Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon // Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas
Mana cost: {1}{U}{B}{R}
How we read this card
Flying
When Nicol Bolas enters, each opponent discards a card.
triggered —
Exile Nicol Bolas, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.
activated {4}{U}{B}{R} —
activated {4}{U}{B}{R} — blinks a permanent
activated {4}{U}{B}{R} —
Draw two cards.
activated +2 — draws you 2 cards
Nicol Bolas deals 10 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
activated −3 — deals 10 damage
Put target creature or planeswalker card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
activated −4 — brings a card back
Exile all but the bottom card of target player's library.
activated −12 —
What a deck led by this card wants
Causes: discard a card, exile a card, anything leaves the battlefield, put anything onto the battlefield, transform anything, draw a card, a creature deals noncombat damage, a planeswalker deals noncombat damage, put a creature onto the battlefield, put a planeswalker onto the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard, a planeswalker leaves a graveyard.
Cares about: a creature in a graveyard, a planeswalker in a graveyard.
Works well with
put a planeswalker into a graveyard — 232 cards in the game can cause this.
- Termination Facilitator — Termination Facilitator puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Mage Hunters' Onslaught — Mage Hunters' Onslaught puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Loot, the Anomaly — Loot, the Anomaly puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Braids's Frightful Return — Braids's Frightful Return puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Deadly Alliance — Deadly Alliance puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Scavenger's Talent — Scavenger's Talent puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Dreamshaper Shaman — Dreamshaper Shaman puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Sheoldred // The True Scriptures — Sheoldred // The True Scriptures puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Eradicator Valkyrie — Eradicator Valkyrie puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
222 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.
- Ichormoon Gauntlet — Ichormoon Gauntlet gives Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen an extra ability
- Way of the Cryomancer — Way of the Cryomancer gives Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen an extra ability
- Way of the Deathbringer — Way of the Deathbringer gives Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen an extra ability
- Way of the Pyromancer — Way of the Pyromancer gives Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen an extra ability
- Way of the Warlord — Way of the Warlord gives Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen an extra ability
307 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a Dragon attacks — 474 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).
When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen attacks:
- Silumgar, the Drifting Death — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
- Utvara Hellkite — makes a token
- The Ur-Dragon — draws you that many cards
- Atarka, World Render — grants double strike
- Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury — gives +1/+0
- Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw — deals 2 damage
- Ojutai, Soul of Winter — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls
- Dromoka, the Eternal — puts a counter on a permanent
a Dragon deals combat damage — 474 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).
When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen deals combat damage:
- Parapet Thrasher — triggers
- Broodcaller Scourge — puts a permanent onto the battlefield
- Zurgo and Ojutai — triggers
a nontoken Dragon enters the battlefield — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).
When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen enters:
- Lathliss, Dragon Queen — makes a token
- Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm — makes a token
a Dragon it applies enters with counters to — 488 cards in the game can cause this.
- Dragonstorm Globe — Dragonstorm Globe gives Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen counters as it enters
487 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a Dragon creature it boosts — 523 cards in the game can cause this.
- Crucible of Fire — Crucible of Fire gives Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen bigger stats
522 other cards cause 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).
- The War Doctor — When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
put a creature into a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.
- Rankle and Torbran — Rankle and Torbran puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- War Elemental — When War Elemental is in the graveyard, Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring it back
- Mogg Bombers — When Mogg Bombers is in the graveyard, Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring it back
- Flame-Kin War Scout — When Flame-Kin War Scout is in the graveyard, Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring it back
- Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Lethal Vapors — Lethal Vapors puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Grave Peril — Grave Peril puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
- Saw — Saw puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
2,759 other cards cause 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).
- Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen 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 creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).
- God-Eternal Oketra — When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen is cast, God-Eternal Oketra makes a token
90 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).
- Soul Link — When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen is dealt damage, Soul Link gains you that much life
26 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).
- All-Seeing Arbiter — When All-Seeing Arbiter enters thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen, it draws you 2 cards
358 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this.
- Niko Aris — When Niko Aris enters thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen, it makes X tokens
- Ivora, Insatiable Heir — When Ivora, Insatiable Heir enters thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen, it makes a token
- Borborygmos and Fblthp — When Borborygmos and Fblthp enters thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen, it draws you 1 card
- Geth, Thane of Contracts — When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen enters thanks to Geth, Thane of Contracts, it makes an opponent discard a card
- Planebound Accomplice — When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen enters thanks to Planebound Accomplice, it makes an opponent discard a card
- Toluz, Clever Conductor — When Toluz, Clever Conductor enters thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen, it draws and discards
64 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.