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
#968
Current Rank
#1094
Last Week
#1243
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+22% Synergy
$0.63
Mana Sculpt+14% Synergy
$1.05
The Dawning Archaic+11% Synergy
$1.48
Muse Seeker+10% Synergy
$0.14
Bilbo, Thief in the Night+5% 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+69% Synergy
$0.29
Frantic Search+58% Synergy
$1.11
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+54% Synergy
$0.37
Secrets of the Dead+51% Synergy
$0.52
Circle of Power+48% Synergy
$0.27
Neerdiv, Devious Diver+46% Synergy
$2.02
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful+44% Synergy
$0.07
Cryptolith Fragment+44% Synergy
$0.27
Teval's Judgment+43% Synergy
$6.87
Exsanguinate+43% Synergy
$0.47
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks.
Scrawling Crawler+40% Synergy
$6.54
Forbidden Alchemy+40% Synergy
$0.16
Windfall+39% Synergy
$4.94
Fact or Fiction+39% Synergy
$0.26
Breach the Multiverse+37% Synergy
$9.91
Withering Torment+29% Synergy
$3.41
Reanimate+25% Synergy
$8.28
Toxic Deluge+19% Synergy
$5.18
Dark Ritual+11% Synergy
$3.90
Counterspell-12% Synergy
$3.62
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gifts Ungiven+21% Synergy
$5.23
Orcish Bowmasters+11% Synergy
$49.92
Cyclonic Rift+1% Synergy
$41.55
Thassa's Oracle+1% Synergy
$22.71
Mystical Tutor0% Synergy
$18.15
Fierce Guardianship-1% Synergy
$58.38
Force of Will-1% Synergy
$64.60
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$72.88
Vampiric Tutor-6% Synergy
$61.79
Rhystic Study-7% Synergy
$66.59
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Emet-Selch, Unsundered+39% Synergy
$3.08
Archmage Emeritus+35% Synergy
$0.66
Ledger Shredder+31% Synergy
$7.38
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+31% Synergy
$0.92
Baral, Chief of Compliance+29% Synergy
$2.64
Talrand, Sky Summoner+29% Synergy
$0.84
Blood Seeker+26% Synergy
$0.35
Fate Unraveler+26% Synergy
$3.39
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+23% Synergy
$0.39
Thunderclap Drake+23% Synergy
$0.76
Gravebreaker Lamia+22% Synergy
$0.54
Talion, the Kindly Lord+22% Synergy
$8.41
Rug of Smothering+22% Synergy
$0.54
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+21% Synergy
$93.04
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy+20% Synergy
$0.37
Archmage of Runes+20% Synergy
$3.59
Millikin+18% Synergy
$0.31
Sedgemoor Witch+17% Synergy
$9.10
Deranged Assistant+17% Synergy
$0.15
Fang, Fearless l'Cie+15% Synergy
$0.23
Lord of the Nazgûl+14% Synergy
$1.97
Likeness Looter+14% Synergy
$3.30
Murmuring Mystic+13% Synergy
$1.36
Snapcaster Mage+11% Synergy
$18.05
Soot Imp+11% Synergy
$1.48
Prodigal Sorcerer+10% Synergy
$0.26
Cuombajj Witches+10% Synergy
$0.19
Mai, Scornful Striker+10% Synergy
$1.26
River Kelpie+9% Synergy
$0.25
Tormod, the Desecrator+9% Synergy
$1.02
Malevolent Hermit+8% Synergy
$0.98
Haughty Djinn+8% Synergy
$0.32
Blightspeaker+7% Synergy
$0.12
Stitcher's Supplier+7% Synergy
$0.42
Kitsa, Otterball Elite+6% Synergy
$3.90
The Warring Triad+6% Synergy
$0.67
Lord of the Forsaken+6% Synergy
$0.29
Hedron Crab+5% Synergy
$2.72
Shepherd of Rot+5% Synergy
$4.75
Blood Artist+5% Synergy
$1.65
Laboratory Maniac+4% Synergy
$1.55
Psychic Frog+4% Synergy
$4.37
Hydroelectric Specimen+3% Synergy
$0.82
Syr Konrad, the Grim+3% Synergy
$0.94
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$0.93
Hullbreaker Horror0% Synergy
$5.92
Faerie Mastermind-1% Synergy
$9.95
Baleful Strix-3% Synergy
$3.20
Notion Thief-4% Synergy
$1.58
Consuming Aberration-7% Synergy
$0.25
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Emet-Selch of the Third Seat safe.
Transpose+39% Synergy
$0.41
Unwind+35% Synergy
$1.05
Rewind+34% Synergy
$0.51
Waterlogged Teachings+27% Synergy
$0.43
Fell the Profane+24% Synergy
$3.63
Consider+23% Synergy
$0.34
Aetherize+22% Synergy
$0.38
Otherworldly Gaze+21% Synergy
$0.33
Soul Shatter+17% Synergy
$4.19
Sink into Stupor+17% Synergy
$7.20
Entomb+17% Synergy
$17.25
Countersquall+17% Synergy
$1.07
Lethal Scheme+16% Synergy
$0.29
Overkill+16% Synergy
$0.36
Thought Scour+14% Synergy
$1.51
Snap+14% Synergy
$3.42
Confounding Riddle+14% Synergy
$0.33
Cabal Ritual+14% Synergy
$14.58
Dreams of Laguna+13% Synergy
$0.21
Mystic Confluence+13% Synergy
$1.00
Silundi Vision+12% Synergy
$0.38
Thirst for Identity+12% Synergy
$0.26
Espers to Magicite+11% Synergy
$0.25
Three Steps Ahead+11% Synergy
$8.01
Thirst for Discovery+10% Synergy
$0.35
Snuff Out+10% Synergy
$10.06
Counterpoint+9% Synergy
$0.29
Swallowed by Leviathan+9% Synergy
$0.29
Hostile Negotiations+9% Synergy
$0.34
Deadly Rollick+8% Synergy
$27.90
Sublime Epiphany+7% Synergy
$0.31
Bitter Triumph+6% Synergy
$0.54
An Offer You Can't Refuse+6% Synergy
$1.96
Think Twice+5% Synergy
$0.13
Arcane Denial+5% Synergy
$2.03
Borne Upon a Wind+4% Synergy
$3.65
Hagra Mauling+4% Synergy
$1.09
Pile On+4% Synergy
$0.30
Infernal Grasp+4% Synergy
$0.23
Curate+3% Synergy
$0.30
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$13.96
Demonic Consultation+0% Synergy
$7.79
Swan Song0% Synergy
$8.18
Force of Negation-1% Synergy
$50.79
Reality Shift-1% Synergy
$0.24
Mana Drain-3% Synergy
$55.81
Drown in the Loch-4% Synergy
$1.45
Go for the Throat-5% Synergy
$0.57
Negate-5% Synergy
$0.22
Brainstorm-9% Synergy
$1.43
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's game plan and control the board.
Lórien Revealed+30% Synergy
$3.65
Cornered by Black Mages+29% Synergy
$0.27
Diresight+26% Synergy
$0.15
Singularity Rupture+23% Synergy
$0.50
Will of the Abzan+23% Synergy
$5.30
Torment of Hailfire+22% Synergy
$42.36
Rise of the Dark Realms+22% Synergy
$7.08
See the Truth+20% Synergy
$0.51
Inspiration from Beyond+17% Synergy
$0.22
Rise from the Tides+17% Synergy
$0.20
Resentful Revelation+15% Synergy
$0.25
Dream Harvest+14% Synergy
$0.36
Winternight Stories+14% Synergy
$2.10
Deep Analysis+11% Synergy
$0.26
Extract from Darkness+10% Synergy
$0.23
Rite of Replication+9% Synergy
$0.29
Dark Deal+9% Synergy
$2.23
Stock Up+9% Synergy
$1.48
Glimpse the Unthinkable+8% Synergy
$3.18
Solve the Equation+8% Synergy
$3.71
Yawgmoth's Will+7% Synergy
$240.67
Peer into the Abyss+7% Synergy
$3.24
Incarnation Technique+7% Synergy
$9.96
Syphon Mind+6% Synergy
$0.34
Risky Research+6% Synergy
$0.15
The Final Days+6% Synergy
$0.19
Memories Returning+6% Synergy
$0.27
Lively Dirge+5% Synergy
$1.37
Relm's Sketching+5% Synergy
$0.28
Damnation+5% Synergy
$21.09
Afterlife from the Loam+4% Synergy
$0.45
Whispering Madness+4% Synergy
$3.98
Dread Return+4% Synergy
$0.42
Traumatize+4% Synergy
$4.01
Flow State+4% Synergy
$2.55
Careful Study+4% Synergy
$4.01
Unmarked Grave+4% Synergy
$2.59
Cut Your Losses+3% Synergy
$1.41
Sea Gate Restoration+3% Synergy
$37.24
Stitch Together+2% Synergy
$1.99
Feed the Swarm+2% Synergy
$0.21
Gitaxian Probe+2% Synergy
$5.97
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$29.73
Blasphemous Edict+1% Synergy
$5.06
Victimize+1% Synergy
$1.72
Army of the Damned+1% Synergy
$1.73
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+0% Synergy
$10.98
Diabolic Tutor+0% Synergy
$2.11
Buried Alive-1% Synergy
$0.91
Ponder-4% Synergy
$1.73
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Black Mage's Rod+35% Synergy
$0.26
Primal Amulet+11% Synergy
$14.21
Mindsplice Apparatus+8% Synergy
$1.40
Onyx Goblet+5% Synergy
$0.13
The Darkness Crystal+4% Synergy
$4.63
Mesmeric Orb+3% Synergy
$18.39
Sapphire Medallion+3% Synergy
$6.22
Jet Medallion+1% Synergy
$11.39
The Water Crystal-1% Synergy
$3.49
The One Ring-1% Synergy
$108.23
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$0.30
Mindcrank-5% Synergy
$11.00
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$4.39
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.91
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+27% Synergy
$5.30
Underworld Dreams+24% Synergy
$2.00
Bloodchief Ascension+15% Synergy
$20.67
Case of the Ransacked Lab+9% Synergy
$0.51
Shark Typhoon+8% Synergy
$1.21
Revenge of Ravens+7% Synergy
$0.70
Propaganda+6% Synergy
$3.12
Search for Azcanta+5% Synergy
$1.81
Ominous Roost+4% Synergy
$0.18
Mystic Remora-2% Synergy
$12.12
Animate Dead-5% Synergy
$4.93
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Emet-Selch of the Third Seat to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Professor Onyx+16% Synergy
$5.67
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Leechridden Swamp+37% Synergy
$0.55
Riptide Laboratory+11% Synergy
$0.43
Mystic Sanctuary+10% Synergy
$0.92
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+9% Synergy
$10.89
Cephalid Coliseum+8% Synergy
$0.23
Otawara, Soaring City+7% Synergy
$30.54
Spymaster's Vault+7% Synergy
$0.91
Mistrise Village+5% Synergy
$9.90
Sunscorched Desert+5% Synergy
$0.32
Bojuka Bog+5% Synergy
$0.73
Agna Qel'a+4% Synergy
$1.21
Emergence Zone+3% Synergy
$4.60
Geier Reach Sanitarium+3% Synergy
$1.50
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+3% Synergy
$1.48
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+3% Synergy
$64.75
Cabal Coffers+1% Synergy
$33.13
Restless Reef0% Synergy
$2.86
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$129.20
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.33
Reliquary Tower-9% Synergy
$2.99
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Bender's Waterskin+31% Synergy
$0.77
Talisman of Dominance+7% Synergy
$1.63
Fellwar Stone+6% Synergy
$2.20
Arcane Signet+0% Synergy
$1.10
The Soul Stone+0% Synergy
$88.22
Mana Vault+0% Synergy
$109.60
Chrome Mox0% Synergy
$167.83
Lotus Petal0% Synergy
$37.57
Dimir Signet-2% Synergy
$1.20
Thought Vessel-2% Synergy
$2.50
Sol Ring-5% Synergy
$3.30
Mind Stone-6% Synergy
$0.19
Lands
The mana base foundation for Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Waterlogged Teachings+27% Synergy
$0.43
Fell the Profane+24% Synergy
$3.63
Undercity Sewers+22% Synergy
$16.74
Sunken Ruins+20% Synergy
$9.19
Underground River+18% Synergy
$1.47
Gloomlake Verge+17% Synergy
$10.40
Sink into Stupor+17% Synergy
$7.20
Drowned Catacomb+16% Synergy
$1.76
Soured Springs+12% Synergy
$0.29
Silundi Vision+12% Synergy
$0.38
Polluted Delta+11% Synergy
$19.48
Morphic Pool+11% Synergy
$27.97
Watery Grave+10% Synergy
$10.34
Shipwreck Marsh+7% Synergy
$6.83
Clearwater Pathway+4% Synergy
$4.58
Hagra Mauling+4% Synergy
$1.09
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$13.96
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$3.30
Sea Gate Restoration+3% Synergy
$37.24
Hydroelectric Specimen+3% Synergy
$0.82
Bloodstained Mire+2% Synergy
$18.15
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$0.93
Darkwater Catacombs+2% Synergy
$0.33
Scalding Tarn+2% Synergy
$36.78
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.21
Verdant Catacombs+2% Synergy
$31.32
Exotic Orchard+2% Synergy
$0.82
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$29.73
Underground Sea+1% Synergy
Misty Rainforest+1% Synergy
$37.32
Contaminated Aquifer+1% Synergy
$0.30
Fetid Pools+1% Synergy
$0.33
Marsh Flats+1% Synergy
$32.53
Mana Confluence+1% Synergy
$34.29
Island+1% Synergy
$2.00
Flooded Strand+1% Synergy
$16.09
Prismatic Vista+1% Synergy
$37.92
Tainted Isle+0% Synergy
$0.85
City of Brass+0% Synergy
$10.49
Swamp+0% Synergy
$2.00
Sunken Hollow0% Synergy
$0.35
Darkslick Shores-1% Synergy
$2.12
Terramorphic Expanse-2% Synergy
$0.16
Choked Estuary-3% Synergy
$0.31
Dimir Aqueduct-4% Synergy
$0.34
Evolving Wilds-4% Synergy
$0.12
Dismal Backwater-9% Synergy
$0.20
Myriad Landscape-11% Synergy
$0.30
Temple of Deceit-13% Synergy
$0.24
Path of Ancestry-15% Synergy
$0.28
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