Apex Devastator
Apex Devastator is a generous late game threat from Commander: Modern Horizons 3 with a Simic edge. It costs {8}{U}{G} to cast and comes as a Creature — Chimera Hydra with a 10/10 body. The card’s cascade text is fivefold and precise: cascade, cascade, cascade, cascade, cascade. When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order. Multiple instances of cascade each trigger separately. The result is a chain of cheaper spells you can cast for free, creating unexpected board presence and options.
In practice, Apex Devastator rewards planning and mana acceleration, especially in blue green builds that can maximize value from cascade and reuse threats. Its size gives you staying power in combat and pressure on your opponents, while the cascade interactions encourage iterative plays across your turns. The image conveys a multi headed menace that fits the Simic ethos: evolve your board state while pushing towards a decisive moment with a single massive spell.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {8}{U}{G}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Chimera Hydra
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Cascade, cascade, cascade, cascade, cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order. Multiple instances of cascade each trigger separately.)
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Power / Toughness – 10/10
