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◇ Catalog #10

Nicol Bolas

drb·#10·rare·foil

Illus. D. Alexander Gregory

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in vault

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wishlisted

Aug '08

18 yr ago

Value

$10.01+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $10 · low $9.44

NM$10.0

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$9.25–$11modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $10low $4.62range 118.2%n 49

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,105 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$10

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 $10.01. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $4.62 and $10.08 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from DRB — the lineup includes Foil 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 #10 of *From the Vault: Dragons*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2008 From the Vault: Dragons 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.