---
name: "Emet-Selch of the Third Seat"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elder Wizard"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "FIC"
set_name: "Final Fantasy Commander"
collector_number: "81"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Magali Villeneuve"
oracle_id: "634475d9-a1d7-4146-9a37-645d3d162af1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/emet-selch-of-the-third-seat-fic"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elder Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Magus of the Will](/printing/magus-of-the-will-2xm.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Secrets of the Dead](/printing/secrets-of-the-dead-c19.md) — Enchantment
3. [Yawgmoth's Day Planner](/printing/yawgmoths-day-planner-mb2.md) — Artifact
4. [Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy](/printing/gale-waterdeep-prodigy-pclb.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius](/printing/doc-aurlock-grizzled-genius-otj.md) — Legendary Creature — Bear Druid
6. [Demilich](/printing/demilich-afr.md) — Creature — Skeleton Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #81
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Magali Villeneuve
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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