edhseer Commander synergy, explained

Brilliant Ultimatum

Brilliant Ultimatum

Sorcery

Mana cost: {W}{W}{U}{U}{U}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Exile the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. You may play lands and cast spells from one of those piles. If you cast a spell this way, you cast it without paying its mana cost.

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Causes: exile a card, cast a spell, play a land.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a land is played — 97 cards in the game can cause this (Brilliant Ultimatum is one).

When a land plays a land thanks to Brilliant Ultimatum:

  1. Flubs, the Fool — draws you 1 card
  2. Infernal Sovereign — draws you 1 card
  3. Shadow of the Goblin — deals 1 damage
  4. The Endstone — draws you 1 card
  5. Horn of Greed — makes a player draw 1 card
  6. Pangosaur — triggers
  7. City of Traitors — sacrifices itself

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a spell is cast — 155 cards in the game can cause this (Brilliant Ultimatum is one).

When Brilliant Ultimatum is cast:

  1. Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival — makes a token
  2. Rocco, Street Chef — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Urianger Augurelt — gains you 2 life
  4. Gwen Stacy // Ghost-Spider — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Glaring Fleshraker — makes a token
  6. The Kingpin of Crime — drains each opponent
  7. Kami of Celebration — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Leader's Talent — puts a counter on a creature
  9. Quintorius Kand — deals 2 damage
  10. Norin the Wary — flickers itself

452 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Brilliant Ultimatum is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a permanent is exiled thanks to Brilliant Ultimatum, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Brilliant Ultimatum is one).

When Brilliant Ultimatum is cast:

  1. Spellweaver Volute — copies a spell
  2. Riku of Two Reflections — copies a spell
  3. Sword of Wealth and Power — copies a spell
  4. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  5. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — brings a card back
  6. Metallurgic Summonings — makes a token
  7. Storm-Kiln Artist — makes a token
  8. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — draws you 1 card
  9. Niblis of Frost — taps a creature an opponent controls
  10. Mica, Reader of Ruins — sacrifices an artifact

424 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Brilliant Ultimatum is one).

When Brilliant Ultimatum is cast:

  1. Captain Jean-Luc Picard — makes a token
  2. Windrider Wizard — draws you 1 card
  3. Sokka, Bold Boomeranger — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Relic Amulet — puts a charge counter on itself
  5. Rockslide Sorcerer — deals 1 damage
  6. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — grants flying
  7. Alania, Divergent Storm — makes an opponent draw 1 card
  8. Umara Mystic — gets +2/+0
  9. Saheeli, Radiant Creator — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  10. Master of Winds — triggers

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.