Nicol Brawlas: A Themed Deck

Commander / EDH* Control Multiplayer Theme/Gimmick UBR (Grixis)

SLASHCAPS

Land (36)

• 1x Cinder Barrens
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Crypt of the Eternals
• 1x Desert of the Fervent
• 1x Desert of the Glorified
• 1x Desert of the Mindful
• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Endless Sands
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Grixis Panorama
• 1x Ifnir Deadlands
• 1x Ipnu Rivulet
• 5x Island
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Ramunap Ruins
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Survivors' Encampment
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Instant (7)

• 1x Commence the Endgame
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Crosis's Charm
• 1x Crush Dissent
• 1x Hour of Glory
• 1x Soul Manipulation
• 1x Tyrant's Scorn

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Angrath, Captain of Chaos
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
• 1x Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
• 1x Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver

Sorcery (18)

• 1x Apex of Power
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Dark Intimations
• 1x Deep Analysis
• 1x Deliver Unto Evil
• 1x Enter the God-Eternals
• 1x Finale of Promise
• 1x Finale of Revelation
• 1x Fraying Omnipotence
• 1x Honor the God-Pharaoh
• 1x Hour of Devastation
• 1x Hour of Eternity
• 1x Invade the City
• 1x Slave of Bolas
• 1x The Elderspell
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Widespread Brutality
• 1x Wit's End

Creature (13)

• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Dreadhorde Twins
• 1x Eternal Skylord
• 1x Gleaming Overseer
• 1x God-Eternal Bontu
• 1x God-Eternal Kefnet
• 1x Herald of the Dreadhorde
• 1x Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
• 1x Nicol Bolas
• 1x Nightscape Familiar
• 1x Soul Diviner
• 1x Spark Double
• 1x Vizier of the Scorpion

Commander (1)

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Artifact (13)

• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Gem of Becoming
• 1x God-Pharaoh's Gift
• 1x God-Pharaoh's Statue
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Manalith
• 1x Obelisk of Grixis
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip
• 1x Visage of Bolas

Enchantment (7)

• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Blood Reckoning
• 1x Dreadhorde Invasion
• 1x Elder Mastery
• 1x In Bolas's Clutches
• 1x Patient Rebuilding
• 1x The Eldest Reborn

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Sorcery (1)

• 1x Tormenting Voice

Creature (1)

• 1x Mindclaw Shaman

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He's some Dragon God bloke from the desert or something.

A Grixis control(?) deck themed around Nicol Bolas and various shenanigans involving him.

The deck certainly has potential to win games, inherit within the Nicol cards themselves, however I suspect you'll quickly become the arch enemy of the table. But why wouldn't you? You are rep-ing the big man Himself!

There's a mild Amass package to grow and unleash your own Dreadhorde Invasion . Slap an Elder Mastery on your creation and they'll grow up to be just like Dad! Use Nicol's eternal minions ( God-Eternal Bontu God-Eternal Kefnet Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion ) to lead the charge as you build Amonkhet and all it's deserty, Obelisky splendour.

Disclaimer: I will admit there are some non-theme cards; Spark Double and the signets. Bolas' are costly and we'd like to hit the big 10's on our big X sorceries. The majority of the deserts are beyond awful but they look fantastic. Who knows, you might blast down the table with Ifnir Deadlands ! The land base can be upgraded with AHK taps if colours become an issue. There are themed cards I've left out to restrict budget that may not pull their weight Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas and others that straight up don't do anything Imminent Doom . They both have potential with more proliferate abilities. Could be worth looking into.

If you have any thoughts or suggestions on themed (or Nicol enabling non-themed) cards, synergies or flavours, please leave a comment.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 27 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.09
Tokens	Copy Clone, Zombie Army 0/0 B