Nicol Bolas, the chaotic maelstrom dragon

Commander / EDH Budget Casual Combo Four Color Multiplayer Storm

Gamered

Land (36)

• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 2x Forest
• 1x Frontier Bivouac
• 1x Grixis Panorama
• 2x Island
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rugged Highlands
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Savage Lands
• 1x Shadowblood Ridge
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thornwood Falls
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Woodland Stream

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Metallurgic Summonings
• 1x Swarm Intelligence

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Sorcery (23)

• 1x Artful Dodge
• 1x Baral's Expertise
• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Cruel Ultimatum
• 1x Dark Intimations
• 1x Decimate
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Doomfall
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Explore
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Mind's Desire
• 1x Parting Thoughts
• 1x Past in Flames
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Spelltwine
• 1x Sweltering Suns
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Villainous Wealth
• 1x Volcanic Vision
• 1x Wheel of Fate
• 1x Whispering Madness
• 1x Yahenni's Expertise

Artifact (14)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Obelisk of Grixis
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Pyramid of the Pantheon
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Commander (1)

Creature (16)

• 1x Academy Elite
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Baral, Chief of Compliance
• 1x Blood Tyrant
• 1x Charmbreaker Devils
• 1x Docent of Perfection  ^Flip
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Etherium-Horn Sorcerer
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Jori En, Ruin Diver
• 1x Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
• 1x Nekusar, the Mindrazer
• 1x Nightscape Familiar
• 1x Thing in the Ice  ^Flip
• 1x Wildfire Eternal

Instant (7)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Curtains' Call
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Lightning Bolt

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Coiling Oracle

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Maybeboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Arcanis the Omnipotent
• 1x Bloodwater Entity
• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Dralnu, Lich Lord
• 1x Galvanoth
• 1x Melek, Izzet Paragon
• 1x Mizzix of the Izmagnus

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Part the Waterveil
• 1x Treasure Cruise

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh

Artifact (1)

• 1x Elixir of Immortality

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Hello, this is my first deck posted here on tappedout, and I would be grateful to everyone who gives me advices. I'm sorry for my english, I'm not a native english speaker and maybe I will do some grammar mistakes.

Now let's talk about my deck: I bought the Yidris preconstructed deck and I improved it with the archenemy: Nicol Bolas decks and the new cards of hour of devastation. WIth these changes, I my deck has 2 main themes: the first one is the chaotic theme of card:Yidris, the maelstrom wielder with his cascade ability and the Paradox Engine combo, which let me cast a lot of spells in my turn. The second one is the Bolas theme, with a lot of card connected to him.

I have to do some tests because I still think I can improve it. card:Nicol bolas, the god-pharaon should be a must have in this deck, but it cost too much now. I was thinking of adding another game breaking instant or sorcery, like Torment of Hailfire.

Starting the game

The first thing to do with this deck is play Yidris as soon as possible and start cascading your hand. On turn 5 or even 4 with some mana rocks I usually damage one of my opponents, if they don't kill my commander immediatly. My plan is cascade into other mana rocks or creatures like Baral, Chief of Compliance or Nightscape Familiar. If Yidris can't attack, there are some good cards that help him: Final Iteration  , Artful Dodge, Whispersilk Cloak and Sword of Feast and Famine

Cast your powerful spells!

Cast your instants and sorceries to clear the board and damage your opponents. They can't survive against the almight magic of Nicol Bolas! There are a lot of different spells to use and creatures that synergises very well when you cast them. Torment of Hailfire is a big spell that can hurt your opponents a lot in the late game, with Paradox Engine and Swarm Intelligence.

Going infinite

There is an infinite combo in this deck: card:paradox engine + mana rocks. This let you cast your entire hand and graveyard with Past in Flames, and play a very big Torment of Hailfire, Villainous Wealth or Mind's Desire

I will need some suggestions and advices about the ratio lands/mana rock and some sustitutions: I was thinking of removing Nekusar, the Mindrazer for Dralnu, Lich Lord or Riku of Two Reflections

Date added	6 years
Last updated	2 years
Exclude colors	W
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.84
Tokens	Construct */* C, Human Wizard 1/1 U