---
name: "Submerge"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "NEM"
set_name: "Nemesis"
collector_number: "48"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark Romanoski"
oracle_id: "99427ebe-c00d-4206-84ca-9764f6e952c6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/submerge-nem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Submerge
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
If an opponent controls a Forest and you control an Island, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Put target creature on top of its owner's library.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ensnare](/printing/ensnare-nem.md) — Instant
2. [Tidal Bore](/printing/tidal-bore-mmq.md) — Instant
3. [Mystic Sanctuary](/printing/mystic-sanctuary-eld.md) — Land — Island
4. [Gush](/printing/gush-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Daze](/printing/daze-wc00.md) — Instant
6. [Thwart](/printing/thwart-mmq.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Nemesis (NEM) #48
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark Romanoski
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`