Genesis Wave 
Sorcery
Oracle text (EN)
Sorcery
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.
Printing details
- Set
- SOM · 122
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- James Paick
- Released
- 2010-10-01
- Prices
- €0.79 · $0.74
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2026 | €0.77 | €0.48 |
| October 31, 2026 | €0.79 | €0.48 |
| October 30, 2026 | €0.83 | €0.49 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.93 | €0.49 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.20 trend €0.77 30-day avg €0.90 | low €0.75 trend €3.44 30-day avg €3.85 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.48 with Zero from €1.01 | NM from €6.67 with Zero from €6.67 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.48 | NM from €5.06 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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You don't have to put permanent cards revealed this way onto the battlefield if you choose not to, regardless of their mana values.
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If you have fewer than X cards in your library, you reveal all of them.
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If a permanent card in your library has no mana symbols in its upper right corner (because it's a land card, for example), its mana value is 0. Such cards can always be put onto the battlefield with Genesis Wave.
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If a card in a player's library has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0. -
A permanent card is an artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, land, or planeswalker card.
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All of the permanents put onto the battlefield this way enter at the same time. If any have triggered abilities that trigger on something else entering, they'll see each other.