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Nicol Bolas

{2}{U}{U}{B}{B}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon

TSBTime Spiral Timeshifted#98special
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 4302
Illustrator
Edward P. Beard, Jr.
Found in
Time Spiral Timeshifted MTGO Redemption · Time Spiral Timeshifted MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings10EDHREC rank#12,306
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 {U}{B}{R}. Whenever Nicol Bolas deals damage to an opponent, that player discards their hand.
7/7
Flying
Plays as:
Opponent Discard
Market · per finishspark updated 16h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-2.1%
$2.36
$1.75 low$0.45 gapTCGplayer
Foil+15.6%
$26.00
$21.04 low$3.54 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$1.38· across 10 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

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.

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