---
name: "Commence the Endgame"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Amass"]
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Noah Bradley"
oracle_id: "fedb1947-9fa5-4655-8d02-b370fa63dd16"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/commence-the-endgame-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Commence the Endgame
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Amass

## Oracle Text
This spell can't be countered.
Draw two cards, then amass Zombies X, where X is the number of cards in your hand. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)

> *"Even gods shall kneel."
—Nicol Bolas*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Relentless Advance](/printing/relentless-advance-war.md) — Sorcery
2. [Crush Dissent](/printing/crush-dissent-war.md) — Instant
3. [Invade the City](/printing/invade-the-city-plst.md) — Sorcery
4. [Callous Dismissal](/printing/callous-dismissal-war.md) — Sorcery
5. [Mindless Conscription](/printing/mindless-conscription-mh3.md) — Enchantment
6. [Eternal Skylord](/printing/eternal-skylord-drc.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #45
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Noah Bradley
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`