Nicol Bolas

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

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Land (39)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crosis's Catacombs
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Faerie Conclave
• 1x Ghitu Encampment
• 1x Grixis Panorama
• 6x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 6x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Spawning Pool
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Unstable Frontier

Instant (9)

• 1x Commandeer
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Cower in Fear
• 1x Crosis's Charm
• 1x Grixis Charm
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Magmaquake
• 1x Silence the Believers
• 1x Soul Manipulation

Creature (20)

• 1x Augur of Bolas
• 1x Blood Tyrant
• 1x Crosis, the Purger
• 1x Demon's Herald
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Disciple of Deceit
• 1x Echo Mage
• 1x Grixis Battlemage
• 1x Grixis Grimblade
• 1x Herald of Leshrac
• 1x Hypersonic Dragon
• 1x Melek, Izzet Paragon
• 1x Mindclaw Shaman
• 1x Nightscape Familiar
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Prince of Thralls
• 1x Rakka Mar
• 1x Sedraxis Specter
• 1x Tetsuo Umezawa

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Boom / Bust
• 1x Breaking / Entering
• 1x Cruel Ultimatum
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Deep Analysis
• 1x Harness by Force
• 1x Head Games
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Rise / Fall
• 1x Slave of Bolas
• 1x Time Stretch
• 1x Wit's End
• 1x Worst Fears

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Gem of Becoming
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Icy Manipulator
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mindslaver
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Obelisk of Grixis
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Unscythe, Killer of Kings

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Blood Reckoning
• 1x Control Magic
• 1x Elder Mastery
• 1x Take Possession

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

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This was my second EDH deck, and still one of my favorites. You need to rely on politics and manipulation in order to stay alive early game, and if you were left unchecked, you can sweep in and make everybody regret that decision.

It's geared for manipulative shenanigans and little else, making it fun for multiplayer and interesting in team games. It's definitely not a competitive deck by any stretch of the imagination. It's flavorful and fun.

On a side note, I'm considering adding Ugin and his cards to this deck, because I think it would be interesting to represent archenemies in the same deck. Thoughts? Suggestions? If it would make the deck even wonkier than it is, maybe not, but if it can work, I'm listening!

DECK UNDER CONSTRUCTION

With the release of Amonkhet, Bolas’s repertoire has been better defined. I’m looking to alter and improve this deck significantly over time. This list is no longer representative of the deck, as I’ve started scrapping it for parts.

I’ll leave this deck up as a legacy list of one of my first EDH decks. The new one will have a new name and a link from here.

IT IS DONE

Deck:the-eldest-reborn-2

Date added	9 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 36 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.52
Tokens	Elemental 3/1 R, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	EDH, Retired Decks