In Bolas' Clutches

Commander / EDH Bracket 4 UBR (Grixis)

Dulin

Land (37)

• 1x Blast Zone
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clearwater Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Field of the DeadGC
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 2x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Riverglide Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Shadowblood Ridge
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Training Center
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Xander's Lounge

Planeswalker (4)

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

Instant (20)

• 1x Aetherize
• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Fierce GuardianshipGC
• 1x Gather Specimens
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mirror Match
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Mystical TutorGC
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Reins of Power
• 1x Sublime Epiphany
• 1x Vampiric TutorGC
• 1x Wash Away

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Bonus Round
• 1x Burning Wish
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Deliver Unto Evil
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x ExpropriateGC
• 1x Hour of Devastation
• 1x Mastermind's Acquisition
• 1x Profane Tutor
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Torment of Hailfire

Creature (2)

• 1x God-Eternal Bontu
• 1x God-Eternal Kefnet

Commander (1)

 ^Flip

Artifact (16)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bolas's CitadelGC
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mana VaultGC
• 1x Portcullis
• 1x Primal Amulet  ^Flip
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Enchantment (8)

• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Breathstealer's Crypt
• 1x In Bolas's Clutches
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip
• 1x Tainted AEther

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Sideboard

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Blatant Thievery
• 1x Ghastly Conscription
• 1x Karn's Temporal Sundering
• 1x Mnemonic Deluge
• 1x Mystic Retrieval
• 1x Stronghold Discipline
• 1x The Elderspell
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vandalblast

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Maybeboard

Instant (3)

• 1x Force of WillGC
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Thrilling Encore

Artifact (1)

• 1x Thought Vessel

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What started out as a Grixis Control (because I just had to do a Grixis to play Mishra as a commander) turned into a Bolas flavour deck over time. The goal? To win through sheer force...who am I kidding, the actual goal is basically to survive long enough (somehow) to suddenly have all pieces in place for a "sudden", super convoluted move to take the win against the actual odds with any one of the possibilities the deck holds for that (most likely doubled Expropriate with at least one Bolas-walker on the board, or a huge Torment of Hailfire, powered up with a Mana Drain)!

My usual playgroup allows for an optional 10-card-sideboard, which this deck (like some others of mine) uses.

I'm still looking for "better" options - the deck is very flavour-focused, but there might be things I've just overlooked! Be it better/better fitting cards, or just better fitting versions of a specific card.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	7 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 2 Mythic Rares 52 - 5 Rares 15 - 2 Uncommons 5 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.39
Tokens	Copy Clone, Manifest 2/2 C, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B