Disciple of Bolas
Double Masters 85 • rare
- Set
- Double Masters
- Collector number
- 85
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Slawomir Maniak
- Market price
- $1.93
What it does
When this creature enters, sacrifice another creature. You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is that creature's power.
"Lord Bolas has shown me how each miserable little life holds untold resources."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Disciple of Bolas first appeared in the 2012 Magic: The Gathering set Magic 2013, designed as a powerful rare creature that epitomized the ruthless philosophy of the elder dragon Nicol Bolas. Its function, which allows a player to sacrifice a creature to draw cards and gain life, captures the essence of black mana in the game's color pie: achieving success through the exploitation of one's own resources. The card was created to provide a high-impact, late-game engine for mid-range and control strategies, quickly becoming a staple in formats where sacrificing creatures is a mechanical advantage.
The Double Masters printing, released in 2020, features updated artwork that leans into the macabre aesthetic of the character's devotion to its master. By reprinting this card in a premium set designed for drafting and collection building, Wizards of the Coast reinforced its status as a quintessential black utility card. The design remains largely unchanged from its original iteration, preserving the specific synergy between creature sacrifice and card advantage that has kept the card relevant in competitive and casual play for over a decade.
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