I was old before this world was even born. I watched my brothers rule for a thousand years until little worms like you overcame them. But I am not my brothers. I am older than they are, greater. I have devoured stars and shattered worlds. I have sired whole races, populated entire planes, and then hunted them to extinction for my amusement.
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~ Nicol Bolas
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The essence of every world, every spell, and every thought is power. Nothing else matters, because nothing else exist.
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~ Nicol Bolas
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IT WAS ALMOST TOO EASY. SPREAD THE WORD THAT THE BLACKBLADE KILLED AN ELDER DRAGON. MAKE IT JUST DIFFICULT TO FIND THE THING, SO THAT THEY APPRECIATE ITS WORTH. GIVE THEM ONE OF LILIANA’S DEMONS TO KILL WITH IT, SO THAT THEY BELIEVE IN THE UNCONQUERABLE STRENGTH OF THEIR ULTIMATE WEAPON. BELIEVE IN IT ENOUGH SO THAT THEY NEVER BOTHER TO SEARCH IN ANYTHING ELSE. AND WATCH AS THEY COMMIT EVERYTHING THEY HAVE FOR AN ATTACK THAT ABSOLUTELY DEPENDS... ON THE ONE WEAPON WE ARE THROUGHLY PREPARED TO REPEL.
YES, THE BLACKBLADE ONCE KILLED AN ELDER DRAGON. AND BECAUSE OF THAT ONE FACT, WE MADE DAMN SURE MILLENNIA AGO THAT IT COULD NEVER. KILL. US. LET BOTH STOMP THE GROUND UNTIL NOTHING MOVES BENEATH THEIR UNDEAD FEET. WE’VE HAD OUR FUN, NOW WE GROW WEARY OF THE IMPERTINENCE OF ANTS.
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~ Nicol Bolas upon achieving Godhood
Background
Elder dragon and tyrant of worlds, Nicol Bolas is one of the oldest known beings in the Multiverse.
Mana hungry and wielding a triple threat of blue, black, and red spells, he’s a force of villainous destruction, crushing all magic—and minds—that stand in his way.
Witness to countless wars, cataclysms, and rivalries, Bolas is one of only five elder dragons to survive the Dragon War. He’s also survived the destruction of his Madaran Empire on Dominaria at the hands of Tetsuo Umezawa, the epic duels between the Planeswalkers Leshrac and Teferi, and The Mending, which healed the universe and consequently changed the very nature of the Planeswalker spark, costing several Planeswalkers their lives.
Nicol Bolas left a crumbling Dominaria before The Mending, implying that it couldn't be saved. "I have prepared a suitable place for myself in that eventuality," he said before departing through the Talon Gates.
In fact, he had already begun plotting his next scheme for power. His “suitable place” was Alara, which Bolas had been watching for decades. Long ago, he began recruiting agents on Alara’s five shards—gathering individuals and groups who could secretly do his bidding. These agents have sown the seeds of dissent, creating chaos and conflict. Unknown to all but Nicol, the shards of Alara are reconverging into a single plane, and when that happens, he wants all-out planar war.
Why? His obsessive need to regain the godlike powers he had before The Mending. Back then, Planeswalkers were ageless shapeshifters whose supremacy was limited only by their experience and knowledge.
This elder dragon had that power torn away from him, and he will go to any lengths to get it back. For Nicol Bolas, all the power in the universe is not enough.
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Powers and Statistics
Tier: At least 6-C | At least 6-C. At least Low 2-C with Magic. 2-C with the Conflux | Low 2-C physically. At least 2-A, possibly High 2-A with the Elderspell | At least 2-A, possibly High 2-A
Name: Nicol Bolas (Bolas when referred to by one name), The Forever Serpent, "Sensei Ryu", "Lord Nicholas", Dominaria's Most Ancient Evil, The God-Pharaoh, the Deceiver, the Ravager, the Arisen, Dragon God, Venati
Origin: Magic: the Gathering
Gender: Male
Age: 30,000-50,000 years+ (Is referred to as one of the oldest beings in the Multiverse. Is as old as Ugin, as a twin of him)
Attack Potency: At least Island level (Should be more powerful to other monsters across the MtG multiverse, such as Polukranos, who destroyed a massive polis the size of Akros and Meletis, which are the two largest cities in theros, and other creatures from Theros, such as Arixmethis, who is a living island. A battle between him an a leviathan destroyed one third of a continent) | At least Island level (Should be comparable to his Elder Dragon self. Superior to Tezzeret, who created a island made out of metal). At least Macrocosmic level+ with Magic (Effortlessly stomped the Gods of Amonkhet, who connected to the leylines of the plane). Low Macroverse level with the Conflux (The conflux can split Alara into five planes, and then re-combine them) | Macrocosmic level+ physically (Has reached the point where he is comparable to that of gods, such as the Gods of Amonkhet or the Gods of Theros, who can shake the plane. Liliana Vess viewed Bolas as "seemingly unaffected by the mending", implying Bolas at this time should be comparable to Pre-Mending Liliana. Kruphix states that if Bolas were to set foot on Theros, none of the gods would be able to stop him, making him comparable to Xenagos). At least Macroversal level+, possibly High Macroversal+ with the Elderspell (With the complete Elderspell, Bolas would begin his ascension to godhood, regaining his former power) | At least Macroverse level+ (His casual attacks created rifts in the multiverse, each of which would eventually tear it apart. His full presence on Dominaria is would collapse it's foundation, which would destroy the multiverse as Dominaria is it's nexus. Effortlessly stomped Teferi, who can control all of the infinite time streams of the multiverse, each of which contains their own multiverse, with a past, present, and future. Sealed a massive amount of the rifts that was destabilizing Dominaria, and casually prevented the destruction of the multiverse), possibly High Macroverse level+ (As the strongest dragon in existence at this point, he should embody a great amount of the Ur-Dragon)
Travel Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (Shouldn't be any slower than Polukranos) | Massively Hypersonic+ (Shouldn't be any slower than before). Extra-Temporal with Clockworking (Can hop in any point in time by Clockworking) | Massively Hypersonic+ (Faster than before). Extra-Temporal with Clockworking | Extra-Temporal (Has to willingly create an avatar to enter a plane, completely unaffected by Teferi's time magic, such as slowing down, speeding up, stopping, and erasing time, as well as manipulating the time rifts)
Striking Strength: At least Island Class | At least Island Class | Macrocosmic+ | At least Macroversal+, possibly High Macroversal+ (His casual attacks can create rifts in the multiverse)
Durability: At least Island level (Is one of the survivors of the Elder Dragon War) | At least Island level. Macrocosmic level+ with Magic (Likely using some sort of magic, Oketra's arrows bounced off of him) | Macrocosmic+ | At least Macroversal+, possibly High Macroversal+ (Was not at all concerned about the destruction of the multiverse)