Nicol Bolas

Commander
UBRNicol Bolas, the Ravager
6.5±0.3
Tuned casual
Well-tuned synergy shell with consistent lines and solid fundamentals.
High confidence(480 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T12+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (32% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
2RRChandra, Torch of Defiance+1
Mana rocks9
0Everflowing Chalice+8
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Talisman of Creativity+5
2Mind Stone+2
3Skyclave Relic+5
3Commander's Sphere+4
Land ramp1
1Wayfarer's Bauble+5
Other acceleration1
6Ugin, the Ineffable+2
Tutors1
3BBLiliana Vess+1
Draw engines8
UMystic Remora+9
2UUTeferi, Master of Time+1
2RRChandra, Torch of Defiance+1
3BBOb Nixilis Reignited+4
3UUTezzeret, Artifice Master+2
UBBBRNicol Bolas, Dragon-God+1
4BBLiliana, Dreadhorde General+9
4BB/PVraska, Betrayal's Sting+1
Cantrips & burst draw14
UBBaleful Strix+2
2Mind Stone+2
1BNight's Whisper+2
URExpressive Iteration+1
1UUNarset, Parter of Veils+4
1URDack Fayden+3
2BPainful Truths+1
3UFact or Fiction+6
2UUJace, Architect of Thought+3
2UUMemory Deluge+2
3BSyphon Mind+1
3U/PTezzeret's Gambit+1
+2 more
Wheels2
2BDark Deal+4
2UBWhispering Madness+5
Value engines6
1UThrummingbird+1
2UIchormoon Gauntlet+3
2UFlux Channeler+1
3UUInexorable Tide+1
4UDeepglow Skate+1
4UBRNicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh+11
Control Strategy Bonus (26.9 interaction cards)+30ⓘ
Counterspells5
UBDrown in the Loch+8
UUCounterspell+8
1UArcane Denial+8
1UNegate+6
1UUSaw It Coming+3
Spot removal19
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1UReality Shift+5
UBBaleful Strix+2
1BLiliana's Triumph+1
2RChaos Warp+5
BBRBedevil+2
1URDack Fayden+2
2BBLiliana, Waker of the Dead+1
2UUTeferi, Master of Time+1
2RRChandra, Torch of Defiance+1
2BBNo Mercy+1
3UUEvacuation+6
+7 more
Graveyard hate2
1U/BU/BAshiok, Dream Render+5
2BGo Blank+4
Board wipes8
3BExtinction Event+7
4Nevinyrral's Disk+7
2BBLanguish+7
3BBCrux of Fate+6
4BBDeadly Tempest+3
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
8Ugin, the Spirit Dragon+6
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate13
1UUNarset, Parter of Veils+5
3Ensnaring Bridge+5
2BDavriel, Rogue Shadowmage+2
2BMind Rake+2
1BBBottomless Pit+2
3Crawlspace+1
1BBArterial Flow+1
1BBOppression+1
2UUJace, Architect of Thought+3
4Silent Arbiter+1
3BRAngrath, the Flame-Chained+3
6God-Pharaoh's Statue+3
+1 more
Mana Acceleration (13 sources)+3ⓘ
Dual & shock lands5
Training Center+5
Luxury Suite+5
Drowned Catacomb+4
Dragonskull Summit+4
Sulfur Falls+4
Premium utility lands4
Path of Ancestry+6
City of Brass+5
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands7
1USearch for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin+2
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Stormcarved Coast+2
Shipwreck Marsh+2
Karn's Bastion+2
Taplands5
Temple of Epiphany+3
Temple of Malice+3
Temple of Deceit+3
Crumbling Necropolis+2
Choked Estuary+2
Basic lands3
Island+6
Swamp+5
Mountain+4
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+20ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 token doubler, aristocrats engine+12ⓘ
2 extra turn effects+10ⓘ
Synergy pieces3
2BBLiliana, Waker of the Dead+1
4BThe Eldest Reborn+1
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
Win conditions2
4UBBRNicol Bolas, Planeswalker+4
2UUBBRRNicol Bolas+1
Combat threats1
3RRSarkhan the Masterless+4
Drain effects5
1BBArterial Flow+1
1UBRGeyadrone Dihada+5
3BRAngrath, the Flame-Chained+3
6God-Pharaoh's Statue+3
4BBDeadly Tempest+3
Token generators1
3UUTezzeret, Artifice Master+2
Reanimation1
3BBLiliana Vess+1
Extra turns1
2UIchormoon Gauntlet+3

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Breakdown
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Power level 6.5 → Bracket 3
Interaction97Consistency86Mana base83

2.0 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.0 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

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Game changers 1
Narset, Parter of Veils
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Extra turns (2)
Teferi, Master of TimeIchormoon Gauntlet
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none

Themes4 total

Superfriends25 cards

25 planeswalker synergies. Build a team of planeswalkers for overwhelming value.

Liliana, Waker of the Dead,Teferi, Master of Time,Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh,Ashiok, Dream Render,Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
Stax (Commander)12 cards

This deck uses resource denial and disruption to slow opponents down.

Angrath, the Flame-Chained,Bottomless Pit,Crawlspace,Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage,Ensnaring Bridge
Discard10 cards

10 discard synergies. Empty opponents' hands while gaining value.

Liliana, Waker of the Dead,Whispering Madness,Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage,Dark Deal,Bottomless Pit

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.