Commander sample deck

Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh Commander shell for Control Value, BRU role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Legendary Planeswalker — BolasControl Value

10 draw pieces vs floor of 6.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderNicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh

VariantMidrange

StrategyControl Value

Full retail if you own nothing$1643

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Synergy data from Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh on EDHREC.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

Lands: 37 cards, target 33-38
Ramp: 10 cards, target 4-16
Card Draw: 10 cards, target 6-20
Interaction: 9 cards, target 3-13
Board Wipes: 3 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 5 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 25 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

Mox Diamond - $1125.91
Chrome Mox - $153.88
Jeska's Will - $40.02
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen - $17.65
Glistening Sphere - $13.11
Shadowspear - $21.59

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Bojuka Bog, 1 Bonders' Enclave, 1 Command Tower, 1 Demolition Field, 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire, 1 Forge of Heroes, 1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon, 10 Island, 6 Mountain, 1 Plaza of Heroes, 1 Strip Mine, 8 Swamp, 1 Urza's Saga, 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge, ...

Ramp (10)

1 Black Market Connections, 1 Chandra, Legacy of Fire, 1 Chrome Mox, 1 Glistening Sphere, 1 Honor-Worn Shaku, 1 Jeska's Will, 1 Mind Stone, 1 Mox Diamond, 1 Solemn Simulacrum, 1 Storm-Kiln Artist

Card Draw (10)

1 Arcane Denial, 1 Big Score, 1 Commander's Sphere, 1 Contentious Plan, 1 Deadly Dispute, 1 Ever-Watching Threshold, 1 Mystic Remora, 1 Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God, 1 Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen, 1 Staff of Compleation

Interaction (9)

1 Archenemy's Charm, 1 Conjurer's Closet, 1 Counterspell, 1 Feed the Swarm, 1 Fuel for the Cause, 1 Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker, 1 Rakdos Charm, 1 Swan Song, 1 Vandalblast

Board Wipes (3)

1 Blasphemous Act, 1 Blood on the Snow, 1 Toxic Deluge

Protection (5)

1 Blur, 1 Chimil, the Inner Sun, 1 Essence Flux, 1 Shadowspear, 1 Siren Stormtamer

Theme and Utility (25)

1 Assault Suit, 1 Blightbelly Rat, 1 Breach the Multiverse, 1 Chandra, Acolyte of Flame, 1 Contagion Clasp, 1 Contagion Engine, 1 Core Prowler, 1 Dreamtide Whale, 1 Drown in Ichor, 1 Experimental Augury, 1 Flux Channeler, 1 Grim Affliction, 1 Guildpact Informant, 1 Guttersnipe, ...

Common questions

Is this Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.