Reanimate
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Deliver Unto Evil
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
24xlift
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
1.6xlift
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
0.6xlift
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
2.7xlift
Enter the God-Eternals
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
8.8xlift
Ponder
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
1.5xlift
Vandalblast
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
0.6xlift
Toxic Deluge
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
0.7xlift
Honor the God-Pharaoh
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
9.2xlift
Insurrection
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
2.3xlift
Ashes to Ashes
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
51xlift
Dark Deal
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
2.4xlift
Relentless Advance
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
29xlift
Chandra's Ignition
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
2.9xlift
Spark Harvest
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
35xlift
Bleeding Edge
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
22xlift
Torment of Hailfire
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
3.6xlift
Fireball
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
15xlift
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1.8xlift
Widespread Brutality
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1.5xlift
Invade the City
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4.5xlift
Whispering Madness
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1.5xlift
Callous Dismissal
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
10xlift
Braingeyser
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
51xlift
Wheel of Fortune
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4.0xlift
Burning Inquiry
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4.1xlift
Imposing Grandeur
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
22xlift
Damnation
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1.4xlift
The Elderspell
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
26xlift
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
0.6xlift
Geth's Grimoire
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
6.1xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
0.8xlift
Gem of Becoming
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
23xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
0.5xlift
God-Pharaoh's Statue
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
38xlift
Howling Mine
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
3.5xlift
Entropic Battlecruiser
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
4.4xlift
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
10xlift
Library of Leng
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
8.5xlift
God-Pharaoh's Gift
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
55xlift
Anvil of Bogardan
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
16xlift
Whispersilk Cloak
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Glasses of Urza
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
8.5xlift
Enchantments
Propaganda
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
1.4xlift
Waste Not
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
3.4xlift
In Bolas's Clutches
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
56xlift
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
1.5xlift
Animate Dead
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
3.0xlift
Control Magic
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
17xlift
Raiders' Wake
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
7.6xlift
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
3.9xlift
Liliana's Caress
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
4.3xlift
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
16xlift
Underworld Dreams
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
2.8xlift
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
4.5xlift
Dragon Tempest
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
10xlift
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
2.1xlift
Bandit's Talent
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
11xlift
Greed
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
17xlift
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1.7xlift
Mind Control
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
32xlift
Cunning Rhetoric
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
2.2xlift
Pain Magnification
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
10xlift
Curse of Verbosity
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1.6xlift
Breathstealer's Crypt
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
18xlift
Black Market Connections
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
0.4xlift
Bloodchief Ascension
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3.6xlift
There and Back Again
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3.4xlift
Oppression
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
10xlift
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
30xlift
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
29xlift
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
0.9xlift
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
0.6xlift
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
1.2xlift
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
0.4xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
1.3xlift
Maze of Ith
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4.5xlift
Strip Mine
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
13xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion66 decks91 decks
0.9xlift
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion56 decks91 decks
0.7xlift
Rakdos Signet
49%inclusion45 decks91 decks
1.3xlift
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion43 decks91 decks
1.2xlift
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion42 decks91 decks
1.3xlift
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
0.9xlift
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
0.8xlift
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
0.7xlift
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
0.9xlift
Relic of Sauron
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
1.3xlift
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
5.3xlift
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
5.1xlift
Mind Stone
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
0.8xlift
Obelisk of Grixis
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
6.2xlift
Visage of Bolas
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
29xlift
Fire Diamond
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
4.6xlift
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
2.4xlift
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
4.0xlift
Chromatic Lantern
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
0.7xlift
Thought Vessel
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
0.5xlift
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
41xlift
Firemind Vessel
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
8.0xlift
Hedron Archive
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1.9xlift
Basalt Monolith
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2.5xlift
Worn Powerstone
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
0.7xlift
Star Compass
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
13xlift
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion88 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Island
97%inclusion88 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Mountain
96%inclusion87 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Command Tower
68%inclusion62 decks91 decks
0.7xlift
Crumbling Necropolis
58%inclusion53 decks91 decks
0.9xlift
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion42 decks91 decks
0.8xlift
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion38 decks91 decks
0.9xlift
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion32 decks91 decks
0.8xlift
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
0.7xlift
Blood Crypt
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
1.2xlift
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
0.6xlift
Steam Vents
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
1.2xlift
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
0.9xlift
Sulfurous Springs
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
1.1xlift
Smoldering Marsh
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
0.6xlift
Watery Grave
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Xander's Lounge
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
0.8xlift
Underground River
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Rakdos Carnarium
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
1.7xlift
Izzet Boilerworks
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
1.7xlift
Stormcarved Coast
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
0.9xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
1.4xlift
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
0.5xlift
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Seething Landscape
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
0.8xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
0.8xlift
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
0.9xlift
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
0.9xlift
Dismal Backwater
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
1.7xlift
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
3.2xlift
Grixis Panorama
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
2.9xlift
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
1.1xlift
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
0.9xlift
City of Brass
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
4.4xlift
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
1.4xlift
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
0.8xlift
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
0.8xlift
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Graven Cairns
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
2.0xlift
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
1.0xlift
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
1.1xlift
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
1.4xlift
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
0.7xlift
Underground Sea
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
2.7xlift
Volcanic Island
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
2.5xlift
Crypt of the Eternals
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
4.4xlift
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
1.2xlift
About UsContactPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service
Space Cow MediaArchidektCardsphereCommander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
Space Cow MediaArchidektCommander's Herald
Commander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
EDHREC is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
next@15 test