Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
$0.40
$0.40Legendary Creature — Elder Wizard
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#931
Current Rank
#889
Last Week
#1400
Last Month
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Emet-Selch of the Third Seat.
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New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks.
Dream Harvest+9% Synergy
$0.50
Thirst for Identity+8% Synergy
$0.26
Twilight Diviner+1% Synergy
$1.58
Mirrorform+1% Synergy
$5.82
Voracious Tome-Skimmer-3% Synergy
$0.24
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's abilities and overall game plan.
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+70% Synergy
$0.12
Frantic Search+57% Synergy
$0.42
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+52% Synergy
$0.27
Secrets of the Dead+52% Synergy
$0.63
Circle of Power+49% Synergy
$0.12
Neerdiv, Devious Diver+47% Synergy
$2.81
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful+47% Synergy
$0.07
Exsanguinate+45% Synergy
$0.32
Teval's Judgment+43% Synergy
$4.87
Windfall+43% Synergy
$4.14
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks.
Cryptolith Fragment+43% Synergy
$0.16
Scrawling Crawler+42% Synergy
$8.07
Transpose+42% Synergy
$0.34
Fact or Fiction+39% Synergy
$0.16
Breach the Multiverse+39% Synergy
$5.83
Withering Torment+31% Synergy
$3.91
Reanimate+28% Synergy
$6.67
Toxic Deluge+21% Synergy
$6.86
Dark Ritual+14% Synergy
$4.24
Counterspell-10% Synergy
$1.60
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gifts Ungiven+22% Synergy
$4.40
Orcish Bowmasters+13% Synergy
$37.86
Thassa's Oracle+2% Synergy
$18.92
Cyclonic Rift0% Synergy
$40.86
Fierce Guardianship-1% Synergy
$45.55
Mystical Tutor-1% Synergy
$14.79
Force of Will-1% Synergy
$62.72
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$57.52
Vampiric Tutor-6% Synergy
$61.04
Rhystic Study-7% Synergy
$53.63
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Emet-Selch, Unsundered+40% Synergy
$1.83
Archmage Emeritus+37% Synergy
$1.97
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+35% Synergy
$0.87
Ledger Shredder+31% Synergy
$6.52
Baral, Chief of Compliance+28% Synergy
$2.34
Talrand, Sky Summoner+28% Synergy
$0.50
Fate Unraveler+27% Synergy
$2.30
Gravebreaker Lamia+26% Synergy
$0.50
Blood Seeker+26% Synergy
$0.27
Talion, the Kindly Lord+25% Synergy
$11.74
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy+24% Synergy
$0.31
Thunderclap Drake+24% Synergy
$10.15
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+24% Synergy
$0.25
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+22% Synergy
$87.13
Millikin+21% Synergy
$0.12
Archmage of Runes+21% Synergy
$3.54
Rug of Smothering+19% Synergy
$0.66
Deranged Assistant+18% Synergy
$0.04
Sedgemoor Witch+18% Synergy
$1.48
Murmuring Mystic+15% Synergy
$3.32
Fang, Fearless l'Cie+14% Synergy
$0.16
Snapcaster Mage+13% Synergy
$16.93
Tormod, the Desecrator+12% Synergy
$1.26
River Kelpie+12% Synergy
$0.17
Lord of the Nazgûl+12% Synergy
$3.58
Likeness Looter+11% Synergy
$3.44
Malevolent Hermit+11% Synergy
$0.94
Mai, Scornful Striker+10% Synergy
$1.98
Prodigal Sorcerer+10% Synergy
$0.16
Cuombajj Witches+9% Synergy
$0.11
Soot Imp+9% Synergy
$1.89
Stitcher's Supplier+8% Synergy
$0.19
Lord of the Forsaken+8% Synergy
$0.23
Kitsa, Otterball Elite+7% Synergy
$5.48
Haughty Djinn+7% Synergy
$0.23
Blood Artist+6% Synergy
$1.61
The Warring Triad+6% Synergy
$0.66
Hedron Crab+5% Synergy
$1.53
Kiora, the Rising Tide+5% Synergy
$0.56
Syr Konrad, the Grim+4% Synergy
$0.53
Laboratory Maniac+4% Synergy
$0.97
Ghostly Pilferer+3% Synergy
$2.02
Hullbreaker Horror+2% Synergy
$5.13
Hydroelectric Specimen+1% Synergy
$1.29
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$1.19
Faerie Mastermind-1% Synergy
$21.40
Baleful Strix-2% Synergy
$1.38
Notion Thief-5% Synergy
$1.65
Dauthi Voidwalker-6% Synergy
$4.52
Consuming Aberration-8% Synergy
$0.18
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Emet-Selch of the Third Seat safe.
Forbidden Alchemy+39% Synergy
$0.05
Rewind+33% Synergy
$0.47
Unwind+32% Synergy
$1.36
Waterlogged Teachings+27% Synergy
$1.12
Fell the Profane+25% Synergy
$3.81
Otherworldly Gaze+25% Synergy
$0.13
Consider+24% Synergy
$0.22
Aetherize+22% Synergy
$0.52
Sink into Stupor+19% Synergy
$7.56
Entomb+18% Synergy
$13.85
Countersquall+18% Synergy
$1.45
Thought Scour+17% Synergy
$0.47
Soul Shatter+17% Synergy
$3.60
Lethal Scheme+17% Synergy
$0.17
Snap+15% Synergy
$2.41
Cabal Ritual+15% Synergy
$10.31
Dreams of Laguna+15% Synergy
$0.06
Overkill+14% Synergy
$0.22
Espers to Magicite+14% Synergy
$0.22
Snuff Out+12% Synergy
$11.77
Silundi Vision+12% Synergy
$0.52
Three Steps Ahead+11% Synergy
$3.87
Mystic Confluence+11% Synergy
$0.74
Confounding Riddle+10% Synergy
$0.13
Arcane Denial+9% Synergy
$1.93
Sublime Epiphany+9% Synergy
$0.21
Counterpoint+9% Synergy
$0.18
An Offer You Can't Refuse+8% Synergy
$2.29
Deadly Rollick+8% Synergy
$21.94
Thirst for Discovery+8% Synergy
$0.26
Hostile Negotiations+8% Synergy
$0.16
Bitter Triumph+7% Synergy
$0.76
Borne Upon a Wind+6% Synergy
$6.50
Mystical Teachings+6% Synergy
$0.13
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.50
Hagra Mauling+5% Synergy
$0.89
Think Twice+5% Synergy
$0.03
Infernal Grasp+3% Synergy
$0.15
Tainted Pact+2% Synergy
$32.99
Demonic Consultation+1% Synergy
$6.72
Swan Song0% Synergy
$7.83
Flusterstorm0% Synergy
$8.51
Force of Negation-1% Synergy
$47.15
Mana Drain-2% Synergy
$52.65
Reality Shift-3% Synergy
$0.14
Drown in the Loch-4% Synergy
$0.91
Negate-6% Synergy
$0.24
Go for the Throat-7% Synergy
$0.53
Pongify-9% Synergy
$1.74
Brainstorm-10% Synergy
$1.29
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's game plan and control the board.
Lórien Revealed+30% Synergy
$2.43
Cornered by Black Mages+28% Synergy
$0.14
Will of the Abzan+25% Synergy
$2.05
Diresight+24% Synergy
$0.14
Torment of Hailfire+24% Synergy
$24.60
Rise of the Dark Realms+23% Synergy
$3.62
See the Truth+22% Synergy
$0.57
Inspiration from Beyond+20% Synergy
$0.07
Singularity Rupture+19% Synergy
$0.59
Winternight Stories+17% Synergy
$0.92
Rise from the Tides+16% Synergy
$0.08
Resentful Revelation+13% Synergy
$0.05
Deep Analysis+12% Synergy
$0.14
Extract from Darkness+11% Synergy
$0.17
Glimpse the Unthinkable+10% Synergy
$2.53
Rite of Replication+10% Synergy
$0.28
Dark Deal+10% Synergy
$3.59
Stock Up+9% Synergy
$5.89
Incarnation Technique+8% Synergy
$7.72
Peer into the Abyss+8% Synergy
$2.29
Solve the Equation+8% Synergy
$2.18
Memories Returning+8% Synergy
$0.20
Syphon Mind+7% Synergy
$0.38
Yawgmoth's Will+7% Synergy
$188.47
Relm's Sketching+7% Synergy
$0.20
The Final Days+7% Synergy
$0.12
Echo of Eons+7% Synergy
$12.94
Damnation+6% Synergy
$18.65
Dread Return+6% Synergy
$0.41
Lively Dirge+6% Synergy
$0.60
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$30.36
Traumatize+5% Synergy
$4.06
Whispering Madness+5% Synergy
$2.57
Unmarked Grave+5% Synergy
$3.12
Careful Study+5% Synergy
$2.16
Afterlife from the Loam+5% Synergy
$0.56
Gitaxian Probe+3% Synergy
$3.18
Agadeem's Awakening+3% Synergy
$19.74
Cut Your Losses+3% Synergy
$1.24
Mnemonic Betrayal+3% Synergy
$8.46
Stitch Together+3% Synergy
$2.43
Army of the Damned+2% Synergy
$0.68
Blasphemous Edict+2% Synergy
$5.60
Unearth+2% Synergy
$0.50
Feed the Swarm+1% Synergy
$0.20
Victimize+1% Synergy
$0.48
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+1% Synergy
$7.59
Diabolic Tutor0% Synergy
$1.86
Buried Alive-1% Synergy
$0.84
Ponder-4% Synergy
$1.29
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Black Mage's Rod+37% Synergy
$0.11
Primal Amulet+11% Synergy
$10.68
Mindsplice Apparatus+9% Synergy
$0.51
Sapphire Medallion+5% Synergy
$4.94
The Darkness Crystal+5% Synergy
$3.49
Mesmeric Orb+4% Synergy
$26.32
Jet Medallion+3% Synergy
$9.63
The One Ring0% Synergy
$99.32
The Water Crystal-1% Synergy
$2.50
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$0.23
Mindcrank-6% Synergy
$11.40
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$4.38
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.58
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+27% Synergy
$6.26
Underworld Dreams+25% Synergy
$2.21
Bloodchief Ascension+18% Synergy
$16.93
Case of the Ransacked Lab+11% Synergy
$0.51
Propaganda+9% Synergy
$3.23
Shark Typhoon+9% Synergy
$0.61
Revenge of Ravens+8% Synergy
$0.58
Search for Azcanta+5% Synergy
$2.38
Ominous Roost+5% Synergy
$0.07
Bastion of Remembrance+2% Synergy
$0.23
Mystic Remora-3% Synergy
$8.92
Animate Dead-5% Synergy
$7.94
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Emet-Selch of the Third Seat to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Professor Onyx+16% Synergy
$1.86
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Leechridden Swamp+37% Synergy
$0.71
Mystic Sanctuary+12% Synergy
$5.01
Riptide Laboratory+11% Synergy
$0.49
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+10% Synergy
$8.55
Otawara, Soaring City+9% Synergy
$20.40
Cephalid Coliseum+9% Synergy
$0.18
Spymaster's Vault+8% Synergy
$1.36
Mistrise Village+7% Synergy
$6.36
Bojuka Bog+6% Synergy
$0.85
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+6% Synergy
$53.21
Agna Qel'a+6% Synergy
$0.98
Sunscorched Desert+6% Synergy
$0.26
Emergence Zone+5% Synergy
$4.45
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+4% Synergy
$0.56
Geier Reach Sanitarium+4% Synergy
$0.64
Cabal Coffers+3% Synergy
$27.86
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$98.84
Urza's Saga0% Synergy
$35.94
Restless Reef-1% Synergy
$1.06
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.11
Reliquary Tower-9% Synergy
$3.28
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Bender's Waterskin+21% Synergy
$0.53
Talisman of Dominance+12% Synergy
$4.41
Fellwar Stone+9% Synergy
$0.72
Arcane Signet+3% Synergy
$0.32
The Soul Stone+1% Synergy
$55.31
Mana Vault+1% Synergy
$86.10
Mox Diamond+1% Synergy
$832.25
Mox Opal+1% Synergy
$175.80
Dimir Signet0% Synergy
$0.87
Thought Vessel0% Synergy
$1.71
Lotus Petal0% Synergy
$33.69
Chrome Mox0% Synergy
$115.71
Sol Ring-5% Synergy
$1.04
Mind Stone-6% Synergy
$0.23
Lands
The mana base foundation for Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Waterlogged Teachings+27% Synergy
$1.12
Fell the Profane+25% Synergy
$3.81
Undercity Sewers+24% Synergy
$18.24
Sunken Ruins+22% Synergy
$8.38
Gloomlake Verge+20% Synergy
$13.29
Underground River+19% Synergy
$1.12
Sink into Stupor+19% Synergy
$7.56
Drowned Catacomb+16% Synergy
$2.86
Morphic Pool+14% Synergy
$18.51
Polluted Delta+13% Synergy
$16.58
Soured Springs+13% Synergy
$0.10
Watery Grave+12% Synergy
$9.01
Silundi Vision+12% Synergy
$0.52
Shipwreck Marsh+9% Synergy
$5.33
Clearwater Pathway+5% Synergy
$4.94
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.50
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$30.36
Hagra Mauling+5% Synergy
$0.89
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$4.93
Demolition Field+4% Synergy
$0.27
Exotic Orchard+3% Synergy
$0.12
Underground Sea+3% Synergy
Bloodstained Mire+3% Synergy
$15.26
Scalding Tarn+3% Synergy
$26.93
Verdant Catacombs+3% Synergy
$23.25
Agadeem's Awakening+3% Synergy
$19.74
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.23
Flooded Strand+2% Synergy
$14.36
Misty Rainforest+2% Synergy
$25.95
Marsh Flats+2% Synergy
$23.91
Contaminated Aquifer+2% Synergy
$0.15
Island+1% Synergy
$0.15
Fetid Pools+1% Synergy
$0.16
Hydroelectric Specimen+1% Synergy
$1.29
City of Brass+1% Synergy
$21.23
Prismatic Vista+1% Synergy
$30.30
Mana Confluence+1% Synergy
$26.24
Swamp0% Synergy
$0.14
Darkwater Catacombs0% Synergy
$0.20
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$1.19
Tainted Isle-1% Synergy
$0.28
Sunken Hollow-2% Synergy
$0.23
Darkslick Shores-2% Synergy
$2.24
Terramorphic Expanse-2% Synergy
$0.09
Dimir Aqueduct-4% Synergy
$0.18
Evolving Wilds-4% Synergy
$0.17
Choked Estuary-8% Synergy
$0.23
Myriad Landscape-12% Synergy
$0.21
Temple of Deceit-14% Synergy
$0.19
Path of Ancestry-16% Synergy
$0.13
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