Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is a mythic Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas from HOU (HOU) costing {4}{U}{B}{R}. Current price: $3.02 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas
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[+2]: 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. [+1]: Each opponent exiles two cards from their hand. [−4]: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target opponent, creature an opponent controls, or planeswalker an opponent controls. [−12]: Exile each nonland permanent your opponents control.
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Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is a Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "[+2]: 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. [+1]: Each opponent exiles two cards from their hand. [−4]: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target opponent, creature an opponent controls, or planeswalker an opponent controls. [−12]: Exile each nonland permanent your opponents control."
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh has a mana cost of {4}{U}{B}{R}, which equals 7.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires B, R, U mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh's mana cost of {4}{U}{B}{R} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh has a mana value of 7.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh's current oracle text is: "[+2]: 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. [+1]: Each opponent exiles two cards from their hand. [−4]: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target opponent, creature an opponent controls, or planeswalker an opponent controls. [−12]: Exile each nonland permanent your opponents control."
The current market price for Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is approximately $3.02 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $6.09 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €2.32 EUR.
You can purchase Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh normal: $3.02 | foil: $6.09
Format legality information for Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is from HOU (HOU), with collector number 140.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh is a mythic card in HOU.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh was illustrated by Raymond Swanland.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh enters the battlefield with 7 loyalty counters.
Planeswalker abilities add or remove loyalty counters when activated. If a planeswalker's loyalty reaches zero (through damage or ability costs), it's put into the graveyard.
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