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Archenemy: Nicol Bolas • #23 • common

Sorcery |

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Live Value $0.28

Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)

Reprint Profile:

Printed 14 times HIGH RISK

Reprinted 14x, including dedicated reprint sets like Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander, Ravnica Remastered.

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Archenemy: Nicol Bolas • #23 • common

Current Valuation

$0.28

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

common

Set Origin

E01

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#4,382

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Sorcery

Color Identity Blue

🖋️ Curator's Notes

Target player draws three cards. Then that player discards two cards unless they discard a land card.

""Four parts molten bronze, yes . . . one part frozen mercury, yes, yes . . . but then what?""

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Official Judge Precedents

1 Precedents

2017-03-14

The target player can discard either one land card or two cards which may or may not be lands. The player can discard one land and one other card or two land cards if they choose.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2017-06-16

Set Name: Archenemy: Nicol Bolas

Artist Reference: Sara Winters

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Reprint

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal

modern legal

legacy legal

commander legal

pioneer not_legal

pauper legal

vintage legal

brawl legal

explorer not_legal

penny legal

predh legal

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