Dominaria's Most Ancient Evil

Commander / EDH* Control Cruel Control Infinite Combo Necropotence UBR (Grixis)

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Land (36)

• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Cascading Cataracts
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 4x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shadowblood Ridge
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Dragon Tempest
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Leyline of the Void
• 1x NecropotenceGC
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Sneak Attack

Instant (16)

• 1x Capsize
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Force of Despair
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of WillGC
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mindbreak Trap
• 1x Mystical TutorGC
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Vampiric TutorGC
• 1x Whir of Invention

Artifact (15)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Chrome MoxGC
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana VaultGC
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Commander (1)

Creature (15)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Aura Thief
• 1x Charmbreaker Devils
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Consecrated SphinxGC
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Hellkite Charger
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Nicol Bolas, the Ravager  ^Flip
• 1x Notion ThiefGC
• 1x Palinchron
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Sangromancer
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Cruel Ultimatum
• 1x Demonic Collusion
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

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Grixis Cruel Control, using Nicol Bolas as the finisher. Consistently gets Bolas out by turn 5, early as turn 3 with a God hand.

Any feedback is welcomed, as are suggestions. Grixis is my favorite color combination, so I want this deck to be my pride and joy; it'll probably never stop being worked on. Any suggestions to make the deck more effective are fine, even expensive ones.

Wincons:

Nicol Bolas himself

Deadeye Navigator + Dragon Tempest + Nicol Bolas

Deadeye Navigator + Hellkite Charger + Palinchron

Thanks for looking!

Top Ranked	Achieved #8 position overall 7 years ago
Date added	9 years
Last updated	5 years
Key combos	Deadeye Navigator + Dragon Tempest + Nicol Bolas Deadeye Navigator + Hellkite Charger + Palinchron
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 57 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.66
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U
Folders	MTG Deck ideas, deck, liked EDH, Possible decks, Interesting Commander Decks, make it