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
#904
Current Rank
#1034
Last Week
#1247
Past 2 Years
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+21% Synergy
$0.64
Mana Sculpt+14% Synergy
$0.89
The Dawning Archaic+11% Synergy
$1.42
Muse Seeker+10% Synergy
$0.20
Bilbo, Thief in the Night+6% Synergy
$75.00
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
$0.32
Frantic Search+57% Synergy
$1.04
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+54% Synergy
$0.34
Secrets of the Dead+52% Synergy
$0.56
Circle of Power+49% Synergy
$0.30
Neerdiv, Devious Diver+47% Synergy
$2.10
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful+45% Synergy
$0.07
Cryptolith Fragment+45% Synergy
$0.29
Teval's Judgment+44% Synergy
$6.86
Exsanguinate+43% Synergy
$0.42
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks.
Windfall+40% Synergy
$4.77
Forbidden Alchemy+40% Synergy
$0.16
Scrawling Crawler+40% Synergy
$5.85
Fact or Fiction+39% Synergy
$0.25
Breach the Multiverse+37% Synergy
$10.20
Withering Torment+28% Synergy
$3.61
Reanimate+25% Synergy
$8.51
Toxic Deluge+19% Synergy
$5.41
Dark Ritual+12% Synergy
$3.95
Counterspell-12% Synergy
$3.66
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gifts Ungiven+21% Synergy
$5.25
Orcish Bowmasters+12% Synergy
$48.17
Cyclonic Rift+2% Synergy
$41.55
Thassa's Oracle+1% Synergy
$23.51
Mystical Tutor-1% Synergy
$18.66
Fierce Guardianship-2% Synergy
$57.92
Force of Will-2% Synergy
$67.28
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$71.60
Vampiric Tutor-6% Synergy
$60.99
Rhystic Study-7% Synergy
$68.10
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Emet-Selch, Unsundered+39% Synergy
$3.05
Archmage Emeritus+36% Synergy
$0.84
Ledger Shredder+31% Synergy
$7.45
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+31% Synergy
$0.89
Talrand, Sky Summoner+28% Synergy
$0.88
Baral, Chief of Compliance+28% Synergy
$2.63
Fate Unraveler+26% Synergy
$3.18
Blood Seeker+26% Synergy
$0.35
Gravebreaker Lamia+23% Synergy
$0.51
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+23% Synergy
$0.36
Thunderclap Drake+23% Synergy
$0.83
Talion, the Kindly Lord+22% Synergy
$8.09
Rug of Smothering+22% Synergy
$0.54
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+21% Synergy
$92.10
Archmage of Runes+21% Synergy
$3.29
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy+21% Synergy
$0.37
Millikin+19% Synergy
$0.24
Deranged Assistant+17% Synergy
$0.14
Sedgemoor Witch+17% Synergy
$10.84
Fang, Fearless l'Cie+16% Synergy
$0.24
Lord of the Nazgûl+15% Synergy
$2.27
Likeness Looter+14% Synergy
$3.30
Murmuring Mystic+13% Synergy
$1.54
Snapcaster Mage+12% Synergy
$17.56
Soot Imp+12% Synergy
$1.63
Prodigal Sorcerer+11% Synergy
$0.25
Cuombajj Witches+11% Synergy
$0.19
Tormod, the Desecrator+10% Synergy
$1.06
River Kelpie+10% Synergy
$0.24
Mai, Scornful Striker+10% Synergy
$1.81
Malevolent Hermit+9% Synergy
$0.96
Haughty Djinn+8% Synergy
$0.29
Blightspeaker+8% Synergy
$0.12
Stitcher's Supplier+7% Synergy
$0.34
The Warring Triad+7% Synergy
$0.67
Kitsa, Otterball Elite+7% Synergy
$4.00
Lord of the Forsaken+6% Synergy
$0.28
Hedron Crab+5% Synergy
$2.67
Blood Artist+5% Synergy
$1.72
Shepherd of Rot+5% Synergy
$4.75
Laboratory Maniac+4% Synergy
$2.25
Psychic Frog+4% Synergy
$4.51
Syr Konrad, the Grim+3% Synergy
$0.81
Hydroelectric Specimen+3% Synergy
$0.74
Boggart Trawler+3% Synergy
$0.94
Hullbreaker Horror-1% Synergy
$5.97
Faerie Mastermind-2% Synergy
$10.74
Baleful Strix-4% Synergy
$2.81
Notion Thief-5% Synergy
$1.65
Consuming Aberration-7% Synergy
$0.25
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Emet-Selch of the Third Seat safe.
Transpose+40% Synergy
$0.42
Unwind+35% Synergy
$0.91
Rewind+35% Synergy
$0.42
Waterlogged Teachings+28% Synergy
$0.48
Fell the Profane+25% Synergy
$2.81
Consider+23% Synergy
$0.29
Aetherize+22% Synergy
$0.37
Otherworldly Gaze+22% Synergy
$0.28
Sink into Stupor+17% Synergy
$7.44
Entomb+17% Synergy
$17.22
Countersquall+17% Synergy
$1.01
Soul Shatter+17% Synergy
$4.13
Lethal Scheme+17% Synergy
$0.27
Overkill+16% Synergy
$0.38
Snap+15% Synergy
$3.22
Thought Scour+15% Synergy
$1.38
Confounding Riddle+15% Synergy
$0.30
Cabal Ritual+14% Synergy
$14.71
Dreams of Laguna+14% Synergy
$0.18
Silundi Vision+13% Synergy
$0.44
Mystic Confluence+13% Synergy
$0.94
Thirst for Identity+13% Synergy
$0.21
Espers to Magicite+12% Synergy
$0.22
Three Steps Ahead+11% Synergy
$8.13
Thirst for Discovery+11% Synergy
$0.33
Snuff Out+10% Synergy
$9.92
Counterpoint+10% Synergy
$0.34
Swallowed by Leviathan+9% Synergy
$0.28
Hostile Negotiations+9% Synergy
$0.34
Deadly Rollick+8% Synergy
$28.86
Sublime Epiphany+8% Synergy
$0.31
Bitter Triumph+7% Synergy
$0.90
An Offer You Can't Refuse+6% Synergy
$2.14
Arcane Denial+6% Synergy
$2.03
Borne Upon a Wind+5% Synergy
$4.73
Think Twice+5% Synergy
$0.13
Infernal Grasp+4% Synergy
$0.30
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$13.73
Pile On+4% Synergy
$0.28
Hagra Mauling+4% Synergy
$1.10
Curate+4% Synergy
$0.31
Demonic Consultation+1% Synergy
$6.48
Swan Song-1% Synergy
$7.94
Reality Shift-2% Synergy
$0.30
Force of Negation-2% Synergy
$50.30
Mana Drain-3% Synergy
$55.69
Drown in the Loch-4% Synergy
$1.41
Negate-5% Synergy
$0.19
Go for the Throat-5% Synergy
$0.61
Brainstorm-10% Synergy
$1.39
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's game plan and control the board.
Lórien Revealed+30% Synergy
$3.90
Cornered by Black Mages+30% Synergy
$0.22
Diresight+26% Synergy
$0.15
Singularity Rupture+23% Synergy
$0.56
Will of the Abzan+23% Synergy
$4.37
Rise of the Dark Realms+22% Synergy
$7.09
Torment of Hailfire+22% Synergy
$41.23
See the Truth+21% Synergy
$0.53
Inspiration from Beyond+18% Synergy
$0.20
Rise from the Tides+17% Synergy
$0.22
Resentful Revelation+15% Synergy
$0.20
Winternight Stories+15% Synergy
$1.91
Dream Harvest+14% Synergy
$0.35
Extract from Darkness+11% Synergy
$0.23
Deep Analysis+11% Synergy
$0.23
Rite of Replication+10% Synergy
$0.29
Dark Deal+10% Synergy
$2.09
Glimpse the Unthinkable+9% Synergy
$3.18
Stock Up+9% Synergy
$2.33
Solve the Equation+9% Synergy
$3.64
Syphon Mind+7% Synergy
$0.39
Peer into the Abyss+7% Synergy
$3.16
Incarnation Technique+7% Synergy
$9.98
Yawgmoth's Will+7% Synergy
$240.67
Risky Research+7% Synergy
$0.15
The Final Days+7% Synergy
$0.23
Memories Returning+7% Synergy
$0.27
Lively Dirge+6% Synergy
$1.23
Relm's Sketching+6% Synergy
$0.31
Damnation+5% Synergy
$20.53
Dread Return+5% Synergy
$0.44
Traumatize+5% Synergy
$3.97
Whispering Madness+5% Synergy
$3.98
Afterlife from the Loam+5% Synergy
$0.46
Flow State+5% Synergy
$2.43
Cut Your Losses+4% Synergy
$1.41
Unmarked Grave+4% Synergy
$3.82
Careful Study+4% Synergy
$4.24
Sea Gate Restoration+3% Synergy
$36.92
Gitaxian Probe+3% Synergy
$5.49
Stitch Together+3% Synergy
$1.99
Feed the Swarm+2% Synergy
$0.22
Victimize+2% Synergy
$2.12
Army of the Damned+2% Synergy
$1.62
Blasphemous Edict+2% Synergy
$4.26
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$29.36
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+1% Synergy
$12.10
Diabolic Tutor0% Synergy
$2.11
Buried Alive-2% Synergy
$0.85
Ponder-5% Synergy
$1.88
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Black Mage's Rod+36% Synergy
$0.31
Primal Amulet+12% Synergy
$13.70
Mindsplice Apparatus+9% Synergy
$1.66
Onyx Goblet+5% Synergy
$0.13
Mesmeric Orb+4% Synergy
$18.72
The Darkness Crystal+4% Synergy
$4.63
Sapphire Medallion+3% Synergy
$6.53
Jet Medallion+1% Synergy
$10.81
The Water Crystal-1% Synergy
$3.47
The One Ring-1% Synergy
$104.64
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$0.27
Mindcrank-6% Synergy
$10.85
Lightning Greaves-13% Synergy
$4.24
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$2.38
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+27% Synergy
$6.00
Underworld Dreams+25% Synergy
$2.11
Bloodchief Ascension+16% Synergy
$20.29
Case of the Ransacked Lab+10% Synergy
$0.53
Shark Typhoon+8% Synergy
$1.16
Revenge of Ravens+8% Synergy
$0.63
Propaganda+7% Synergy
$3.71
Search for Azcanta+5% Synergy
$2.05
Ominous Roost+5% Synergy
$0.18
Mystic Remora-3% Synergy
$11.77
Animate Dead-5% Synergy
$5.02
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Emet-Selch of the Third Seat to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Professor Onyx+16% Synergy
$5.22
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Leechridden Swamp+37% Synergy
$0.53
Mystic Sanctuary+11% Synergy
$1.00
Riptide Laboratory+11% Synergy
$0.50
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+9% Synergy
$10.42
Cephalid Coliseum+9% Synergy
$0.24
Otawara, Soaring City+7% Synergy
$31.45
Spymaster's Vault+7% Synergy
$0.84
Bojuka Bog+6% Synergy
$0.72
Mistrise Village+6% Synergy
$9.89
Sunscorched Desert+6% Synergy
$0.33
Agna Qel'a+5% Synergy
$1.28
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+4% Synergy
$1.59
Geier Reach Sanitarium+4% Synergy
$1.56
Emergence Zone+4% Synergy
$4.49
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+3% Synergy
$62.43
Cabal Coffers+2% Synergy
$33.08
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$129.20
Restless Reef-1% Synergy
$2.71
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.26
Reliquary Tower-9% Synergy
$2.84
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Bender's Waterskin+32% Synergy
$0.84
Talisman of Dominance+8% Synergy
$2.46
Fellwar Stone+7% Synergy
$2.16
Arcane Signet+1% Synergy
$0.38
The Soul Stone+1% Synergy
$85.96
Chrome Mox0% Synergy
$166.69
Mana Vault0% Synergy
$109.55
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$35.53
Dimir Signet-2% Synergy
$1.19
Thought Vessel-3% Synergy
$2.41
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.20
Mind Stone-7% Synergy
$0.29
Lands
The mana base foundation for Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Waterlogged Teachings+28% Synergy
$0.48
Fell the Profane+25% Synergy
$2.81
Undercity Sewers+22% Synergy
$17.67
Sunken Ruins+21% Synergy
$9.12
Underground River+18% Synergy
$1.50
Gloomlake Verge+18% Synergy
$11.39
Drowned Catacomb+17% Synergy
$3.69
Sink into Stupor+17% Synergy
$7.44
Soured Springs+13% Synergy
$0.29
Silundi Vision+13% Synergy
$0.44
Morphic Pool+11% Synergy
$31.11
Polluted Delta+11% Synergy
$19.95
Watery Grave+10% Synergy
$10.15
Shipwreck Marsh+8% Synergy
$7.12
Clearwater Pathway+5% Synergy
$4.31
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$13.73
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$1.03
Hagra Mauling+4% Synergy
$1.10
Darkwater Catacombs+3% Synergy
$0.35
Hydroelectric Specimen+3% Synergy
$0.74
Bloodstained Mire+3% Synergy
$18.17
Sea Gate Restoration+3% Synergy
$36.92
Boggart Trawler+3% Synergy
$0.94
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.23
Exotic Orchard+2% Synergy
$0.23
Fetid Pools+2% Synergy
$0.29
Underground Sea+2% Synergy
Scalding Tarn+2% Synergy
$38.59
Misty Rainforest+2% Synergy
$37.10
Verdant Catacombs+2% Synergy
$31.73
Contaminated Aquifer+2% Synergy
$0.33
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$29.36
Island+1% Synergy
$0.07
Tainted Isle+1% Synergy
$0.81
Flooded Strand+1% Synergy
$15.69
Marsh Flats+1% Synergy
$31.72
Prismatic Vista+1% Synergy
$36.98
City of Brass+1% Synergy
$9.99
Mana Confluence+1% Synergy
$33.71
Swamp0% Synergy
$2.00
Sunken Hollow0% Synergy
$0.35
Darkslick Shores-1% Synergy
$2.11
Terramorphic Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.17
Choked Estuary-4% Synergy
$0.38
Dimir Aqueduct-5% Synergy
$0.36
Evolving Wilds-5% Synergy
$0.36
Dismal Backwater-9% Synergy
$0.19
Myriad Landscape-11% Synergy
$0.34
Temple of Deceit-14% Synergy
$0.25
Path of Ancestry-16% Synergy
$0.24
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