Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

Printings

  • Core Set 2019 (M19)#218
  • Judge Gift Cards 2021 (PJ21)#9
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD)#1211
  • Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19)#218s
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD)#1158

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

Card Information

Type (Front): Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon

Type (Back): Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas

Mana Cost (Front): 1Blue manaBlack manaRed mana

CMC: 4

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity: Mana symbol for BMana symbol for RMana symbol for U

Set: Core Set 2019 (M19)

Rarity: Mythic

Collector Number: 218

Oracle Text

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager

Flying When Nicol Bolas enters, each opponent discards a card. {4}{U}{B}{R}: Exile Nicol Bolas, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.

4/4

Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

+2: Draw two cards. −3: Nicol Bolas deals 10 damage to target creature or planeswalker. −4: Put target creature or planeswalker card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. −12: Exile all but the bottom card of target player's library.

Loyalty: 7

Keywords

FlyingTransform

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)
brawl(Legal)
penny(Legal)
predh(Not Legal)
future(Not Legal)
legacy(Legal)
modern(Legal)
pauper(Not Legal)
alchemy(Not Legal)
pioneer(Legal)
vintage(Legal)
historic(Legal)
standard(Not Legal)
timeless(Legal)
commander(Legal)
gladiator(Legal)
oldschool(Not Legal)
premodern(Not Legal)
oathbreaker(Legal)
standardbrawl(Not Legal)
paupercommander(Not Legal)

Related Cards

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen(Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon // Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas)
Core Set 2019 Checklist(Card)

Card Rulings

  1. July 13, 2018

    While a double-faced card isn't on the battlefield, consider only the characteristics of its front face. For example, Nicol Bolas has the characteristics of its creature face in the graveyard, even if it was a planeswalker on the battlefield before it was put into the graveyard.

    Source: wotc
  2. July 13, 2018

    The mana value of a double-faced card is the mana value of its front face, even while it's on the battlefield with its back face up. For example, the mana value of Nicol Bolas, the Arisen is 4.

    Source: wotc
  3. July 13, 2018

    A double-faced card enters the battlefield with its front face up by default, unless a spell or ability instructs you to put it onto the battlefield transformed, in which case it enters with its back face up. The back face of a double-faced card can't be played.

    Source: wotc
  4. July 13, 2018

    Nicol Bolas, the Arisen has a color indicator on its typeline. This color indicator means that it's a blue, black, and red permanent.

    Source: wotc
  5. July 13, 2018

    In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, any permanents you control from Nicol Bolas's third loyalty ability that came from other players' graveyards are exiled.

    Source: wotc
  6. July 13, 2018

    If another permanent that isn't a double-faced card (such as Mirror Image) becomes a copy of Nicol Bolas, the Ravager, activating the ability to exile it and return it transformed will only exile it. It won't return to the battlefield at all.

    Source: wotc
  7. July 13, 2018

    In some rare cases, a spell or ability may cause Nicol Bolas to transform while it's a creature on the battlefield. If this happens, the resulting planeswalker won't have any loyalty counters on it and will subsequently be put into its owner's graveyard.

    Source: wotc
  8. July 13, 2018

    Each face of a double-faced card has its own set of characteristics: name, types, subtypes, abilities, and so on. While a double-faced card is on the battlefield, consider only the characteristics of the face that's currently up. The other set of characteristics is ignored.

    Source: wotc
  9. July 13, 2018

    You can activate one of the planeswalker's loyalty abilities the turn it enters the battlefield.

    Source: wotc
  10. July 13, 2018

    If Nicol Bolas leaves the battlefield after his creature face's activated ability has been activated but before it resolves, the card remains in whichever zone it moves to. It won't be exiled or return transformed.

    Source: wotc
  11. July 13, 2018

    When Nicol Bolas's enters-the-battlefield triggered ability resolves, first the next opponent in turn order (or, if it's an opponent's turn, that opponent) chooses a card in their hand without revealing it, then each other opponent in turn order does the same. Then all the chosen cards are discarded at the same time.

    Source: wotc

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