---
name: "Seek Bolas's Counsel"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "CMB1"
set_name: "Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019"
collector_number: "98"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matt Warren"
oracle_id: "022667d0-60f2-4e37-bc50-53198fc933ab"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/seek-bolass-counsel-cmb1"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Seek Bolas's Counsel
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Choose one at random —
• You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your upkeep, pay {U}{B}{R}. If you don't, you lose the game."
• Each player discards their hand.
• Planeswalk to Pools of Becoming. (Once there, you can roll the planar die only if you're playing Planechase.)
• For each opponent, exile cards from the top of their library until you exile a nonland card. You may cast those cards without paying their mana costs.
• Destroy all creatures and non-Bolas planeswalkers.
• You get an emblem with "You can cast nonland cards from your sideboard."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh](/printing/nicol-bolas-god-pharaoh-akr.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas
2. [Bolas's Citadel](/printing/bolass-citadel-plg21.md) — Legendary Artifact
3. [Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker](/printing/nicol-bolas-planeswalker-m13.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas
4. [Brilliant Ultimatum](/printing/brilliant-ultimatum-ala.md) — Sorcery
5. [Dark Intimations](/printing/dark-intimations-klr.md) — Sorcery
6. [Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God](/printing/nicol-bolas-dragon-god-ps19.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 (CMB1) #98
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matt Warren
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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