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“	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.	„
	~ Nicol Bolas

“	While my foes are legion, these 5 are potentially... problematic A noble predator, he believes himself to be. This Garruk Wildspeaker, brutal, savage, nearly a merciless killer. His impatience is my virtue. Jace Beleren's greatest strength is his greatest flaw. The supremely powerful mind incapable of perceiving how he could rule all - a keystone in an unfathomable plan. So utterly filled with power, so wholly lacking in restraint and vision. Seeking freedom, will Chandra Nalaar rise above personal retribution, or will her fury consume all? A dark power commanding the dead, Liliana Vess inspires terror. In debt to demons, entranced in a pursuit of unobtainable desire, as ruthless... as myself. Reinforcer of life, light, in strength in our lives... a contemptible blight. Should we cross again, I'll snuff Ajani Goldmane's spark consigning him to an endless night. They are but obstacles, part of a grand design. Fight them endlessly, they'll likely prevail. However, should you prove to be a duelist of measure, having defeated these opponents with skill, consider your fate, for if you dare face me... destroying you will be my pleasure.	„
	~ Nicol Bolas in the M13 trailer

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Everything here exist or perishes on my whim - including you, Gatewatch

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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.	„
	~ Nicol Bolas upon ascending to 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.

Credit to the Official Site

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. Would eventually become High 2-A with the Elderspell | 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)

Classification: Planeswalker, Elder Dragon, Multiversal Tyrant, Power-Hungry Dragon

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). At least Universe level+ with Magic (Effortlessly stomped the Gods of Amonkhet, who connected to the leylines of the plane). Low Multiverse level with the Conflux (The conflux can split Alara into five planes, and then re-combine them) | Universe 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). Would eventually become at least High Multiverse level+ with the Elderspell (With the complete Elderspell, Bolas would begin his ascension to godhood, regaining his former power. Stated that once he ascends to godhood, he will become a threat to the multiverse and be able to remake it into his image) | High Multiverse 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)

Dimensionality: 3-D | 3-D | 3-D, would eventually become 5-D with the Elderspell | 5-D

Travel Speed: Speed of Light (As an Elder Dragon, he should be one of the strongest dragons in the multiverse, being superior from that of the Dromoka brood, who can breath literal light) | Speed of Light (Shouldn't be any slower than before). | Speed of Light (Faster than before). Would eventually become Extra-Temporal with the Elderspell | 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)

Reaction Speed: Speed of Light | Speed of Light | Speed of Light. Would eventually become Extra-Temporal with the Elderspell | Extra-Temporal

Combat Speed: Speed of Light | Speed of Light (Attacked the gods of Amonkhet with light attacks) | Speed of Light. Would eventually become Extra-Temporal with the Elderspell | Extra-Temporal

Striking Strength: At least Island Class | At least Island Class | Universal+. Would eventually become at least High Multiversal+ with the Elderspell | High Multiversal+ (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. Universe level+ with Magic (Likely using some sort of magic, Oketra's arrows bounced off of him) | Universal level+. Would eventually become at least High Multiverse level+ with the Elderspell | High Multiverse level+ (Was not at all concerned about the destruction of the timestreams)

Stamina:

Range:

Powers and Abilities:

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Fire Manipulation (One of the first spells he has learned, even before he hatched from his egg), Longevity (Elder Dragons can live for tens of thousands of years), Limited Reactive Evolution (After learning about Ugin's spark igniting, Bolas became so enraged his spark ignited as well)

All previous powers, Dimensional Travel and Teleportation (Can teleport to different planes via planeswalking, emitting light or smoke in the process), Fate Manipulation (Via clockworking, can choose an alternate timeline and access it), Telekinesis (Shown here), Information Analysis (Via Deep Analysis), Clairvoyance (Via his orb), Avatar Creation (Can create imp-like avatars of himself), Power Nullification (Stated to be able to crush magic), Soul Manipulation, Life Manipulation, and Death Manipulation (Via a card literally named Soul Manipulation, the flavor text is Bolas saying "Life and Death are both reversable"), Fate Manipulation (Via Crux of Fate, the battle between him and Ugin would determine the fate of dragons on Tarkir) Mind Manipulation, Death Manipulation, Transmutation, and Corruption (Type 3; While invading Amonkhet, Bolas cast a spell that killed every adult on the plane, and then wiping out the mind of five gods, then corrupting the other three, transforming their bodies. Described to be the "Mind-Ripper" and "Being able to bring death with a touch"), Power Bestowal (Acted as a broker of Liliana's contract, that after she kills her four demons who she made the contract with, she would become more powerful and become immortal again. In Truth, Bolas made the contract and controls it, able to dissolve Liliana into fire if she should break it. Bestowed power onto the corrupted gods), Shapeshifting (Took a form of a human while recruiting Ral Zarek), Healing (Presumably healed Tezzeret from his wounds), Forcefield Creation (Likely used one to deflect Oketra's Arrows. Implied to create the Hekma, which is a sheild protecting the city from the horrors beyond), Resistance to Mind Manipulation, Void Manipulation, Death Manipulation, Reality Warping, Non-Physical Interaction, Existence Erasure, Corruption (Type 3), and Transmutation (Able to resist the effects of the Blind Eternities)

All previous powers to a greater extent, Power Bestowal (Bestowed Precognition to Yasova Dragonclaw of a future of Tarkir with no dragons. Granted Liliana Vess immunity to Jace's Mind Manipulation), Resistance Negation (Pierced through Gideon's Invulnerability), Summoning (With the Planar Beacon, he can summon all planeswalkers to one plane. Not combat applicable), Soul Manipulation (Can absorb souls, becoming more powerful), Deconstruction (Can deconstruct Liliana if she should defy Bolas. Also shown here, also via Make Yourself Useful), Fire Manipulation (Superior to Chandra, also shown here, also seen in My Laughter Echoes), Electricity Manipulation (Shown here and here), Telepathy (Shown here), Magma Manipulation (Via Magmaquake), BFR (Can force beings into different planes), Blood Manipulation (Via Blood Reckoning), Perception Manipulation and Body Puppetry (Via Know Evil) Madness Manipulation (Tormented Ugin with his magic via Tormenting Voice, also via My Laughter Echoes), Transmutation (Spat fire at a rock, transforming it into a statue of himself) Regeneration (Likely Mid-Godly; Ugin implied if Bolas shall be killed, he would revive akin to a way prior to the mending), Power Nullification (With the Immortal Sun, he can prevent planeswalkers from planeswalking), Necromancy (Of himself and others, superior to Liliana), Extrasensory Perception (Can sense every move on the plane of ravnica), Resistance to Fire Manipulation and Plant Manipulation (Ignored Chandra's flames and Nissa's vines), Mind Manipulation (Despite Jace trying to his mind, Bolas effortlessly crushed it), Soul Manipulation (Survived even after Ajani Goldmane used his soul against him)

All previous powers to a massively greater extent, Absorption (Absorbed a leviathan's power), Non-Corporeal and Abstract Existence (Type 1; All Oldwalkers have no true form, as they are embodiments are their own will), Fate Manipulation (Oldwalkers can "Forge their destiny"), Shapeshifting (Can take any form, such as "Sensei Ryu", due to him having no true form), Power Mimicry (Has all the abilities of everything on the plane), Regeneration (Mid-Godly: Regenerated even after both his essence and his body was destroyed), Dream Manipulation and Fear Manipulation (As he ascended to godhood via the Elderspell, he passively caused a lot of people across the multiverse to have nightmares), Immortality (Types 1, 3, 6, and 8:), Creation and Law-Physics Manipulation (All Oldwalkers are capable of creating planes on their own will, as well as being able to alter it's laws and physics), Higher-Dimensional Existence, Sealing and Essence Absorption (Sealed Leshrac in a rift, and stole his essence), enhanced Time Manipulation and resistance to it (Overpowered Teferi while controlling the infinite timestreams that exist, being completely unaffected by this magic in the process), Power Nullification and Magic Absorption (Can steal mana from an opponent, preventing them from casting spells of that color), Resistance to Death Manipulation and Power Nullification (After obtaining the real Myojin of Night's Reach, he countered Leshrac's deathtouch power despite having all of the black magic removed from him),

Standard Equipment: | Body Armor, Gem of Becoming, | As before, Dreadhorde Army | As before, Myojin of Night's Reach

Intelligence: | | | Nigh-Omniscient (Stated to be this smart. Viewed an infinite amount of time streams, each having their own multiverse within them)

Standard Tactics:

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

*+3 (Planeswalker): Destroy target noncreature permanent.

-2 (Planeswalker): Gain control of target creature.
-9 (Planeswalker): Bolas deals 7 damage to target player. That player then discards 7 cards, and then sacrifices 7 permanents.
+2 (God-Pharaoh): Target opponent exiles cards from the top of his or her library until they reveal a nonland card. You may play that card without paying its mana cost until end of turn.
+1 (God-Pharaoh): Each opponent exiles two cards from his or her hands.
-4 (God-Pharaoh): Bolas deals 7 damage to target opponent or creature they control.
-12 (God-Pharaoh): Exile each nonland permanent his opponents control.
Static (Dragon God): Bolas has every ability of each planeswalker on the battlefield
+1 (Dragon God): Draw a card, then each opponent exiles a card from their hand or a permanent they control.
-3 (Dragon God): Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
-8 (Dragon God): Each opponent who does not control a legendary creature or planeswalker loses the game.

NOTE: Abilities from the Arisen only applies to Pre-Mending Bolas

+2 (The Arisen): Draw two cards.
-3 (The Arisen): Bolas deals 10 damage to a creature or a planeswalker.
-4 (The Arisen): Put a creature or planeswalker card from a graveyard on the battlefield under your control.
-12 (The Arisen): Exile all but the bottom card of target opponent's library.

*For Each of You, a Gift: When this scheme is set in motion, for each opponent, that opponent creates a 3/3 black horror creature token that has to attack them each combat.

What's Yours Is Now Mine: When this scheme is set in motion, Gain control of target creature and untap it.

Every Dream a Nightmare: When this scheme is set in motion, each opponent discards a card, then you draws a card for each land card they discarded.

This World Belongs to Me: When this scheme is set in motion, draw two cards, then you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield

A Reckoning Approaches: When this scheme is set in motion, look at the top 6 cards of his library. You may put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom in any order

Weaknesses: Nicol Bolas is notorious for being extremely arrogant, viewing almost every other being in the multiverse as a mere "ant", thinking highly of himself and lowly of others. It should be pointed out that it is stated that while Bolas may be arrogant, he is not an idiot.

Key: Elder Dragon | Initial Post-Mending | Post-Conflux | Pre-Mending