Nicol Bolas (Commander)

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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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Waterbender's Restoration
1.3%inclusion1 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Serpent's Pass
1.3%inclusion1 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
1.3%inclusion1 decks79 decks
0%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
1.1%inclusion1 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Ran and Shaw
1.1%inclusion1 decks94 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
40%inclusion463 decks1.17K decks
37%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
40%inclusion465 decks1.17K decks
36%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
40%inclusion472 decks1.17K decks
36%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
38%inclusion449 decks1.17K decks
35%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
36%inclusion417 decks1.17K decks
34%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
30%inclusion355 decks1.17K decks
28%synergy
Crux of Fate
30%inclusion347 decks1.17K decks
28%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
26%inclusion308 decks1.17K decks
25%synergy
Slave of Bolas
26%inclusion305 decks1.17K decks
24%synergy
Megrim
29%inclusion344 decks1.17K decks
23%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
54%inclusion636 decks1.17K decks
10%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion487 decks1.17K decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion440 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion405 decks1.17K decks
9%synergy
Waste Not
30%inclusion348 decks1.17K decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion342 decks1.17K decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion338 decks1.17K decks
-1%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion336 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion300 decks1.17K decks
-11%synergy
Syphon Mind
26%inclusion299 decks1.17K decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
30%inclusion356 decks1.17K decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion327 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
26%inclusion301 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion293 decks1.17K decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion219 decks1.17K decks
11%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
18%inclusion209 decks1.17K decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion190 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion137 decks1.17K decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion132 decks1.17K decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion115 decks1.17K decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion268 decks1.17K decks
9%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
22%inclusion260 decks1.17K decks
22%synergy
Fell Specter
21%inclusion250 decks1.17K decks
19%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
21%inclusion241 decks1.17K decks
20%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion219 decks1.17K decks
16%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion201 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
15%inclusion174 decks1.17K decks
13%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
14%inclusion165 decks1.17K decks
14%synergy
Hellkite Courser
14%inclusion163 decks1.17K decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
13%inclusion156 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
13%inclusion149 decks1.17K decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion142 decks1.17K decks
9%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
12%inclusion138 decks1.17K decks
11%synergy
Royal Assassin
11%inclusion133 decks1.17K decks
10%synergy
Clone
11%inclusion133 decks1.17K decks
11%synergy
Augur of Bolas
11%inclusion129 decks1.17K decks
10%synergy
The Raven Man
11%inclusion127 decks1.17K decks
10%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
11%inclusion127 decks1.17K decks
11%synergy
Decadent Dragon
11%inclusion123 decks1.17K decks
8%synergy
Blizzard Specter
10%inclusion118 decks1.17K decks
10%synergy
Blazing Specter
10%inclusion117 decks1.17K decks
10%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
10%inclusion116 decks1.17K decks
10%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
8.9%inclusion104 decks1.17K decks
9%synergy
The Locust God
8.8%inclusion103 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Dragon Mage
8.8%inclusion103 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
8.8%inclusion103 decks1.17K decks
9%synergy
Shivan Dragon
8.7%inclusion102 decks1.17K decks
9%synergy
The Scarab God
8.7%inclusion102 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
8.6%inclusion100 decks1.17K decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.5%inclusion99 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
8.4%inclusion66 decks789 decks
4%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
8.0%inclusion94 decks1.17K decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
7.8%inclusion91 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
7.5%inclusion88 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Scythe Specter
7.2%inclusion84 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Specter
7.1%inclusion83 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.8%inclusion80 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
6.8%inclusion80 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Specter
6.4%inclusion75 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.4%inclusion75 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.3%inclusion74 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Anger
6.2%inclusion73 decks1.17K decks
-4%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.1%inclusion71 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
5.9%inclusion69 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
5.9%inclusion69 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
5.7%inclusion67 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.7%inclusion67 decks1.17K decks
-13%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
5.6%inclusion66 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
5.6%inclusion65 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Plaguecrafter
5.4%inclusion63 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion283 decks1.17K decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion266 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion265 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion256 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion250 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Crosis's Charm
20%inclusion237 decks1.17K decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion190 decks1.17K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion185 decks1.17K decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion177 decks1.17K decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion168 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion162 decks1.17K decks
13%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion153 decks1.17K decks
11%synergy
Soul Manipulation
12%inclusion135 decks1.17K decks
11%synergy
Recoil
11%inclusion133 decks1.17K decks
11%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion127 decks1.17K decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion121 decks1.17K decks
-7%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion113 decks1.17K decks
-1%synergy
Commence the Endgame
10%inclusion113 decks1.17K decks
8%synergy
Dream Salvage
9.5%inclusion111 decks1.17K decks
9%synergy
Perplex
8.6%inclusion100 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Abrade
8.0%inclusion93 decks1.17K decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
7.7%inclusion90 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
7.7%inclusion90 decks1.17K decks
-11%synergy
Unsummon
7.6%inclusion89 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Stinging Study
7.3%inclusion85 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Evacuation
7.3%inclusion85 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion62 decks952 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.5%inclusion76 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.5%inclusion76 decks1.17K decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
6.5%inclusion55 decks849 decks
-6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.1%inclusion71 decks1.17K decks
-12%synergy
Desertion
5.9%inclusion69 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Fork
5.7%inclusion67 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
5.7%inclusion67 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Opt
5.5%inclusion64 decks1.17K decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
5.4%inclusion63 decks1.17K decks
-14%synergy
Boomerang
5.1%inclusion60 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Rewind
5.1%inclusion60 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion293 decks1.17K decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion257 decks1.17K decks
-2%synergy
Dark Intimations
22%inclusion255 decks1.17K decks
20%synergy
Hour of Devastation
20%inclusion229 decks1.17K decks
19%synergy
Deep Analysis
19%inclusion218 decks1.17K decks
15%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
19%inclusion217 decks1.17K decks
17%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion208 decks1.17K decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion191 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion171 decks1.17K decks
-6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
14%inclusion165 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion161 decks1.17K decks
-17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion143 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion139 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion125 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion120 decks1.17K decks
-10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion112 decks1.17K decks
1%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.2%inclusion108 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.0%inclusion94 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Fireball
7.9%inclusion92 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.3%inclusion85 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Wit's End
7.1%inclusion83 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.1%inclusion83 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
7.0%inclusion82 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Mind Twist
6.9%inclusion81 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Braingeyser
6.7%inclusion78 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
The Elderspell
6.6%inclusion77 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.6%inclusion77 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.2%inclusion72 decks1.17K decks
-10%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion70 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Bribery
5.7%inclusion67 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Insurrection
5.7%inclusion67 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
5.5%inclusion64 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Apex of Power
5.4%inclusion63 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5.2%inclusion61 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
5.1%inclusion60 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.0%inclusion59 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion39 decks780 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion257 decks1.17K decks
-4%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
22%inclusion252 decks1.17K decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion185 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Gem of Becoming
16%inclusion185 decks1.17K decks
15%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
12%inclusion140 decks1.17K decks
11%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion128 decks1.17K decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion118 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Library of Leng
6.8%inclusion79 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.2%inclusion72 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.1%inclusion71 decks1.17K decks
1%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
23%inclusion270 decks1.17K decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Caress
22%inclusion261 decks1.17K decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion248 decks1.17K decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion239 decks1.17K decks
10%synergy
Raiders' Wake
19%inclusion218 decks1.17K decks
16%synergy
Dragon Tempest
18%inclusion206 decks1.17K decks
16%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
17%inclusion204 decks1.17K decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion195 decks1.17K decks
1%synergy
Painful Quandary
15%inclusion174 decks1.17K decks
12%synergy
Control Magic
15%inclusion171 decks1.17K decks
14%synergy
Bandit's Talent
10%inclusion92 decks911 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.0%inclusion105 decks1.17K decks
8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.9%inclusion104 decks1.17K decks
2%synergy
Greed
8.0%inclusion94 decks1.17K decks
8%synergy
Oppression
7.8%inclusion91 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
7.4%inclusion86 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.1%inclusion83 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
6.4%inclusion75 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
6.2%inclusion73 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
6.1%inclusion71 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
5.9%inclusion69 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.8%inclusion68 decks1.17K decks
-6%synergy
Pain Magnification
5.5%inclusion64 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.8%inclusion91 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.7%inclusion67 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
5.6%inclusion65 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion354 decks1.17K decks
-5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion349 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion211 decks1.17K decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion202 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion168 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion112 decks1.17K decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion106 decks1.17K decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.9%inclusion104 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.1%inclusion83 decks1.17K decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.9%inclusion81 decks1.17K decks
2%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
6.5%inclusion76 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion969 decks1.17K decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion789 decks1.17K decks
-21%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion528 decks1.17K decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion525 decks1.17K decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion508 decks1.17K decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion481 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion436 decks1.17K decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
35%inclusion413 decks1.17K decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
35%inclusion406 decks1.17K decks
-10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
26%inclusion302 decks1.17K decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion297 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
25%inclusion289 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion206 decks1.17K decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion200 decks1.17K decks
14%synergy
Visage of Bolas
17%inclusion196 decks1.17K decks
16%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
14%inclusion169 decks1.17K decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion163 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion138 decks1.17K decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion138 decks1.17K decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion125 decks1.17K decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion121 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
7.2%inclusion84 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.0%inclusion82 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.0%inclusion70 decks1.17K decks
1%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.8%inclusion68 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion1.13K decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion1.13K decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion1.13K decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion836 decks1.17K decks
-20%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
53%inclusion617 decks1.17K decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion489 decks1.17K decks
-15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion463 decks1.17K decks
-5%synergy
Blood Crypt
40%inclusion462 decks1.17K decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion459 decks1.17K decks
-7%synergy
Steam Vents
38%inclusion439 decks1.17K decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion417 decks1.17K decks
-7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
35%inclusion408 decks1.17K decks
-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion398 decks1.17K decks
-12%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion371 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
31%inclusion360 decks1.17K decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion357 decks1.17K decks
-10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30%inclusion352 decks1.17K decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion348 decks1.17K decks
-4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion329 decks1.17K decks
2%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion320 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion300 decks1.17K decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion287 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion275 decks1.17K decks
-9%synergy
Training Center
23%inclusion271 decks1.17K decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion268 decks1.17K decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion246 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion237 decks1.17K decks
8%synergy
Badlands
20%inclusion236 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion228 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion227 decks1.17K decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion226 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion223 decks1.17K decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Island
19%inclusion222 decks1.17K decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion200 decks1.17K decks
-8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion192 decks1.17K decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion187 decks1.17K decks
-6%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion150 decks946 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion184 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
15%inclusion180 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion177 decks1.17K decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion172 decks1.17K decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion163 decks1.17K decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion149 decks1.17K decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
11%inclusion130 decks1.17K decks
1%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion128 decks1.17K decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion126 decks1.17K decks
2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
10%inclusion121 decks1.17K decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion121 decks1.17K decks
-2%synergy
Grixis Panorama
10%inclusion121 decks1.17K decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
10%inclusion112 decks1.11K decks
0%synergy