Emrakul, the World Anew
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Oracle Text:
When you cast this spell, gain control of all creatures target player controls.
Flying, protection from spells and from permanents that were cast this turn
When Emrakul leaves the battlefield, sacrifice all creatures you control.
Madness—Pay six {C}.
Power/Toughness: 12/12
Rarity: mythic
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Modern Horizons 3
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Character Background
Emrakul, the World Anew is the kind of apocalypse that rewrites the board state in an instant: when you cast it, you seize every creature your target opponent controls, turning their threats into your immediate attackers and blockers—an explosive control-combo pivot that usually ends games quickly by converting resources you never “earned.” Its Flying plus protection from spells and from permanents cast that turn makes it extremely resilient to the usual tempo answers, forcing opponents to either set up earlier removal or accept a losing race. The catch is just as eldritch as the lore—when Emrakul leaves the battlefield, you must sacrifice all creatures you control—so you want protection and/or ways to keep it around, like drawing into enough mana to hard-cast it safely, or pairing with recursion and blink effects that preserve advantage without exposing you to a wipe. Build a ramped, disruption-backed “big finish” shell with Eldrazi enablers and discard outlets for Madness—where relevant—so your game plan is clear: control the early turns, then steal and close with overwhelming, protected inevitability.
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