Diluvian Primordial
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Flying
When this creature enters, for each opponent, you may cast up to one target instant or sorcery card from that player's graveyard without paying its mana cost. If a spell cast this way would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Game Night: Free-for-All
- Price
- $0.49
- EDHREC rank
- #3469
Diluvian Primordial enters and immediately raids every opponent's graveyard for instants and sorceries, casting one from each for free — in a four-player game, that's up to three free spells stapled to a 5/5 flying body. Seven mana is a real ask, but the payoff scales with table count in a way almost nothing else does, and Y'shtola Rhul decks treat it as a staple precisely because the effect is so lopsided.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
Y'shtola Rhul's ability to flash in Diluvian Primordial at instant speed — ambushing opponents mid-combat or end-of-turn — dramatically increases the number of valuable targets sitting in graveyards, making the trigger hit at full value the moment it resolves.
Tasha, the Witch Queen
Tasha, the Witch Queen builds a game plan around casting spells from opponents' libraries and graveyards, and Diluvian Primordial functions as a massive one-time burst of that same strategy, often generating multiple cards that then feed Tasha's own token-creating triggered ability.
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign tops the library for free when it connects, and Diluvian Primordial's odd mana cost of seven makes it a legal hit — dropping a free 5/5 that casts three spells is exactly the high-variance swing Yennett decks are built around.
Braids, Conjurer Adept
Braids, Conjurer Adept lets everyone put permanents into play for free, and Diluvian Primordial is among the most punishing creatures an opponent can be handed — which is exactly why Braids pilots run it: you table it hoping someone else bites, then follow up with your own copy.
Sedris, the Traitor King
Sedris, the Traitor King recurs creatures from the graveyard with Unearth, and Diluvian Primordial is one of the most powerful repeated Unearth targets available — each time it enters, the table's graveyards refill and the trigger fires again for another round of free spells.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Diluvian Primordial lives almost exclusively in Commander, where its trigger scales with the number of opponents and graveyards reliably fill up over the course of a game. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it is technically legal but effectively unplayable — seven mana is not a number those formats reach, and the effect requires multiple opponents to approach its ceiling. Vintage has the mana acceleration to cast it but no reason to; the format ends before graveyards matter that way. Commander is the only context where Diluvian Primordial is a genuine threat rather than a curiosity, and within Commander it fits any blue shell that can reach seven mana and wants to convert a single resolved spell into a multi-spell advantage swing.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.49 bulk tier
At $0.49, Diluvian Primordial sits firmly in bulk rare territory despite consistent Commander demand and high inclusion rates in several popular archetypes. The price is unlikely to spike — supply from multiple printings keeps it accessible — but for what it does at seven mana in multiplayer, it is one of the better bulk-bin pickups in blue.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Y'shtola Rhul
- Tasha, the Witch Queen
- Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
- Braids, Conjurer Adept
- Sedris, the Traitor King
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.