Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

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.

  1. Termination Facilitator — Termination Facilitator puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
  2. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — Mage Hunters' Onslaught puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
  3. 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
  4. Loot, the Anomaly — Loot, the Anomaly puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
  5. 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
  6. Deadly Alliance — Deadly Alliance puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
  7. Scavenger's Talent — Scavenger's Talent puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
  8. Dreamshaper Shaman — Dreamshaper Shaman puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
  9. 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
  10. 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.

  1. Ichormoon Gauntlet — Ichormoon Gauntlet gives Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen an extra ability
  2. Way of the Cryomancer — Way of the Cryomancer gives Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen an extra ability
  3. Way of the Deathbringer — Way of the Deathbringer gives Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen an extra ability
  4. Way of the Pyromancer — Way of the Pyromancer gives Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen an extra ability
  5. 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 planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen enters:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — triggers

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:

  1. Silumgar, the Drifting Death — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Utvara Hellkite — makes a token
  3. The Ur-Dragon — draws you that many cards
  4. Atarka, World Render — grants double strike
  5. Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury — gives +1/+0
  6. Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw — deals 2 damage
  7. Ojutai, Soul of Winter — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls
  8. 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:

  1. Parapet Thrasher — triggers
  2. Broodcaller Scourge — puts a permanent onto the battlefield
  3. 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:

  1. Lathliss, Dragon Queen — makes a token
  2. Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm — makes a token

a Dragon it applies enters with counters to — 488 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

a Dragon enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen enters:

  1. Dragon Tempest — deals damage
  2. Bloomvine Regent // Claim Territory — gains you 3 life
  3. Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Ganax, Astral Hunter — makes a token
  5. Scourge of Valkas — deals damage
  6. Bladewing's Thrall — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Sarkhan, Soul Aflame — copies a permanent
  8. Teeming Dragonstorm — triggers
  9. Corroding Dragonstorm — triggers
  10. Roiling Dragonstorm — triggers

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

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen leaves a graveyard:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Erebos's Titan — triggers

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

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When a permanent makes a player discard a card thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen:

  1. Sangromancer — gains you 3 life
  2. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — puts a counter on an Advisor
  3. Nath of the Gilt-Leaf — makes a token
  4. Tourach, Dread Cantor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance — deals 1 damage
  6. Tinybones, Bauble Burglar — hits a graveyard
  7. Fell Specter — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  8. Spirit Cairn — makes a token
  9. Confessor — gains you 1 life
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

51 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 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.

  1. Rankle and Torbran — Rankle and Torbran puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
  2. War Elemental — When War Elemental is in the graveyard, Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring it back
  3. Mogg Bombers — When Mogg Bombers is in the graveyard, Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring it back
  4. 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
  5. Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
  6. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
  7. Lethal Vapors — Lethal Vapors puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
  8. Grave Peril — Grave Peril puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
  9. Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back
  10. 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).

  1. 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.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  3. Cool but Rude — draws and discards

130 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).

  1. 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).

  1. 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).

  1. 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.

  1. Niko Aris — When Niko Aris enters thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen, it makes X tokens
  2. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — When Ivora, Insatiable Heir enters thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen, it makes a token
  3. Borborygmos and Fblthp — When Borborygmos and Fblthp enters thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen, it draws you 1 card
  4. 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
  5. Planebound Accomplice — When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen enters thanks to Planebound Accomplice, it makes an opponent discard a card
  6. 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.