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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 #A25-209
Nicol Bolas
plst·#A25-209·rare·nonfoil
Illus. D. Alexander Gregory
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wishlisted
Sep '20
5 yr ago
Value
$3.30+$0 (+0.3%)
30 days high $3.37 · low $3.18
Volatility · stable
USD$3.30EUR€1.45
NM$3.30
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #12,087 · 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.
Dominaria's most ancient evil.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 1
Context
Last observed at $3.30, up from $3.29 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.51 and $3.37 across 35 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $3.30.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PLST — 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.
This card belongs to *The List* (released September 2020).
Card #A25-209 in The List.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon. Color identity: black/red/blue. 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 #12,087 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by D. Alexander Gregory. Rarix tracks 317 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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