MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #163

Nicol Bolas

DIGITAL ONLY

me3·#163·rare·foil

Illus. Edward P. Beard, Jr.

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Sep '09

17 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,105 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.02

Nonfoil$0.02

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

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME3 — 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 #163 of *Masters Edition III*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2009 Masters Edition III 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..