---
name: "Maelstrom Nexus"
mana_cost: "{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B", "G", "R", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "R", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "2XM"
set_name: "Double Masters"
collector_number: "206"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Steven Belledin"
oracle_id: "b1c346a4-fc9b-474a-9d51-cac168e363fa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/maelstrom-nexus-2xm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Maelstrom Nexus
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
The first spell you cast each turn has cascade. (When you cast your first spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wild-Magic Sorcerer](/printing/wild-magic-sorcerer-sld.md) — Creature — Orc Shaman Sorcerer
2. [The First Sliver](/printing/the-first-sliver-mh1.md) — Legendary Creature — Sliver
3. [Maelstrom Wanderer](/printing/maelstrom-wanderer-cmm.md) — Legendary Creature — Elemental
4. [Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty](/printing/imoti-celebrant-of-bounty-cmr.md) — Legendary Creature — Snake Druid
5. [Maelstrom Colossus](/printing/maelstrom-colossus-cmr.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
6. [Call Forth the Tempest](/printing/call-forth-the-tempest-hoc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Double Masters (2XM) #206
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Steven Belledin
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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