Nicol Bolas
2Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
rare
Legends (LEG)
Legends #246 · 1994
€90.61
Chronicles #81 · 1995
€1.10
Chronicles Foreign Black Border #81 · 1995
€8.17
Leggende (Legends IT) #246 · 1995
€8.70
Time Spiral Timeshifted #98 · 2006
€0.38
From the Vault: Dragons #10 · 2008
€4.08
Masters Edition III #163 · 2009
Masters 25 #209 · 2018
€1.04
The List #A25-209 · 2020
€1.46
Secret Lair Drop #1069 · 2022
€10.06
Magic × Duel Masters Promos #1 · 2023
€51.23
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Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Nicol Bolas unless you pay . Whenever Nicol Bolas deals damage to an opponent, that player discards their hand.
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#12,223 EDHREC
🖌 Edward P. Beard, Jr.
Market prices
updated on 10/28/2026
from €90.61
| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | $139.99 | — |
| Cardmarket | €99.81 | — |
| CardTrader Buy | €90.61 | — |
| TCGplayer | $184.11 | — |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
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EX · €143.39
GD · €172.71
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CardTrader market
9 offers · from €90.61 · avg €155.60 · max €226.88
Poor: 1 · Played: 2 · Slightly Played: 5 · Moderately Played: 1
Rulings (1)
Nicol Bolas's third ability triggers whenever it deals damage to an opponent for any reason. It's not limited to combat damage.
10/01/2009Legality by format
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |