---
name: "Ulamog, the Defiler"
mana_cost: "{10}"
cmc: 10
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Eldrazi"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Ward"]
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "389"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Chase Stone"
oracle_id: "97836c48-8777-4b4e-98fb-e99204f38bdd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ulamog-the-defiler-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ulamog, the Defiler
- **Mana Cost:** `{10}` (CMC: 10)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/7
- **Keywords:** Ward

## Oracle Text
When you cast this spell, target opponent exiles the top half of their library, rounded up.
Ward—Sacrifice two permanents.
Ulamog enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the greatest mana value among cards in exile.
Ulamog has annihilator X, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger](/printing/ulamog-the-ceaseless-hunger-bfz.md) — Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
2. [Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre](/printing/ulamog-the-infinite-gyre-2x2.md) — Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
3. [Ulamog's Despoiler](/printing/ulamogs-despoiler-bfz.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Processor
4. [Spawnsire of Ulamog](/printing/spawnsire-of-ulamog-roe.md) — Creature — Eldrazi
5. [Colorless Ultimatum](/printing/colorless-ultimatum-unk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Ulamog's Reclaimer](/printing/ulamogs-reclaimer-bfz.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Processor

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #389
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Chase Stone
- **Total Printings:** 31 across all historical editions

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