Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
Final Fantasy Commander 81 • rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy Commander
- Collector number
- 81
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Magali Villeneuve
- Finish
- Surge
What it does
Spells you cast from your graveyard cost 2 generic mana less to cast.
Whenever one or more opponents lose life, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead. Do this only once each turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat, identified as card number 81 in the Final Fantasy Commander set, draws its identity from the central antagonist of the Shadowbringers expansion in Final Fantasy XIV. The design captures the character’s complex role as an Ascian, emphasizing his ancient heritage and his stoic, often weary perspective on the cycle of history. The visual execution reflects the game’s aesthetic shift toward high-fantasy grandeur, utilizing deep, melancholic tones to echo the narrative themes of lost civilizations and the burden of eternal memory.
The card was developed to serve as a high-impact commander within the game’s structured play environments, focusing on mechanics that allow players to manipulate the battlefield in a manner consistent with Emet-Selch’s ability to summon echoes of the past. Illustrators for the series worked to balance the character’s elegant, formal attire with his menacing supernatural aura. Upon release, the card was well-received by fans of the franchise for how accurately it translated the character’s manipulative nature and narrative weight into a tabletop format.
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