Nicol Bolas, Glory of the God-Pharaoh

Commander / EDH* Control Multiplayer Theme/Gimmick UBR (Grixis) Vorthos

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Land (33)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Canyon Slough
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Island
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Volcanic Island
• 1x Watery Grave

Creature (4)

• 1x Augur of Bolas
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x God-Eternal Kefnet *f-pre*
• 1x The Scarab God

Sorcery (18)

• 1x Cruel Ultimatum
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Dark Intimations
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Deep Analysis
• 1x Deliver Unto Evil
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Revelation
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Hour of Devastation
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Promise of Power
• 1x Slave of Bolas
• 1x Syphon Mind
• 1x The Elderspell
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Artifact (11)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Gem of Becoming
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Venser's Journal
• 1x Visage of Bolas

Enchantment (6)

• 1x In Bolas's Clutches
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x The Eldest Reborn
• 1x Treachery

Commander (1)

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Instant (17)

• 1x Bedevil
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Commandeer
• 1x Commence the Endgame
• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Crosis's Charm
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mindbreak Trap
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Planeswalker (10)

• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
• 1x Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
• 1x Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
• 1x Sarkhan the Mad
• 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master *f-pre*
• 1x Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

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Maybeboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Mindclaw Shaman
• 1x Myojin of Night's Reach
• 1x Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
• 1x Neheb, the Eternal
• 1x Rakka Mar
• 1x The Locust God
• 1x The Scorpion God

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Apex of Power
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Fraying Omnipotence
• 1x Mastermind's Acquisition
• 1x Wit's End

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Font of Agonies *f-pre*
• 1x Imminent Doom
• 1x Patient Rebuilding

Instant (4)

• 1x Magmaquake
• 1x Soul Manipulation
• 1x Time Stop
• 1x Tyrant's Scorn

Artifact (1)

• 1x God-Pharaoh's Statue

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This is a heavily themed Bolas style control deck focused on the glory and flavor of the God-Pharaoh himself, Nicol Bolas. I first conceptualized this deck back in 2008 with the original Nicol Bolas as the commander and it has undergone many changes as newer sets have been released.

WIN CON 1: The goal of this deck is simple, play Omniscience and maintain control of the board with your sweepers, planeswalkers and enchantments. You will want to utilize your planeswalkers like Tezzeret the Seeker and Liliana Vess to tutor for cards needed at any given time so you can continue to maintain control of the game. Normally a winning board state would be Omniscience + Necropotence + Venser's Journal. Once you have Cabal Coffers and Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth online, you can float tons of mana, cast Treachery, untap Cabal Coffers, then proceed to Torment of Hailfire for 30-40+ triggers.

WIN CON 2:

Bolas's Citadel + Aetherflux Reservoir + Sensei's Divining Top

Once again - The deck is designed to be extremely flavorful, therefore with a playgroups permission, I keep a side deck/wish board of cards which are listed in the maybe board and I main deck Mastermind's Acquisition to have access to it. This is usually acceptable to most playgroups and fits the "Bolas always has a plan" theme of the deck.

WAR of the Spark Update: - Added Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God - Added Liliana, Dreadhorde General - Added Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge - Added The Elderspell - Added God-Eternal Kefnet - Added Bolas's Citadel - Added Deliver Unto Evil - Added Commence the Endgame

Top Ranked	Achieved #43 position overall 5 years ago Achieved #24 position in Commander / EDH 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH UBR (Grixis) 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Vorthos 5 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	34 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.13
Tokens	Copy Clone, Demon */* B, Dragon 5/5 R, Emblem Tezzeret, Artifice Master, Spirit 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 C, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Army 0/0 B
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