Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
$0.39
$0.39Legendary 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
#1108
Current Rank
#1112
Last Week
#1211
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.
Bilbo, Thief in the Night+6% Synergy
$32.90
Riddles in the Dark+2% Synergy
$7.90
Multiversal Recruitment+0% Synergy
$6.50
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic+0% Synergy
$0.41
Hidden Lair-1% Synergy
$3.02
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
$0.25
Frantic Search+57% Synergy
$1.40
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+55% Synergy
$0.36
Secrets of the Dead+50% Synergy
$0.45
Circle of Power+48% Synergy
$0.25
Neerdiv, Devious Diver+46% Synergy
$1.67
Cryptolith Fragment+45% Synergy
$0.24
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful+44% Synergy
$0.11
Exsanguinate+43% Synergy
$0.38
Teval's Judgment+43% Synergy
$7.60
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
$6.71
Forbidden Alchemy+39% Synergy
$0.27
Windfall+39% Synergy
$4.91
Fact or Fiction+39% Synergy
$0.26
Breach the Multiverse+37% Synergy
$10.74
Withering Torment+28% Synergy
$0.74
Reanimate+24% Synergy
$9.04
Toxic Deluge+19% Synergy
$3.44
Dark Ritual+10% Synergy
$8.66
Counterspell-12% Synergy
$3.77
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gifts Ungiven+21% Synergy
$5.02
Orcish Bowmasters+11% Synergy
$45.77
Cyclonic Rift+2% Synergy
$40.33
Thassa's Oracle+0% Synergy
$23.22
Mystical Tutor0% Synergy
$15.83
Fierce Guardianship-1% Synergy
$55.95
Force of Will-1% Synergy
$62.64
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$72.36
Vampiric Tutor-6% Synergy
$58.03
Rhystic Study-7% Synergy
$70.04
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Emet-Selch, Unsundered+38% Synergy
$2.55
Archmage Emeritus+36% Synergy
$0.51
Ledger Shredder+30% Synergy
$8.67
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+30% Synergy
$0.59
Talrand, Sky Summoner+29% Synergy
$1.17
Baral, Chief of Compliance+28% Synergy
$2.66
Blood Seeker+26% Synergy
$0.39
Fate Unraveler+26% Synergy
$3.44
Thunderclap Drake+23% Synergy
$0.60
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+23% Synergy
$0.37
Talion, the Kindly Lord+22% Synergy
$8.50
Rug of Smothering+22% Synergy
$0.66
Exhibition Tidecaller+22% Synergy
$0.59
Gravebreaker Lamia+22% Synergy
$0.51
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+21% Synergy
$97.18
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy+19% Synergy
$0.37
Archmage of Runes+19% Synergy
$3.17
Millikin+18% Synergy
$0.26
Sedgemoor Witch+16% Synergy
$5.91
Deranged Assistant+16% Synergy
$0.23
Fang, Fearless l'Cie+15% Synergy
$0.27
Lord of the Nazgûl+14% Synergy
$3.17
Likeness Looter+13% Synergy
$3.32
Murmuring Mystic+13% Synergy
$1.12
Soot Imp+11% Synergy
$1.45
Snapcaster Mage+11% Synergy
$19.07
Mai, Scornful Striker+11% Synergy
$1.02
The Dawning Archaic+11% Synergy
$1.26
Cuombajj Witches+10% Synergy
$0.16
Prodigal Sorcerer+10% Synergy
$0.22
Muse Seeker+9% Synergy
$0.24
River Kelpie+9% Synergy
$0.33
Tormod, the Desecrator+9% Synergy
$0.77
Malevolent Hermit+8% Synergy
$1.14
Blightspeaker+8% Synergy
$0.11
Haughty Djinn+7% Synergy
$0.30
Stitcher's Supplier+7% Synergy
$0.33
Kitsa, Otterball Elite+6% Synergy
$4.12
The Warring Triad+6% Synergy
$0.56
Shepherd of Rot+5% Synergy
$4.63
Hedron Crab+5% Synergy
$2.90
Blood Artist+4% Synergy
$2.33
Laboratory Maniac+4% Synergy
$2.09
Hydroelectric Specimen+3% Synergy
$0.82
Syr Konrad, the Grim+3% Synergy
$1.18
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$0.82
Hullbreaker Horror0% Synergy
$5.92
Faerie Mastermind-1% Synergy
$12.29
Baleful Strix-3% Synergy
$3.40
Consuming Aberration-7% Synergy
$0.36
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Emet-Selch of the Third Seat safe.
Transpose+39% Synergy
$0.36
Unwind+35% Synergy
$1.13
Rewind+34% Synergy
$0.41
Waterlogged Teachings+28% Synergy
$0.33
Fell the Profane+24% Synergy
$3.28
Consider+22% Synergy
$0.28
Aetherize+22% Synergy
$0.41
Otherworldly Gaze+21% Synergy
$0.34
Mana Sculpt+17% Synergy
$0.87
Soul Shatter+16% Synergy
$3.85
Sink into Stupor+16% Synergy
$5.47
Entomb+16% Synergy
$16.66
Countersquall+16% Synergy
$1.03
Overkill+16% Synergy
$0.29
Lethal Scheme+15% Synergy
$0.30
Confounding Riddle+14% Synergy
$0.24
Snap+14% Synergy
$2.99
Thought Scour+14% Synergy
$1.26
Cabal Ritual+13% Synergy
$13.80
Dreams of Laguna+13% Synergy
$0.23
Mystic Confluence+13% Synergy
$1.02
Silundi Vision+12% Synergy
$0.44
Thirst for Identity+12% Synergy
$0.27
Espers to Magicite+11% Synergy
$0.31
Thirst for Discovery+10% Synergy
$0.24
Three Steps Ahead+10% Synergy
$5.47
Snuff Out+10% Synergy
$10.41
Swallowed by Leviathan+9% Synergy
$0.23
Counterpoint+9% Synergy
$0.36
Hostile Negotiations+8% Synergy
$0.38
Deadly Rollick+7% Synergy
$25.73
Sublime Epiphany+7% Synergy
$0.35
Bitter Triumph+6% Synergy
$0.32
Think Twice+5% Synergy
$0.21
Arcane Denial+5% Synergy
$1.31
An Offer You Can't Refuse+4% Synergy
$3.14
Borne Upon a Wind+4% Synergy
$4.00
Hagra Mauling+4% Synergy
$1.09
Pile On+4% Synergy
$0.31
Infernal Grasp+3% Synergy
$0.35
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$12.73
Demonic Consultation+0% Synergy
$7.49
Swan Song0% Synergy
$9.63
Reality Shift-1% Synergy
$0.35
Force of Negation-1% Synergy
$56.60
Mana Drain-2% Synergy
$57.36
Drown in the Loch-4% Synergy
$5.89
Go for the Throat-4% Synergy
$0.59
Negate-5% Synergy
$0.16
Brainstorm-9% Synergy
$1.50
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's game plan and control the board.
Lórien Revealed+29% Synergy
$5.13
Cornered by Black Mages+29% Synergy
$0.26
Diresight+25% Synergy
$0.14
Singularity Rupture+23% Synergy
$0.56
Will of the Abzan+23% Synergy
$4.90
Rise of the Dark Realms+22% Synergy
$6.09
Torment of Hailfire+21% Synergy
$37.86
See the Truth+20% Synergy
$0.50
Inspiration from Beyond+16% Synergy
$0.29
Rise from the Tides+16% Synergy
$0.23
Dream Harvest+16% Synergy
$0.32
Resentful Revelation+15% Synergy
$0.20
Winternight Stories+14% Synergy
$1.37
Deep Analysis+10% Synergy
$0.19
Extract from Darkness+10% Synergy
$0.30
Stock Up+10% Synergy
$1.40
Dark Deal+9% Synergy
$2.03
Rite of Replication+9% Synergy
$0.24
Solve the Equation+8% Synergy
$3.76
Glimpse the Unthinkable+8% Synergy
$3.35
Yawgmoth's Will+7% Synergy
$248.35
Flow State+7% Synergy
$1.74
Risky Research+6% Synergy
$0.20
Memories Returning+6% Synergy
$0.25
Syphon Mind+6% Synergy
$0.22
Peer into the Abyss+6% Synergy
$3.53
Incarnation Technique+6% Synergy
$9.75
The Final Days+6% Synergy
$0.23
Lively Dirge+5% Synergy
$1.93
Relm's Sketching+5% Synergy
$0.30
Afterlife from the Loam+5% Synergy
$0.73
Damnation+4% Synergy
$20.60
Whispering Madness+4% Synergy
$3.82
Careful Study+4% Synergy
$4.53
Traumatize+4% Synergy
$4.12
Dread Return+4% Synergy
$0.42
Sea Gate Restoration+3% Synergy
$39.34
Unmarked Grave+3% Synergy
$2.94
Cut Your Losses+3% Synergy
$1.89
Feed the Swarm+2% Synergy
$0.19
Stitch Together+2% Synergy
$1.85
Gitaxian Probe+2% Synergy
$5.08
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$28.26
Blasphemous Edict+2% Synergy
$4.81
Army of the Damned+1% Synergy
$1.52
Victimize+1% Synergy
$1.60
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+0% Synergy
$12.42
Diabolic Tutor+0% Synergy
$2.27
Preordain-3% Synergy
$0.59
Ponder-4% Synergy
$1.92
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Black Mage's Rod+34% Synergy
$0.28
Primal Amulet+11% Synergy
$13.05
Mindsplice Apparatus+8% Synergy
$1.68
Onyx Goblet+6% Synergy
$0.13
The Darkness Crystal+4% Synergy
$5.33
Mesmeric Orb+3% Synergy
$16.92
Sapphire Medallion+2% Synergy
$7.67
Jet Medallion+0% Synergy
$11.88
The Water Crystal-1% Synergy
$3.19
The One Ring-1% Synergy
$105.67
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$0.35
Mindcrank-5% Synergy
$12.64
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$4.15
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.93
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+26% Synergy
$6.25
Underworld Dreams+25% Synergy
$1.98
Bloodchief Ascension+15% Synergy
$20.42
Case of the Ransacked Lab+9% Synergy
$0.50
Shark Typhoon+8% Synergy
$1.78
Revenge of Ravens+7% Synergy
$0.56
Propaganda+6% Synergy
$2.26
Search for Azcanta+5% Synergy
$1.54
Ominous Roost+4% Synergy
$0.16
Mystic Remora-2% Synergy
$12.59
Animate Dead-5% Synergy
$5.86
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Emet-Selch of the Third Seat to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Professor Onyx+16% Synergy
$5.75
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Leechridden Swamp+37% Synergy
$0.81
Riptide Laboratory+11% Synergy
$0.64
Mystic Sanctuary+10% Synergy
$1.04
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+9% Synergy
$11.88
Cephalid Coliseum+7% Synergy
$0.28
Otawara, Soaring City+7% Synergy
$28.63
Spymaster's Vault+6% Synergy
$1.27
Mistrise Village+5% Synergy
$8.84
Sunscorched Desert+5% Synergy
$0.34
Agna Qel'a+5% Synergy
$1.10
Bojuka Bog+5% Synergy
$1.21
Geier Reach Sanitarium+3% Synergy
$3.46
Emergence Zone+3% Synergy
$3.88
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+3% Synergy
$1.90
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2% Synergy
$63.16
Cabal Coffers+1% Synergy
$28.93
Restless Reef0% Synergy
$1.72
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$134.88
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.31
Reliquary Tower-9% Synergy
$4.25
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Bender's Waterskin+32% Synergy
$0.97
Talisman of Dominance+7% Synergy
$0.79
Fellwar Stone+6% Synergy
$0.86
Arcane Signet+0% Synergy
$0.43
Mana Vault+0% Synergy
$116.03
The Soul Stone+0% Synergy
$115.35
Lotus Petal0% Synergy
$33.77
Chrome Mox0% Synergy
$166.10
Dimir Signet-1% Synergy
$1.20
Thought Vessel-2% Synergy
$2.45
Sol Ring-5% Synergy
$1.42
Mind Stone-6% Synergy
$0.35
Lands
The mana base foundation for Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Waterlogged Teachings+28% Synergy
$0.33
Fell the Profane+24% Synergy
$3.28
Undercity Sewers+21% Synergy
$14.06
Sunken Ruins+20% Synergy
$8.33
Underground River+17% Synergy
$1.89
Sink into Stupor+16% Synergy
$5.47
Gloomlake Verge+16% Synergy
$10.27
Drowned Catacomb+15% Synergy
$0.84
Silundi Vision+12% Synergy
$0.44
Soured Springs+12% Synergy
$0.26
Polluted Delta+10% Synergy
$19.73
Morphic Pool+10% Synergy
$29.26
Watery Grave+9% Synergy
$9.39
Shipwreck Marsh+7% Synergy
$7.22
Clearwater Pathway+4% Synergy
$4.17
Hagra Mauling+4% Synergy
$1.09
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$1.04
Sea Gate Restoration+3% Synergy
$39.34
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$12.73
Hydroelectric Specimen+3% Synergy
$0.82
Darkwater Catacombs+3% Synergy
$0.37
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$0.82
Bloodstained Mire+2% Synergy
$16.85
Scalding Tarn+2% Synergy
$40.14
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$28.26
Contaminated Aquifer+2% Synergy
$0.29
Exotic Orchard+2% Synergy
$0.27
Verdant Catacombs+2% Synergy
$27.76
Command Tower+1% Synergy
$0.34
Misty Rainforest+1% Synergy
$38.22
Underground Sea+1% Synergy
Mana Confluence+1% Synergy
$32.22
Island+1% Synergy
$0.08
Flooded Strand+1% Synergy
$16.42
Fetid Pools+1% Synergy
$1.03
Prismatic Vista+1% Synergy
$35.44
Marsh Flats+1% Synergy
$32.35
City of Brass+0% Synergy
$12.18
Tainted Isle+0% Synergy
$2.42
Sunken Hollow+0% Synergy
$0.28
Swamp+0% Synergy
$0.09
Darkslick Shores-1% Synergy
$2.46
Terramorphic Expanse-2% Synergy
$0.31
Choked Estuary-3% Synergy
$0.24
Evolving Wilds-4% Synergy
$0.28
Dimir Aqueduct-4% Synergy
$0.39
Dismal Backwater-9% Synergy
$0.20
Myriad Landscape-10% Synergy
$0.30
Temple of Deceit-13% Synergy
$0.20
Path of Ancestry-15% Synergy
$0.29
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