Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
 | This article documents an upcoming release. |
| Archenemy: Nicol Bolas | |
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| Set Information | |
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| Themes and mechanics | Scheme Cards |
| Set size | 260 (Four 60 card theme decks + 20 schemes) |
| Expansion code | E01 |
Archenemy: Nicol Bolas is the second Magic set designed for the multiplayer Archenemy format.
Unlike the first Archenemy release, which offered four villain decks with varying themes, Nicol Bolas contains just one deck for its namesake villain, along with 20 new scheme cards. However, it also includes three decks, focused on members of the Gatewatch, tuned specifically for play against that villain deck.
Set details
| “ | A battle 25,000 years in the making. | ” |
In Archenemy: Nicol Bolas, one player takes on the role of the elder dragon Planeswalker, Nicol Bolas. The opposing team plays as Gideon Jura, Chandra Nalaar, and Nissa Revane. Each character has a 60-card deck, containing a non-premium planeswalker card, and Nicol Bolas has an additional deck of 20 all new oversized scheme cards. Each deck utilizes colors previously shown to be linked to their respective characters; notably, Nissa uses both blue and green, while the entire Gatewatch team lacks any black.[1][2]
The product also contains 10 double-sided tokens, 4 deck boxes, 1 life tracker, and 1 rules insert. The set will be sold in English only.[3]
The complete set comes in one box, as opposed to the original Archenemy, which was sold in four different game packs. It will be released on June 16, 2017 at an MSRP of $59.99 USD.[4]
The art of the packaging and within the product depicts scenes and themes from Amonkhet, suggesting a confrontation between the Gatewatch and Bolas in Hour of Devastation.
Theme decks
Archenemy: Nicol Bolas has four preconstructed decks, one for Nicol Bolas and three for the members of the Gatewatch.
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| Nicol Bolas | U | B | R | Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker | ||
| Gideon Jura | W | Gideon Jura | ||||
| Chandra Nalaar | R | Chandra, Pyromaster | ||||
| Nissa Revane | U | G | Nissa, Worldwaker | |||
Promotional cards
TBA
Tokens
The 10 double-faced tokens are: TBA