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Bolas's Citadel

{3}{B}{B}{B}

Legendary Artifact

PWARWar of the Spark Promos#79prare
Game Changer
Promo
Set Promo · Promo Pack
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Jonas De Ro
Printings10Combos866EDHREC rank#265
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost. {T}, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Plays as:
Cost AlternativeLife OutletTopdeck Matters
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-0.5%
$18.22
$15.50 low$6.50 gapTCGplayer
Foil-29.1%
$39.26
$21.85 low$9.35 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$8.61· across 10 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

8 · latest May 3, 2019
  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    Bolas's Citadel lets you look at the top card of your library whenever you want (with one restriction—see below), even if you don't have priority. This action doesn't use the stack. Knowing what that card is becomes part of the information you have access to, just like you can look at the cards in your hand.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    Bolas's Citadel may be one of the permanents you sacrifice to activate its last ability.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    If the top card of your library changes while you're casting a spell, playing a land, or activating an ability, you can't look at the new top card until you finish doing so. This means that if you cast the top card of your library, you can't look at the next one until you're done paying for that spell.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    If you cast a spell for another cost "rather than pay its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Spark Harvest, those must be paid to cast the card.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    In a Two-Headed Giant game, the last ability of Bolas's Citadel causes the opposing team to lose 20 life.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    You can play a land card from the top of your library only if you have available land plays remaining.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    You must follow the normal timing permissions and restrictions of the cards you play from your library.