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Nicol Bolas
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
ChroniclesCHR · #81
- Card type
- Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 1.35 € · 5.84 $
- Mana value
- 8
- Power
- 7
- Toughness
- 7
- Colour
- Blue Black Red
Card text
Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Nicol Bolas unless you pay . Whenever Nicol Bolas deals damage to an opponent, that player discards their hand.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- OldschoolLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Edward P. Beard, Jr.
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1995-07-01
Rulings
Nicol Bolas's third ability triggers whenever it deals damage to an opponent for any reason. It's not limited to combat damage.
