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 we read on this card

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 — 135 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors 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

125 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 151 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors 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

146 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 164 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors 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. Brainstealer Dragon — makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  3. Cloudstone Curio — triggers

a Dragon attacks — 306 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors 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. Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury — gives +1/+0
  4. Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw — deals 2 damage

a Dragon deals combat damage — 306 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

  1. Parapet Thrasher — When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen deals combat damage, Parapet Thrasher triggers

a nontoken Dragon enters the battlefield — 313 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

  1. Lathliss, Dragon Queen — When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen enters, Lathliss, Dragon Queen makes a token

a Dragon it applies enters with counters to — 314 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors can cause this.

  1. Dragonstorm Globe — Dragonstorm Globe gives Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen counters as it enters

313 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Dragon creature it boosts — 344 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors can cause this.

  1. Crucible of Fire — Crucible of Fire gives Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen bigger stats

343 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Dragon enters the battlefield — 348 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

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

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

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

a creature leaves a graveyard — 834 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors 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. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  4. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  5. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  6. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Rot Farm Mortipede — gets +1/+0
  8. Soul Enervation — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  9. Erebos's Titan — triggers

a card is discarded — 1,614 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors 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. Tourach, Dread Cantor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance — deals 1 damage
  5. Tinybones, Bauble Burglar — hits a graveyard
  6. Fell Specter — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  7. Entropic Battlecruiser — makes a player lose 3 life
  8. Abyssal Nocturnus — gets +2/+2
  9. Raiders' Wake — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

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

anything leaves a graveyard — 1,465 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

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

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  4. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  5. Fang, Fearless l'Cie — draws you 1 card
  6. Spirit of Resilience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Fuming Effigy — deals 1 damage
  8. Advanced Reconstruction — deals 2 damage
  9. Teval's Judgment — triggers

put a creature into a graveyard — 1,889 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors 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

1,879 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 2,313 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards

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

a card is drawn — 2,594 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors 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

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

anything attacks — 9,608 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors 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. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  4. Cool but Rude — draws and discards

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

a creature attacks — 9,608 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors can cause this (Nicol Bolas is one).

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 10,550 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors 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
  2. Goblin Goliath — When Goblin Goliath enters thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen, it makes a token

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

anything enters the battlefield — 14,870 cards in Nicol Bolas's colors can cause this.

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — When Ivora, Insatiable Heir enters thanks to Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen, it makes a token
  2. 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
  3. Planebound Accomplice — When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen enters thanks to Planebound Accomplice, it makes an opponent discard a card

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