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{{Infobox PW|{{PAGENAME}}}}
|name=Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
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{{Infobox Bolas}}
|image=bolas2-1.png
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[[Nicol Bolas, the Ravager]] is a blue, black, and red elder dragon Planeswalker, introduced in July 2018 along with the [[Core Set 2019]] card set.  He can transform into a more powerful form, with a different set of Planeswalker abilities.
|aliases=NB2
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|color=UBR
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He has high health and average deck limits. He has a fair mana bonus to Black, and middling bonus to Blue and Red, with no plusses or minuses to the rest.
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His face side has a mix of powerful abilities, including drawing cards with mana, discarding opponent's cards and raising their cost, and direct damage. 
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{| class="wikitable"
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In his transformed state, he can also return a creature with its {{Ability|reinforce|reinforcements}} to play from the graveyard, and create a support {{Ability|Token}} which stops the opponent from drawing cards.
! rowspan="2" |Level
 
! colspan="6" |Mana bonus
 
|-
 
![[File:Icon W.png|x20px]]
 
![[File:Icon U.png|x20px]]
 
![[File:Icon B.png|x20px]]
 
![[File:Icon R.png|x20px]]
 
![[File:Icon G.png|x20px]]
 
![[File:Icon L.png|x20px]]
 
|-
 
| 1-3 || -2 || +0 || +1 || +0 || -2 || +0
 
|-
 
| 4-11 || -2 || '''+1''' || +1 || +0 || -2 || +0
 
|-
 
| 12-17 || -2 || +1 || +1 || '''+1''' || -2 || +0
 
|-
 
| 18-23 || -2 || +1 || +1 || +1 || '''-1''' || +0
 
|-
 
| 24-31 || '''-1''' || +1 || +1 || +1 || -1 || +0
 
|-
 
| 32-37 || -1 || +1 || '''+3''' || +1 || -1 || +0
 
|-
 
| 38-43 || -1 || '''+2''' || +3 || +1 || -1 || +0
 
|-
 
| 44-51 || -1 || +2 || +3 || '''+2''' || -1 || +0
 
|-
 
| 52-57 || -1 || +2 || +3 || +2 || '''+0''' || +0
 
|-
 
| 58-60 || '''+0''' || +2 || +3 || +2 || +0 || +0
 
|}
 
  
| width="50%" valign="top" |
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His Bolas' Spark support is below, categorized as Resilient, but to be precise, it is Invulnerable even to destruction spells and abilities.
  
{| class="wikitable"
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Nicol Bolas, the Ravager, sometimes called B2 or NB2, is the second of three playable [[Planeswalkers]] in MtGPQ which embody Nicol Bolas at different points in his life.
! rowspan="2" |Level
 
! colspan="6" |Deck limits
 
|-
 
! Creatures
 
! Spells
 
! Supports
 
|-
 
| 1-1 || 4 || 3 || 3
 
|-
 
| 2-7 || '''5''' || 3 || 3
 
|-
 
| 8-13 || 5 || '''4''' || 3
 
|-
 
| 14-21 || 5 || 4 || '''4'''
 
|-
 
| 22-27 || '''6''' || 4 || 4
 
|-
 
| 28-33 || 6 || '''5''' || 4
 
|-
 
| 34-41 || 6 || 5 || '''5'''
 
|-
 
| 42-47 || '''7''' || 5 || 5
 
|-
 
| 48-53 || 7 || '''6''' || 5
 
|-
 
| 54-60 || 7 || 6 || '''6'''
 
|}
 
  
|}
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==Stats==
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{{PW stats max level |{{PAGENAME}}}}
  
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
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! Level
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| 1-5,3410 | 3,-2,0,+1,0,-2,0 | 1,4,3,3 | 2,32 | 5,0 | 9,0 | 15,0 | UBR}}
! Health
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | 6,'''5''',3,3 | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,36 | | | | UBR}}
| 1-2 || 32
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 8,-2,'''+1''',+1,0,-2,0 | | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,39 | | | | UBR}}
| 3-4 || 36
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| 6-10,11390 | | | | 14,1 | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,42 | | | | UBR}}
| 5-6 || 39
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | 6,5,'''4''',3 | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,45 | | | | UBR}}
| 7-8 || 42
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | | 16,1 | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| 11-15,20830 | | | 2,48 | | | | UBR}}
| 9-10 || 45
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 6,-2,+1,+1,'''+1''',-2,0 | | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,52 | | | | UBR}}
| 11-12 || 48
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | 8,5,4,'''4''' | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 4,55 | | | | UBR}}
| 13-14 || 52
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| 16-20,33590 | | | | | | 14,1 | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | | | | UBR}}
| 15-18 || 55
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | 6,-2,+1,+1,+1,'''-1''',0 | | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,58 | | | | UBR}}
| 19-20 || 58
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | 16,2 | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| 21-25,49690 | | | 2,61 | | | | UBR}}
| 21-22 || 61
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | 6,'''6''',4,4 | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,64 | | | | UBR}}
| 23-24 || 64
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 8,'''-1''',+1,+1,+1,-1,0 | | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,68 | | | | UBR}}
| 25-26 || 68
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| 26-30,69070 | | | | | 14,2 | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,71 | | | | UBR}}
| 27-28 || 71
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | 6,6,'''5''',4 | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,75 | | | | UBR}}
| 29-30 || 75
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | | | 16,2 | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| 31-35,91630 | | | 2,79 | | | | UBR}}
| 31-32 || 79
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 6,-1,+1,'''+3''',+1,-1,0 | | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 4,83 | | | | UBR}}
| 33-36 || 83
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | 8,6,5,'''5''' | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | | | | | UBR}}
| 37-38 || 87
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| 36-40,117370 | | | | 14,3 | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,87 | | | | UBR}}
| 39-40 || 91
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | 6,-1,'''+2''',+3,+1,-1,0 | | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,91 | | | | UBR}}
| 41-42 || 95
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | | 16,3 | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| 41-45,146230 | | | 2,95 | | | | UBR}}
| 43-44 || 99
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | 6,'''7''',5,5 | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,99 | | | | UBR}}
| 45-46 || 103
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 8,-1,+2,+3,'''+2''',-1,0 | | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,103 | | | | UBR}}
| 47-48 || 107
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| 46-50,178150 | | | | | | 14,3 | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,107 | | | | UBR}}
| 49-50 || 111
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | 6,7,'''6''',5 | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,111 | | | | UBR}}
| 51-54 || 115
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | 11,4 | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| 51-55,226950 | | | 4,115 | | | | UBR}}
| 55-56 || 119
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 6,-1,+2,+3,+2,'''0''',0 | | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | | | | | UBR}}
| 57-58 || 123
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | 7,7,6,'''6''' | | | | | UBR}}
|-
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,119 | | | | UBR}}
| 59-60 || 127
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| 56-60,323750 | | | | | 5,4 | | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,123 | | | | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | 3,'''0''',+2,+3,+2,0,0 | | | | | | UBR}}
 +
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,127 | | | | UBR}}
 +
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | | | 1,4 | UBR}}
 
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{{Planeswalker Ability
 
{{Planeswalker Ability
 
| Name = Scheming Conqueror
 
| Name = Scheming Conqueror
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| Number = 1
 
| PW Level 1 = 6-19
 
| PW Level 1 = 6-19
 
| Loyalty 1 = 9
 
| Loyalty 1 = 9
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| PW Level 2 = 20-35
 
| PW Level 2 = 20-35
 
| Loyalty 2 = 9
 
| Loyalty 2 = 9
| Effect 2 = Draw 2 cards, then give them 1 mana.
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| Effect 2 = Draw <b>2</b> cards, <b>then give them 1 mana</b>.
 
| PW Level 3 = 36-49
 
| PW Level 3 = 36-49
 
| Loyalty 3 = 9
 
| Loyalty 3 = 9
| Effect 3 = Draw 2 cards, then give them 2 mana.
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| Effect 3 = Draw 2 cards, then give them <b>2</b> mana.
 
| PW Level 4 = 50-60
 
| PW Level 4 = 50-60
 
| Loyalty 4 = 9
 
| Loyalty 4 = 9
| Effect 4 = Draw 2 cards, then give them 3 mana.
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| Effect 4 = Draw 2 cards, then give them <b>3</b> mana.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Planeswalker Ability
 
{{Planeswalker Ability
 
| Name = Maddening Aura
 
| Name = Maddening Aura
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| Number = 2
 
| PW Level 1 = 10-25
 
| PW Level 1 = 10-25
 
| Loyalty 1 = 15
 
| Loyalty 1 = 15
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| PW Level 2 = 26-39
 
| PW Level 2 = 26-39
 
| Loyalty 2 = 15
 
| Loyalty 2 = 15
| Effect 2 = Your opponent discards their first and last card.
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| Effect 2 = Your opponent discards <b>their first and last card</b>.
 
| PW Level 3 = 40-55
 
| PW Level 3 = 40-55
 
| Loyalty 3 = 15
 
| Loyalty 3 = 15
| Effect 3 = Your opponent discards their first and last card. Increase the cost of cards in your opponent's hand by 2.
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| Effect 3 = Your opponent discards their first and last card. <b>Increase the cost of cards in your opponent's hand by 2.</b>
 
| PW Level 4 = 56-60
 
| PW Level 4 = 56-60
 
| Loyalty 4 = 15
 
| Loyalty 4 = 15
| Effect 4 = Your opponent discards their first and last card. Increase the cost of cards in your opponent's hand by 3.
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| Effect 4 = Your opponent discards their first and last card. Increase the cost of cards in your opponent's hand by <b>3</b>.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Planeswalker Ability
 
{{Planeswalker Ability
 
| Name = Bolas' Rising
 
| Name = Bolas' Rising
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| Number = 3
 
| PW Level 1 = 16-29
 
| PW Level 1 = 16-29
 
| Loyalty 1 = 18
 
| Loyalty 1 = 18
| Effect 1 = Deal 5 damage to target creature and lose 10 life. If it died, create a Bolas's Spark Token [with 4 shield and "This support can't be destroyed or exiled. At the beginning of every turn, gain 2 loyalty."] and transform.
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| Effect 1 = Deal 5 damage to target creature and lose 10 life. If it died, create a Bolas's Spark {{Ability|Token}} [with 4 shield and "This support can't be destroyed or exiled. At the beginning of every turn, gain 2 loyalty."] and transform.
 
| PW Level 2 = 30-45
 
| PW Level 2 = 30-45
 
| Loyalty 2 = 18
 
| Loyalty 2 = 18
| Effect 2 = Deal 10 to target creature and lose 10 life. If it died, create a Bolas's Spark Token [with 4 shield and "This support can't be destroyed or exiled. At the beginning of every turn, gain 2 loyalty."] and transform.
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| Effect 2 = Deal <b>10</b> to target creature and lose 10 life. If it died, create a Bolas's Spark {{Ability|Token}} [with 4 shield and "This support can't be destroyed or exiled. At the beginning of every turn, gain 2 loyalty."] and transform.
 
| PW Level 3 = 46-59
 
| PW Level 3 = 46-59
 
| Loyalty 3 = 18
 
| Loyalty 3 = 18
| Effect 3 = Deal 10 to target creature and lose 5 life. If it died, create a Bolas's Spark Token [with 4 shield and "This support can't be destroyed or exiled. At the beginning of every turn, gain 2 loyalty."] and transform.
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| Effect 3 = Deal 10 to target creature and lose <b>5</b> life. If it died, create a Bolas's Spark {{Ability|Token}} [with 4 shield and "This support can't be destroyed or exiled. At the beginning of every turn, gain 2 loyalty."] and transform.
 
| PW Level 4 = 60
 
| PW Level 4 = 60
 
| Loyalty 4 = 18
 
| Loyalty 4 = 18
| Effect 4 = Deal 20 to target creature and lose 5 life. If it died, create a Bolas's Spark Token [with 4 shield and "This support can't be destroyed or exiled. At the beginning of every turn, gain 2 loyalty."] and transform.
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| Effect 4 = Deal <b>20</b> to target creature and lose 5 life. If it died, create a Bolas's Spark {{Ability|Token}} [with 4 shield and "This support can't be destroyed or exiled. At the beginning of every turn, gain 2 loyalty."] and transform.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Planeswalker Ability
 
{{Planeswalker Ability
 
| Name = Rend the Feeble
 
| Name = Rend the Feeble
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| Number = 1
 
| PW Level 1 = 6-19
 
| PW Level 1 = 6-19
 
| Loyalty 1 = 9
 
| Loyalty 1 = 9
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| PW Level 2 = 20-35
 
| PW Level 2 = 20-35
 
| Loyalty 2 = 9
 
| Loyalty 2 = 9
| Effect 2 = Deal 6 damage to target creature or Planeswalker.
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| Effect 2 = Deal <b>6</b> damage to target creature or Planeswalker.
 
| PW Level 3 = 36-49
 
| PW Level 3 = 36-49
 
| Loyalty 3 = 9
 
| Loyalty 3 = 9
| Effect 3 = Deal 8 damage to target creature or Planeswalker.
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| Effect 3 = Deal <b>8</b> damage to target creature or Planeswalker.
 
| PW Level 4 = 50-60
 
| PW Level 4 = 50-60
 
| Loyalty 4 = 9
 
| Loyalty 4 = 9
| Effect 4 = Deal 10 damage to target creature or Planeswalker.
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| Effect 4 = Deal <b>10</b> damage to target creature or Planeswalker.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Planeswalker Ability
 
{{Planeswalker Ability
 
| Name = Evoke the Fallen
 
| Name = Evoke the Fallen
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| Number = 2
 
| PW Level 1 = 10-25
 
| PW Level 1 = 10-25
 
| Loyalty 1 = 15
 
| Loyalty 1 = 15
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| PW Level 2 = 26-39
 
| PW Level 2 = 26-39
 
| Loyalty 2 = 15
 
| Loyalty 2 = 15
| Effect 2 = Return the first creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with its reinforcements.
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| Effect 2 = Return the first creature from your graveyard to the battlefield <b>with its {{Ability|reinforce|reinforcements}}</b>.
 
| PW Level 3 = 40-55
 
| PW Level 3 = 40-55
 
| Loyalty 3 = 15
 
| Loyalty 3 = 15
| Effect 3 = Return the creature with the most reinforcements from your graveyard to the battlefield with its reinforcements.
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| Effect 3 = Return the <b>creature with the most {{Ability|reinforce|reinforcements}}</b> from your graveyard to the battlefield with its {{Ability|reinforce|reinforcements}}.
 
| PW Level 4 = 56-60
 
| PW Level 4 = 56-60
 
| Loyalty 4 = 15
 
| Loyalty 4 = 15
| Effect 4 = Return the creature with the most reinforcements from your graveyard to the battlefield with its reinforcements. Then, reinforce it.
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| Effect 4 = Return the creature with the most {{Ability|reinforce|reinforcements}} from your graveyard to the battlefield with its {{Ability|reinforce|reinforcements}}. <b>Then, {{Ability|reinforce}} it.</b>
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Planeswalker Ability
 
{{Planeswalker Ability
 
| Name = Overwhelm the Gods
 
| Name = Overwhelm the Gods
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| Number = 3
 
| PW Level 1 = 16-29
 
| PW Level 1 = 16-29
 
| Loyalty 1 = 21
 
| Loyalty 1 = 21
| Effect 1 = Create a Minor Bolas' Omnipotence Token [with 6 shield and "At the beginning of every turn this support loses 1 shield each turn. Your opponent cannot draw cards."].
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| Effect 1 = Create a Minor Bolas' Omnipotence {{Ability|Token}} [with 6 shield and "At the beginning of every turn this support loses 1 shield each turn. Your opponent cannot draw cards."].
 
| PW Level 2 = 30-45
 
| PW Level 2 = 30-45
 
| Loyalty 2 = 21
 
| Loyalty 2 = 21
| Effect 2 = Create a Bolas' Omnipotence Token[with (8?) shield and "At the beginning of every turn this support loses 1 shield each turn. Your opponent cannot draw cards."].
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| Effect 2 = Create a <b>Bolas' Omnipotence {{Ability|Token}}</b> [with 8 shield and "At the beginning of every turn this support loses 1 shield each turn. Your opponent cannot draw cards."].
 
| PW Level 3 = 46-59
 
| PW Level 3 = 46-59
 
| Loyalty 3 = 21
 
| Loyalty 3 = 21
| Effect 3 = Create a Improved Bolas' Omnipotence Token [with (10?) shield and "At the beginning of every turn this support loses 1 shield each turn. Your opponent cannot draw cards."].
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| Effect 3 = Create an <b>Improved Bolas' Omnipotence {{Ability|Token}}</b> [with 10 shield and "At the beginning of every turn this support loses 1 shield each turn. Your opponent cannot draw cards."].
 
| PW Level 4 = 60
 
| PW Level 4 = 60
 
| Loyalty 4 = 21
 
| Loyalty 4 = 21
| Effect 4 = Create a Major Bolas' Omnipotence Token [with 12 shield and "At the beginning of every turn this support loses 1 shield each turn. Your opponent cannot draw cards."].
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| Effect 4 = Create a <b>Major Bolas' Omnipotence {{Ability|Token}}</b> [with 12 shield and "At the beginning of every turn this support loses 1 shield each turn. Your opponent cannot draw cards."].
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Starting Deck==
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==Story==
Perhaps the oldest Planeswalker in existence, Nicol
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''"Perhaps the oldest Planeswalker in existence, Nicol Bolas rules over multiple planes and hoards incalculable treasures. When rifts in time threatened [[Dominaria]], Bolas helped heal the plane, sacrificing his omnipotence and immortality. Mortal, but still a dragon, he used his magic, knowledge, and intellect to weave schemes that would lead him back to divinity."''
Bolas rules over multiple planes and hoards
 
incalculable treasures. When rifts in time
 
threatened [[Dominaria]], Bolas helped heal the
 
plane, sacrificing his omnipotence and
 
immortality. Mortal, but still a dragon, he used his
 
magic, knowledge, and intellect to weave schemes
 
that would lead him back to divinity.
 
  
==Story==
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The combination of blue black and red is called [https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Grixis Grixis] after the Shard of Alara from the MtG multiverse.
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:<< [[Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh#Story|Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh's story]]
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:>> [[Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God#Story|Nicol Bolas, Dragon God's story]]
  
==Bugs==
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==Starting Deck==
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{{Deck List
 +
| Psychic Symbiont
 +
| Shock
 +
| Cinder Barrens
 +
| Mind Rot
 +
| Blazing Hellhound
 +
| Separatist Voidmage
 +
| Artificer's Epiphany
 +
| Infernal Scarring
 +
| Ghirapur Aether Grid
 +
| Diamond Mare
 +
}}
  
 
{{Planeswalkers}}
 
{{Planeswalkers}}
 
[[Category:Planeswalkers]]
 
[[Category:Planeswalkers]]
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[[Category:Blue]]
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[[Category:Black]]
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[[Category:Red]]
 +
[[Category:Damage creature]]
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[[Category:Discard]]
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[[Category:Draw]]
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[[Category:Gain loyalty]]
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[[Category:Gain mana]]
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[[Category:Damage creature or opponent]]
 +
[[Category:Lockdown]]
 +
[[Category:Lose life (cost)]]
 +
[[Category:Raise cost]]
 +
[[Category:Reanimate]]
 +
[[Category:Resilient]]
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[[Category:Transform]]

Latest revision as of 21:29, 24 December 2023

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
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Bolas2-1.png
Full Name Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Aliases B2
Transformed Nicol Bolas, the Arisen
TransformsBolas2-2.png
Affinities BlueBlackRed
Origin set Core Set 2019 Core Set 2019
Cost 850 Mana Crystals
Stats (max level)
Health 127
Deck limits Creatures 7  ·  Spells 6  ·  Supports 6
Mana bonuses Icon W.png 0 · Icon U.png+2 · Icon B.png+3 · Icon R.png+2 · Icon G.png 0
Leveling cost 323,750 Mana Runes
Planeswalkers   (Infobox · Data)
Planeswalker series
Nicol Bolas (elder dragon)
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh B1 BlueBlackRed Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager B2 BlueBlackRed Nicol Bolas, the Ravager Transforms
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God B3 BlueBlackRed Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager is a blue, black, and red elder dragon Planeswalker, introduced in July 2018 along with the Core Set 2019 card set. He can transform into a more powerful form, with a different set of Planeswalker abilities.

He has high health and average deck limits. He has a fair mana bonus to Black, and middling bonus to Blue and Red, with no plusses or minuses to the rest.

His face side has a mix of powerful abilities, including drawing cards with mana, discarding opponent's cards and raising their cost, and direct damage.

In his transformed state, he can also return a creature with its reinforcements to play from the graveyard, and create a support TokenToken which stops the opponent from drawing cards.

His Bolas' Spark support is below, categorized as Resilient, but to be precise, it is Invulnerable even to destruction spells and abilities.

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager, sometimes called B2 or NB2, is the second of three playable Planeswalkers in MtGPQ which embody Nicol Bolas at different points in his life.

Stats

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager - level 60
Mana bonus Deck limits Health Leveling cost
White 0 Blue +2 Black +3 Red +2 Green 0 Loyalty 0 Creatures  7 Spells  6 Supports  6 127 323,750 Mana Runes
All level details 1-60          Up-down-arrow-icon.png Click to
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cost

Mana bonus Deck limits Health Abilities
Icon W.png Icon U.png Icon B.png Icon R.png Icon G.png Icon L.png Creature-Icon.png Spell-Icon.png Support-Icon.png 1 2 3
1-5

3410Rune.png

-2 0 +1 0 -2 0 4 3 3 32 AbilityLev0.png AbilityLev0.png AbilityLev0.png
5 3 3
36
-2 +1 +1 0 -2 0
39
6-10

11390Rune.png

AbilityLev1.png
42
5 4 3
45
AbilityLev1.png
11-15

20830Rune.png

48
-2 +1 +1 +1 -2 0
52
5 4 4
55
16-20

33590Rune.png

AbilityLev1.png
-2 +1 +1 +1 -1 0
58
AbilityLev2.png
21-25

49690Rune.png

61
6 4 4
64
-1 +1 +1 +1 -1 0
68
26-30

69070Rune.png

AbilityLev2.png
71
6 5 4
75
AbilityLev2.png
31-35

91630Rune.png

79
-1 +1 +3 +1 -1 0
83
6 5 5
36-40

117370Rune.png

AbilityLev3.png
87
-1 +2 +3 +1 -1 0
91
AbilityLev3.png
41-45

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95
7 5 5
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7 6 5
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Abilities

1: Scheming Conqueror
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 6-19 9 Draw a card.
AbilityLev2.png 20-35 9 Draw 2 cards, then give them 1 mana.
AbilityLev3.png 36-49 9 Draw 2 cards, then give them 2 mana.
AbilityLev4.png 50-60 9 Draw 2 cards, then give them 3 mana.
2: Maddening Aura
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 10-25 15 Your opponent discards a card.
AbilityLev2.png 26-39 15 Your opponent discards their first and last card.
AbilityLev3.png 40-55 15 Your opponent discards their first and last card. Increase the cost of cards in your opponent's hand by 2.
AbilityLev4.png 56-60 15 Your opponent discards their first and last card. Increase the cost of cards in your opponent's hand by 3.
3: Bolas' Rising
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 16-29 18 Deal 5 damage to target creature and lose 10 life. If it died, create a Bolas's Spark TokenToken [with 4 shield and "This support can't be destroyed or exiled. At the beginning of every turn, gain 2 loyalty."] and transform.
AbilityLev2.png 30-45 18 Deal 10 to target creature and lose 10 life. If it died, create a Bolas's Spark TokenToken [with 4 shield and "This support can't be destroyed or exiled. At the beginning of every turn, gain 2 loyalty."] and transform.
AbilityLev3.png 46-59 18 Deal 10 to target creature and lose 5 life. If it died, create a Bolas's Spark TokenToken [with 4 shield and "This support can't be destroyed or exiled. At the beginning of every turn, gain 2 loyalty."] and transform.
AbilityLev4.png 60 18 Deal 20 to target creature and lose 5 life. If it died, create a Bolas's Spark TokenToken [with 4 shield and "This support can't be destroyed or exiled. At the beginning of every turn, gain 2 loyalty."] and transform.


Abilities (Transformed)

1: Rend the Feeble
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 6-19 9 Deal 4 damage to target creature or Planeswalker.
AbilityLev2.png 20-35 9 Deal 6 damage to target creature or Planeswalker.
AbilityLev3.png 36-49 9 Deal 8 damage to target creature or Planeswalker.
AbilityLev4.png 50-60 9 Deal 10 damage to target creature or Planeswalker.
2: Evoke the Fallen
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 10-25 15 Return the first creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
AbilityLev2.png 26-39 15 Return the first creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with its reinforcements.
AbilityLev3.png 40-55 15 Return the creature with the most reinforcements from your graveyard to the battlefield with its reinforcements.
AbilityLev4.png 56-60 15 Return the creature with the most reinforcements from your graveyard to the battlefield with its reinforcements. Then, reinforce it.
3: Overwhelm the Gods
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 16-29 21 Create a Minor Bolas' Omnipotence TokenToken [with 6 shield and "At the beginning of every turn this support loses 1 shield each turn. Your opponent cannot draw cards."].
AbilityLev2.png 30-45 21 Create a Bolas' Omnipotence TokenToken [with 8 shield and "At the beginning of every turn this support loses 1 shield each turn. Your opponent cannot draw cards."].
AbilityLev3.png 46-59 21 Create an Improved Bolas' Omnipotence TokenToken [with 10 shield and "At the beginning of every turn this support loses 1 shield each turn. Your opponent cannot draw cards."].
AbilityLev4.png 60 21 Create a Major Bolas' Omnipotence TokenToken [with 12 shield and "At the beginning of every turn this support loses 1 shield each turn. Your opponent cannot draw cards."].


Story

"Perhaps the oldest Planeswalker in existence, Nicol Bolas rules over multiple planes and hoards incalculable treasures. When rifts in time threatened Dominaria, Bolas helped heal the plane, sacrificing his omnipotence and immortality. Mortal, but still a dragon, he used his magic, knowledge, and intellect to weave schemes that would lead him back to divinity."

The combination of blue black and red is called Grixis after the Shard of Alara from the MtG multiverse.

<< Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh's story
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Starting Deck

Card name Type Cost Color Rarity Set 
Psychic Symbiont Creatures (3/3) 10 BlueBlack Uncommon Core Set 2019 M19 Legacy 
Shock Spells 4 Red Common Core Set 2019 M19 Legacy 
Cinder Barrens Supports (2) 8 Colorless Common Core Set 2019 M19 Legacy 
Mind Rot Spells 7 Black Common Core Set 2019 M19 Legacy 
Blazing Hellhound Creatures (4/3) 10 BlackRed Uncommon Origins ORI 
Separatist Voidmage Creatures (2/2) 10 Blue Common Origins ORI 
Artificer's Epiphany Spells 2 Blue Common Origins ORI 
Infernal Scarring Supports (2) 6 Black Common Origins ORI 
Ghirapur Aether Grid Supports (2) 6 Red Common Origins ORI 
Diamond Mare Creatures (2/4) 9 Colorless Rare Core Set 2019 M19 Legacy