Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
Spells you cast from your graveyard cost {2} less to cast. Whenever one or more opponents lose life, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead. Do this only once each turn.
How Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks play in EDH
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 2UB, and its legendary creature - elder wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $40.34Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (5)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (1)
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What colours can I use in a Emet-Selch of the Third Seat deck?
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Emet-Selch of the Third Seat?
The cards played most often in Emet-Selch of the Third Seat decks include Bilbo, Thief in the Night, Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death, Geist of Saint Thalia. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Emet-Selch of the Third Seat deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $40.34 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Emet-Selch of the Third Seat deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.