Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
Legendary Creature — God
Flying
Whenever Ultima attacks, put a blight counter on target land. For as long as that land has a blight counter on it, it loses all land types and abilities and has "
: Add 
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Whenever you tap a land for , add an additional .
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $1.14
- EDHREC rank
- #3832
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion lands and immediately threatens to end the game — a massive flying threat that punishes opponents for simply having permanents. The cost is steep, but Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought and other Eldrazi-adjacent shells exist precisely to cheat that cost, making the mana ask largely irrelevant in the decks that want it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought is the natural home — its cost-reduction and cast-from-exile mechanics line up directly with what Ultima, Origin of Oblivion wants, and the 70% inclusion rate reflects that this isn't a flex slot, it's a core piece.
The Capitoline Triad
The Capitoline Triad's ability to recur and rebuy value from high-cost permanents makes Ultima, Origin of Oblivion a recurring threat rather than a one-shot gambit, and the 61% inclusion rate confirms it earns its slot reliably.
Atreus, Impulsive Son // Kratos, Stoic Father
Atreus, Impulsive Son // Kratos, Stoic Father rewards casting large permanents with impulsive draw and combat payoffs, so Ultima, Origin of Oblivion doubles as both a finisher and a trigger engine for the deck's broader gameplan.
Zhulodok, Void Gorger
Zhulodok, Void Gorger gives every colorless spell with mana value 7 or greater two cascade triggers, meaning Ultima, Origin of Oblivion doesn't just threaten the board — it chains into more threats the moment it resolves.
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter lets you cast colorless spells at flash speed, and Ultima, Origin of Oblivion dropped at end of turn before your untap is a significantly harder problem for opponents to answer than one telegraphed on your main phase.
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 Ultima, Origin of Oblivion does its best work — singleton formats reward high-ceiling threats, and the 100-card singleton environment is full of ramp strategies and cost-cheating commanders that make the mana investment manageable. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, eleven-mana spells have an extremely high bar to clear, and Ultima, Origin of Oblivion doesn't clear it without dedicated reanimator or Eldrazi-ramp support that those formats can assemble but rarely prioritize over faster payoffs. Legacy and Vintage offer the tools to deploy it early, but the payoff doesn't match what those formats can do with cheaper threats. Oathbreaker is a viable home if you're building around a planeswalker that generates large amounts of mana or cheats costs. In short: Commander is the format, everything else is a distant secondary context.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.14 cheap tier
At $1.14, Ultima, Origin of Oblivion sits firmly in the bulk-rare tier — easy to pick up as a four-of or a singleton without budget concern. Given its strong inclusion rates in multiple popular commander archetypes, that price is unlikely to stay flat forever, but buy it for the deck, not the speculation.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
- Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
- The Capitoline Triad
- Atreus, Impulsive Son // Kratos, Stoic Father
- Zhulodok, Void Gorger
- Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.