Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld
Vigilance Whenever Emet-Selch enters or attacks, draw a card, then discard a card. At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are fourteen or more cards in your graveyard, you may transform Emet-Selch. // Vigilance Echo of the Lost — During your turn, you may play cards from your graveyard. If a card or token would be put into your graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.
How Emet-Selch decks play in EDH
Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld is a Dimir commander in blue and black, and its legendary creature - elder wizard // legendary creature - avatar line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $69.67Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Lands (1)
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What colours can I use in a Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld deck?
Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld 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, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld?
The cards played most often in Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld decks include The Master of Lake-town, Turbulent Wetlands, Avacyn, Angel of Horror. 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, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $69.67 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, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld 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.