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Emet-Selch of the Third Seat - Decklist

Creatures 27$13.91

  1. Archmage Emeritus1Archmage Emeritus$0.74
  2. Blightspeaker1Blightspeaker$0.05
  3. Blood Seeker1Blood Seeker$0.22
  4. Cuombajj Witches1Cuombajj Witches$0.23
  5. Deranged Assistant1Deranged Assistant$0.16
  6. Exhibition Tidecaller1Exhibition Tidecaller$0.61
  7. Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian1Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian$0.33
  8. Fang, Fearless l'Cie1Fang, Fearless l'Cie$0.22
  9. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy1Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy$0.30

Creatures continued

  1. Gravebreaker Lamia1Gravebreaker Lamia$0.50
  2. Hermes, Overseer of Elpis1Hermes, Overseer of Elpis$0.36
  3. Lier, Disciple of the Drowned1Lier, Disciple of the Drowned$1.21
  4. Mai, Scornful Striker1Mai, Scornful Striker$0.91
  5. Millikin1Millikin$0.23
  6. Murmuring Mystic1Murmuring Mystic$0.33
  7. Neerdiv, Devious Diver1Neerdiv, Devious Diver$1.52
  8. Prodigal Sorcerer1Prodigal Sorcerer$0.11
  9. Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful1Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful$0.12

Creatures continued

  1. Rug of Smothering1Rug of Smothering$0.64
  2. Soot Imp1Soot Imp$1.26
  3. Talrand, Sky Summoner1Talrand, Sky Summoner$0.39
  4. The Dawning Archaic1The Dawning Archaic$0.86
  5. Thunderclap Drake1Thunderclap Drake$0.52
  6. Tormod, the Desecrator1Tormod, the Desecrator$0.77
  7. Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator1Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator$0.21
  8. Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival1Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival$0.44
  9. Zodiark, Umbral God1Zodiark, Umbral God$0.67

Instants 15$6.86

  1. Aetherize1Aetherize$0.28
  2. Confounding Riddle1Confounding Riddle$0.31
  3. Espers to Magicite1Espers to Magicite$0.28
  4. Fact or Fiction1Fact or Fiction$0.19
  5. Forbidden Alchemy1Forbidden Alchemy$0.07
  6. Frantic Search1Frantic Search$0.74
  7. Lethal Scheme1Lethal Scheme$0.25
  8. Mystic Confluence1Mystic Confluence$0.50

Instants continued

  1. Overkill1Overkill$0.27
  2. Rewind1Rewind$0.35
  3. Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle1Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle$0.41
  4. Transpose1Transpose$0.31
  5. Unwind1Unwind$1.58
  6. Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive1Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive$0.48
  7. Withering Torment1Withering Torment$0.84

Sorceries 11$3.48

  1. Circle of Power1Circle of Power$0.23
  2. Consuming Tide1Consuming Tide$0.58
  3. Cornered by Black Mages1Cornered by Black Mages$0.20
  4. Diresight1Diresight$0.16
  5. Exsanguinate1Exsanguinate$0.31
  6. Inspiration from Beyond1Inspiration from Beyond$0.25
  7. Rise from the Tides1Rise from the Tides$0.10
  8. See the Truth1See the Truth$0.53
  9. Singularity Rupture1Singularity Rupture$0.55
  10. The Final Days1The Final Days$0.18
  11. Wash Out1Wash Out$0.39

Artifacts 4$2.79

  1. Bender's Waterskin1Bender's Waterskin$1.10
  2. Black Mage's Rod1Black Mage's Rod$0.21
  3. Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul1Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul$0.32
  4. Mindsplice Apparatus1Mindsplice Apparatus$1.16

Enchantments 4$3.21

  1. Case of the Ransacked Lab1Case of the Ransacked Lab$0.58
  2. Revenge of Ravens1Revenge of Ravens$0.31
  3. Secrets of the Dead1Secrets of the Dead$0.45
  4. Underworld Dreams1Underworld Dreams$1.87

Lands 38 / 38$20.17

  1. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  2. Cephalid Coliseum1Cephalid Coliseum$0.27
  3. Choked Estuary1Choked Estuary$0.27
  4. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  5. Contaminated Aquifer1Contaminated Aquifer$0.30
  6. Darkslick Shores1Darkslick Shores$1.70
  7. Darkwater Catacombs1Darkwater Catacombs$0.28
  8. Dimir Aqueduct1Dimir Aqueduct$0.25
  9. Dismal Backwater1Dismal Backwater$0.13
  10. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42
  11. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09

Lands continued

  1. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  2. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  3. Fetid Pools1Fetid Pools$0.27
  4. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  5. Island×33Island$0.21
  6. Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture1Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture$1.26
  7. Leechridden Swamp1Leechridden Swamp$0.73
  8. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  9. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  10. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  11. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66

Lands continued

  1. Shipwreck Marsh1Shipwreck Marsh$1.42
  2. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  3. Snow-Covered Swamp×22Snow-Covered Swamp$1.18
  4. Soured Springs1Soured Springs$0.33
  5. Sunken Hollow1Sunken Hollow$0.28
  6. Sunken Ruins1Sunken Ruins$0.50
  7. Swamp×22Swamp$0.20
  8. Tainted Isle1Tainted Isle$1.76
  9. Temple of Deceit1Temple of Deceit$0.19
  10. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  11. Underground River1Underground River$0.53

About this Emet-Selch of the Third Seat deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Emet-Selch of the Third Seat, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $50.69 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Frantic Search, Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator and Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian. The picks most particular to this commander are Circle of Power, Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul and Transpose, which turn up here far more often than in other Dimir decks.

Its average mana value is 3.50. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Underworld Dreams ($1.87), Unwind ($1.58) and Neerdiv, Devious Diver ($1.52); 40 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $35.43, and with no limit $1465.40; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.50
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match64%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 1 card
  3. Mana value 2: 11 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 22 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 19 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 6 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 1 card

The curve and the average cover Emet-Selch of the Third Seat and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1215+3
Targeted disruption1212+0
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3840+2
Plan3022-8

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 6 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Emet-Selch of the Third Seat at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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