Genesis Wave
~$0.35 low · ~$40.43 high
Green. Sorcery
Foundations #221 · Illustrated by Arif Wijaya
Foundations #221 · Illustrated by Arif WijayaWhat is Genesis Wave 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
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.
Format legality
All 7 printings of Genesis Wave
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Foundations fdn #221· 2024rare· Cardmarket €0.43 · €0.51 foil | rare | $0.36 | $0.51 | €0.43€0.51 foil | |
 Foundations fdn #334· 2024Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €1.62 · €4.05 foil | rare | $2.41 | $6.02 | €1.62€4.05 foil | |
 Foundations fdn #396· 2024Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €24.31 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $40.43 | €24.31 foil | |
 Foundations Promos pfdn #221s· 2024Promorare· Cardmarket €0.78 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.87 | €0.78 foil | |
 Tales of Middle-earth Commander ltc #245· 2023rare· Cardmarket €0.45 | rare | $0.35 | No foil printing | €0.45 | |
 Iconic Masters ima #164· 2017rare· Cardmarket €0.67 · €2.01 foil | rare | $0.58 | $1.65 | €0.67€2.01 foil | |
 Scars of Mirrodin som #122· 2010rare· Cardmarket €1.23 · €3.41 foil | rare | $0.78 | $5.06 | €1.23€3.41 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2010
- Printings
- 7
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #1,361 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artists
- Arif Wijaya, Liiga Smilshkalne, Anato Finnstark, James Paick
Rulings (6)
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You don't have to put permanent cards revealed this way onto the battlefield if you choose not to, regardless of their mana values.
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If you have fewer than X cards in your library, you reveal all of them.
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If a permanent card in your library has no mana symbols in its upper right corner (because it's a land card, for example), its mana value is 0. Such cards can always be put onto the battlefield with Genesis Wave.
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If a card in a player's library has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.2024-11-08
A permanent card is an artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, land, or planeswalker card.
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All of the permanents put onto the battlefield this way enter at the same time. If any have triggered abilities that trigger on something else entering, they'll see each other.
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