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Genesis Wave

Genesis Wave

Mana Cost: {X}{G}{G}{G}

Type: Sorcery

Oracle Text:
Reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put any number of permanent cards with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then put all cards revealed this way that weren't put onto the battlefield into your graveyard.

Power/Toughness: -/-

Rarity: rare

Prints: View all prints (1) →

Expansion: Foundations

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Character Background

Genesis Wave reads like a sudden flood of life from the green wellspring—an all-or-nothing storm that best supports a value/combo game plan where you ramp big, hit a massive X, and either win on the spot or leave an overwhelming board and a stocked graveyard for follow-up plays. Practically, build around explosive mana (Cultivate/Codify equivalents, Nykthos, Gaea’s Cradle, mana rocks) so you can cast a large X and skew the distribution of permanents revealed toward playable CMCs; load the deck with lots of low-to-medium-cost permanents (mana dorks, ramp artifacts, utility creatures and token makers) to raise hit density. Top-deck manipulation or selection—Sylvan Library, Sensei’s Divining Top—greatly improves consistency, and the card pairs exceptionally well with graveyard/entrance synergies (Eternal Witness, Life from the Loam, or reanimation lines) because everything not put into play goes straight to the yard. Use Genesis Wave as a finishing tempo swing or as combo fuel rather than a midrange grind card.

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