Ultima
Sorcery
Destroy all artifacts and creatures. End the turn. (Exile all spells and abilities from the stack, including this card. The player whose turn it is discards down to their maximum hand size. Damage wears off, and "this turn" and "until end of turn" effects end.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $2.35
- EDHREC rank
- #9084
Ultima hits every opponent simultaneously — creatures, planeswalkers, life total, hand, and library all take damage at once, which is a board-state collapse no single removal spell or wrath replicates. The catch is that it costs ten mana and requires Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur in play to cast, so it's a finisher tied to a specific commander, not a toolbox piece.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur
Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur is the only legal commander that unlocks Ultima, making this a 13% inclusion rate that represents the card's entire competitive context — if you're running the twins, Ultima is your signature closer.
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 |
Ultima is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its playability is almost entirely a Commander conversation. In 60-card formats the ten-mana cost and dependency on a specific legendary creature make it uncastable in any competitive context — no Legacy or Modern shell is paying ten for a conditional effect when faster, cheaper win conditions exist. Commander is where the math actually works: a 40-life multiplayer game means the simultaneous damage to all opponents closes out a board that a single-target spell couldn't, and the slower pace gives you time to hit ten mana. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander format with a theoretical home, but only in a brew explicitly built around Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur as the signature spell's enabler.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.35 cheap tier
At $2.35, Ultima sits in the cheap tier despite being a narrow, commander-dependent mythic — that price reflects its limited demand outside of one specific deck. It holds value as long as Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur retains a player base, but don't expect appreciation; this is a pickup you make when building the deck, not a spec.
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- Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.