Nicol Bolas EDH Spectres and Ninjas

Commander / EDH UBR (Grixis)

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Creature (33)

• 1x Abyssal Specter
• 1x Ashling, the Extinguisher
• 1x Banshee of the Dread Choir
• 1x Blazing Specter
• 1x Blizzard Specter
• 1x Broodbirth Viper
• 1x Doomsday Specter
• 1x Ghastlord of Fugue
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x Guul Draz Specter
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Hypnotic Specter
• 1x Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
• 1x Kaervek the Merciless
• 1x Lightning Reaver
• 1x Lu Xun, Scholar General
• 1x Mindleech Mass
• 1x Mistblade Shinobi
• 1x Needle Specter
• 1x Nightveil Specter
• 1x Ninja of the Deep Hours
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Rakdos, Lord of Riots
• 1x Sakashima's Student
• 1x Sedraxis Specter
• 1x Shadowmage Infiltrator
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Silent-Blade Oni
• 1x Sire of Stagnation
• 1x Sygg, River Cutthroat
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Thieving Magpie
• 1x Wrexial, the Risen Deep

Artifact (16)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Blade of Selves
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Unscythe, Killer of Kings
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Ashes to Ashes
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Syphon Mind
• 1x Vandalblast

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Commander (1)

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Coastal Piracy
• 1x Larceny
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Pain Magnification
• 1x Rhystic Study

Land (35)

• 12x Island
• 11x Mountain
• 12x Swamp

Instant (3)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Pact of Negation

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Creature (32)

• 1x Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
• 1x Academy Raider
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Blood Tyrant
• 1x Cephalid Constable
• 1x Chilling Apparition
• 1x Crosis, the Purger
• 1x Cryptoplasm
• 1x Deepfathom Skulker
• 1x Dimir Cutpurse
• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Evil Twin
• 1x Fiend of the Shadows
• 1x Garza Zol, Plague Queen
• 1x Higure, the Still Wind
• 1x Leaden Myr
• 1x Liliana's Reaver
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Master of Predicaments
• 1x Necropolis Regent
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Riptide Entrancer
• 1x Scion of Darkness
• 1x Sower of Temptation
• 1x Sphinx Ambassador
• 1x Sturmgeist
• 1x Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
• 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1x Vela the Night-Clad
• 1x Woebearer

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Cruel Ultimatum
• 1x Dark Intimations
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Rakdos's Return
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Shattering Spree
• 1x Slave of Bolas
• 1x Undercity Plague
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Windfall

Land (36)

• 1x Ancient Ziggurat
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cinder Barrens
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 3x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Transguild Promenade
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Creek

Instant (2)

• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Terminate

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana Vess

Artifact (24)

• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Demonspine Whip
• 1x Dolmen Gate
• 1x Elbrus, the Binding Blade  ^Flip
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Grappling Hook
• 1x Hammer of Purphoros
• 1x Izzet Keyrune
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Mask of Riddles
• 1x Moonsilver Spear
• 1x Rogue's Gloves
• 1x Specter's Shroud
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Control Magic
• 1x Corrupted Conscience
• 1x Curse of Shallow Graves
• 1x Destructive Urge
• 1x Elder Mastery
• 1x Helm of the Ghastlord
• 1x Oversold Cemetery
• 1x Painful Quandary
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sleeper's Robe
• 1x Treachery

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The deck is fairly simple: ramp -> specters -> VALUE

I wanted to build specters, and I thought: "who is the biggest specter of all? Nicol Bolas is the only answer. So, the deck has the "good" specters. It has some buffs and equipment for those specters, and it has Nicol Bolas.

If anyone can think of anything to add, I would love to hear it.

NOTE: My real mana base is good. I just didn't type it up.

Additions so far: Thada Adel

I cut the Wheel of Fortune effects because they completely undermine all of my discard specters. A little more reanimation might be fun, though.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.85
Tokens	Copy Clone, Zombie 2/2 B