---
target_card: Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
mana_cost: "{5}{U}{B}{R}"
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/nicol-bolas-the-deceiver
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/nicol-bolas-the-deceiver.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver

- **Target Card:** [Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver](https://avascry.com/printing/nicol-bolas-the-deceiver-hou) (Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas) `{5}{U}{B}{R}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/nicol-bolas-the-deceiver.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker**](https://avascry.com/printing/nicol-bolas-planeswalker-m13) `{4}{U}{B}{B}{R}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas*
2. [**Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God**](https://avascry.com/printing/nicol-bolas-dragon-god-ps19) `{U}{B}{B}{B}{R}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas*
3. [**Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh**](https://avascry.com/printing/nicol-bolas-god-pharaoh-akr) `{4}{U}{B}{R}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas*
4. [**Nicol Bolas**](https://avascry.com/printing/nicol-bolas-chr) `{2}{U}{U}{B}{B}{R}{R}` — *Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon*
5. [**Sorin Markov**](https://avascry.com/printing/sorin-markov-plst) `{3}{B}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin*
6. [**Professor Onyx**](https://avascry.com/printing/professor-onyx-stx) `{4}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana*
7. [**Ob Nixilis Reignited**](https://avascry.com/printing/ob-nixilis-reignited-bfz) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis*
8. [**Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath**](https://avascry.com/printing/ob-nixilis-of-the-black-oath-cmm) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis*
9. [**Ob Nixilis, the Adversary**](https://avascry.com/printing/ob-nixilis-the-adversary-psnc) `{1}{B}{R}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis*
10. [**Disciple of Bolas**](https://avascry.com/printing/disciple-of-bolas-tdc) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
11. [**Sorin, Grim Nemesis**](https://avascry.com/printing/sorin-grim-nemesis-sir) `{4}{W}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin*
12. [**Dark Intimations**](https://avascry.com/printing/dark-intimations-klr) `{2}{U}{B}{R}` — *Sorcery*
13. [**Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted**](https://avascry.com/printing/ob-nixilis-the-hate-twisted-war) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis*
14. [**Baba Lysaga, Night Witch**](https://avascry.com/printing/baba-lysaga-night-witch-clb) `{1}{B}{G}` — *Legendary Creature — Human Warlock*
15. [**Liliana of the Veil**](https://avascry.com/printing/liliana-of-the-veil-pdmu) `{1}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana*
16. [**Vraska, Golgari Queen**](https://avascry.com/printing/vraska-golgari-queen-pana) `{2}{B}{G}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Vraska*
17. [**Angrath, the Flame-Chained**](https://avascry.com/printing/angrath-the-flame-chained-prix) `{3}{B}{R}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Angrath*
18. [**Liliana, the Necromancer**](https://avascry.com/printing/liliana-the-necromancer-m19) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana*
19. [**Bolas's Citadel**](https://avascry.com/printing/bolass-citadel-plg21) `{3}{B}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Artifact*
20. [**Garruk, Veiled Butcher**](https://avascry.com/printing/garruk-veiled-butcher-fra) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Garruk*
21. [**Balor**](https://avascry.com/printing/balor-clb) `{3}{R}{R}` — *Creature — Demon*
22. [**Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver**](https://avascry.com/printing/ashiok-nightmare-weaver-pio) `{1}{U}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok*
23. [**Seek Bolas's Counsel**](https://avascry.com/printing/seek-bolass-counsel-cmb1) `{U}{B}{R}` — *Sorcery*
24. [**Davriel, Soul Broker**](https://avascry.com/printing/davriel-soul-broker-j21) `{2}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Davriel*
25. [**Sorin the Mirthless**](https://avascry.com/printing/sorin-the-mirthless-vow) `{2}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin*
26. [**Urborg Syphon-Mage**](https://avascry.com/printing/urborg-syphon-mage-tsp) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Human Spellshaper*
27. [**Liliana, Death Mage**](https://avascry.com/printing/liliana-death-mage-plst) `{4}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana*
28. [**Jace, Architect of Thought**](https://avascry.com/printing/jace-architect-of-thought-ddm) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Jace*
29. [**Sorin, Solemn Visitor**](https://avascry.com/printing/sorin-solemn-visitor-plst) `{2}{W}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin*
30. [**Hag of Ceaseless Torment**](https://avascry.com/printing/hag-of-ceaseless-torment-hbg) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Hag Warlock*
31. [**Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen**](https://avascry.com/printing/nicol-bolas-the-ravager-nicol-bolas-the-arisen-pj21) `N/A` — *Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon // Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas*