---
name: "Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}{B}{B}{R}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas"
colors: ["B", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "E01"
set_name: "Archenemy: Nicol Bolas"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Chris Rahn"
oracle_id: "05e9b55e-6329-48ec-b7d7-24c6b9692244"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nicol-bolas-planeswalker-e01"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}{B}{B}{R}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas
- **Starting Loyalty:** 5

## Oracle Text
+3: Destroy target noncreature permanent.
−2: Gain control of target creature.
−9: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target player or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards seven cards, then sacrifices seven permanents of their choice.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver](/printing/nicol-bolas-the-deceiver-hou.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas
2. [Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God](/printing/nicol-bolas-dragon-god-ps19.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas
3. [Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh](/printing/nicol-bolas-god-pharaoh-akr.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas
4. [Nicol Bolas](/printing/nicol-bolas-chr.md) — Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
5. [Sorin Markov](/printing/sorin-markov-plst.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
6. [Liliana of the Veil](/printing/liliana-of-the-veil-pdmu.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01) #85
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Chris Rahn
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`