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Tellah, Great Sage
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Tellah, Great Sage

{3}{U}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 colorless Hero creature token. If four or more mana was spent to cast that spell, draw two cards. If eight or more mana was spent to cast that spell, sacrifice Tellah and it deals that much damage to each opponent.

3 / 3

Set
Final Fantasy (FIN #349)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
5
Released
2025-06-13
Artist
Ono Tako
EDHREC rank
#8,961
Colour identity
{R}{U}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.24
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
Draw

Combos 8

Intruder Alarm+Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm+Tellah, Great Sage
{U}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature tokensNear-infinite magecraft triggersNear-infinite storm countNear-infinite untap of all creatures
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Tenth Doctor+Mana Echoes+Cyclical Evolution+Tellah, Great Sage
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite magecraft triggersInfinitely large creatures you control until end of turn
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Tenth Doctor+Mana Echoes+Festering March+Tellah, Great Sage
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite magecraft triggersReduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Tenth Doctor+Mana Echoes+Venture Forth+Tellah, Great Sage
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite magecraft triggersNear-infinite landfall triggersPut all lands from your library onto the battlefield
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Tenth Doctor+Mana Echoes+Reality Strobe+Tellah, Great Sage
{U}{R}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite magecraft triggersMass Land DenialReturn any number of permanents to their owner's hand
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Tenth Doctor+Mana Echoes+Inspiring Refrain+Tellah, Great Sage
{U}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite colorless manaNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature tokensNear-infinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Tenth Doctor+Mana Echoes+Charnel Serenade+Tellah, Great Sage
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite surveilPut all creature cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield with finality counters on them
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Tenth Doctor+Mana Echoes+Arc Blade+Tellah, Great Sage
{U}{R}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite damageInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 8 combos.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Thran Dynamo 59 %+49.0 %
  2. The Emperor of Palamecia 54 %+48.7 %
  3. Jaya's Immolating Inferno 47 %+42.6 %
  4. Crackle with Power 50 %+40.9 %
  5. Rewind 46 %+39.7 %
  6. Big Score 65 %+39.4 %
  7. Prompto Argentum 40 %+38.9 %
  8. Unexpected Windfall 54 %+38.9 %
  9. Comet Storm 44 %+38.7 %
  10. Mana Geyser 62 %+38.3 %
  11. Harmonic Prodigy 56 %+38.2 %
  12. Everflowing Chalice 43 %+36.8 %
  13. Hedron Archive 43 %+36.6 %
  14. Gilded Lotus 43 %+36.0 %
  15. Resonating Lute 59 %+35.2 %
  16. Aetherize 46 %+34.1 %
  17. Shantotto, Tactician Magician 36 %+33.9 %
  18. Sorcerer Class 40 %+33.4 %
  19. Ashnod's Altar 35 %+32.7 %
  20. Wizard's Staff 43 %+30.1 %
  21. Battle Hymn 33 %+30.0 %
  22. Veyran, Voice of Duality 51 %+29.6 %
  23. Skullclamp 33 %+27.2 %
  24. Mana Sculpt 34 %+26.9 %
  25. Thought Vessel 62 %+26.8 %
  26. Curse of the Swine 32 %+26.6 %
  27. City on Fire 28 %+25.0 %
  28. Electrodominance 31 %+24.9 %
  29. Ring of the Lucii 27 %+24.4 %
  30. Stonespeaker Crystal 27 %+23.9 %
  31. Shark Typhoon 31 %+23.8 %
  32. Irenicus's Vile Duplication 29 %+23.6 %
  33. Third Path Iconoclast 37 %+21.6 %
  34. Pirate's Pillage 28 %+21.5 %
  35. Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus 21 %+20.8 %
  36. Brass's Bounty 27 %+20.0 %
  37. Riptide Laboratory 25 %+19.8 %
  38. Finale of Revelation 26 %+19.7 %
  39. Relm's Sketching 22 %+19.0 %
  40. Vivi Ornitier 31 %+18.7 %
  41. Spell Swindle 23 %+18.6 %
  42. Turnabout 20 %+18.2 %
  43. Pull from Tomorrow 24 %+17.9 %
  44. Fireball 20 %+17.8 %
  45. Return the Favor 25 %+17.5 %
  46. Molten-Core Maestro 23 %+16.8 %
  47. Mystic Confluence 21 %+16.5 %
  48. The Eternity Elevator 18 %+16.4 %
  49. Lindblum, Industrial Regency 25 %+16.3 %
  50. Rapturous Moment 25 %+15.4 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 99 %+1.3 %
  2. Mountain 99 %+1.2 %
  3. Arcane Signet 87 %+5.2 %
  4. Sol Ring 86 %-0.2 %
  5. Command Tower 84 %-2.7 %
  6. Sulfur Falls 74 %+6.5 %
  7. Big Score 65 %+39.4 %
  8. Shivan Reef 64 %+4.6 %
  9. Talisman of Creativity 64 %+10.4 %
  10. Reliquary Tower 63 %+14.4 %
  11. Thought Vessel 62 %+26.8 %
  12. Mana Geyser 62 %+38.3 %
  13. Izzet Signet 61 %+6.0 %
  14. Thran Dynamo 59 %+49.0 %
  15. Resonating Lute 59 %+35.2 %
  16. Harmonic Prodigy 56 %+38.2 %
  17. Cascade Bluffs 54 %+8.6 %
  18. Unexpected Windfall 54 %+38.9 %
  19. The Emperor of Palamecia 54 %+48.7 %
  20. Stormcarved Coast 54 %+9.2 %
  21. Veyran, Voice of Duality 51 %+29.6 %
  22. Crackle with Power 50 %+40.9 %
  23. Steam Vents 49 %-1.0 %
  24. Storm-Kiln Artist 49 %+9.4 %
  25. Counterspell 49 %-3.1 %
  26. Frostboil Snarl 48 %+4.0 %
  27. Jaya's Immolating Inferno 47 %+42.6 %
  28. Aetherize 46 %+34.1 %
  29. Rewind 46 %+39.7 %
  30. Comet Storm 44 %+38.7 %
  31. Wizard's Staff 43 %+30.1 %
  32. Hedron Archive 43 %+36.6 %
  33. Everflowing Chalice 43 %+36.8 %
  34. Gilded Lotus 43 %+36.0 %
  35. Fellwar Stone 42 %+9.8 %
  36. Training Center 41 %-1.3 %
  37. Sorcerer Class 40 %+33.4 %
  38. Prompto Argentum 40 %+38.9 %
  39. Exotic Orchard 38 %+3.7 %
  40. Third Path Iconoclast 37 %+21.6 %
  41. Shantotto, Tactician Magician 36 %+33.9 %
  42. Blasphemous Act 36 %-2.3 %
  43. Archmage Emeritus 36 %+1.6 %
  44. Vandalblast 36 %+11.7 %
  45. Izzet Boilerworks 36 %+1.6 %
  46. Mind Stone 35 %+13.0 %
  47. Ashnod's Altar 35 %+32.7 %
  48. An Offer You Can't Refuse 35 %-3.2 %
  49. Chaos Warp 35 %-6.3 %
  50. Temple of Epiphany 35 %-3.5 %

Format legality

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2025-06-06

    If Tellah is no longer on the battlefield when its ability resolves and eight or more mana was spent to cast the spell that caused its ability to trigger, the ability will still deal damage to each opponent.

  • 2025-06-06

    Tellah's ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.

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