Nicol Bolas BCHR 81

Nicol Bolas BCHR 81 is a Rare Magic card from Chronicles Foreign Black Border, released on 1 July 1995 and illustrated by Edward P. Beard, Jr.. Its value is €8.05 on the European market as of 11 Nov 2026. It lost 3.1% over 30 days. It is the 9th most valuable of the 113 priced cards in Chronicles Foreign Black Border. It is the 5th most valuable of the 9 printings of Nicol Bolas.

Nicol Bolas, Magic card BCHR 81 — Chronicles Foreign Black Border set
Illustration: Edward P. Beard, Jr. · © Wizards of the Coast LLC

Market value

€8.05

European market · recorded on 11 Nov 2026

Prices by language and finish

FinishValue
Non foil€8.05

Value over the last 30 days

VersionToday7 days ago30 days agoChangeLowHigh
All versions€8.05€8.40€8.31-3.1%€8.05€8.40

Card text

Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Nicol Bolas unless you pay {U}{B}{R}. Whenever Nicol Bolas deals damage to an opponent, that player discards their hand.

Details

Game
Magic
Set
Chronicles Foreign Black Border
Series
Chronicles
Number
BCHR 81
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Edward P. Beard, Jr.
Released
1 July 1995

Type

Type line
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon

Characteristics

Cost
{2}{U}{U}{B}{B}{R}{R}
Colours
Black, Red, Blue

Text

Keywords
Flying

Format legality

Legal
Commander, Duel, Legacy, Modern, Oathbreaker, Old School, Penny, PreDH, Premodern, Vintage

Available variants

Finish
Non foil

All cards from Chronicles Foreign Black Border

Other printings of this card