Nicol Bolas
Legends · Rare · Normal · #246 · Current price $171.61
The card
{2}{U}{U}{B}{B}{R}{R} · Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon · 7/7
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Nicol Bolas unless you pay {U}{B}{R}.
Whenever Nicol Bolas deals damage to an opponent, that player discards their hand.
Keywords: Flying
Price history
Traded between $168.22 and $189.40 over the last 90 days, peaking 17 Jun 2026. Now $171.61 — 9.4% below its 90-day high. Over the window it moved −11.2%.
AI price forecast
- 7-day: $168.22 (+0.0%, high confidence) — 80% range $162.25 to $172.50
- 14-day: $168.04 (−0.1%, high confidence) — 80% range $163.85 to $174.00
- 30-day: $168.14 (−0.1%, high confidence) — 80% range $155.67 to $181.74
Other printings
Nicol Bolas has 9 printings tracked here; this is the 1st most expensive.
- Time Spiral Timeshifted (Foil) — $26.00
- Secret Lair Drop (Foil) — $20.67
- Masters 25 (Foil) — $11.21
- From the Vault: Dragons (Foil) — $10.83
- Chronicles — $5.81
- The List — $4.01
- Time Spiral Timeshifted — $2.29
- Masters 25 — $1.39
Playability & legality
EDHREC rank 12387 — a measure of how often it appears in Commander decks.
Legal in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander.
About this printing
- 1993 frame.
- Art by Edward P. Beard, Jr..
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