Nicols Bolas' rise to power

Standard* Budget Combo Control Five Color

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Creature (10)

• 4x Naga Vitalist
• 2x Oasis Ritualist
• 1x Rhonas the Indomitable
• 1x The Locust God
• 2x Wall of Forgotten Pharaohs

Instant (7)

• 3x Haze of Pollen
• 2x Magma Spray
• 2x Pull from Tomorrow

Artifact (5)

• 2x Cultivator's Caravan
• 3x Visage of Bolas

Land (19)

• 8x Forest
• 2x Island
• 3x Painted Bluffs
• 4x Submerged Boneyard
• 2x Swamp

Sorcery (7)

• 3x Attune with Aether
• 2x Diabolic Tutor
• 2x Torment of Hailfire

Enchantment (10)

• 2x Ajani's Aid
• 2x Bounty of the Luxa
• 2x Gift of Paradise
• 2x Torment of Scarabs
• 2x Unquenchable Thirst

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ajani, Valiant Protector
• 1x Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Ajani's Aid

Artifact (1)

• 1x Visage of Bolas

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The strategy of the deck is to get as much mana as possible to play The Locust God and Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver I use cards like Cultivator's Caravan, Oasis Ritualist , and Painted Bluffs to give me mana of any color. I use Visage of Bolas , Ajani's Aid , and Diabolic Tutor to draw Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver , Ajani, Valiant Protector, and The Locust God. Once I have Ajani, Valiant Protector out I use his +2 ability to give creatures +1/+1 counters. That boosts my creatures' power up, which makes them a stronger creature and enables Rhonas the Indomitable to attack and block. Once I get Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver out I use his +3 ability to make my opponents sacrifice a permanent, discard a card, or take 3 damage. I keep using that to get rid of my opponent's control. After I build up enough loyalty counters on him I strike big with his -11 and deal 7 damage to my opponent, while attacking them with my creatures. That allows me to draw 7 cards, which lets me make seven 1/1 flying and haste insect tokens with The Locust God. I also use pull from tomorrow to make TONS of locusts. I have Torment of Hailfire as a back up plan if I can't get Bolas out. Since this deck relies on a lot of mana, I can't get things out in the first few turns. That makes me susceptible to aggro decks that get creatures out in the early game. I use Haze of Pollen, Unquenchable Thirst, Torment of Scarabs, and Magma Spray to stop my opponent from killing me early and allows me to get out my big finishers late game.

Any Criticism is welcome, as long as it is constructive. If you like the deck I would greatly appreciate an upvote!

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 13 - 0 Rares 8 - 0 Uncommons 23 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.98
Tokens	Energy Reserve, Insect 1/1 UR
Folders	Deck Inspiration, B, Favorite Decks, Nolan Added, Standard Decks, Decks, Budget Standard Decks, edit