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Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh

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7 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Secret Lair Countdown printing
Secret Lair Countdown SLC · No. 2017 2022-11-01

Card text

{4}{U}{B}{R}
Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas
+2: Target opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. Until end of turn, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost. +1: Each opponent exiles two cards from their hand. −4: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target opponent, creature an opponent controls, or planeswalker an opponent controls. −12: Exile each nonland permanent your opponents control.
Loyalty: 7
EDHREC rank #5258 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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The 7 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

8 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast

In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, any spell or permanent cards you control from Nicol Bolas's first ability are exiled.

2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast

Casting the card exiled with Nicol Bolas's first ability follows the normal timing rules for casting that card. For example, if the card is a creature card, you can cast that card only during your main phase while the stack is empty.

2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast

While resolving Nicol Bolas's second ability, each opponent chooses which cards to exile from their hand. Any opponent with two or fewer cards exiles their entire hand.

2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast

The cards exiled by Nicol Bolas's first and second abilities are exiled face up.

2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast

You may cast the nonland card exiled by Nicol Bolas's first ability that turn even if Nicol Bolas is no longer on the battlefield or under your control.

2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast

If you don't cast the card exiled by Nicol Bolas's first ability that turn, it will remain exiled.

2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs, such as emerge costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Tormenting Voice, you must pay those to cast the card.

2017-07-14 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Double Masters 2022 printing
Double Masters 2022
2X2 · #530
Mythic
∅ No QC price
La Boutique Mythique · Condition LP · Foil
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Hour of Devastation Promos printing
Hour of Devastation Promos
PHOU · #140p
Mythic
∅ No QC price
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Hour of Devastation printing
Hour of Devastation
HOU · #140
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Cardboard Classics · Condition MP
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Hour of Devastation Promos printing
Hour of Devastation Promos
PHOU · #140s
Mythic
∅ No QC price