Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
~$11.52 TCGplayer
Multicolor. Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas

Hour of Devastation #205 · Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov
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Oracle text
+3: Each opponent loses 3 life unless that player sacrifices a nonland permanent of their choice or discards a card.
−3: Destroy target creature. Draw a card.
−11: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to each opponent. You draw seven cards.
Loyalty 5
Format legality
The only printing of Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
| Printing | Rarity | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hour of Devastation hou #205· 2017mythic· Cardmarket €6.75 foil | mythic | $11.52 | €6.75 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2017
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 8
- EDHREC rank
- #12,769 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Svetlin Velinov
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Hour of Devastation card (#205).
205 · HOU · M · EN
- 205Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- HOUSet code for Hour of Devastation
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
- ★Foil. On foil cards a star replaces the dot between the set code and the language code.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (4)
2017-07-14
In a multiplayer game, each opponent in turn order makes their choice for Nicol Bolas's first ability, then all of the actions occur simultaneously. Opponents will know choices made by earlier opponents when making their choices, although a card chosen to be discarded this way isn't revealed until it's discarded.
2017-07-14
If the target of Nicol Bolas's second ability becomes illegal, the ability doesn't resolve and you won't draw a card. If that target is legal but can't be destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, you still draw a card.
2017-07-14
While resolving Nicol Bolas's first ability, your opponent chooses a card to be discarded without revealing it, chooses a nonland permanent to be sacrificed, or chooses to do neither. Then that player discards that card, sacrifices that permanent, or loses 3 life. Your opponent can always choose to lose 3 life, even if they have cards to discard or nonland permanents to sacrifice.
2017-07-14
If Nicol Bolas's third ability causes each opponent to have 0 or less life, but it also causes you to try to draw more cards than you have in your library, the game ends in a draw.
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