Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

Global Commander Stats

All Grixis commanders

522 Wins

1128 Losses

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Summary

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,650 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (522–1128) at an Elo of 1,537, ranking #1282 globally.

Wins average 11 turns, with 879310 damage dealt and 0.55 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 14 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen's win rate?

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen has a 31% win rate across 1650 recorded Playgroup games (522 wins, 1128 losses).

How long do winning games with Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen take?

Wins with Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen take on average 11 turns. Total tracked play time: 19 days.

How many decks use Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen?

654 decks list Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen as their commander on Playgroup, of which 341 have played at least one recorded game.

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

1282

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1537

Global Elo Trend

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 879310

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.55

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 654

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 341

No. games played with this commander 1650

Total hours played 19 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1737	RemusTheKing	21	14	67 %
2	1636	Juggaloguy	19	17	89 %
3	1617	Drajul	55	36	69 %
4	1566	Abyssssssss	5	5	100 %
5	1549	Lamackin	4	2	50 %

How does this commander win?

When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen wins, 27.04% of wins come via alternative across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Alternative

27.04%

Combat

26.79%

Non Combat Damage

24.49%

Combo

9.95%

Mill

4.08%

Commander Damage

3.83%

Poison

3.83%

Avg win turn 10.5 based on 535 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen wins 35.33% of games from position 1 and 22.92% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.33% n=501

Seat 2

32.64% n=481

Seat 3

26.94% n=360

Seat 4

24.79% n=234

Seat 5

22.92% n=48

Seat 6

33.33% n=9

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen wins 32.24% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

32.24% n=822

1 mulligan

28.38% n=222

2 mulligans

23.68% n=76

3 mulligans

26.09% n=23

4 mulligans

66.67% n=6

5 mulligans

0.0% n=2

6 mulligans

0.0% n=2

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen 3.75/5 on average, across 1206 self-reports.

3.75 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.5% of the time across 535 tracked wins.

73.5 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.