Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas
SLDSecret Lair Drop#1622mythic
BorderlessFull ArtRainbow Foil
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- borderless
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015 · Full art
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster
- Illustrator
- Aaron J. Riley & Scott Okumura
- Found in
- Secret Lair Drop Outlaw Anthology Vol 1 Rebellious Renegades · Secret Lair Drop Outlaw Anthology Vol 1 Rebellious Renegades Rainbow Foil
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
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
+3: Destroy target noncreature permanent.
−2: Gain control of target creature.
−9: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target player or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards seven cards, then sacrifices seven permanents of their choice.
Loyalty 5Plays as:
TheftPlaneswalker Removal
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TCGplayerRulings
3 · latest Jul 1, 2012
- WotCJul 1, 2012
For the third ability, if the player is an illegal target when the ability tries to resolve, the ability doesn't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No damage will be dealt, no cards will be discarded, and no permanents will be sacrificed.
- WotCJul 1, 2012
If the damage from Nicol Bolas's third ability is prevented or redirected, the rest of the effect will still happen. Specifically, the number of cards discarded and permanents sacrificed isn't tied to the amount of damage dealt.
- WotCFeb 1, 2009
The control-change effect has no duration. It will last until the game ends or the affected creature leaves the battlefield. It may be superseded by a later control-change effect.