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Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker MED

Other printings of "Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker": MED #GR4 DDH #42 E01 #85 CON #120 M13 #199 SLD #1622 PMEI #2025-10 PRM #65009

Card

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artistSlawomir Maniak
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asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitymtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColorborderless
colorIdentityB, R, U
colorIndicator
colorsB, R, U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank6751
edhrecSaltiness1.4
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion2015
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hasFoil1
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isAlternative
isFullArt1
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills{'brawl': False, 'commander': False, 'oathbreaker': True}
life
loyalty5
manaCost{4}{U}{B}{B}{R}
manaValue8
nameNicol Bolas, Planeswalker
numberGR4
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText+3: Destroy target noncreature permanent.
−2: Gain control of target creature.
−9: Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker deals 7 damage to target player or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards seven cards, then sacrifices seven permanents.
otherFaceIds
power
printingsCON, DDH, E01, M13, MED, PMEI, PRM, SLD
promoTypes
raritymythic
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStampoval
setCodeMED
side
signature
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subsets
subtypesBolas
supertypesLegendary
text[+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.
toughness
typeLegendary Planeswalker — Bolas
typesPlaneswalker
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variations
watermark
setNameMythic Edition

Identifiers

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Legalities

id52881
alchemy
brawl
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiator
historic
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
pennyLegal
pioneer
predhLegal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid20439165-9776-53ab-b1b4-429bdcb75ed7
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

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cardKingdom
cardKingdomEtched
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cardmarket
tcgplayerhttps://mtgjson.com/links/281639f927784307
tcgplayerEtched
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Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2009-02-01The 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.
2012-07-01For 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.
2012-07-01If 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.

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