Nicol Bolas
Chronicles 81 • rare
- Set
- Chronicles
- Collector number
- 81
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana blue mana black mana black mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red · Blue
- Artist
- Edward P. Beard, Jr.
- Market price
- $5.38
What it does
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Nicol Bolas unless you pay blue mana black mana red mana.
Whenever Nicol Bolas deals damage to an opponent, that player discards their hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Nicol Bolas was originally printed in the 1994 Legends expansion as a centerpiece of the Elder Dragon cycle, before being reprinted as part of the 1995 Chronicles set. The card was designed to represent the most powerful of the Elder Dragons, a central antagonist in the Multiverse's lore. Its design, featuring a high mana cost and a debilitating discard effect, reflected the immense, world-ending threat the character posed within the Magic: The Gathering narrative.
The art for this printing was created by Edward Beard Jr., who utilized a classic fantasy aesthetic to emphasize the dragon's imposing stature and draconic majesty. While Chronicles was initially controversial among players due to its impact on the secondary market value of older cards, the art and character design for Nicol Bolas remained a touchstone for lore enthusiasts, cementing the dragon's status as a recurring and iconic villain across subsequent sets.
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