Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh

Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh

Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas

Mana cost: {4}{U}{B}{R}

How we read this card

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.

activated +2 —

activated +2 —

Each opponent exiles two cards from their hand.

activated +1 —

Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target opponent, creature an opponent controls, or planeswalker an opponent controls.

activated −4 — deals 7 damage

Exile each nonland permanent your opponents control.

activated −12 —

Causes: exile an artifact, exile a battle, exile a creature, exile an enchantment, exile an instant, exile a planeswalker, exile a sorcery, cast an artifact, cast a battle, cast a creature, cast an enchantment, cast an instant, cast a planeswalker, cast a sorcery, exile a card, anything deals noncombat damage, a creature deals noncombat damage, a planeswalker deals noncombat damage, an artifact leaves the battlefield, a battle leaves the battlefield, a creature leaves the battlefield, an enchantment leaves the battlefield, a planeswalker leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Bolas planeswalker is cast — 4 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is cast:

  1. Dark Intimations — exiles a card from a graveyard
  2. Wasp of the Bitter End — sacrifices itself

a battle is cast — 100 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

  1. Defiler of Instinct — When Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is cast, Defiler of Instinct deals 1 damage
  2. Defiler of Flesh — When Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  3. Defiler of Dreams — When Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is cast, Defiler of Dreams draws you 1 card
  4. Primeval Bounty — When Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is cast, Primeval Bounty puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Pollywog Prodigy — When an artifact is cast thanks to Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Pollywog Prodigy draws you 1 card
  6. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — When an artifact is cast thanks to Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer gets +1/+1
  7. Chimeric Egg — When a creature is cast thanks to Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Chimeric Egg puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Thor, God of Thunder — When Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is cast, Thor, God of Thunder deals that spell's mana value damage
  9. Krile Baldesion — When Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is cast, Krile Baldesion brings a card back
  10. Blood Funnel — When Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is cast, Blood Funnel sacrifices a creature

235 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is exiled — 336 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

  1. Shard of the Void Dragon — When an artifact is exiled thanks to Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Shard of the Void Dragon puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life

247 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh enters:

  1. Builder's Talent — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Brainstealer Dragon — makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  3. Cloudstone Curio — triggers

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When a creature is exiled thanks to Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh:

  1. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  2. Soulherder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

6 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a creature, artifact, enchantment, instant, sorcery, planeswalker or battle is exiled thanks to Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  4. Dragonborn Champion — draws you 1 card
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

36 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  10. Hour of Victory — raises your speed

46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

  1. Presence of the Master — When an enchantment is cast thanks to Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Presence of the Master counters a spell

264 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When an artifact is cast thanks to Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh:

  1. Infested Roothold — makes a token
  2. Citanul Druid — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Golem's Heart — gains you 1 life
  4. Urza's Chalice — gains you 1 life
  5. Drooling Ogre — gives an opponent control of itself

276 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Dual Nature exiles a creature

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

  1. Soul Link — When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Soul Link gains you that much life

26 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.