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Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God

RVR · mythic · Released 2024-01-12

Tiers

tier-1

Commander Bracket

Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).

Archetypes

positive:
controlmidrangecombo
negative:
aggrotempo

Roles

card-drawhand-disruptionremoval-planeswalkerunconditional-removalalt-wincon

Risks

pip-heavyremoval-magnetslow-setup

Mechanics

Typal

synergy:

anti:

Structural

activated-abilitystatic-ability

Rationale

5cmc legendary planeswalker with flexible draw/discard hand-disruption on +1, unconditional creature/PW removal on −3, and a game-winning alt-wincon on −8 if opponents lack legendary permanents. Static ability copies other PWs' abilities. Signature in Grixis control/midrange shells with PW synergy and combo decks. High mana requirement (BBB+U+R) and removal magnet make it clunky in tempo/aggro.

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #4,300