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[[Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God]] is a blue, black, and red elder dragon Planeswalker, introduced in June 2019 along with the [[War of the Spark]] card set.
  
==Overview==
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He has very high health and average deck limits. With the +7 total mana bonus of a tri-color walker, he gets good mana gains in Black and Red, less in Blue, and poor in Red and Green.
[[Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God]] is a blue, black, and red elder dragon Planeswalker, introduced in June 2019 along with the [[War of the Spark]] card set.
 
  
He has very high health, average mana gains with an unbalanced spread, and as-yet unknown deck limits.
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He can draw cards, while creating a support that gains Loyalty when the opponent uses a Loyalty ability or Vanguard ability. He has powerful destruction abilities, including exile of opponents' cards in hand, and non-targeted destruction of creatures and {{Ability|Vanguard|Vanguards}}. His third damages the opponent, and sacrifices {{Ability|Legendary}} cards for extra damage.
  
 
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God, sometimes called B3 or NB3, is the third of three playable [[Planeswalkers]] in MtGPQ which embody Nicol Bolas at different points in his life.
 
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God, sometimes called B3 or NB3, is the third of three playable [[Planeswalkers]] in MtGPQ which embody Nicol Bolas at different points in his life.
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==Stats==
 
==Stats==
 
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 4,65 | | | | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,74 | | | | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 8,'''-2''',+1,+2,+2,-2,0 | | | | | | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,77 | | | | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,80 | | | | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | 6,4,6,'''5''' | | | | | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,84 | | | | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 6,-2,+1,'''+3''',+2,-2,0 | | | | | | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 4,90 | | | | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | 8,'''5''',6,5 | | | | | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | 6,5,7,'''6''' | | | | | UBR}}
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{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | 11,4 | | | UBR}}
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==Abilities==
 
==Abilities==
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{{Planeswalker Ability
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| Name = Spark Gatherer
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| Number = 1
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| PW Level 1 = 6-19
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| Loyalty 1 = 9
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| Effect 1 = Draw a card.
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| PW Level 2 = 20-35
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| Loyalty 2 = 9
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| Effect 2 = Draw a card. <b>Create a Gathering Sparks {{Ability|Token}}</b> [Enchantment 3 shield and "Whenever your opponent activates a Loyalty ability or a {{Ability|Vanguard}} ability, gain 2 Loyalty."].
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| PW Level 3 = 36-49
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| Loyalty 3 = 9
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| Effect 3 = Draw <b>2</b> cards. Create a Gathering Sparks {{Ability|Token}} [Enchantment with 3 shield and "Whenever your opponent activates a Loyalty ability or a {{Ability|Vanguard}} ability, gain 2 Loyalty."].
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| PW Level 4 = 50-60
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| Loyalty 4 = 9
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| Effect 4 = Draw 2 cards. <b>Your opponent {{Ability|Exile|exiles}} the last card from their hand.</b>  Create a Gathering Sparks {{Ability|Token}} [Enchantment with 3 shield and "Whenever your opponent activates a Loyalty ability or a {{Ability|Vanguard}} ability, gain 2 Loyalty."].
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}}
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{{Planeswalker Ability
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| Name = Dragon-God's Scorn
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| Number = 2
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| PW Level 1 = 10-25
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| Loyalty 1 = 12
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| Effect 1 = Destroy an opposing {{Ability|Vanguard}} support.
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| PW Level 2 = 26-39
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| Loyalty 2 = 12
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| Effect 2 = Destroy an opposing {{Ability|Vanguard}} support. <b>If you can't, destroy the opposing creature with the lowest toughness.</b>
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| PW Level 3 = 40-55
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| Loyalty 3 = 12
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| Effect 3 = Destroy an opposing {{Ability|Vanguard}} support. If you can't, destroy <b>a random opposing creature</b>.
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| PW Level 4 = 56-60
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| Loyalty 4 = 12
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| Effect 4 = Destroy the opposing {{Ability|Vanguard}} support with the greatest Shield. If you can't, destroy the opposing creature <b>with the greatest toughness</b>.
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}}
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{{Planeswalker Ability
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| Name = Ascension To Godhood
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| Number = 3
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| PW Level 1 = 16-29
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| Loyalty 1 = 21
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| Effect 1 = Deal 15 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker. Then, destroy all your {{Ability|Legendary}} cards and deal 2 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker for each card destroyed this way.
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| PW Level 2 = 30-45
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| Loyalty 2 = 21
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| Effect 2 = Deal <b>20</b> damage to your opponent's Planeswalker. Then, destroy all your {{Ability|Legendary}} cards and deal <b>3</b> damage to your opponent's Planeswalker for each card destroyed this way.
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| PW Level 3 = 46-59
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| Loyalty 3 = 21
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| Effect 3 = Deal <b>25</b> damage to your opponent's Planeswalker. Then, destroy all your {{Ability|Legendary}} cards and deal <b>4</b> damage to your opponent's Planeswalker for each card destroyed this way.
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| PW Level 4 = 60
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| Loyalty 4 = 21
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| Effect 4 = Deal <b>30</b> damage to your opponent's Planeswalker. Then, destroy all your {{Ability|Legendary}} cards and deal <b>5</b> damage to your opponent's Planeswalker for each card destroyed this way.
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}}
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==Story==
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''Nicol Bolas's schemes have led to Ravnica. His true purpose is not yet revealed, but the crucial pieces of his plan are falling into place.<br>Through the agency of his minions he has subverted the leadership of Ravnica's ancient guilds and undermined the fabric of the Guildpact. Heightened tension and conflict now loom over the plane.''
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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, the Ravager#Story|Nicol Bolas, the Ravager's story]]
  
 
==Starting Deck==
 
==Starting Deck==
 
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{{Deck List
==Story==
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| Vraska, Swarm's Eminence
<blockquote>'' ''</blockquote>
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| Honor the God-Pharaoh
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| No Escape
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| Augur of Bolas
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| Acolyte of the Inferno
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| Act of Treason
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| Shivan Reef
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| Akroan Sergeant
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| Lightning Javelin
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| Bolas's Citadel
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}}
  
 
{{Planeswalkers}}
 
{{Planeswalkers}}
 
[[Category:Planeswalkers]]
 
[[Category:Planeswalkers]]
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[[Category:Blue]]
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[[Category:Black]]
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[[Category:Red]]
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[[Category:Damage opponent]]
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[[Category:Draw]]
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[[Category:Gain loyalty]]
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[[Category:Non-targeted destruction]]
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[[Category:Remove Vanguard]]

Latest revision as of 00:31, 4 December 2024

Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
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Bolas3.png
Full Name Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
Aliases B3
Affinities BlueBlackRed
Origin set War of the Spark War of the Spark
Cost 850 Mana Crystals
Stats (max level)
Health 134
Deck limits Creatures 6  ·  Spells 7  ·  Supports 6
Mana bonuses Icon W.png -2 · Icon U.png+3 · Icon B.png+4 · Icon R.png+4 · Icon G.png -2
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, Dragon-God is a blue, black, and red elder dragon Planeswalker, introduced in June 2019 along with the War of the Spark card set.

He has very high health and average deck limits. With the +7 total mana bonus of a tri-color walker, he gets good mana gains in Black and Red, less in Blue, and poor in Red and Green.

He can draw cards, while creating a support that gains Loyalty when the opponent uses a Loyalty ability or Vanguard ability. He has powerful destruction abilities, including exile of opponents' cards in hand, and non-targeted destruction of creatures and VanguardsVanguard. His third damages the opponent, and sacrifices LegendaryLegendary cards for extra damage.

Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God, sometimes called B3 or NB3, is the third of three playable Planeswalkers in MtGPQ which embody Nicol Bolas at different points in his life.

Stats

Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God - level 60
Mana bonus Deck limits Health Leveling cost
White -2 Blue +3 Black +4 Red +4 Green -2 Loyalty 0 Creatures  6 Spells  7 Supports  6 134 323,750 Mana Runes
All level details 1-60          Up-down-arrow-icon.png Click to
Level

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

-3 +1 +1 +1 -3 0 3 4 3 44 AbilityLev0.png AbilityLev0.png AbilityLev0.png
3 5 3
47
-3 +1 +2 +1 -3 0
50
6-10

11390Rune.png

AbilityLev1.png
53
3 5 4
56
AbilityLev1.png
11-15

20830Rune.png

59
-3 +1 +2 +2 -3 0
62
4 5 4
65
16-20

33590Rune.png

AbilityLev1.png
-3 +1 +2 +2 -2 0
68
AbilityLev2.png
21-25

49690Rune.png

71
4 6 4
74
-2 +1 +2 +2 -2 0
77
26-30

69070Rune.png

AbilityLev2.png
80
4 6 5
84
AbilityLev2.png
31-35

91630Rune.png

87
-2 +1 +3 +2 -2 0
90
5 6 5
36-40

117370Rune.png

AbilityLev3.png
94
-2 +1 +3 +3 -2 0
98
AbilityLev3.png
41-45

146230Rune.png

102
5 7 5
106
-2 +3 +3 +3 -2 0
110
46-50

178150Rune.png

AbilityLev3.png
114
5 7 6
118
AbilityLev4.png
51-55

226950Rune.png

122
-2 +3 +4 +3 -2 0
6 7 6
126
56-60

323750Rune.png

AbilityLev4.png
130
-2 +3 +4 +4 -2 0
134
AbilityLev4.png

Abilities

1: Spark Gatherer
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 6-19 9 Draw a card.
AbilityLev2.png 20-35 9 Draw a card. Create a Gathering Sparks TokenToken [Enchantment 3 shield and "Whenever your opponent activates a Loyalty ability or a VanguardVanguard ability, gain 2 Loyalty."].
AbilityLev3.png 36-49 9 Draw 2 cards. Create a Gathering Sparks TokenToken [Enchantment with 3 shield and "Whenever your opponent activates a Loyalty ability or a VanguardVanguard ability, gain 2 Loyalty."].
AbilityLev4.png 50-60 9 Draw 2 cards. Your opponent exiles the last card from their hand. Create a Gathering Sparks TokenToken [Enchantment with 3 shield and "Whenever your opponent activates a Loyalty ability or a VanguardVanguard ability, gain 2 Loyalty."].
2: Dragon-God's Scorn
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 10-25 12 Destroy an opposing VanguardVanguard support.
AbilityLev2.png 26-39 12 Destroy an opposing VanguardVanguard support. If you can't, destroy the opposing creature with the lowest toughness.
AbilityLev3.png 40-55 12 Destroy an opposing VanguardVanguard support. If you can't, destroy a random opposing creature.
AbilityLev4.png 56-60 12 Destroy the opposing VanguardVanguard support with the greatest Shield. If you can't, destroy the opposing creature with the greatest toughness.
3: Ascension To Godhood
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 16-29 21 Deal 15 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker. Then, destroy all your LegendaryLegendary cards and deal 2 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker for each card destroyed this way.
AbilityLev2.png 30-45 21 Deal 20 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker. Then, destroy all your LegendaryLegendary cards and deal 3 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker for each card destroyed this way.
AbilityLev3.png 46-59 21 Deal 25 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker. Then, destroy all your LegendaryLegendary cards and deal 4 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker for each card destroyed this way.
AbilityLev4.png 60 21 Deal 30 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker. Then, destroy all your LegendaryLegendary cards and deal 5 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker for each card destroyed this way.


Story

Nicol Bolas's schemes have led to Ravnica. His true purpose is not yet revealed, but the crucial pieces of his plan are falling into place.
Through the agency of his minions he has subverted the leadership of Ravnica's ancient guilds and undermined the fabric of the Guildpact. Heightened tension and conflict now loom over the plane.

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
<< Nicol Bolas, the Ravager's story

Starting Deck

Card name Type Cost Color Rarity Set 
Vraska, Swarm's Eminence Supports (5) 10 BlackGreen Uncommon War of the Spark WAR Legacy 
Honor the God-Pharaoh Spells 9 Red Common War of the Spark WAR Legacy 
No Escape Spells 7 Blue Common War of the Spark WAR Legacy 
Augur of Bolas Creatures (1/3) 7 Blue Common War of the Spark WAR Legacy 
Acolyte of the Inferno Creatures (3/1) 6 Red Common Origins ORI 
Act of Treason Spells 4 Red Uncommon Origins ORI 
Shivan Reef Supports (2) 8 Colorless Common Origins ORI 
Akroan Sergeant Creatures (2/2) 9 Red Common Origins ORI 
Lightning Javelin Spells 6 Red Common Origins ORI 
Bolas's Citadel Supports (6) 16 Black Rare War of the Spark WAR Legacy