Pawn of Bolas

Commander / EDH* UBR (Grixis)

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Creature (20)

• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Deathbringer Thoctar
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Goblin Rabblemaster
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Greater Gargadon
• 1x Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mogis, God of Slaughter
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x River Kelpie
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Dack Fayden
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Land (38)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 5x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Marsh

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Control Magic
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Soul Ransom

Artifact (11)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Instant (11)

• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Crosis's Charm
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Rescue from the Underworld
• 1x Terminate

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Barter in Blood
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Blatant Thievery
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Slave of Bolas
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Victimize

Commander (1)

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Creature (2)

• 1x Prince of Thralls
• 1x Steel Hellkite

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Rite of Replication

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After starting this deck as a very gimmicky sacrifice deck, I have realized that I wanted to gravitate toward a simple control type deck that benefits from Thraxi's presence to make the deck overall better and more competitive.

In that effort i have added many more mana rocks, upgraded the manabase, added boardwipes and counterspells, added card draw and some tutors and I tried to cut a lot of the gimicky superfluos cards as well.

I know all too well that this new build is far from optimal, and upgrading it will probably take a while for me, as it is still a pretty casual/budget deck, and I have a hard time justifying spending more than ~5$ on any single card, but any advice for this new build is very welcome.

Also I changed the name because I added Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker to the deck and because of the idea that Bolas steers the destruction of Thraximundar to his own whims from this story (http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/savor-flavor/face-war-2009-04-15) and I thought that very much fits the idea of a control style Thraximundar deck.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 31 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.95
Tokens	Emblem Dack Fayden, Goblin 1/1 R, Snake 1/1 B, Squid 1/1 U, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Thax