Nicol Bolas: Control
$1.41
$1.41Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Nicol Bolas players are trying out in Control decks.
Diary of Dreams+33% Synergy
$0.24
Grave Researcher+31% Synergy
$3.39
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Nicol Bolas's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Cruel Ultimatum+43% Synergy
$0.53
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker+42% Synergy
$2.88
The Eldest Reborn+38% Synergy
$0.35
Crux of Fate+38% Synergy
$3.23
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God+37% Synergy
$4.88
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh+37% Synergy
$3.32
Slave of Bolas+35% Synergy
$0.44
Torment of Hailfire+35% Synergy
$39.44
Syphon Mind+34% Synergy
$0.38
Hour of Devastation+28% Synergy
$0.37
Top Cards
The staple cards most Nicol Bolas Control decks run as their core.
Megrim+25% Synergy
$1.92
Counterspell+24% Synergy
$3.43
Terminate+22% Synergy
$0.38
Baleful Strix+22% Synergy
$2.44
Waste Not+20% Synergy
$7.89
Nightscape Familiar+15% Synergy
$0.42
Brainstorm+12% Synergy
$1.43
Negate+9% Synergy
$0.14
Lightning Greaves+2% Synergy
$3.93
Dark Ritual-3% Synergy
$4.19
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Nicol Bolas Control game on their own.
Bolas's Citadel+28% Synergy
$17.35
Cyclonic Rift+18% Synergy
$41.26
Rhystic Study+11% Synergy
$69.44
Notion Thief+8% Synergy
$1.61
Tergrid, God of Fright+8% Synergy
$18.25
Demonic Tutor+5% Synergy
$70.03
Mana Vault+4% Synergy
$105.77
Force of Will+3% Synergy
$70.22
Mystical Tutor0% Synergy
$17.28
Fierce Guardianship-9% Synergy
$56.78
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Nicol Bolas decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Hypnotic Specter+26% Synergy
$1.60
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager+25% Synergy
$22.48
Sangromancer+19% Synergy
$0.94
Tourach, Dread Cantor+18% Synergy
$1.57
Crosis, the Purger+18% Synergy
$0.55
The Scarab God+17% Synergy
$5.24
Fell Specter+16% Synergy
$0.51
Blazing Specter+16% Synergy
$2.66
Abyssal Specter+16% Synergy
$0.15
Blizzard Specter+16% Synergy
$0.29
Augur of Bolas+15% Synergy
$0.24
Sedraxis Specter+15% Synergy
$0.11
Doomsday Specter+13% Synergy
$0.47
Scythe Specter+10% Synergy
$0.50
Guul Draz Specter+10% Synergy
$0.22
Shivan Dragon+10% Synergy
$0.79
The Haunt of Hightower+10% Synergy
$3.19
Solemn Simulacrum+9% Synergy
$0.26
Neheb, the Eternal+9% Synergy
$7.57
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal+9% Synergy
$9.45
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+8% Synergy
$43.37
Cemetery Reaper+8% Synergy
$0.66
Asylum Visitor+8% Synergy
$0.24
Siren of the Silent Song+8% Synergy
$0.24
Liliana, Heretical Healer+8% Synergy
$7.00
Dragonlord Silumgar+7% Synergy
$4.10
Clone+7% Synergy
$0.54
Death Baron+7% Synergy
$4.99
Royal Assassin+7% Synergy
$0.35
Hellkite Courser+7% Synergy
$2.56
Super Shredder+7% Synergy
$20.09
Kefka, Court Mage+6% Synergy
$4.14
Ornithopter of Paradise+6% Synergy
$0.77
Burnished Hart+6% Synergy
$0.32
Disciple of Bolas+6% Synergy
$0.30
Dragon Mage+6% Synergy
$0.17
Syr Konrad, the Grim+5% Synergy
$0.74
Consecrated Sphinx+5% Synergy
$34.59
Professor Zei, Anthropologist+5% Synergy
$0.15
Kess, Dissident Mage+4% Synergy
$5.02
Magus of the Wheel+4% Synergy
$1.10
Archaeomancer+4% Synergy
$0.31
The Locust God+4% Synergy
$8.60
Snapcaster Mage+3% Synergy
$17.92
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+2% Synergy
$89.91
Faerie Mastermind+1% Synergy
$10.47
Dauthi Voidwalker+1% Synergy
$5.36
Firebending Student0% Synergy
$0.70
Anger-3% Synergy
$0.42
Orcish Bowmasters-10% Synergy
$48.48
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Nicol Bolas's Control deck ahead.
Tyrant's Scorn+25% Synergy
$0.32
Crosis's Charm+24% Synergy
$0.53
Countersquall+19% Synergy
$1.03
Soul Manipulation+18% Synergy
$0.36
Fact or Fiction+17% Synergy
$0.22
Lightning Bolt+16% Synergy
$3.35
Recoil+15% Synergy
$0.21
Rakdos Charm+14% Synergy
$0.38
Kolaghan's Command+14% Synergy
$0.42
Terror+13% Synergy
$0.24
Commence the Endgame+12% Synergy
$0.25
Mana Drain+11% Synergy
$52.75
Drown in the Loch+10% Synergy
$1.36
Perplex+9% Synergy
$1.61
Darkness+9% Synergy
$23.67
Mana Leak+9% Synergy
$0.36
Stinging Study+8% Synergy
$20.88
Blue Elemental Blast+8% Synergy
$1.54
Lazotep Plating+7% Synergy
$0.43
Imp's Mischief+7% Synergy
$6.49
Fork+7% Synergy
Doom Blade+7% Synergy
$0.29
Jwari Disruption+7% Synergy
$0.39
Pull from Tomorrow+7% Synergy
$0.32
Impulse+7% Synergy
$0.20
Lim-Dûl's Vault+6% Synergy
$7.62
Mystic Confluence+6% Synergy
$0.74
Muddle the Mixture+5% Synergy
$1.88
Bolt Bend+5% Synergy
$2.31
Dig Through Time+4% Synergy
$0.26
Bedevil+3% Synergy
$0.30
Infernal Grasp+3% Synergy
$0.28
Withering Torment+2% Synergy
$3.27
Opt+2% Synergy
$0.26
Red Elemental Blast+2% Synergy
$12.00
Waterlogged Teachings+2% Synergy
$0.44
Arcane Denial0% Synergy
$1.46
Frantic Search0% Synergy
$0.51
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$3.00
Force of Negation0% Synergy
$49.82
Redirect Lightning-1% Synergy
$9.87
Unexpected Windfall-1% Synergy
$3.26
Big Score-2% Synergy
$0.60
Sink into Stupor-2% Synergy
$7.11
Abrade-2% Synergy
$0.28
Swan Song-4% Synergy
$7.86
Vampiric Tutor-5% Synergy
$62.01
Chaos Warp-11% Synergy
$0.38
Deflecting Swat-11% Synergy
$68.53
An Offer You Can't Refuse-12% Synergy
$2.26
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Nicol Bolas.
Deliver Unto Evil+25% Synergy
$0.27
Deep Analysis+23% Synergy
$0.23
Dark Intimations+20% Synergy
$0.18
Diabolic Tutor+16% Synergy
$2.09
Earthquake+13% Synergy
$0.62
Enter the God-Eternals+10% Synergy
$0.34
Dark Petition+10% Synergy
$4.07
Damnation+8% Synergy
$21.38
Perfect Intimidation+8% Synergy
$0.18
Mind Twist+8% Synergy
$1.48
Braingeyser+8% Synergy
Imposing Grandeur+8% Synergy
$1.52
Stock Up+7% Synergy
$2.61
Duress+7% Synergy
$0.12
Fireball+7% Synergy
$0.33
Tormenting Voice+7% Synergy
$0.14
Wheel of Fortune+6% Synergy
$2092.91
Dark Deal+6% Synergy
$3.47
Ponder+5% Synergy
$2.00
Rise of the Dark Realms+5% Synergy
$7.08
Black Sun's Zenith+5% Synergy
$0.31
Command the Dreadhorde+5% Synergy
$0.40
Fraying Omnipotence+5% Synergy
$0.78
Soul Exchange+5% Synergy
$1.33
Rakdos's Return+5% Synergy
$0.57
Time Stretch+5% Synergy
$4.48
Ashes to Ashes+5% Synergy
$0.60
Whispering Madness+4% Synergy
$4.18
Profane Tutor+4% Synergy
$3.68
Curse of the Swine+4% Synergy
$0.28
Seize the Spoils+4% Synergy
$0.28
Army of the Damned+4% Synergy
$1.04
Toxic Deluge+3% Synergy
$4.98
Blasphemous Edict+3% Synergy
$4.22
Night's Whisper+3% Synergy
$0.31
Decree of Pain+3% Synergy
$0.27
Insurrection+3% Synergy
$10.04
Burning Inquiry+3% Synergy
$3.42
Dread Return+2% Synergy
$0.47
Sign in Blood+2% Synergy
$2.85
Wheel of Misfortune+1% Synergy
$7.61
Preordain-1% Synergy
$0.66
Windfall-2% Synergy
$4.34
Diabolic Intent-2% Synergy
$16.10
Vandalblast-6% Synergy
$2.21
Reanimate-9% Synergy
$8.59
Faithless Looting-9% Synergy
$0.28
Jeska's Will-11% Synergy
$41.60
Feed the Swarm-12% Synergy
$0.33
Blasphemous Act-15% Synergy
$0.82
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Nicol Bolas Control decks.
Gem of Becoming+18% Synergy
$0.27
Nevinyrral's Disk+18% Synergy
$1.56
Geth's Grimoire+16% Synergy
$8.97
Library of Leng+14% Synergy
$11.86
God-Pharaoh's Statue+13% Synergy
$0.92
Hard-Won Jitte+11% Synergy
$0.26
Tormod's Crypt+8% Synergy
$0.51
Wishclaw Talisman+5% Synergy
$1.86
Black Mage's Rod+5% Synergy
$0.33
Crucible of Worlds+5% Synergy
$32.63
Icy Manipulator+5% Synergy
$0.20
Gate to the Afterlife+5% Synergy
$0.17
God-Pharaoh's Gift+5% Synergy
$0.40
Kefnet's Monument+5% Synergy
$0.42
Specter's Shroud+5% Synergy
$0.28
Collector's Vault+5% Synergy
$0.93
Shadowspear+4% Synergy
$31.83
Expedition Map+4% Synergy
$0.74
Bontu's Monument+4% Synergy
$5.36
Bloodthirsty Blade+4% Synergy
$0.34
Jet Medallion+3% Synergy
$10.47
Basilisk Collar+3% Synergy
$3.99
Swiftfoot Boots0% Synergy
$2.99
Wayfarer's Bauble0% Synergy
$0.32
Howling Mine0% Synergy
$5.40
The One Ring-7% Synergy
$101.75
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Nicol Bolas decks.
Raiders' Wake+21% Synergy
$0.50
Dragon Tempest+20% Synergy
$2.41
In Bolas's Clutches+15% Synergy
$0.26
Control Magic+15% Synergy
$0.90
Liliana's Caress+14% Synergy
$8.80
Patient Rebuilding+13% Synergy
$0.75
Painful Quandary+10% Synergy
$0.95
Mornsong Aria+8% Synergy
$0.30
Greed+8% Synergy
$0.37
Bandit's Talent+7% Synergy
$0.37
Quest for the Nihil Stone+7% Synergy
$1.46
Jace's Sanctum+5% Synergy
$0.77
Goblin War Drums+5% Synergy
$1.32
Steal Enchantment+5% Synergy
$9.19
Energy Flux+5% Synergy
$0.32
Treachery+5% Synergy
$43.03
Fervor+5% Synergy
$4.62
Shrieking Affliction+5% Synergy
$0.40
Pestilence+5% Synergy
$0.82
Chains of Mephistopheles+5% Synergy
$1125.24
Diplomatic Immunity+5% Synergy
$4.64
Propaganda+4% Synergy
$3.52
Animate Dead+4% Synergy
$4.74
Phyrexian Arena+4% Synergy
$4.02
The Meathook Massacre+4% Synergy
$24.87
Omniscience+4% Synergy
$5.82
No Mercy+4% Synergy
$25.85
Bitterblossom+4% Synergy
$35.19
Bloodchief Ascension+3% Synergy
$19.87
Curse of Opulence+2% Synergy
$1.77
Black Market Connections+1% Synergy
$18.31
Court of Ambition0% Synergy
$5.31
Mystic Remora-2% Synergy
$11.44
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Nicol Bolas's Control game plan.
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver+17% Synergy
$7.16
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage+5% Synergy
$0.35
Tezzeret the Schemer+5% Synergy
$0.64
Liliana of the Dark Realms+5% Synergy
$11.60
Angrath, the Flame-Chained+4% Synergy
$3.80
Dack Fayden+4% Synergy
$6.44
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Nicol Bolas Control decks.
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace+10% Synergy
$0.19
Geier Reach Sanitarium+9% Synergy
$1.71
Polluted Mire+8% Synergy
$0.26
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+7% Synergy
$57.13
Lonely Sandbar+7% Synergy
$0.27
Remote Isle+5% Synergy
$0.30
Castle Vantress+5% Synergy
$0.29
Wasteland+4% Synergy
$27.58
Barren Moor+4% Synergy
$0.37
Strip Mine+4% Synergy
$20.51
Temple of the False God+3% Synergy
$0.32
Maze of Ith+3% Synergy
$10.35
Mystic Sanctuary+1% Synergy
$0.85
Academy Ruins+1% Synergy
$8.69
Arena of Glory0% Synergy
$9.74
Bojuka Bog-3% Synergy
$0.63
Reliquary Tower-4% Synergy
$2.76
Ancient Tomb-8% Synergy
$125.34
Rogue's Passage-9% Synergy
$0.36
Otawara, Soaring City-10% Synergy
$31.72
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Nicol Bolas's Control strategy.
Izzet Signet+23% Synergy
$0.39
Rakdos Signet+20% Synergy
$2.19
Sky Diamond+19% Synergy
$0.26
Dimir Signet+18% Synergy
$1.19
Visage of Bolas+15% Synergy
$0.38
Charcoal Diamond+14% Synergy
$0.32
Fire Diamond+14% Synergy
$0.34
Obelisk of Grixis+11% Synergy
$0.30
Gilded Lotus+10% Synergy
$0.54
Firemind Vessel+10% Synergy
$0.30
Talisman of Indulgence+9% Synergy
$2.99
Mind Stone+8% Synergy
$0.34
Chromatic Lantern+7% Synergy
$1.31
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.25
Mana Prism+5% Synergy
$0.18
Coveted Jewel+4% Synergy
$0.34
Darksteel Ingot+4% Synergy
$0.39
Talisman of Dominance+3% Synergy
$2.58
Relic of Sauron+2% Synergy
$7.25
Fellwar Stone+1% Synergy
$0.60
Grim Monolith+1% Synergy
$459.66
Talisman of Creativity-2% Synergy
$2.01
Chrome Mox-4% Synergy
$158.66
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$2.60
Arcane Signet-20% Synergy
$0.46
Sol Ring-21% Synergy
$1.40
Lands
The mana base behind Nicol Bolas's Control decks.
Crypt of the Eternals+16% Synergy
$0.16
Underground Sea+14% Synergy
Badlands+13% Synergy
Grixis Panorama+13% Synergy
$0.42
Fetid Pools+12% Synergy
$0.26
Temple of Deceit+11% Synergy
$0.25
Fabled Passage+11% Synergy
$1.02
Crosis's Catacombs+11% Synergy
$0.32
Temple of Malice+10% Synergy
$0.28
Xander's Lounge+8% Synergy
$11.76
Volcanic Island+8% Synergy
Polluted Delta+7% Synergy
$18.92
Terramorphic Expanse+7% Synergy
$0.26
Temple of Epiphany+7% Synergy
$0.31
City of Brass+7% Synergy
$9.98
Izzet Boilerworks+7% Synergy
$0.36
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.24
Prismatic Vista+7% Synergy
$39.06
Island+5% Synergy
$0.07
Bloodstained Mire+4% Synergy
$17.82
Dismal Backwater+4% Synergy
$0.18
Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.07
Mountain+3% Synergy
$0.08
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.39
Raucous Theater+2% Synergy
$11.68
Shadowblood Ridge+1% Synergy
$0.37
Verdant Catacombs+1% Synergy
$32.22
Undercity Sewers0% Synergy
$19.18
Sulfurous Springs-1% Synergy
$1.09
Seething Landscape-1% Synergy
$0.19
Dimir Aqueduct-1% Synergy
$0.31
Watery Grave-3% Synergy
$12.40
Blood Crypt-4% Synergy
$10.10
Crumbling Necropolis-6% Synergy
$0.34
Steam Vents-6% Synergy
$11.18
Dragonskull Summit-6% Synergy
$0.52
Drowned Catacomb-6% Synergy
$2.51
Scalding Tarn-6% Synergy
$38.66
Sunken Hollow-8% Synergy
$0.36
Shivan Reef-8% Synergy
$0.33
Underground River-9% Synergy
$1.42
Shipwreck Marsh-9% Synergy
$7.35
Smoldering Marsh-11% Synergy
$0.35
Stormcarved Coast-12% Synergy
$2.08
Morphic Pool-13% Synergy
$27.85
Exotic Orchard-14% Synergy
$0.36
Luxury Suite-18% Synergy
$26.54
Training Center-19% Synergy
$15.42
Command Tower-21% Synergy
$0.25
Sulfur Falls-23% Synergy
$0.31
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Nicol Bolas: Control.
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
Crosis, the Purger
Greel, Mind Raker
The Haunt of Hightower
Tourach, Dread Cantor
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei
Rankle, Master of Pranks
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei
Hisoka, Minamo Sensei
Gwendlyn Di Corci
Malfegor
Infernal Kirin
Green Goblin, Nemesis
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Criminal Past
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Rielle, the Everwise
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Hazoret the Fervent
Myojin of Night's Reach
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
He Who Hungers
The Raven Man
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Candlekeep Sage
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Tavern Brawler
Kefka, Court Mage
Neheb, the Worthy
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Patron of the Nezumi
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Popular Entertainer