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Etali, Primal Storm

{4}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur

BLCBloomburrow Commander#196rare

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Raymond Swanland
Found in
Bloomburrow Commander Deck Animated Army
Printings23EDHREC rank#264
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardLegal
Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.
6/6
Plays as:
Cast From ExileAttack Trigger
Market · per finishspark updated 2h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+2.0%
$0.50
$0.35 low$0.05 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.44· across 23 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

7 · latest Mar 19, 2021
  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    Any cards not cast, including land cards, remain in exile. They can't be cast on later turns, even if Etali attacks again.

  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    Because all attacking creatures are chosen at once, a creature cast this way can't attack during the same combat as Etali, even if it has haste.

  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    If an exiled card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the card.

  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    If you cast any of the exiled cards, you do so as part of the resolution of the triggered ability. You can't wait to cast them later in the turn. Timing permissions based on a card's type are ignored, and the spells resolve before blockers are declared.

  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    If you cast more than one of the exiled cards, you choose the order in which to cast them. A spell you cast this way can be the target of a later spell you cast this way. However, permanent spells cast this way won't resolve until you're done casting spells, so the permanents they become can't be the target of spells cast this way. For example, if you exile Twincast and Lightning Strike, you can cast Lightning Strike and then cast Twincast targeting it; but if you exile a creature card and an Aura card, you can't cast that Aura targeting that creature.

  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, any spells or permanents you control from Etali's ability are exiled.