Ugin, Eye of the Storms
Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin
When you cast this spell, exile up to one target permanent that's one or more colors.
Whenever you cast a colorless spell, exile up to one target permanent that's one or more colors.
+2: You gain 3 life and draw a card.
0: Add 
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−11: Search your library for any number of colorless nonland cards, exile them, then shuffle. Until end of turn, you may cast those cards without paying their mana costs.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos
- Price
- $35.61
- EDHREC rank
- #2073
Ugin, Eye of the Storms enters and immediately manifests a 4/4 Eldrazi token for each spell cast this turn — in a deck that chains spells, that's a board presence multiplier stapled to a planeswalker. The cost is eight mana and a legendary slot, which prices it out of most fair decks but makes it a natural inclusion wherever Ulalek, Fused Atrocity is copying spells across a long chain.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity copies every Eldrazi spell cast, so a single turn of chaining triggers Ugin, Eye of the Storms repeatedly — each copy counts, stacking tokens until the board is overrun before opponents can respond.
Sami, Wildcat Captain
Sami, Wildcat Captain cares about casting noncreature spells and building up storm-style momentum, and Ugin, Eye of the Storms converts that spell volume directly into a token army that closes out the game.
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion runs a high concentration of Eldrazi and big-mana payoffs, and Ugin, Eye of the Storms fits cleanly into that top end — each wide spell turn produces tokens that compound Ultima's board pressure.
Belbe, Corrupted Observer
Belbe, Corrupted Observer generates explosive mana by dealing damage to opponents, and Ugin, Eye of the Storms gives that mana a worthy sink that immediately converts into tokens when you unload your hand in a single turn.
Zhulodok, Void Gorger
Zhulodok, Void Gorger gives colorless spells cascades, meaning a single cast can trigger Ugin, Eye of the Storms multiple times off the cascaded spells — the token count scales with how deep the cascade chain goes.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Ugin, Eye of the Storms actually lives — eight mana is a real cost in 60-card formats, and the token payoff requires casting multiple spells in one turn to pull ahead, a condition that's far easier to engineer with 99-card consistency and ramp-heavy strategies. In Standard, Pioneer, and Modern it's theoretically castable but competes against a clock that doesn't give you the luxury of a do-nothing turn eight. Legacy and Vintage have the acceleration to cheat it into play, but those formats don't need a token-making planeswalker when faster win conditions exist. Oathbreaker is the sleeper application — as a signature spell in the right shell it could generate absurd value, though the format's spell-centric restrictions narrow the field considerably.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
The closest budget stand-in for Ugin, Eye of the Storms is Eldrazi Conscription or a suite of individual token-producing Eldrazi like Spawnsire of Ulamog, which can replicate the board-flooding effect at a fraction of the cost but without the planeswalker loyalty or the per-spell trigger that makes Ugin so efficient in spell-chain decks. If the goal is specifically rewarding high spell volume, Docent of Perfection or Metallurgic Summonings fill a similar role under $3, though they lack the colorless identity required for decks that need every piece to fit a specific color restriction.
Price Context
Current price
$35.61 premium tier
At $35.61, Ugin, Eye of the Storms sits firmly in the premium tier — justified if you're building around Ulalek, Fused Atrocity or another Eldrazi-chain commander where it's a core piece, harder to defend in decks where it's just a top-end finisher with no synergy multiplier. It's a new card with a specific home, so the price reflects current demand rather than long-term staple status.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
- Sami, Wildcat Captain
- Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
- Belbe, Corrupted Observer
- Zhulodok, Void Gorger
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.