Nicol Bolas: Discard
$1.41
$1.41Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Nicol Bolas's Discard builds — cards that lean hardest into the Discard theme.
Waste Not+60% Synergy
$7.89
Megrim+59% Synergy
$1.92
Liliana's Caress+54% Synergy
$8.80
Geth's Grimoire+54% Synergy
$8.97
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager+54% Synergy
$22.48
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh+52% Synergy
$3.32
Cruel Ultimatum+52% Synergy
$0.53
Syphon Mind+51% Synergy
$0.38
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God+50% Synergy
$4.88
Raiders' Wake+48% Synergy
$0.50
Top Cards
The staple cards most Nicol Bolas Discard decks run as their core.
Fell Specter+48% Synergy
$0.51
Sangromancer+43% Synergy
$0.94
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker+40% Synergy
$2.88
Painful Quandary+38% Synergy
$0.95
Nightscape Familiar+35% Synergy
$0.42
Terminate+26% Synergy
$0.38
Windfall+22% Synergy
$4.34
Counterspell+20% Synergy
$3.43
Dark Ritual+13% Synergy
$4.19
Blasphemous Act-2% Synergy
$0.82
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Nicol Bolas Discard game on their own.
Tergrid, God of Fright+40% Synergy
$18.25
Notion Thief+26% Synergy
$1.61
Bolas's Citadel+23% Synergy
$17.35
Cyclonic Rift+13% Synergy
$41.26
Demonic Tutor+12% Synergy
$70.03
Narset, Parter of Veils+8% Synergy
$2.95
Rhystic Study+4% Synergy
$69.44
Mystical Tutor0% Synergy
$17.28
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$62.01
Orcish Bowmasters-11% Synergy
$48.48
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Discard plan in Nicol Bolas decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal+40% Synergy
$9.45
Hypnotic Specter+40% Synergy
$1.60
Tourach, Dread Cantor+38% Synergy
$1.57
Sedraxis Specter+37% Synergy
$0.11
Crosis, the Purger+37% Synergy
$0.55
The Raven Man+31% Synergy
$0.44
Blazing Specter+31% Synergy
$2.66
Scythe Specter+30% Synergy
$0.50
Blizzard Specter+30% Synergy
$0.29
Magus of the Wheel+25% Synergy
$1.10
Burglar Rat+25% Synergy
$0.25
Liliana's Specter+24% Synergy
$0.56
Doomsday Specter+24% Synergy
$0.47
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger+16% Synergy
$2.57
Siren of the Silent Song+16% Synergy
$0.24
Dragon Mage+15% Synergy
$0.17
Plaguecrafter+15% Synergy
$0.35
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar+14% Synergy
$0.85
Tinybones, Trinket Thief+14% Synergy
$20.39
Asylum Visitor+14% Synergy
$0.24
Rankle, Master of Pranks+13% Synergy
$2.83
Elderfang Disciple+13% Synergy
$0.27
Solemn Simulacrum+12% Synergy
$0.26
Baleful Strix+12% Synergy
$2.44
Kefka, Court Mage+12% Synergy
$4.14
Abyssal Specter+12% Synergy
$0.15
The Haunt of Hightower+12% Synergy
$3.19
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+11% Synergy
$89.91
Nekusar, the Mindrazer+11% Synergy
$3.65
Sire of Insanity+10% Synergy
$0.44
Sheoldred+10% Synergy
$17.88
Silent Specter+10% Synergy
$0.50
Guul Draz Specter+10% Synergy
$0.22
Scavenger Regent+10% Synergy
$0.46
Augur of Bolas+9% Synergy
$0.24
Burnished Hart+8% Synergy
$0.32
Necrogoyf+8% Synergy
$0.39
Hellkite Courser+7% Synergy
$2.56
The Scarab God+7% Synergy
$5.24
Urgoros, the Empty One+7% Synergy
$0.26
Nightveil Specter+7% Synergy
$0.61
Archaeomancer+6% Synergy
$0.31
Syr Konrad, the Grim+6% Synergy
$0.74
Lord Xander, the Collector+5% Synergy
$2.68
Disciple of Bolas+5% Synergy
$0.30
Jace's Archivist+4% Synergy
$8.74
Archon of Cruelty+4% Synergy
$7.97
Dauthi Voidwalker+3% Synergy
$5.36
Kess, Dissident Mage0% Synergy
$5.02
Anger-4% Synergy
$0.42
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Nicol Bolas's Discard deck ahead.
Recoil+33% Synergy
$0.21
Dream Salvage+28% Synergy
$0.51
Crosis's Charm+27% Synergy
$0.53
Perplex+25% Synergy
$1.61
Rakdos Charm+22% Synergy
$0.38
Negate+13% Synergy
$0.14
Soul Manipulation+13% Synergy
$0.36
Tyrant's Scorn+13% Synergy
$0.32
Drown in the Loch+12% Synergy
$1.36
Fact or Fiction+9% Synergy
$0.22
Countersquall+9% Synergy
$1.03
Kolaghan's Command+7% Synergy
$0.42
Wheel and Deal+6% Synergy
$16.44
Evacuation+5% Synergy
$0.36
Aetherize+4% Synergy
$0.37
Mystic Confluence+4% Synergy
$0.74
Muddle the Mixture+3% Synergy
$1.88
Maestros Charm+3% Synergy
$0.30
Return the Favor+3% Synergy
$0.86
Bedevil+2% Synergy
$0.30
Brainstorm+1% Synergy
$1.43
Lightning Bolt+1% Synergy
$3.35
Opt0% Synergy
$0.26
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$3.00
Malakir Rebirth-1% Synergy
$12.67
Mana Drain-2% Synergy
$52.75
Arcane Denial-3% Synergy
$1.46
Withering Torment-4% Synergy
$3.27
Big Score-6% Synergy
$0.60
Chaos Warp-7% Synergy
$0.38
Swan Song-8% Synergy
$7.86
Frantic Search-11% Synergy
$0.51
An Offer You Can't Refuse-17% Synergy
$2.26
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Discard game plan forward for Nicol Bolas.
Crux of Fate+30% Synergy
$3.23
Dark Intimations+28% Synergy
$0.18
Torment of Hailfire+25% Synergy
$39.44
Slave of Bolas+22% Synergy
$0.44
Hour of Devastation+21% Synergy
$0.37
Whispering Madness+19% Synergy
$4.18
Deliver Unto Evil+19% Synergy
$0.27
Dark Deal+18% Synergy
$3.47
Skull Rend+18% Synergy
$0.15
Imposing Grandeur+14% Synergy
$1.52
Damnation+12% Synergy
$21.38
Diabolic Tutor+12% Synergy
$2.09
Deep Analysis+11% Synergy
$0.23
Duress+10% Synergy
$0.12
Burning Inquiry+8% Synergy
$3.42
Rise of the Dark Realms+7% Synergy
$7.08
Wheel of Misfortune+7% Synergy
$7.61
Mind Twist+7% Synergy
$1.48
Wit's End+7% Synergy
$0.25
Thoughtseize+7% Synergy
$6.32
Chandra's Ignition+6% Synergy
$5.16
Rakdos's Return+6% Synergy
$0.57
Hymn to Tourach+6% Synergy
$0.55
Perfect Intimidation+6% Synergy
$0.18
Tormenting Voice+5% Synergy
$0.14
Reforge the Soul+4% Synergy
$5.19
Read the Bones+4% Synergy
$0.31
Vandalblast+3% Synergy
$2.21
Wheel of Fortune+3% Synergy
$2092.91
Blasphemous Edict+3% Synergy
$4.22
Decree of Pain+1% Synergy
$0.27
Ponder0% Synergy
$2.00
Reanimate-2% Synergy
$8.59
Toxic Deluge-3% Synergy
$4.98
Faithless Looting-11% Synergy
$0.28
Feed the Swarm-14% Synergy
$0.33
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Nicol Bolas Discard decks.
Gem of Becoming+14% Synergy
$0.27
God-Pharaoh's Statue+12% Synergy
$0.92
Lightning Greaves+10% Synergy
$3.93
Whispersilk Cloak+7% Synergy
$3.27
Viridian Longbow+7% Synergy
$1.60
Wheel of Torture+7% Synergy
$1.01
Hard-Won Jitte+7% Synergy
$0.26
Entropic Battlecruiser+6% Synergy
$0.37
Wayfarer's Bauble+5% Synergy
$0.32
Jet Medallion+5% Synergy
$10.47
Library of Leng+5% Synergy
$11.86
Howling Mine+4% Synergy
$5.40
Black Mage's Rod+3% Synergy
$0.33
Swiftfoot Boots0% Synergy
$2.99
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Discard strategy in Nicol Bolas decks.
The Eldest Reborn+38% Synergy
$0.35
Shrieking Affliction+28% Synergy
$0.40
Bandit's Talent+28% Synergy
$0.37
Oppression+24% Synergy
$4.11
Quest for the Nihil Stone+24% Synergy
$1.46
Court of Ambition+16% Synergy
$5.31
Dragon Tempest+15% Synergy
$2.41
Pain Magnification+14% Synergy
$1.18
Propaganda+10% Synergy
$3.52
Bloodchief Ascension+10% Synergy
$19.87
Phyrexian Arena+9% Synergy
$4.02
Pain for All+8% Synergy
$0.48
In Bolas's Clutches+7% Synergy
$0.26
Warped Devotion+7% Synergy
$0.33
Patient Rebuilding+7% Synergy
$0.75
Underworld Dreams+6% Synergy
$2.13
No Mercy+6% Synergy
$25.85
Quicksilver Dagger+6% Synergy
$0.14
Bottomless Pit+6% Synergy
$6.63
Control Magic+6% Synergy
$0.90
Mornsong Aria+6% Synergy
$0.30
Animate Dead+3% Synergy
$4.74
Warstorm Surge+2% Synergy
$1.05
Spiteful Visions+1% Synergy
$1.04
Black Market Connections-4% Synergy
$18.31
Mystic Remora-5% Synergy
$11.44
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Nicol Bolas's Discard game plan.
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver+19% Synergy
$7.16
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage+16% Synergy
$0.35
Angrath, the Flame-Chained+11% Synergy
$3.80
Liliana of the Veil+7% Synergy
$5.86
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Nicol Bolas Discard decks.
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace+28% Synergy
$0.19
Geier Reach Sanitarium+28% Synergy
$1.71
Bojuka Bog+23% Synergy
$0.63
Rogue's Passage+17% Synergy
$0.36
Temple of the False God+9% Synergy
$0.32
Reliquary Tower+6% Synergy
$2.76
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+5% Synergy
$57.13
Ghost Quarter+5% Synergy
$0.94
Strip Mine+5% Synergy
$20.51
Arena of Glory+1% Synergy
$9.74
Command Beacon+1% Synergy
$6.42
Mistrise Village-1% Synergy
$9.24
Otawara, Soaring City-6% Synergy
$31.72
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Nicol Bolas's Discard strategy.
Rakdos Signet+30% Synergy
$2.19
Dimir Signet+27% Synergy
$1.19
Izzet Signet+24% Synergy
$0.39
Chromatic Lantern+19% Synergy
$1.31
Obelisk of Grixis+19% Synergy
$0.30
Visage of Bolas+16% Synergy
$0.38
Commander's Sphere+15% Synergy
$0.25
Gilded Lotus+13% Synergy
$0.54
Relic of Sauron+9% Synergy
$7.25
Decanter of Endless Water+9% Synergy
$4.11
Firemind Vessel+8% Synergy
$0.30
Charcoal Diamond+7% Synergy
$0.32
Sky Diamond+7% Synergy
$0.26
Talisman of Indulgence+6% Synergy
$2.99
Fire Diamond+6% Synergy
$0.34
Darksteel Ingot+5% Synergy
$0.39
Talisman of Dominance+4% Synergy
$2.58
Mind Stone+3% Synergy
$0.34
Talisman of Creativity+2% Synergy
$2.01
The Soul Stone+2% Synergy
$84.04
Fellwar Stone-1% Synergy
$0.60
Sol Ring-4% Synergy
$1.40
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$0.46
Thought Vessel-6% Synergy
$2.60
Lands
The mana base behind Nicol Bolas's Discard decks.
Crumbling Necropolis+20% Synergy
$0.34
Myriad Landscape+17% Synergy
$0.24
Maestros Theater+14% Synergy
$0.30
Dragonskull Summit+13% Synergy
$0.52
Xander's Lounge+13% Synergy
$11.76
Seething Landscape+11% Synergy
$0.19
Izzet Boilerworks+11% Synergy
$0.36
Dimir Aqueduct+11% Synergy
$0.31
Drowned Catacomb+10% Synergy
$2.51
Mountain+9% Synergy
$0.08
Grixis Panorama+9% Synergy
$0.42
Swamp+8% Synergy
$0.07
Sunken Hollow+8% Synergy
$0.36
Terramorphic Expanse+8% Synergy
$0.26
Island+7% Synergy
$0.07
Smoldering Marsh+7% Synergy
$0.35
Temple of Deceit+7% Synergy
$0.25
Rakdos Carnarium+7% Synergy
$0.34
Temple of Malice+6% Synergy
$0.28
Tainted Isle+6% Synergy
$0.70
Evolving Wilds+5% Synergy
$0.39
Thundering Falls+5% Synergy
$16.38
Graven Cairns+5% Synergy
$2.90
Bloodstained Mire+4% Synergy
$17.82
Temple of Epiphany+4% Synergy
$0.31
Cascade Bluffs+4% Synergy
$0.39
Exotic Orchard+3% Synergy
$0.36
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$1.02
Watery Grave0% Synergy
$12.40
Shivan Reef0% Synergy
$0.33
Blood Crypt-1% Synergy
$10.10
City of Brass-1% Synergy
$9.98
Raucous Theater-1% Synergy
$11.68
Polluted Delta-2% Synergy
$18.92
Sulfurous Springs-2% Synergy
$1.09
Undercity Sewers-2% Synergy
$19.18
Command Tower-3% Synergy
$0.25
Scalding Tarn-3% Synergy
$38.66
Shipwreck Marsh-3% Synergy
$7.35
Choked Estuary-3% Synergy
$0.38
Badlands-3% Synergy
Luxury Suite-4% Synergy
$26.54
Haunted Ridge-4% Synergy
$8.45
Morphic Pool-6% Synergy
$27.85
Training Center-7% Synergy
$15.42
Underground River-7% Synergy
$1.42
Stormcarved Coast-7% Synergy
$2.08
Foreboding Ruins-7% Synergy
$0.32
Sulfur Falls-9% Synergy
$0.31
Steam Vents-9% Synergy
$11.18
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Nicol Bolas: Discard.
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