Nicol Bolas - Cruel Control

Commander / EDH

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Creature (18)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Augur of Bolas
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Charmbreaker Devils
• 1x Dack's Duplicate
• 1x Defiler of Souls
• 1x Echo Mage
• 1x Frost Titan
• 1x Ghastlord of Fugue
• 1x Herald of Leshrac
• 1x Hythonia the Cruel
• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x Keiga, the Tide Star
• 1x Lorthos, the Tidemaker
• 1x Meletis Charlatan
• 1x Mindclaw Shaman
• 1x Nivix Guildmage

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Chandra, the Firebrand
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Land (40)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Bad River
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Grixis Panorama
• 3x Island
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rocky Tar Pit
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Control Magic
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Underworld Connections

Artifact (5)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Gem of Becoming
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Mirari
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (12)

• 1x Crosis's Charm
• 1x Essence Backlash
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Magmaquake
• 1x Memory Plunder
• 1x Radiate
• 1x Reiterate
• 1x Shattering Pulse
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Wild Ricochet
• 1x Word of Seizing

Sorcery (19)

• 1x Ashes to Ashes
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Blast of Genius
• 1x Blatant Thievery
• 1x Choice of Damnations
• 1x Consuming Vapors
• 1x Cruel Ultimatum
• 1x Curse of the Cabal
• 1x Eternal Dominion
• 1x Foresee
• 1x Howl of the Horde
• 1x Overwhelming Forces
• 1x Recurring Insight
• 1x Reign of the Pit
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Slave of Bolas
• 1x Spelltwine
• 1x Telemin Performance

Commander (1)

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Taking EDH by letter and playing one of the big five is a big commitment!
You can't just play a grixis deck and put Nicol Bolas in command, no. If you play Nicol Bolas EDH, your deck has to be a mirror for the Elder Dragon's ancient power and fearful presence!

Nicol Bolas doesn't ask for permission, he commands enemies too obey and enslaves those who oppose him.
He doesn't charge into battle with big temper and little preparation, his long-term plans will ensure your defeat before you arrive at the battlefield and can fathom what you're up against.
Nicol Bolas doesn't let those who betray him escape his grasp, he will punish them with the very ground they flee on.
If you disturb his mechinations, be prepared to be given a Cruel Ultimatum and find yourself at your Wit's End!

So yeah, Nicol Bolas flavour deck all the way!Cast Cruel Ultimatum (and even more devastating spells) and copy them to your (dark) heart's delight to ruin someone's day or send some of Bolas's powerful minions to lay waste to the board and foil your opponent's patheitc plans to best an Elder Dragon >:)

Date added	10 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 49 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.80
Tokens	Copy Clone, Demon X/X B
Folders	EDH, EDH