Nicol Bolas

Chronicles • #81 • rare

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon |

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Live Value $5.42

Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)

Reprint Profile:

Printed 10 times HIGH RISK

Reprinted 10x, including dedicated reprint sets like The List, Masters 25.

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Dealer Buylist:

$0.70

Buy/Sell Spread:

vs $2.79 retail 75% WIDE

Dealers are paying well below retail. Expect to take a hit selling this one quickly.

Buylist data via MTGJSON (Card Kingdom), October 13, 2026.

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🗂️ Alternative Printings

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PLST #A25-209(R) $4.05

Nicol Bolas

Chronicles • #81 • rare

Current Valuation

$5.42

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

rare

Set Origin

CHR

Daily Shift

-5.41%

EDHREC Rank

#12,505

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon

Color Identity Black , Red , Blue

Power / Toughness 7 / 7

🖋️ Curator's Notes

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Nicol Bolas unless you pay

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Whenever Nicol Bolas deals damage to an opponent, that player discards their hand.

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Official Judge Precedents

1 Precedents

2009-10-01

Nicol Bolas's third ability triggers whenever it deals damage to an opponent for any reason. It's not limited to combat damage.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 1995-07-01

Set Name: Chronicles

Artist Reference: Edward P. Beard, Jr.

Border Profile: white

✨ 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 not_legal

vintage legal

brawl not_legal

explorer not_legal

penny legal

predh legal

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