---
name: "Genesis Wave"
mana_cost: "{X}{G}{G}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "SOM"
set_name: "Scars of Mirrodin"
collector_number: "122"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "James Paick"
oracle_id: "e2487868-f386-438e-a73f-b494f6d35fac"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/genesis-wave-som"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Genesis Wave
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{G}{G}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put any number of permanent cards with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then put all cards revealed this way that weren't put onto the battlefield into your graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Majestic Genesis](/printing/majestic-genesis-pclb.md) — Sorcery
2. [Enshrined Memories](/printing/enshrined-memories-bok.md) — Sorcery
3. [Green Sun's Twilight](/printing/green-suns-twilight-pone.md) — Sorcery
4. [Genesis Ultimatum](/printing/genesis-ultimatum-prm.md) — Sorcery
5. [Genesis Hydra](/printing/genesis-hydra-nec.md) — Creature — Plant Hydra
6. [Wargate](/printing/wargate-arb.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) #122
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** James Paick
- **Total Printings:** 34 across all historical editions

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