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Your maximum hand size is checked only during the cleanup step of your turn. At any other time, you may have any number of cards in hand.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #128
Doctor Octopus, Master Planner
spm·#128·mythic·nonfoil
Illus. Xabi Gaztelua
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wishlisted
Sep '25
8 mo ago
Value
$1.11+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $1.28 · low $1.10
Volatility · moderate
USD$1.11EUR€0.95
NM$1.11
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #11,128 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain
Other Villains you control get +2/+2.
Your maximum hand size is eight.
At the beginning of your end step, if you have fewer than eight cards in hand, draw cards equal to the difference.
"Soon all will cower before the superior intellect of Doctor Octopus!"
4/8
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 3
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The number of cards you ultimately draw may be affected by replacement effects. For example, if you have six cards in hand as Doctor Octopus's last ability resolves, and you also control Thought Reflection (an enchantment that says "If you would draw a card, draw two cards instead"), you'll end up drawing four cards.
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If multiple effects modify your hand size, apply them in timestamp order. For example, if you put Spellbook (an artifact that says you have no maximum hand size) onto the battlefield and then put Doctor Octopus, Master Planner onto the battlefield, your maximum hand size will be eight. However, if those permanents entered in the opposite order, you would have no maximum hand size.
Context
Last observed at $1.11, stable around $1.11 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.10 and $1.28 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $1.11.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SPM — 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.
This card belongs to *Marvel's Spider-Man* (released September 2025).
Card #128 in Marvel's Spider-Man.
Rarity tier: mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain. Color identity: black/blue. Mana cost: {5}{U}{B} (7 converted).
Legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Historic, and Alchemy.
EDHrec ranks this card #11,128 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Xabi Gaztelua. Rarix tracks 100 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Xabi Gaztelua
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