Nicol Bolas
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SetME3
Collector #163
Released2009-09-07
Rarityrare
ArtistEdward P. Beard, Jr.
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Nicol Bolas

RareColour IDMV 8
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.
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Keywords
Flying
Card capabilities
CreatureLegendary creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Rulings (1)
wotc1 Oct 2009
Nicol Bolas's third ability triggers whenever it deals damage to an opponent for any reason. It's not limited to combat damage.