Bolas's Citadel
War of the Spark Promos 79 • rare
- Set
- War of the Spark Promos
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Piotr Dura
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
tap, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Bolas's Citadel was introduced in the 2019 Magic: The Gathering expansion, War of the Spark. The set served as the climax to a multi-year narrative arc involving the elder dragon Nicol Bolas, who sought to harness the power of the Multiverse to achieve godhood. The card represents the monolithic structure on the plane of Ravnica that served as the focal point for Bolas’s attempt to harvest the souls of the denizens of Ravnica to fuel his immortality.
The artwork for this specific promotional version was created by Jonas De Ro, a long-time collaborator with Wizards of the Coast. His design emphasizes the overwhelming, crystalline scale of the structure, reflecting the card's mechanical ability to allow players to cast spells from the top of their library using their own life force as a resource. It was well-received by the player community for its high-risk, high-reward gameplay and its thematic alignment with the villainous machinations of its namesake.
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