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Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

Legendary Creature — Eldrazi

When you cast this spell, destroy target permanent.
Indestructible
Annihilator 4 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices four permanents of their choice.)
When Ulamog is put into a graveyard from anywhere, its owner shuffles their graveyard into their library.

CMC
11
Mana cost
{11}
Color identity
C
Rarity
mythic
Set
Double Masters 2022
Price
$45.54
EDHREC rank
#1303
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Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre card art
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre hits the table and immediately destroys a permanent, swings as an indestructible 10/10 with annihilator 4, and shuffles your graveyard back into your library when it dies — all for eleven mana. The cost is steep, but commanders like Atla Palani, Nest Tender cheat it into play for free, and Zhulodok, Void Gorger gives it two free spell triggers just for casting it.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Zhulodok, Void Gorger

Zhulodok, Void Gorger

66.1% of decks · synergy 0.33

Zhulodok, Void Gorger casts Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre for its cascade-twice ability, meaning you get two free spells off a card that was already game-ending on its own.

02
The Gitrog Monster

The Gitrog Monster

32.5% of decks · synergy 0.31

The Gitrog Monster uses Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre primarily as a library-shuffle reset — when Ulamog hits the graveyard, it recycles itself, letting the Gitrog loop run indefinitely without decking out.

03
Jhoira of the Ghitu

Jhoira of the Ghitu

32.0% of decks · synergy 0.31

Jhoira of the Ghitu suspends Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre for two mana and four turns, bypassing the eleven-mana cost entirely and freeing up resources to hold interaction while the clock ticks down.

04
Kruphix, God of Horizons

Kruphix, God of Horizons

31.2% of decks · synergy 0.30

Kruphix, God of Horizons stockpiles colorless mana across turns and then pays the full eleven for Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre in one clean shot — the commander's mana banking solves the cost problem without needing any cheat.

05
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity

Ulalek, Fused Atrocity

31.8% of decks · synergy 0.29

When Ulalek, Fused Atrocity is on the field, casting Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre copies its cast trigger — the destroyer-of-permanents ability — for every other Eldrazi you control, turning a single spell into a board-wiping cascade.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is the natural home for Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre: eleven mana is reachable in a 40-life format with ramp, and the cast trigger plus annihilator 4 are devastating against three opponents simultaneously. In Legacy, it's a legal target for Show and Tell and Eldrazi Temple builds, though the metagame has largely passed it by in favor of faster threats. Modern sees it occasionally in Tron, where Urza lands make eleven mana trivial, but Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger is generally preferred there for its double-exile trigger. Vintage can deploy it but rarely bothers given the format's speed. Outside of Commander, treat it as a Tron-specific tool; inside Commander, it's a legitimate late-game anchor.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Emrakul, the Promised End and Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger are the closest functional replacements, but for a genuine budget step down, It That Betrays pairs well with sacrifice effects and costs a fraction of the price — you trade the cast trigger and indestructibility for a punishing ongoing effect. Void Winnower and Blightsteel Colossus cover different angles entirely, so if the specific combination of cast-trigger removal, annihilator, and graveyard recursion is what you need, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre doesn't have a clean one-for-one replacement under $10.

Price Context

Current price

$45.54 premium tier

At $45.54, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre sits firmly in premium Eldrazi territory — justified by its unique combination of a cast trigger, indestructibility, and the graveyard-shuffle clause that no cheaper card replicates. It's held steady as a Commander staple for years, so you're paying for a card with proven demand rather than hype.

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