Nicol Bolas Goes Tim!

Commander / EDH Combo Control Discard Jank Theme/Gimmick UBR (Grixis)

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Land (37)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Grixis Panorama
• 5x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shadowblood Ridge
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Crab Umbra
• 1x Curator's Ward
• 1x Dark Tutelage
• 1x Hermetic Study
• 1x Megrim
• 1x Psionic Gift
• 1x Quicksilver Dagger
• 1x Raiders' Wake

Artifact (22)

• 1x Bonder's Ornament
• 1x Chariot of Victory
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Firemind Vessel
• 1x Fleetfeather Sandals
• 1x Geth's Grimoire
• 1x Guardian Idol
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mirror Shield
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Puppet Strings
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sorcerer's Wand
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x The Magic Mirror
• 1x Ur-Golem's Eye
• 1x Viridian Longbow
• 1x Wolfhunter's Quiver
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Instant (10)

• 1x Convolute
• 1x Dizzy Spell
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Magmaquake
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Opportunity
• 1x Starstorm
• 1x Supreme Will
• 1x Whir of Invention
• 1x Whirlwind Denial

Commander (1)

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Damnable Pact
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Divination
• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Languish
• 1x Mastermind's Acquisition
• 1x Mind Spring
• 1x Storm's Wrath
• 1x Theft of Dreams

Creature (10)

• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Fell Specter
• 1x Gadwick, the Wizened
• 1x Niblis of the Breath
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Puppeteer
• 1x Tideforce Elemental
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Vizier of Tumbling Sands

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Viridian Longbow + Nicol Bolas

Once I discovered this interaction I became obsessed. Obsessed enough to make a deck that revolves around this silly combo. Our gameplan is basically to tutor a Viridian Longbow, Wolfhunter's Quiver, Hermetic Study etc. and ready the right set up to play Nicol Bolas: ie. give him haste, make him a Tim, have some untappers, preferably have some protection, and then go all in for two turns where we aim to rid our opponents of their hands. Before this we stay alive by consistently board wiping. Make sure to only play Nicol Bolas when this is all set up. You will get into a position where you are the archenemy Nicol Bolas and as fun as that can be, we also like to not die so we have to execute this quickly. You will, of course, be the archenemy for the entire game after this but if they have no hands it really doesn't matter. As costly as it might be, we can also replay Nicol Bolas later in the game to keep their hands empty and to finish them off with commander damage.

What are your thoughts on this deck? Are there any cards I missed? Let me know in the comments below. Suggestions are also welcome. I am in desperate need of help with win cons and making the deck run more quickly and smoothly.

If you found this deck interesting, you might be like some of my other janky combo EDH decks:

Yorion Blink loops/ETB good stuff

Tajic Soldier Tribal/Board Wipes

Rubinia really weird theft stuff

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Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Splash colors	UR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 19 - 0 Rares 39 - 0 Uncommons 24 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	Morph 2/2 C