Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

100Format staple

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon // Legendary Planeswalker — BolasCore Set 2019

2HG Rating

100/100

Gains value in 2HG: hits each opponent, symmetrical discard, board sweeper.

Weak in 2HGNeutralFormat staple

+22
Hits each opponent
There are two opponents in 2HG, so every 'each opponent' clause resolves twice against a single shared life total.
+12
Symmetrical discard
'Each opponent discards' is a two-for-one in 2HG. Syphon Mind and friends jump several tiers here.
+16
Board sweeper
A wrath answers two developed boards at once. Sweepers are premium removal in 2HG.

Ratings start at a neutral 50 and are adjusted by rules derived from 2HG's structure — shared 60 life, shared turns, two opponents. They'll be recalibrated against real play rates once teams start submitting decklists.

Oracle text

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager Flying When Nicol Bolas enters, each opponent discards a card. {4} {U} {B} {R} : Exile Nicol Bolas, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery. // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen +2: Draw two cards. −3: Nicol Bolas deals 10 damage to target creature or planeswalker. −4: Put target creature or planeswalker card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. −12: Exile all but the bottom card of target player's library.

Legality

standardpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommander

Plays well beside it

Shares the "hits each opponent" axis — good candidates for your teammate's deck.

Impact Tremors

Mirkwood Bats

Zulaport Cutthroat

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Syr Konrad, the Grim

Exsanguinate

Suggestions are characteristic-based for now. Once teams submit pairings, this becomes a real co-occurrence score: played in X% of teams whose partner deck runs Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen.

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