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If an effect creates a copy of an instant or sorcery spell, this will also cause the magecraft ability to trigger.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #29
Octavia, Living Thesis
c21·#29·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Simon Dominic
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Apr '21
5 yr ago
Value
$1.56$0 (-3.4%)
30 days high $0.58 · low $0.55
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.56USD$0.56TIX1.96 tix
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EDHrec rank #5,616 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Legendary Creature — Elemental Octopus
This spell costs {8} less to cast if you have eight or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard.
Ward {8}
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, target creature has base power and toughness 8/8 until end of turn.
8/8
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 6
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Some effects instruct you to copy an instant or sorcery card in a zone other than the stack. These copies do not cause magecraft abilities to trigger. However, most effects that do this also allow you to cast the copy, and casting the copy will cause magecraft abilities to trigger.
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For example, if you control Archmage Emeritus and cast an instant or sorcery spell, Archmage Emeritus's magecraft ability will trigger and you will draw a card.
Context
Last observed at $0.56, down from $0.58 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.55 and $1.96 across 32 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $0.56.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from C21 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Commander 2021* (released April 2021).
Card #29 in Commander 2021.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Elemental Octopus. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {8}{U}{U} (10 converted). Keyword abilities: Magecraft and Ward.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #5,616 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Simon Dominic. Rarix tracks 541 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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