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Emrakul, the Promised End

Legendary Creature — Eldrazi

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each card type among cards in your graveyard.
When you cast this spell, you gain control of target opponent during that player's next turn. After that turn, that player takes an extra turn.
Flying, trample, protection from instants

CMC
13
Mana cost
{13}
Color identity
C
Rarity
mythic
Set
Eldritch Moon Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#1825
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Emrakul, the Promised End card art
Emrakul, the Promised End resolves and you immediately hijack an opponent's entire turn — their spells, their attacks, their sacrifice outlets, all pointed back at their own board before Emrakul even swings. The mana cost self-reduces based on card types in your graveyard, so hitting 13 on the way to 15 is realistic, and bounce effects like Erratic Portal let you retrigger the take-control clause repeatedly; in a Zhulodok, Void Gorger shell it can hit the table with two free spells attached.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Zhulodok, Void Gorger

Zhulodok, Void Gorger

61.8% of decks · synergy 0.32

Zhulodok, Void Gorger's ability to cascade twice off spells with mana value 7 or greater means casting Emrakul, the Promised End off the top generates a chain of free threats, and at 13+ mana value it's one of the most reliable cascade triggers in the deck.

02
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity

Ulalek, Fused Atrocity

33.1% of decks · synergy 0.31

Ulalek, Fused Atrocity copies every triggered ability of Eldrazi you control, so when Emrakul, the Promised End's cast trigger fires, Ulalek can copy it — potentially stealing multiple opponents' turns simultaneously.

04
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite

Herigast, Erupting Nullkite

25.1% of decks · synergy 0.24

Herigast, Erupting Nullkite reduces the cost of the first colorless spell you cast each turn, and with Emrakul, the Promised End already discounting itself via graveyard card types, the two reductions stack into a frighteningly early cast window.

05
Kruphix, God of Horizons

Kruphix, God of Horizons

23.3% of decks · synergy 0.22

Kruphix, God of Horizons banks unused mana across turns as colorless, making it trivial to accumulate the 10–13 mana Emrakul, the Promised End realistically costs in a well-stocked graveyard.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Emrakul, the Promised End is one of the most punishing haymakers legal in the format — the mind-control clause alone can dismantle a player's board before combat, and the self-reducing cost means it arrives earlier than opponents expect. In Legacy, it shows up in Reanimator and Show and Tell lists as a backup threat that doesn't need to attack to win the game; taking an opponent's turn in a one-on-one context is frequently just a concede trigger. Modern sees occasional fringe play in ramp shells, though the format's speed makes a fair cast unreliable and the lack of a dedicated reanimation package limits its ceiling. Pioneer's slower curve makes it more viable than Modern, particularly in ramp or graveyard-adjacent strategies that can reduce the cost consistently. Vintage allows it but the format's broken acceleration means it rarely earns a slot over faster, cheaper ways to win.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market on Emrakul, the Promised End before buying. Historically it has commanded a premium as a unique, format-legal Eldrazi with a game-ending cast trigger, so expect it to sit in the range of other competitive Eldrazi titans rather than bulk rare territory.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.