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◇ Catalog #32

Cephalid Inkmage

fdn·#32·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Christopher Burdett

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Nov '24

1 yr ago

Value

$0.15+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.16 · low $0.14

NM$0.15

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.14–$0.16modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.15low $0.03range 400.0%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #15,613 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.16

Nonfoil$0.15

Gameplay

Creature — Octopus Wizard

When this creature enters, surveil 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.) Threshold — This creature can't be blocked as long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.

2/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2024-11-08wotc

Once Cephalid Inkmage has been blocked, reaching a total of seven or more cards in your graveyard won't cause it to become unblocked.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.15. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.15 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from FDN — the lineup includes Foil and 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.

Card #32 of *Foundations*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2024 Foundations release.

Card type: Creature — Octopus Wizard, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Surveil and Threshold.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #15,613 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Christopher Burdett. Rarix catalogs 75 other cards credited to this artist.