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Nicol Bolas's third ability triggers whenever it deals damage to an opponent for any reason. It's not limited to combat damage.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #81
Nicol Bolas
bchr·#81·rare·nonfoil·JA
Illus. Edward P. Beard, Jr.
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wishlisted
Jul 1995
31 yr ago
Value
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #12,105 · Fringe play
Variants
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.
7/7
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 1
Context
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from BCHR — the lineup includes 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 #81 of *Chronicles Foreign Black Border*, the set that shipped alongside the July 1995 Chronicles Foreign Black Border 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 Edward P. Beard, Jr..
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