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◇ Catalog #209

Nicol Bolas

a25·#209·rare·foil

Illus. D. Alexander Gregory

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Mar '18

8 yr ago

Value

$10.81+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $10 · low $9.25

NM$9.81

LP—

MP—

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$9.07–$10modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $9.81low $0.02range 48950.0%n 49

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,105 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$9.81

Nonfoil$1.42

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon

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.

Dominaria's most ancient evil.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2009-10-01wotc

Nicol Bolas's third ability triggers whenever it deals damage to an opponent for any reason. It's not limited to combat damage.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $9.81. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $9.81 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from A25 — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #209 of *Masters 25*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2018 Masters 25 release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon, color identity black/red/blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{U}{U}{B}{B}{R}{R} (8 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #12,105 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by D. Alexander Gregory. Rarix catalogs 317 other cards credited to this artist.