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Cephalid Illusionist

First printed in Torment (2002)

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  • The List (PLST) #TOR-28, 2024
  • Torment (TOR) #28, 2002

Cephalid Illusionist

Creature — Octopus Wizard

Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, mill three cards.
2 genericBlue, tap: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by target creature you control this turn.

1/1

Illustrated by
Pete Venters

Legality

Legal in
Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
Not legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

Prices

MTGO price: 0.56 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

29 combos, the most popular first:

See all 29 on Commander Spellbook

Legacy In 55 of 4745 decks (1.2%), most in Death and Taxes
Share of decks
1.2%
▲ 0.3 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 1.2% 17 Aug: 1.3% 24 Aug: 0.8% 31 Aug: 1.8% 7 Sep: 2.0% 14 Sep: 0.7% 21 Sep: 0.6% 28 Sep: 2.0% 5 Oct: 1.5% 12 Oct: 0.9% 19 Oct: 0.8% 26 Oct: 1.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
55
55 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
4.0
in the main deck
Win rate
60%
5 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug1.2%
17 Aug1.3%
24 Aug0.8%
31 Aug1.8%
7 Sep2.0%
14 Sep0.7%
21 Sep0.6%
28 Sep2.0%
5 Oct1.5%
12 Oct0.9%
19 Oct0.8%
26 Oct1.1%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Death and Taxes 4.4% 2%
Cephalid Breakfast 1.1% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Nomads en-Kor100%86.5
Narcomoeba100%42.1
Dread Return100%42.1
Thassa's Oracle100%15.1
Tundra100%6.6
Flooded Strand100%2.4
Brainstorm100%2.2
Force of Will100%1.9
Meticulous Archive96%8.4
Shuko95%86.5
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Cephalid Breakfast
Brian Wang in Bay Area Eternal Legacy 3K+ Open		 6-1
86%
Cephalid Breakfast
Sebastien Humeau in Saturday 19/09 - LEGACY - Main Event		 5-1
83%
Cephalid Breakfast
pohner01isak in Legacy Challenge 32		 7-2
78%
Cephalid Breakfast
maximusdee in Legacy Challenge 32		 5-2
71%
Cephalid Breakfast
TrbnN in Legacy Showcase Challenge		 6-3
67%
Cephalid Breakfast
Bill Brown in BCDL 29 - Texas		 4-2
67%
Cephalid Breakfast
Shaun Sunkara in From The Vault: Legacy 36 $1K		 4-2
67%
Cephalid Breakfast
jibeta in Legacy Challenge 32		 4-2
67%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Cephalid Breakfast
casper_x, 		4 main 5-0
Cephalid Breakfast
AngusMTG, 		4 main 5-0
Cephalid Breakfast
TrbnN, 		4 main #32
of 298
6-3
Cephalid Breakfast
Bill Brown, 		4 main #7
of 49
4-2
Cephalid Breakfast
daibloXSC, 		4 main 5-0
Cephalid Breakfast
koira_simo, 		4 main 5-0
Cephalid Breakfast
Wagadel, 		4 main #21
of 59
3-3
Cephalid Breakfast
magneto19, 		4 main 5-0

Duel Commander In 1 of 453 decks (0.2%), most in Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
Share of decks
0.2%
▲ 0.2 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 3.9% 17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 0.0% 31 Aug: 0.0% 7 Sep: 0.0% 14 Sep: 0.0% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 0.0% 5 Oct: 0.0% 12 Oct: 0.0% 19 Oct: 0.0% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
1 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug3.9%
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug0.0%
31 Aug0.0%
7 Sep0.0%
14 Sep0.0%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep0.0%
5 Oct0.0%
12 Oct0.0%
19 Oct0.0%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver 0.2% 100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No results yet.

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
damienade, 		1 main 5-0

Premodern In 3 of 2456 decks (0.1%), most in WUBRG (unclassified)
Share of decks
0.1%
▼ 0.1 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 1.0% 31 Aug: 0.0% 7 Sep: 0.4% 14 Sep: 0.0% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 0.4% 5 Oct: 0.0% 12 Oct: 0.0% 19 Oct: 0.0% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3
3 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
4.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
1 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug1.0%
31 Aug0.0%
7 Sep0.4%
14 Sep0.0%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep0.4%
5 Oct0.0%
12 Oct0.0%
19 Oct0.0%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
WUBRG (unclassified) 1.2% 10%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Nomads en-Kor100%822.0
Dragon Breath100%123.3
Exhume100%117.4
Sutured Ghoul100%107.2
Reanimate100%48.4
Caves of Koilos100%44.0
Hermit Druid100%21.3
Krosan Reclamation100%20.9
Reflecting Pool100%16.1
Underground River100%15.1
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

No results yet.

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WUBRG
Stan, 		4 main #8
of 17
2-2
WUBRG
SoldierofFortune88, 		4 main 5-0
WUBRG
SoldierofFortune88, 		4 main 5-0

Commander In 16 of 15406 decks (0.1%), most in Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
Share of decks
0.1%
vs previous 90 days
17 Aug: 0.2% 24 Aug: 0.1% 31 Aug: 0.2% 7 Sep: 0.1% 14 Sep: 0.1% 21 Sep: 0.2% 28 Sep: 0.1% 5 Oct: 0.0% 12 Oct: 0.2% 19 Oct: 0.1% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
16
16 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
50%
4 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug–
17 Aug0.2%
24 Aug0.1%
31 Aug0.2%
7 Sep0.1%
14 Sep0.1%
21 Sep0.2%
28 Sep0.1%
5 Oct0.0%
12 Oct0.2%
19 Oct0.1%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver 3.2% 1%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.0% 1%
Kenrith, the Returned King 0.4% 2%
Zur the Enchanter 0.2% 12%
Raffine, Scheming Seer 0.0% 14%
Emry, Lurker of the Loch 0.0% 17%
The Wise Mothman 0.0% 17%
Unctus, Grand Metatect 0.0% 67%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Mystic Remora100%1.5
Thassa's Oracle94%3.1
Rhystic Study94%1.5
Pact of Negation94%1.5
Force of Will94%1.5
Flusterstorm94%1.5
Mental Misstep94%1.5
Chrome Mox94%1.0
Lotus Petal94%1.0
Sol Ring94%1.0
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Zur the Enchanter
Jei in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W2		 3-2
60%
Zur the Enchanter
Jei in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S2W12		 2-3
40%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Raffine, Scheming Seer
Brandon Kawamura, 		1 main #21
of 23
0-4
The Wise Mothman
Patrick Rice, 		1 main #42
of 53
0-2
Zur the Enchanter
Jei, 		1 main #2
of 18
3-2
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Ezra Menard, 		1 main #41
of 51
0-4
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Tomasz Gluzinski, 		1 main #43
of 55
0-3
Zur the Enchanter
Jei, 		1 main #28
of 29
0-4
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
Leif Clark, 		1 main #10
of 16
0-2
Zur the Enchanter
Jei, 		1 main #7
of 19
2-3