Emergent Ultimatum
~$0.39 low · ~$4.83 high
Multicolor. Sorcery
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #185 · Illustrated by Zack Stella
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #185 · Illustrated by Zack StellaWhat is Emergent Ultimatum worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Search your library for up to three monocolored cards with different names and exile them. An opponent chooses one of those cards. Shuffle that card into your library. You may cast the other cards without paying their mana costs. Exile Emergent Ultimatum.
Format legality
All 5 printings of Emergent Ultimatum
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Special Guests spg #105· 2025Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €2.74 · €3.91 foil | mythic | $3.22 | $4.83 | €2.74€3.91 foil | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths iko #185· 2020rare· Cardmarket €0.70 · €1.06 foil | rare | $0.39 | $0.52 | €0.70€1.06 foil | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths iko #333· 2020Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €1.71 · €2.23 foil | rare | $1.30 | $2.17 | €1.71€2.23 foil | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos piko #185p· 2020Promorare· Cardmarket €0.79 · €1.34 foil | rare | $1.37 | $4.62 | €0.79€1.34 foil | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos piko #185s· 2020Promorare· Cardmarket €1.69 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $1.42 | €1.69 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2020
- Printings
- 5
- Mana value
- 7
- EDHREC rank
- #6,958 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artists
- Dominik Mayer, Zack Stella
Rulings (6)
2025-04-04
If a spell has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.2025-04-04
If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
2025-04-04
A monocolored card is exactly one of white, blue, black, red, or green and no other colors. A colorless card isn’t monocolored.
2025-04-04
If you wish to cast any exiled cards, you do so as part of the resolution of Emergent Ultimatum. You can’t wait to cast them later. Timing permissions based on a card’s type are ignored.
2025-04-04
If you find only one card, you’ll shuffle it into your library and exile Emergent Ultimatum without casting anything.
2025-04-04
Emergent Ultimatum is still on the stack while you cast the cards you found, so those spells could target it. However, once it’s exiled, it will no longer be a legal target.
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