This card was the linchpin of many combo strategies, but it was eventually banned in Legacy and restricted in Magic's Vintage format
Effects that interact with counters being put onto permanents, such as the effect of Branching Evolution, apply as appropriate
Creatures (4) Planeswalkers (2) Lands (23) Spells (31) 2 Mana Leak 4 Serum Visions 1 Crucible of Worlds 2 Condemn 1 Spell Snare 4 Ancestral Vision 4 Cryptic Command 4 Path to Exile 4 Spreading Seas 2 Supreme Verdict 2 Detention Sphere 1 Blessed Alliance Sideboard Banking on a very solid matchup with Deaths Shadow and game everywhere else as well, U/W Control has taken over as the de facto best control deck available in Modern, but its win conditions are slow and leave something to be desired
Nearly all competitive decks with two or more colors include fetchlands thanks to their powerful color-fixing, deck-thinning and shuffle effects
(2025-01-24) Notably, if Edgar Markov is on the battlefield and its eminence ability triggers, but its put into the command zone before that ability resolves, that ability wont do anything as it resolves
