Nicol Bolas
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
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Dominaria's most ancient evil.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 1192–1200
- Illustrator
- D. Alexander Gregory
- Found in
- Innistrad Midnight Hunt Set Booster Pack · Modern Horizons 2 Set Booster Pack · 5 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
7/7.
Whenever Nicol Bolas deals damage to an opponent, that player discards their hand.Flying
Plays as:
Opponent Discard
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Rulings
1 · latest Oct 1, 2009
- WotCOct 1, 2009
Nicol Bolas's third ability triggers whenever it deals damage to an opponent for any reason. It's not limited to combat damage.