Emet-Selch of the Third Seat

As of Aug 9, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Emet-Selch of the Third Seat is $0.36 (FIC #81), and the most expensive is $99.46 (FIC #473, Borderless, Chocobo Track Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.36, down 12.2% over 7 days, up 16.1% over 30 days, down 25.0% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $70.02 (2025).

Emet-Selch of the Third Seat has 3 tracked printings across 1 sets, in chocobo track foil, nonfoil, foil and surge foil finishes, including borderless and extended art treatments.

FIC #81

$0.36

CK $0.49 / $0.03 92%

MP $0.15 653 avail

FIC #170 Extended Art

$1.49 +314%

CK $2.99 / $1.00 33%

MP $1.04 71 avail

FIC #81 Surge Foil

$3.48 +867%

CK $3.99 / $1.40 60%

MP $5.03 6 avail

FIC #170 Extended Art Foil

$7.21 +1903%

CK $8.99 / $4.50 38%

MP $6.19 20 avail

FIC #473 Borderless Chocobo Track Foil

$99.46 +27528%

CK $99.99 / $50.00 50%

MP $90.65 25 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $50.00 cash for FIC #473 (Chocobo Track Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).

• Jun 6, 2025 The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the total cost of spells you cast from your graveyard.
• Jun 6, 2025 To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's first ability). The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.
• Jun 6, 2025 You choose whether to cast the target card while Emet-Selch of the Third Seat's second ability is still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the card's type are ignored.

Emet-Selch of the Third Seat has been reprinted 5 times. The Final Fantasy Commander reprint cut the price 4% in 30 days.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Price before	Day 1	30 days	90 days
FIC #81	2025-12-05	Rare	Standard	$0.37	$0.31	$0.37	$0.37
FIC #170	2025-12-05	Rare	Extended Art	$1.72	$2.10	$3.93	$2.12
FIC #81	2025-12-05	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
FIC #473	2025-12-05	Rare	Borderless	—	$62.49	$59.13	$49.99
FIC #170	2025-12-05	Rare	Extended Art	$8.94	$8.93	$8.58	$7.63

Emet-Selch of the Third Seat is the #3,232 most-played card on EDHREC, up 124 places over the last 30 days.