Grixis, Drawing into Bolas

Standard UBR (Grixis)

Azlath

Creature (9)

• 2x AEtherling
• 3x Lobber Crew
• 2x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
• 2x Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Planeswalker (3)

• 2x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
• 1x Ral Zarek

Land (24)

• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 8x Island
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 3x Swamp
• 3x Watery Grave

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Curiosity

Artifact (5)

• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Izzet Keyrune
• 1x Rakdos Keyrune
• 1x Staff of Nin

Instant (15)

• 1x Counterflux
• 2x Dissipate
• 1x Psychic Strike
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Rewind
• 2x Searing Spear
• 1x Syncopate
• 2x Think Twice
• 2x Turn / Burn
• 2x Warped Physique

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Rakdos's Return
• 1x Slaughter Games

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Sideboard

Creature (4)

• 2x Fog Bank
• 2x Lazav, Dimir Mastermind

Artifact (4)

• 2x Glaring Spotlight
• 2x Tormod's Crypt

Instant (7)

• 2x Electrickery
• 2x Homing Lightning
• 1x Magmaquake
• 2x Skullcrack

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I'm looking for a deck to use my Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker on FNM, before it rotates! =P

My idea is to use the Lobber Crew to defend from aggro decks and to be able to get Rakdos in the scene, with him facilitate cards like Niv Mizzet to draw cards and the Crypt Ghast to pump my mana.

I'm in a budget with this deck, and I know there's possible to get really good cards for it, but I'm using what I got.

Edit: Ok, I've got my hands on a Ral Zerk, so he comes in, and I changed other cards as well... still tweaking though.

The new strategy is to be able to draw cards with Think Twice, Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius, Curiosity (either on Niv-Mizzet or the Lobber Crew), the Staff of Nin, and duplicate Niv-Mizzet ability with the Illusionist's Bracers. All this just to accelerate my game and get Bolas into play.

Suggestions and feedback are more than welcome.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 2 Mythic Rares 13 - 5 Rares 13 - 6 Uncommons 10 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.56
Tokens	Frog Lizard 3/3 G