Nicol Bolas 
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon7/7
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Nicol Bolas unless you pay .
Whenever Nicol Bolas deals damage to an opponent, that player discards their hand.
Printing details
- Set
- DRB · 10
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- D. Alexander Gregory
- Released
- 2008-08-29
- Prices
- €4.82 · $11.44
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
Show the data
| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2026 | €4.82 | €9.21 |
| October 28, 2026 | €4.93 | €9.17 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €2.58 trend €0.00 30-day avg – | low €2.58 trend €4.82 30-day avg €4.50 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from – | NM from €9.21 with Zero from €10.24 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from – | NM from €9.21 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 1, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 1, 2026
Buy and look up
Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
-
Nicol Bolas's third ability triggers whenever it deals damage to an opponent for any reason. It's not limited to combat damage.