---
name: "Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}{B}{R}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas"
colors: ["B", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "HOU"
set_name: "Hour of Devastation"
collector_number: "205"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "524b00ea-0372-40f9-a6a1-76a8497a1ea6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nicol-bolas-the-deceiver-hou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
+3: Each opponent loses 3 life unless that player sacrifices a nonland permanent of their choice or discards a card.
−3: Destroy target creature. Draw a card.
−11: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to each opponent. You draw seven cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker](/printing/nicol-bolas-planeswalker-m13.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. [Professor Onyx](/printing/professor-onyx-stx.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Hour of Devastation (HOU) #205
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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