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Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
USD $0.54
USD foil $22.53
EUR €0.66
MTGO 0.02 tix

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor

{4}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Octopus Noble

Tap an untapped Octopus you control: Tap target permanent.

{U}{U}{U}: Tap all creatures without flying.

"No one can fight the tide forever."

3 / 3

Set
Odyssey (ODY #58)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
6
Released
2001-10-01
Artist
Christopher Moeller
EDHREC rank
#19,709
Colour identity
{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 0.88
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

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

  1. Cephalid Looter 77 %+76.8 %
  2. Cephalid Constable 77 %+76.2 %
  3. Llawan, Cephalid Empress 77 %+76.0 %
  4. Verity Circle 75 %+73.6 %
  5. Callous Oppressor 74 %+73.2 %
  6. Cephalid Broker 73 %+72.8 %
  7. Cephalid Retainer 68 %+67.6 %
  8. Theft of Dreams 65 %+65.1 %
  9. Borrowing 100,000 Arrows 66 %+65.1 %
  10. Cephalid Pathmage 64 %+63.7 %
  11. Cephalid Facetaker 63 %+62.1 %
  12. Cephalid Illusionist 59 %+59.2 %
  13. Cephalid Sage 58 %+57.6 %
  14. Cephalid Scout 57 %+57.1 %
  15. Cephalid Inkshrouder 57 %+56.5 %
  16. Archetype of Imagination 60 %+55.9 %
  17. Wonder 61 %+55.9 %
  18. Shield Broker 54 %+53.2 %
  19. Omen Hawker 56 %+53.0 %
  20. Willbreaker 51 %+49.9 %
  21. Kefnet's Monument 53 %+47.4 %
  22. Dismiss into Dream 46 %+45.2 %
  23. Aboshan's Desire 44 %+44.2 %
  24. Whelming Wave 48 %+44.0 %
  25. Cephalid Inkmage 44 %+43.4 %
  26. Levitation 43 %+42.2 %
  27. Betrayal 42 %+41.6 %
  28. Cephalid Coliseum 50 %+41.0 %
  29. Cephalid Vandal 40 %+40.2 %
  30. Cephalid Aristocrat 40 %+39.4 %
  31. Hylda's Crown of Winter 39 %+38.3 %
  32. Cephalid Snitch 36 %+36.4 %
  33. Caelorna, Coral Tyrant 35 %+34.6 %
  34. Mothdust Changeling 33 %+32.0 %
  35. Psychic Pickpocket 32 %+31.7 %
  36. Sea-Dasher Octopus 32 %+31.6 %
  37. Tamiyo, the Moon Sage 33 %+31.4 %
  38. Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus 31 %+30.8 %
  39. Acquisition Octopus 30 %+29.3 %
  40. Maskwood Nexus 30 %+28.4 %
  41. Universal Automaton 29 %+28.0 %
  42. Lost in the Maze 30 %+27.9 %
  43. Lorthos, the Tidemaker 28 %+27.6 %
  44. Amoeboid Changeling 28 %+27.6 %
  45. Reflections of Littjara 30 %+27.3 %
  46. Opposition 28 %+26.8 %
  47. Deep Analysis 31 %+26.3 %
  48. Elder Deep-Fiend 25 %+24.9 %
  49. Mesmerizing Benthid 24 %+23.8 %
  50. Deluge 24 %+23.5 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 92 %-1.5 %
  2. Sol Ring 77 %-7.3 %
  3. Cephalid Looter 77 %+76.8 %
  4. Cephalid Constable 77 %+76.2 %
  5. Llawan, Cephalid Empress 77 %+76.0 %
  6. Verity Circle 75 %+73.6 %
  7. Callous Oppressor 74 %+73.2 %
  8. Cephalid Broker 73 %+72.8 %
  9. Counterspell 70 %+4.2 %
  10. Cephalid Retainer 68 %+67.6 %
  11. Borrowing 100,000 Arrows 66 %+65.1 %
  12. Theft of Dreams 65 %+65.1 %
  13. Cephalid Pathmage 64 %+63.7 %
  14. Cephalid Facetaker 63 %+62.1 %
  15. Sapphire Medallion 62 %+2.7 %
  16. Arcane Signet 62 %-2.6 %
  17. High Tide 61 %+17.4 %
  18. Wonder 61 %+55.9 %
  19. Archetype of Imagination 60 %+55.9 %
  20. Cephalid Illusionist 59 %+59.2 %
  21. Cephalid Sage 58 %+57.6 %
  22. Cephalid Scout 57 %+57.1 %
  23. Cephalid Inkshrouder 57 %+56.5 %
  24. Omen Hawker 56 %+53.0 %
  25. Reliquary Tower 55 %-0.8 %
  26. Shield Broker 54 %+53.2 %
  27. Kefnet's Monument 53 %+47.4 %
  28. Thought Vessel 52 %+0.9 %
  29. Willbreaker 51 %+49.9 %
  30. Cephalid Coliseum 50 %+41.0 %
  31. Mystic Sanctuary 50 %-0.1 %
  32. Whelming Wave 48 %+44.0 %
  33. Dismiss into Dream 46 %+45.2 %
  34. Aboshan's Desire 44 %+44.2 %
  35. Cephalid Inkmage 44 %+43.4 %
  36. Levitation 43 %+42.2 %
  37. Betrayal 42 %+41.6 %
  38. Dramatic Reversal 41 %+23.0 %
  39. Sky Diamond 41 %+19.6 %
  40. Cephalid Vandal 40 %+40.2 %
  41. Pongify 40 %-1.2 %
  42. Cephalid Aristocrat 40 %+39.4 %
  43. Negate 39 %+1.5 %
  44. Hylda's Crown of Winter 39 %+38.3 %
  45. Rapid Hybridization 38 %+2.9 %
  46. Propaganda 36 %+4.8 %
  47. Cephalid Snitch 36 %+36.4 %
  48. Caelorna, Coral Tyrant 35 %+34.6 %
  49. Reality Shift 34 %+8.3 %
  50. Aetherize 33 %+1.7 %

Format legality

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