Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh Price
8 printings · 6 sets · first printed 2017
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh has been printed 8 times across 6 sets, first in 2017 and most recently in 2022. Right now the cheapest printing is Hour of Devastation Promos #140p at $3.48, while the most expensive is San Diego Comic-Con 2017 #140 at $56.74 — about 16× more. The median across 7 priced printings is $6.13. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 8x, including dedicated reprint sets like Double Masters 2022, Amonkhet Remastered.
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Every Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hour of Devastation Promos #140p (M) Cheapest | 2021 | $3.48 | $3.50 |
| Hour of Devastation #140 (M) | 2017 | $4.67 | $4.00 |
| Double Masters 2022 #260 (M) | 2022 | $5.29 | $3.20 |
| Secret Lair Countdown #2017 (M) | 2022 | $6.13 | $3.95 |
| Double Masters 2022 #530 (M) Foil | 2022 | $13.46 | — |
| Hour of Devastation Promos #140s (M) Foil | 2017 | $13.66 | $9.75 foil |
| San Diego Comic-Con 2017 #140 (M) Foil | 2017 | $56.74 | $62.00 foil |
| Amonkhet Remastered #247 (M) | 2020 | — | — |
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+1: Each opponent exiles two cards from their hand.
−4: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target opponent, creature an opponent controls, or planeswalker an opponent controls.
−12: Exile each nonland permanent your opponents control.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 8 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
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in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, any spell or permanent cards you control from Nicol Bolas's first ability are exiled.
Casting the card exiled with Nicol Bolas's first ability follows the normal timing rules for casting that card. For example, if the card is a creature card, you can cast that card only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
While resolving Nicol Bolas's second ability, each opponent chooses which cards to exile from their hand. Any opponent with two or fewer cards exiles their entire hand.
The cards exiled by Nicol Bolas's first and second abilities are exiled face up.
You may cast the nonland card exiled by Nicol Bolas's first ability that turn even if Nicol Bolas is no longer on the battlefield or under your control.
If you don't cast the card exiled by Nicol Bolas's first ability that turn, it will remain exiled.
If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs, such as emerge costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Tormenting Voice, you must pay those to cast the card.