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◇ Catalog #81

Nicol Bolas

chr·#81·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Edward P. Beard, Jr.

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jul 1995

31 yr ago

Value

$3.31+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.43 · low $3.12

NM$3.31

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.06–$3.49modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.75low $1.17range 306.0%n 57

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,105 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$3.31

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

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 $3.31. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.17 and $4.75 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from CHR — 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*, the set that shipped alongside the July 1995 Chronicles 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..