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Legalities
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Penny | Legal |
| Predh | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Artist | D. Alexander Gregory |
| Card Type | Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas |
| Card Set | Magic 2013 |
| Rarity | Mythic |
| Mana Cost | |
| Loyalty | 5 |
| Is Promo? | No |
| Has Foil? | Yes |
| Online Only? | No |
| Frame Version | 2003 |
| Border Color | Black |
| Card Number | 199 |
| Oversized? | No |
| Joke Card? | No |
| Reprint? | Yes |
| In Starter? | No |
| Time Shifted? | No |
| Subtypes | Bolas |
| Supertypes | Legendary |
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Card Text
[+3]: Destroy target noncreature permanent.
[−2]: Gain control of target creature.
[−9]: Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker deals 7 damage to target player or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards seven cards, then sacrifices seven permanents.
Other Printings (6)
Contained In The Following Sets
Card Rulings
2009-02-01The control-change effect has no duration. It will last until the game ends or the affected creature leaves the battlefield. It may be superseded by a later control-change effect.
2012-07-01For the third ability, if the player is an illegal target when the ability tries to resolve, the ability doesn’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No damage will be dealt, no cards will be discarded, and no permanents will be sacrificed.
2012-07-01If the damage from Nicol Bolas’s third ability is prevented or redirected, the rest of the effect will still happen. Specifically, the number of cards discarded and permanents sacrificed isn’t tied to the amount of damage dealt.