Bolas's Citadel
PLG21Love Your LGS 2021/#3/2021RarePromoReprint
Game changerColour IDMV 6
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$11.99
Cardmarket€6.47
ManaPool$8.30
TCGplayer$8.15
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$7.00
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $11.99High $12.99Low $11.99▼ 7.7%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$8.15TCGplayer, USD, retail, foil
Latest observation: 2026-11-09
7d▲ 2.6%30d▼ 11.0%90d▼ 12.9%
90d high
$10.00
90d low
$7.94
Paper printings priced
8
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$8.15
Love Your LGS 2021
- Down 11.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 18% below its 90 day high of $10.00.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (8 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Artifact
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.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (8)
wotc3 May 2019
You can play a land card from the top of your library only if you have available land plays remaining.
wotc3 May 2019
You must follow the normal timing permissions and restrictions of the cards you play from your library.
wotc3 May 2019
If the top card of your library changes while you're casting a spell, playing a land, or activating an ability, you can't look at the new top card until you finish doing so. This means that if you cast the top card of your library, you can't look at the next one until you're done paying for that spell.
wotc3 May 2019
In a Two-Headed Giant game, the last ability of Bolas's Citadel causes the opposing team to lose 20 life.
wotc3 May 2019
If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
wotc3 May 2019
Bolas's Citadel may be one of the permanents you sacrifice to activate its last ability.
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Shares Artifact, Sacrifice outletMV 5 vs 6
Shares Artifact, Sacrifice outletMV 5 vs 6
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About this card
Bolas's Citadel
Bolas's Citadel is a Legendary Artifact, with mana cost {3}{B}{B}{B} (mana value 6). Printed 8 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $8.15 (down 11.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Bolas's Citadel FAQ
How much is Bolas's Citadel worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Bolas's Citadel is $8.15. It is down 11.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $7.94 to $10.00.
What is the cheapest printing of Bolas's Citadel?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Love Your LGS 2021 at $8.15 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Bolas's Citadel?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from War of the Spark Promos at $36.53 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Bolas's Citadel are there?
Bolas's Citadel has been printed 8 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Bolas's Citadel first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PWAR #79s, released 2019-05-03.
What is the newest printing of Bolas's Citadel?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from FCA #7, released 2025-06-13.
Is Bolas's Citadel legal in Commander?
Yes, Bolas's Citadel is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Bolas's Citadel legal in Modern?
Yes, Bolas's Citadel is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.