Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver

Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver

Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas

Mana cost: {5}{U}{B}{R}

How we read this card

Each opponent loses 3 life unless that player sacrifices a nonland permanent of their choice or discards a card.

activated +3 — makes each opponent lose 3 life

activated +3 —

activated +3 —

Destroy target creature. Draw a card.

activated −3 —

activated −3 — draws you 1 card

Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to each opponent. You draw seven cards.

activated −11 — deals 7 damage

activated −11 — draws you 7 cards

Causes: make a player lose life, sacrifice an artifact, sacrifice a battle, sacrifice a creature, sacrifice an enchantment, sacrifice a planeswalker, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature dies, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, discard a card, draw a card, anything deals noncombat damage.

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, the Deceiver is cast:

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

a battle in a graveyard — 129 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver puts cards into the:

  1. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  2. Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
  3. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  4. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  5. Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  6. Moment of Reckoning — graveyard that Moment of Reckoning can bring back
  7. Serra Paragon — graveyard that Serra Paragon can bring back
  8. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — graveyard that Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring back
  9. Deadbridge Chant — graveyard that Deadbridge Chant can bring back
  10. Loamcrafter Faun — graveyard that Loamcrafter Faun can bring back

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

a planeswalker in a graveyard — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver puts cards into the:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
  2. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — graveyard that Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky can bring back
  3. Winter, Tormented Loner — graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
  4. Pestilent Cauldron // Restorative Burst — graveyard that Pestilent Cauldron // Restorative Burst can bring back
  5. The Eldest Reborn — graveyard that The Eldest Reborn can bring back
  6. Blood on the Snow — graveyard that Blood on the Snow can bring back
  7. Yawgmoth's Vile Offering — graveyard that Yawgmoth's Vile Offering can bring back
  8. Overlord of the Balemurk — graveyard that Overlord of the Balemurk can bring back
  9. Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen — graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
  10. Elspeth Conquers Death — graveyard that Elspeth Conquers Death can bring back

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

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Ichormoon Gauntlet — Ichormoon Gauntlet gives Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver an extra ability
  2. Way of the Cryomancer — Way of the Cryomancer gives Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver an extra ability
  3. Way of the Deathbringer — Way of the Deathbringer gives Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver an extra ability
  4. Way of the Pyromancer — Way of the Pyromancer gives Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver an extra ability
  5. Way of the Warlord — Way of the Warlord gives Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver an extra ability

307 other cards cause 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, the Deceiver is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Instinct — deals 1 damage
  4. Defiler of Flesh — gives +1/+1
  5. Defiler of Dreams — draws you 1 card
  6. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  7. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  8. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  9. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

239 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, the Deceiver enters:

  1. Brainstealer Dragon — makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  2. Cloudstone Curio — triggers

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

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver:

  1. Jaws, Relentless Predator — deals 1 damage
  2. Vengeful Tracker — deals 2 damage

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

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — can bring back
  2. Odunos River Trawler — can bring back
  3. Ghen, Arcanum Weaver — can bring back
  4. Ghostly Dancers — can bring back
  5. Treasury Thrull — can bring back
  6. Excava, the Risen Past — can bring back
  7. Cavalier of Dawn — can bring back
  8. Neva, Stalked by Nightmares — can bring back
  9. Rescue Skiff — can bring back
  10. Restoration Specialist — can bring back

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

an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 987 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

  1. Femeref Enchantress — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver, Femeref Enchantress draws you 1 card

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

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — can bring back
  2. Trading Post — can bring back
  3. Goblin Engineer — can bring back
  4. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — can bring back
  5. Scrap Welder — can bring back

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

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver puts cards into the:

  1. Tombstone Stairwell — graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  2. Necromancy — graveyard that Necromancy can bring back
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back
  4. Diabolic Servitude — graveyard that Diabolic Servitude can bring back

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

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

  1. Moonstone Eulogist — When a creature dies thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver, Moonstone Eulogist makes a token

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver makes a player draw a card, Toothy, Imaginary Friend puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

66 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, the Deceiver, Dual Nature exiles a creature

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

anything is dealt damage — 19,812 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

  1. Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — When an opponent is dealt damage thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver, Massacre Girl, Most Wanted puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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