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Nicol Bolas Old School, Old Frame
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $453.06
Salt Sum: 33.4
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Commander

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Nicol Bolas

Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Nicol Bolas unless you pay {U}{B}{R}. Whenever Nicol Bolas deals damage to an opponent, that player discards their hand.

Creature
Nicol Bolas (sld) 1069
1

Bolas Pets

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Avatar of Fury

If an opponent controls seven or more lands, this spell costs {6} less to cast. Flying {R}: Avatar of Fury gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Creature
Avatar of Fury (pcy) 82
1
Bladewing the Risen

Flying When Bladewing the Risen enters the battlefield, you may return target Dragon permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield. {B}{R}: Dragon creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn.

Creature
Bladewing the Risen (scg) 136
1
Crosis, the Purger

Flying Whenever Crosis, the Purger deals combat damage to a player, you may pay {2}{B}. If you do, choose a color, then that player reveals their hand and discards all cards of that color.

Creature
Crosis, the Purger (inv) 242
1
Vampiric Dragon

Flying Whenever a creature dealt damage by Vampiric Dragon this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Vampiric Dragon. {1}{R}: Vampiric Dragon deals 1 damage to target creature.

Creature
Vampiric Dragon (ody) 296
1

Counterspells

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Arcane Denial

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Instant
Arcane Denial (all) 22b
1
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (ice) 64
1
Red Elemental Blast

Choose one — • Counter target blue spell. • Destroy target blue permanent.

Instant
Red Elemental Blast (4ed) 218
1

Destroy Things

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Blasphemous Act

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield. Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.

Sorcery
Blasphemous Act (brc) 113
1
Decree of Pain

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated. Draw a card for each creature destroyed this way. Cycling {3}{B}{B} ({3}{B}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle Decree of Pain, all creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.

Sorcery
Decree of Pain (scg) 64
1
Eater of the Dead

{0}: If Eater of the Dead is tapped, exile target creature card from a graveyard and untap Eater of the Dead.

Creature
Eater of the Dead (drk) 44
1
Forced March

Destroy all creatures with mana value X or less.

Sorcery
Forced March (mmq) 136
1
Lightning Bolt

Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.

Instant
Lightning Bolt (4ed) 208
1
Nekrataal

First strike When Nekrataal enters the battlefield, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. That creature can't be regenerated.

Creature
Nekrataal (vis) 66
1
Perish

Destroy all green creatures. They can't be regenerated.

Sorcery
Perish (6ed) 148
1
Pillage

Destroy target artifact or land. It can't be regenerated.

Sorcery
Pillage (all) 76
1
Shatter

Destroy target artifact.

Instant
Shatter (ice) 216
1
Terminate

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

Instant
Terminate (pls) 128
1
Terror

Destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

Instant
Terror (4ed) 164
1
Tetsuo Umezawa

Tetsuo Umezawa can't be the target of Aura spells. {U}{B}{B}{R}, {T}: Destroy target tapped or blocking creature.

Creature
Tetsuo Umezawa (leg) 262
1
Tormod's Crypt

{T}, Sacrifice Tormod's Crypt: Exile target player's graveyard.

Artifact
Tormod's Crypt (chr) 109
1

Draw

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Elemental Augury

{3}: Look at the top three cards of target player's library, then put them back in any order.

Enchantment
Elemental Augury (ice) 286
1
Future Sight

Play with the top card of your library revealed. You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library.

Enchantment
Future Sight (ons) 84
1
Greed

{B}, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.

Enchantment
Greed (4ed) 140
1
Howling Mine

At the beginning of each player's draw step, if Howling Mine is untapped, that player draws an additional card.

Artifact
Howling Mine (brr) 83
1
Mulldrifter

Flying When Mulldrifter enters the battlefield, draw two cards. Evoke {2}{U} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters the battlefield.)

Creature
Mulldrifter (tsr) 311
1
Mystic Remora

Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {4}.

Enchantment
Mystic Remora (ice) 87
1
Omen

Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. You may shuffle. Draw a card.

Sorcery
Omen (por) 62
1
Ophidian

Whenever Ophidian attacks and isn't blocked, you may draw a card. If you do, Ophidian assigns no combat damage this turn.

Creature
Ophidian (wth) 45
1
Past in Flames

Each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. Flashback {4}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Past in Flames (tsr) 350
1
Ponder

Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. You may shuffle. Draw a card.

Sorcery
Ponder (tsr) 315
1
Portent

Look at the top three cards of target player's library, then put them back in any order. You may have that player shuffle. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Sorcery
Portent (ice) 90
1
Read the Bones

Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life.

Sorcery
Read the Bones (tsr) 328
1
Rhystic Study

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {1}.

Enchantment
Rhystic Study (plst) PCY-45
1
Shadowmage Infiltrator

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) Whenever Shadowmage Infiltrator deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.

Creature
Shadowmage Infiltrator (ody) 294
1
Syphon Mind

Each other player discards a card. You draw a card for each card discarded this way.

Sorcery
Syphon Mind (ons) 175
1
Treasure Cruise

Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}.) Draw three cards.

Sorcery
Treasure Cruise (tsr) 319
1

Good with Bolas

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Megrim

Whenever an opponent discards a card, Megrim deals 2 damage to that player.

Enchantment
Megrim (sth) 62
1

Land

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Bad River

Bad River enters the battlefield tapped. {T}, Sacrifice Bad River: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Bad River (mir) 324
1
Barren Moor

Barren Moor enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {B}. Cycling {B} ({B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Barren Moor (ons) 312
1
Bojuka Bog

Bojuka Bog enters the battlefield tapped. When Bojuka Bog enters the battlefield, exile target player's graveyard. {T}: Add {B}.

Land
Bojuka Bog (brc) 176
1
City of Brass

Whenever City of Brass becomes tapped, it deals 1 damage to you. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Land
City of Brass (5ed) 413
1
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (brc) 178
1
Crosis's Catacombs

When Crosis's Catacombs enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return a non-Lair land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R}.

Land
Crosis's Catacombs (pls) 136
1
Crumbling Necropolis

Crumbling Necropolis enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R}.

Land
Crumbling Necropolis (brc) 179
1
Faerie Conclave

Faerie Conclave enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {U}. {1}{U}: Faerie Conclave becomes a 2/1 blue Faerie creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land.

Land
Faerie Conclave (ulg) 139
1
Forgotten Cave

Forgotten Cave enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {R}. Cycling {R} ({R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Forgotten Cave (ons) 317
1
Ghitu Encampment

Ghitu Encampment enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {R}. {1}{R}: Ghitu Encampment becomes a 2/1 red Warrior creature with first strike until end of turn. It's still a land. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Land
Ghitu Encampment (ulg) 141
1
Grand Coliseum

Grand Coliseum enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Grand Coliseum deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Grand Coliseum (ons) 319
1
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (4ed) 367
1
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (6ed) 335
1
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (7ed) 335
1
Lonely Sandbar

Lonely Sandbar enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {U}. Cycling {U} ({U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Lonely Sandbar (ons) 320
1
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (4ed) 373
1
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (itp) 64
1
Polluted Mire

Polluted Mire enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {B}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Polluted Mire (usg) 323
1
Remote Isle

Remote Isle enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {U}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Remote Isle (usg) 324
1
Rocky Tar Pit

Rocky Tar Pit enters the battlefield tapped. {T}, Sacrifice Rocky Tar Pit: Search your library for a Swamp or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Rocky Tar Pit (mir) 329
1
Salt Marsh

Salt Marsh enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Salt Marsh (inv) 326
1
Smoldering Crater

Smoldering Crater enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {R}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Smoldering Crater (usg) 328
1
Smoldering Marsh

({T}: Add {B} or {R}.) Smoldering Marsh enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Smoldering Marsh (brc) 202
1
Spawning Pool

Spawning Pool enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {1}{B}: Spawning Pool becomes a 1/1 black Skeleton creature with "{B}: Regenerate this creature" until end of turn. It's still a land. (If it regenerates, the next time it would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.)

Land
Spawning Pool (ulg) 142
1
Sunken Hollow

({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) Sunken Hollow enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Sunken Hollow (brc) 204
1
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (2ed) 296
1
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (3ed) 298
2
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (3ed) 300
2
Tainted Isle

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {B}. Activate only if you control a Swamp.

Land
Tainted Isle (tor) 141
1
Tarnished Citadel

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Tarnished Citadel deals 3 damage to you.

Land
Tarnished Citadel (ody) 329
1
Temple of Deceit

Temple of Deceit enters the battlefield tapped. When Temple of Deceit enters the battlefield, scry 1. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Temple of Deceit (brc) 205
1
Temple of Epiphany

Temple of Epiphany enters the battlefield tapped. When Temple of Epiphany enters the battlefield, scry 1. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Temple of Epiphany (brc) 207
1
Temple of Malice

Temple of Malice enters the battlefield tapped. When Temple of Malice enters the battlefield, scry 1. {T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Land
Temple of Malice (brc) 208
1
Terminal Moraine

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice Terminal Moraine: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Terminal Moraine (pls) 142
1
Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice Terramorphic Expanse: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (brc) 210
1
Underground River

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {B}. Underground River deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Underground River (6ed) 330
1
Urborg Volcano

Urborg Volcano enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Land
Urborg Volcano (inv) 330
1

Protection

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Boomerang

Return target permanent to its owner's hand.

Instant
Boomerang (chr) 16
1
Capsize

Buyback {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Return target permanent to its owner's hand.

Instant
Capsize (tmp) 55
1
Collective Restraint

Domain — Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {X} for each creature they control that's attacking you, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control.

Enchantment
Collective Restraint (inv) 49
1
Diplomatic Immunity

Enchant creature Shroud (A permanent with shroud can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Enchanted creature has shroud.

Enchantment
Diplomatic Immunity (mmq) 75
1
Evacuation

Return all creatures to their owners' hands.

Instant
Evacuation (sth) 30
1
Flooded Woodlands

Green creatures can't attack unless their controller sacrifices a land for each green creature they control that's attacking. (This cost is paid as attackers are declared.)

Enchantment
Flooded Woodlands (ice) 290
1
Propaganda

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Propaganda (tmp) 80
1

Ramp

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Bloodstone Cameo

{T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Artifact
Bloodstone Cameo (inv) 298
1
Charcoal Diamond

Charcoal Diamond enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {B}.

Artifact
Charcoal Diamond (mir) 296
1
Drake-Skull Cameo

{T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Artifact
Drake-Skull Cameo (inv) 302
1
Fellwar Stone

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Artifact
Fellwar Stone (ren) 136
1
Fire Diamond

Fire Diamond enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {R}.

Artifact
Fire Diamond (mir) 302
1
Nightscape Familiar

Blue spells and red spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. {1}{B}: Regenerate Nightscape Familiar.

Creature
Nightscape Familiar (pls) 48
1
Sky Diamond

Sky Diamond enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {U}.

Artifact
Sky Diamond (mir) 319
1
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (3ed) 274
1
Solemn Simulacrum

When Solemn Simulacrum enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. When Solemn Simulacrum dies, you may draw a card.

Creature Artifact
Solemn Simulacrum (tsr) 400
1

Reanim/Steal

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Animate Dead

Enchant creature card in a graveyard When Animate Dead enters the battlefield, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Animate Dead." Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach Animate Dead to it. When Animate Dead leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it. Enchanted creature gets -1/-0.

Enchantment
Animate Dead (4ed) 118
1
Ashen Powder

Put target creature card from an opponent's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

Sorcery
Ashen Powder (mir) 104
1
Blatant Thievery

For each opponent, gain control of target permanent that player controls.

Sorcery
Blatant Thievery (ons) 71
1
Clone

You may have Clone enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.

Creature
Clone (ons) 75
1
Coffin Queen

You may choose not to untap Coffin Queen during your untap step. {2}{B}, {T}: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. When Coffin Queen becomes untapped or you lose control of Coffin Queen, exile that creature.

Creature
Coffin Queen (tmp) 114
1
Desertion

Counter target spell. If an artifact or creature spell is countered this way, put that card onto the battlefield under your control instead of into its owner's graveyard.

Instant
Desertion (vis) 30
1
Vesuvan Doppelganger

You may have Vesuvan Doppelganger enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it doesn't copy that creature's color and it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have this creature become a copy of target creature, except it doesn't copy that creature's color and it has this ability."

Creature
Vesuvan Doppelganger (3ed) 88
1

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