Nicol Bolas, Commander Archenemy

Commander / EDH* UBR (Grixis)

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Land (35)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Crosis's Catacombs
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 3x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shivan Gorge
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Throne of the High City
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Watery Grave

Instant (4)

• 1x Aetherize
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Time Stop
• 1x Vona's Hunger

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Creature (22)

• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Consecrated SphinxGC
• 1x Consuming Aberration
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Faerie Artisans
• 1x Fatespinner
• 1x Harsh Mentor
• 1x Kaervek the Merciless
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Nezahal, Primal Tide
• 1x Nightscape Familiar
• 1x Notion ThiefGC
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Prince of Thralls
• 1x Sangromancer
• 1x Scythe Specter
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Urabrask the Hidden

Artifact (11)

• 1x Blade of Selves
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Helm of the Host *f-pre*
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Ward of Bones

Commander (1)

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Blatant Thievery
• 1x Capital Punishment
• 1x Dark Intimations
• 1x ExpropriateGC
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Mana Geyser
• 1x Manifold Insights
• 1x Mizzium Mortars
• 1x Plague Wind
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Skull Rend
• 1x Syphon Mind
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Unnerve
• 1x Vandalblast

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Baneful Omen
• 1x Collective Restraint
• 1x Mind's Dilation
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Painful Quandary
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Stranglehold
• 1x Telepathy
• 1x Waste Not
• 1x Words of Waste

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Sideboard

Unknown (32)

• 2x All in Good Time *oversized*
• 2x All Shall Smolder In My Wake *oversized*
• 2x Every Hope Shall Vanish *oversized*
• 2x Every Last Vestige Shall Rot *oversized*
• 2x Feed the Machine *oversized*
• 2x Into the Earthen Maw *oversized*
• 2x Introductions Are in Order *oversized*
• 2x My Wish Is Your Command *oversized*
• 2x Only Blood Ends Your Nightmares *oversized*
• 2x Realms Befitting My Majesty *oversized*
• 2x The Dead Shall Serve *oversized*
• 2x Tooth, Claw, and Tail *oversized*
• 2x Which of You Burns Brightest? *oversized*
• 2x Your Fate Is Thrice Sealed *oversized*
• 2x Your Inescapable Doom *oversized*
• 2x Your Puny Minds Cannot Fathom *oversized*

Specialty (6)

• 2x Behold the Power of Destruction *oversized*
• 2x My Crushing Masterstroke *oversized*
• 2x Plots that Span Centuries

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Nicol Bolas Commander + Archenemy combined! Rules below:

The Bolas deck abuses strong 'each opponent' cards for optimal value, meanwhile trying to develop a board state through the power of a (pre-selected) Archenemy Scheme deck. Recurring themes are discard, control and big game-changing spells.

Rules:

• Each opponent starts at 40 life.

• Bolas starts with 40 life multiplied by the number of opponents.

• Commander damage dealt to Bolas is 21 multiplied by the number of opponents. The Commander damage is combined. All opponent's Commander damage adds to the total.

• Bolas wins when each opponent is defeated.

• Opponents win when Bolas is either at 0 life or has received the total amount of Commander damage.

• Commander damage from Nicol Bolas is 21 for all opponents total.

Example: in a Bolas versus three opponents match Bolas starts at 120 life and the opponents have to deal a total of 63 combined Commander damage.

Optional:

• If Bolas is underperforming, Nicol Bolas may have a 'partner' in the Command Zone which is Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker or Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh. Each time one of them is cast, its owner must pay {2} for each time they were previously cast from the command zone.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	WG
Splash colors	R
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 57 - 4 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 34 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.65
Tokens	City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Monarch Emblem, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Commander Archenemy, edh