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Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker E01

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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artistChris Rahn
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edhrecRank6743
edhrecSaltiness1.4
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keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills{'brawl': False, 'commander': False, 'oathbreaker': True}
life
loyalty5
manaCost{4}{U}{B}{B}{R}
manaValue8
nameNicol Bolas, Planeswalker
number85
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText+3: Destroy target noncreature permanent.
−2: Gain control of target creature.
−9: Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker deals 7 damage to target player. That player discards seven cards, then sacrifices seven permanents.
otherFaceIds
power
printingsCON, DDH, E01, M13, MED, PMEI, PRM, SLD
promoTypes
raritymythic
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relatedCards
securityStampoval
setCodeE01
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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
setNameArchenemy: Nicol Bolas

Identifiers

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Legalities

id29816
alchemy
brawl
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiator
historic
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
pennyLegal
pioneer
predhLegal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid910ee820-f1fa-5799-8d08-d3039f3c1c66
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

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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 It may be superseded by a later control-change effect.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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