Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
- Mana cost
- {4}{U}{B}{B}{R}
- Type
- Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas
- Loyalty
- 5
- Set
- Mythic Edition #GR4 (mythic)
+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.
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker has 8 printings, first in Conflux (2009). EDHREC ranks it #7,201 among Commander cards. It appears most in Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen decks (6,930 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen: 6,930 decks
- Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge: 3,583 decks
- Jace, Multiverse Architect: 1,534 decks
- Tam, the Possibility: 651 decks
- Jodah, Archmage Eternal: 621 decks
- Nicol Bolas: 612 decks
- Jared Carthalion: 390 decks
- Thraximundar: 185 decks
Often played with Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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 It may be superseded by a later control-change effect.
- : 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.
- : 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.