---
name: "Genesis Ultimatum"
mana_cost: "{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}{R}{R}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "PIKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos"
collector_number: "189p"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason Rainville"
oracle_id: "06f42f49-32f0-413b-8437-b8efa4d647c2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/genesis-ultimatum-piko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Genesis Ultimatum
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}{R}{R}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Look at the top five cards of your library. Put any number of permanent cards from among them onto the battlefield and the rest into your hand. Exile Genesis Ultimatum.

> *No human eyes have ever witnessed the birth of an apex monster.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Genesis Wave](/printing/genesis-wave-pfdn.md) — Sorcery
2. [Brilliant Ultimatum](/printing/brilliant-ultimatum-ala.md) — Sorcery
3. [Emergent Ultimatum](/printing/emergent-ultimatum-iko.md) — Sorcery
4. [Majestic Genesis](/printing/majestic-genesis-pclb.md) — Sorcery
5. [Pieces of the Puzzle](/printing/pieces-of-the-puzzle-sir.md) — Sorcery
6. [Planar Genesis](/printing/planar-genesis-mh3.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos (PIKO) #189p
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason Rainville
- **Total Printings:** 31 across all historical editions

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