---
name: "Genesis of the Daleks"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "WHO"
set_name: "Doctor Who"
collector_number: "69"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dominik Mayer"
oracle_id: "71ff4603-9f7a-459e-b5b3-9b39583f1dc7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/genesis-of-the-daleks-who"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Genesis of the Daleks
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I, II, III — Create a 3/3 black Dalek artifact creature token with menace for each lore counter on Genesis of the Daleks.
IV — Target opponent faces a villainous choice — Destroy all Dalek creatures and each of your opponents loses life equal to the total power of Daleks that died this turn, or destroy all non-Dalek creatures.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Davros, Dalek Creator](/printing/davros-dalek-creator-who.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Alien Scientist
2. [Doomsday Confluence](/printing/doomsday-confluence-who.md) — Sorcery
3. [The Dalek Emperor](/printing/the-dalek-emperor-who.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Dalek
4. [Dalek Squadron](/printing/dalek-squadron-who.md) — Artifact Creature — Dalek
5. [Cult of Skaro](/printing/cult-of-skaro-who.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Dalek
6. [Dalek Drone](/printing/dalek-drone-who.md) — Artifact Creature — Dalek

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Doctor Who (WHO) #69
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dominik Mayer
- **Total Printings:** 5 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`