Opalescence

Commanders that run Opalescence most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Zur, Eternal Schemer: 562 decks
• Hanna, Ship's Navigator: 73 decks
• Ertai, the Corrupted: 72 decks
• Rhys, the Evermore: 10 decks
• Ian Chesterton: 4 decks
• Barbara Wright: 1 decks

Often played with Opalescence

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Parallax Tide
• Parallax Wave
• Leyline of Lightning
• Leyline of Punishment
• Leyline of Combustion
• Attunement
• Aura Thief
• Enchanted Evening
• Enduring Ideal
• Starfield of Nyx

Rulings

• 2004-10-04: Does not animate itself. But can be animated by another Opalescence.
• 2006-02-01: With a Humility and two Opalescences on the battlefield, if Humility has the latest timestamp, then all creatures are 1/1 with no abilities. If the timestamp order is Opalescence, Humility, Opalescence, the second Opalescence is 1/1, and the Humility and first Opalescence are 4/4. If Humility has the earliest timestamp, then everything is 4/4.
• 2008-08-01: A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its {T} abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn't matter how long the permanent has been a creature.
• 2009-10-01: This is the current interaction between Humility and Opalescence: The type-changing effect applies at layer 4, but the rest happens in the applicable layers. The rest of it will apply even if the permanent loses its ability before it's finished applying. So if Opalescence, Humility, and Worship are on the battlefield and Opalescence entered before Humility, the following is true: Layer 4: Humility and Worship each become creatures that are still enchantments. (Opalescence). Layer 6: Humility and Worship each lose their abilities. (Humility) Layer 7b: Humility becomes 4/4 and Worship becomes 4/4. (Opalescence). Humility becomes 1/1 and Worship becomes 1/1 (Humility). But if Humility entered before Opalescence, the following is true: Layer 4: Humility and Worship each become creatures that are still enchantments (Opalescence). Layer 6: Humility and Worship each lose their abilities (Humility). Layer 7b: Humility becomes 1/1 and Worship becomes 1/1 (Humility). Humility becomes 4/4 and Worship becomes 4/4 (Opalescence).