edhseer Commander synergy, explained

Selective Obliteration

Selective Obliteration

Sorcery

Mana cost: {3}{C}{C}

How we read this card

Each player chooses a color. Then exile each permanent unless it's colorless or it's only the color its controller chose.

on-cast —

Causes: exile a permanent, a permanent leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Selective Obliteration is one).

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When Electro, Assaulting Battery leaves the battlefield thanks to Selective Obliteration, it triggers

a permanent is exiled — 69 cards in the game can cause this (Selective Obliteration is one).

  1. Hero of Bretagard — When a permanent is exiled thanks to Selective Obliteration, Hero of Bretagard puts that many counters on a permanent

a nontoken permanent leaves the battlefield — 313 cards in the game can cause this (Selective Obliteration is one).

  1. Genku, Future Shaper — When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Selective Obliteration, Genku, Future Shaper makes a token

a permanent leaves the battlefield — 315 cards in the game can cause this (Selective Obliteration is one).

When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Selective Obliteration:

  1. Super Shredder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Nefarious Imp — scries

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

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

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

When Selective Obliteration is cast:

  1. Spellweaver Volute — copies a spell
  2. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  3. Niblis of Frost — gets +1/+1
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

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 (Selective Obliteration is one).

When Selective Obliteration is cast:

  1. Windrider Wizard — draws you 1 card
  2. Relic Amulet — puts a charge counter on itself
  3. Rockslide Sorcerer — deals 1 damage
  4. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — grants flying
  5. Alania, Divergent Storm — makes an opponent draw 1 card
  6. Umara Mystic — gets +2/+0
  7. Master of Winds — triggers

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