Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
$0.38
$0.38Legendary 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
#1019
Current Rank
#996
Last Week
#1281
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.
Exhibition Tidecaller+16% Synergy
$0.69
Mana Sculpt+7% Synergy
$0.96
The Dawning Archaic+7% Synergy
$2.44
Muse Seeker+7% Synergy
$0.14
Flow State+4% Synergy
$4.74
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
$0.34
Frantic Search+59% Synergy
$0.45
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+54% Synergy
$0.38
Secrets of the Dead+53% Synergy
$0.51
Circle of Power+49% Synergy
$0.24
Neerdiv, Devious Diver+47% Synergy
$1.72
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful+45% Synergy
$0.11
Exsanguinate+44% Synergy
$0.41
Cryptolith Fragment+44% Synergy
$0.28
Teval's Judgment+44% Synergy
$6.72
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks.
Scrawling Crawler+41% Synergy
$5.41
Windfall+40% Synergy
$4.79
Forbidden Alchemy+40% Synergy
$0.09
Fact or Fiction+39% Synergy
$0.25
Breach the Multiverse+38% Synergy
$8.44
Withering Torment+30% Synergy
$3.48
Reanimate+26% Synergy
$9.11
Toxic Deluge+20% Synergy
$4.74
Dark Ritual+13% Synergy
$6.77
Counterspell-12% Synergy
$2.48
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gifts Ungiven+21% Synergy
$5.03
Orcish Bowmasters+12% Synergy
$47.77
Cyclonic Rift+2% Synergy
$41.42
Thassa's Oracle+1% Synergy
$24.05
Fierce Guardianship-1% Synergy
$56.33
Mystical Tutor-1% Synergy
$17.03
Force of Will-1% Synergy
$69.18
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$68.64
Vampiric Tutor-6% Synergy
$63.51
Rhystic Study-7% Synergy
$67.17
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Emet-Selch, Unsundered+39% Synergy
$2.05
Archmage Emeritus+36% Synergy
$0.80
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+32% Synergy
$0.90
Ledger Shredder+31% Synergy
$7.31
Talrand, Sky Summoner+28% Synergy
$0.42
Baral, Chief of Compliance+28% Synergy
$2.16
Fate Unraveler+26% Synergy
$3.46
Blood Seeker+26% Synergy
$0.35
Talion, the Kindly Lord+23% Synergy
$9.92
Gravebreaker Lamia+23% Synergy
$0.44
Thunderclap Drake+23% Synergy
$1.17
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+23% Synergy
$0.38
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+22% Synergy
$95.47
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy+22% Synergy
$0.39
Rug of Smothering+22% Synergy
$0.51
Archmage of Runes+20% Synergy
$2.75
Millikin+19% Synergy
$0.35
Sedgemoor Witch+18% Synergy
$10.29
Deranged Assistant+17% Synergy
$0.09
Fang, Fearless l'Cie+16% Synergy
$0.17
Lord of the Nazgûl+15% Synergy
$1.35
Likeness Looter+13% Synergy
$4.67
Murmuring Mystic+13% Synergy
$0.68
Soot Imp+12% Synergy
$1.87
Snapcaster Mage+11% Synergy
$17.47
River Kelpie+11% Synergy
$0.23
Cuombajj Witches+11% Synergy
$0.19
Prodigal Sorcerer+11% Synergy
$0.24
Tormod, the Desecrator+10% Synergy
$1.08
Mai, Scornful Striker+10% Synergy
$1.59
Malevolent Hermit+10% Synergy
$0.94
Stitcher's Supplier+8% Synergy
$0.26
Haughty Djinn+8% Synergy
$0.63
Kitsa, Otterball Elite+7% Synergy
$3.29
Lord of the Forsaken+7% Synergy
$0.26
Blightspeaker+7% Synergy
$0.11
The Warring Triad+6% Synergy
$0.79
Blood Artist+5% Synergy
$1.54
Hedron Crab+5% Synergy
$2.09
Shepherd of Rot+5% Synergy
$5.06
Laboratory Maniac+4% Synergy
$1.89
Kiora, the Rising Tide+4% Synergy
$0.40
Syr Konrad, the Grim+3% Synergy
$0.64
Hydroelectric Specimen+3% Synergy
$0.80
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$0.86
Hullbreaker Horror0% Synergy
$5.88
Faerie Mastermind-2% Synergy
$11.15
Baleful Strix-3% Synergy
$2.05
Notion Thief-5% Synergy
$1.59
Consuming Aberration-8% Synergy
$0.27
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Emet-Selch of the Third Seat safe.
Transpose+41% Synergy
$0.40
Unwind+35% Synergy
$1.13
Rewind+34% Synergy
$0.47
Waterlogged Teachings+28% Synergy
$0.45
Fell the Profane+25% Synergy
$3.06
Consider+23% Synergy
$0.25
Otherworldly Gaze+23% Synergy
$0.28
Aetherize+22% Synergy
$0.41
Sink into Stupor+18% Synergy
$5.64
Entomb+17% Synergy
$16.78
Countersquall+17% Synergy
$1.22
Soul Shatter+17% Synergy
$4.24
Lethal Scheme+17% Synergy
$0.24
Overkill+16% Synergy
$0.27
Snap+15% Synergy
$3.64
Thought Scour+15% Synergy
$0.54
Cabal Ritual+14% Synergy
$13.64
Dreams of Laguna+14% Synergy
$0.18
Silundi Vision+13% Synergy
$0.41
Mystic Confluence+13% Synergy
$0.69
Thirst for Identity+13% Synergy
$0.22
Confounding Riddle+13% Synergy
$0.25
Espers to Magicite+12% Synergy
$0.28
Three Steps Ahead+11% Synergy
$6.33
Snuff Out+10% Synergy
$9.08
Thirst for Discovery+10% Synergy
$0.33
Counterpoint+9% Synergy
$0.30
Swallowed by Leviathan+9% Synergy
$0.15
Hostile Negotiations+9% Synergy
$0.34
Sublime Epiphany+8% Synergy
$0.27
An Offer You Can't Refuse+7% Synergy
$2.05
Deadly Rollick+7% Synergy
$26.25
Bitter Triumph+7% Synergy
$1.66
Arcane Denial+6% Synergy
$1.43
Infernal Grasp+5% Synergy
$0.29
Hagra Mauling+5% Synergy
$1.12
Borne Upon a Wind+5% Synergy
$4.39
Think Twice+5% Synergy
$0.19
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$13.87
Pile On+4% Synergy
$0.29
Demonic Consultation+1% Synergy
$6.58
Price of Fame+1% Synergy
$0.27
Swan Song-1% Synergy
$7.19
Reality Shift-2% Synergy
$0.32
Force of Negation-2% Synergy
$47.88
Mana Drain-3% Synergy
$52.08
Negate-4% Synergy
$0.20
Drown in the Loch-4% Synergy
$1.15
Go for the Throat-5% Synergy
$0.59
Brainstorm-11% Synergy
$1.37
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's game plan and control the board.
Lórien Revealed+30% Synergy
$3.17
Cornered by Black Mages+28% Synergy
$0.24
Diresight+26% Synergy
$0.17
Torment of Hailfire+23% Synergy
$33.17
Will of the Abzan+23% Synergy
$4.04
Singularity Rupture+22% Synergy
$0.74
Rise of the Dark Realms+22% Synergy
$4.90
See the Truth+21% Synergy
$0.55
Inspiration from Beyond+18% Synergy
$0.08
Rise from the Tides+17% Synergy
$0.20
Dream Harvest+15% Synergy
$0.37
Resentful Revelation+15% Synergy
$0.13
Winternight Stories+15% Synergy
$2.45
Extract from Darkness+11% Synergy
$0.21
Deep Analysis+11% Synergy
$0.24
Rite of Replication+10% Synergy
$0.34
Dark Deal+10% Synergy
$3.36
Glimpse the Unthinkable+9% Synergy
$2.96
Stock Up+9% Synergy
$2.51
Solve the Equation+9% Synergy
$3.49
Syphon Mind+7% Synergy
$0.37
Peer into the Abyss+7% Synergy
$2.79
Incarnation Technique+7% Synergy
$10.37
Yawgmoth's Will+7% Synergy
$218.95
The Final Days+7% Synergy
$0.14
Memories Returning+7% Synergy
$0.24
Lively Dirge+6% Synergy
$1.09
Risky Research+6% Synergy
$0.07
Relm's Sketching+6% Synergy
$0.21
Echo of Eons+6% Synergy
$14.97
Damnation+5% Synergy
$20.57
Dread Return+5% Synergy
$0.47
Traumatize+5% Synergy
$4.01
Afterlife from the Loam+5% Synergy
$0.33
Careful Study+5% Synergy
$5.10
Sea Gate Restoration+4% Synergy
$33.89
Whispering Madness+4% Synergy
$4.10
Unmarked Grave+4% Synergy
$2.89
Gitaxian Probe+3% Synergy
$3.76
Cut Your Losses+3% Synergy
$1.32
Stitch Together+3% Synergy
$1.75
Feed the Swarm+2% Synergy
$0.38
Army of the Damned+2% Synergy
$0.88
Blasphemous Edict+2% Synergy
$3.58
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$25.35
Victimize+1% Synergy
$1.20
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+1% Synergy
$11.97
Diabolic Tutor0% Synergy
$2.07
Buried Alive-1% Synergy
$0.78
Ponder-5% Synergy
$1.64
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Black Mage's Rod+36% Synergy
$0.27
Primal Amulet+12% Synergy
$11.81
Mindsplice Apparatus+9% Synergy
$0.92
The Darkness Crystal+5% Synergy
$5.17
Sapphire Medallion+4% Synergy
$5.58
Mesmeric Orb+4% Synergy
$21.66
Jet Medallion+2% Synergy
$10.56
The Water Crystal-1% Synergy
$3.46
The One Ring-1% Synergy
$98.98
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$0.30
Mindcrank-6% Synergy
$13.66
Lightning Greaves-13% Synergy
$3.70
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.85
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+27% Synergy
$5.51
Underworld Dreams+25% Synergy
$2.17
Bloodchief Ascension+16% Synergy
$20.80
Case of the Ransacked Lab+10% Synergy
$0.50
Shark Typhoon+8% Synergy
$1.01
Propaganda+7% Synergy
$3.44
Revenge of Ravens+7% Synergy
$0.51
Search for Azcanta+5% Synergy
$1.92
Ominous Roost+5% Synergy
$0.17
Bastion of Remembrance+2% Synergy
$0.33
Mystic Remora-3% Synergy
$10.56
Animate Dead-5% Synergy
$3.97
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Emet-Selch of the Third Seat to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Professor Onyx+16% Synergy
$5.16
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Leechridden Swamp+37% Synergy
$0.47
Mystic Sanctuary+11% Synergy
$0.80
Riptide Laboratory+11% Synergy
$0.45
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+10% Synergy
$11.36
Cephalid Coliseum+9% Synergy
$0.25
Otawara, Soaring City+8% Synergy
$28.81
Spymaster's Vault+8% Synergy
$0.70
Bojuka Bog+6% Synergy
$0.57
Mistrise Village+6% Synergy
$7.97
Sunscorched Desert+6% Synergy
$0.29
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$59.22
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+4% Synergy
$1.52
Geier Reach Sanitarium+4% Synergy
$1.16
Agna Qel'a+4% Synergy
$1.33
Emergence Zone+4% Synergy
$4.52
Cabal Coffers+2% Synergy
$29.55
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$122.46
Restless Reef-1% Synergy
$1.93
Urza's Saga-1% Synergy
$39.96
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$1.13
Reliquary Tower-9% Synergy
$2.65
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Bender's Waterskin+30% Synergy
$0.74
Talisman of Dominance+9% Synergy
$2.72
Fellwar Stone+7% Synergy
$0.63
Arcane Signet+1% Synergy
$0.43
The Soul Stone+1% Synergy
$70.71
Mana Vault+1% Synergy
$108.93
Lotus Petal0% Synergy
$37.54
Chrome Mox0% Synergy
$157.73
Dimir Signet-1% Synergy
$1.18
Thought Vessel-2% Synergy
$2.89
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.19
Mind Stone-6% Synergy
$0.33
Lands
The mana base foundation for Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Waterlogged Teachings+28% Synergy
$0.45
Fell the Profane+25% Synergy
$3.06
Undercity Sewers+22% Synergy
$19.13
Sunken Ruins+21% Synergy
$9.19
Underground River+19% Synergy
$1.36
Sink into Stupor+18% Synergy
$5.64
Gloomlake Verge+17% Synergy
$10.71
Drowned Catacomb+16% Synergy
$3.04
Soured Springs+13% Synergy
$0.29
Silundi Vision+13% Synergy
$0.41
Morphic Pool+11% Synergy
$30.66
Polluted Delta+11% Synergy
$19.07
Watery Grave+10% Synergy
$11.82
Shipwreck Marsh+7% Synergy
$6.85
Clearwater Pathway+5% Synergy
$5.01
Hagra Mauling+5% Synergy
$1.12
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$13.87
Sea Gate Restoration+4% Synergy
$33.89
Demolition Field+4% Synergy
$0.28
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$1.09
Bloodstained Mire+3% Synergy
$15.83
Hydroelectric Specimen+3% Synergy
$0.80
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.26
Darkwater Catacombs+2% Synergy
$0.30
Exotic Orchard+2% Synergy
$0.28
Underground Sea+2% Synergy
Scalding Tarn+2% Synergy
$35.36
Misty Rainforest+2% Synergy
$33.01
Verdant Catacombs+2% Synergy
$28.97
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$0.86
Contaminated Aquifer+2% Synergy
$0.25
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$25.35
Island+1% Synergy
$0.07
Tainted Isle+1% Synergy
$0.57
Fetid Pools+1% Synergy
$0.29
Flooded Strand+1% Synergy
$14.49
Marsh Flats+1% Synergy
$29.76
Prismatic Vista+1% Synergy
$39.63
City of Brass+1% Synergy
$9.33
Mana Confluence+1% Synergy
$32.63
Swamp0% Synergy
$0.09
Sunken Hollow-1% Synergy
$0.39
Darkslick Shores-2% Synergy
$2.32
Terramorphic Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.21
Choked Estuary-5% Synergy
$0.33
Dimir Aqueduct-5% Synergy
$0.34
Evolving Wilds-5% Synergy
$0.23
Myriad Landscape-11% Synergy
$0.27
Temple of Deceit-15% Synergy
$0.23
Path of Ancestry-16% Synergy
$0.26
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