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◇ Catalog #252

Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor

spm·#252·rare·extended_art

Illus. Fariba Khamseh

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Sep '25

10 mo ago

Value

$1.35+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.40 · low $1.27

NM$1.35

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.25–$1.43modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.35low $0.68range 98.5%n 104

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,582 · Niche pick

Variants

Extended Art$1.35

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain

Whenever you draw your first or second card each turn, put an ingenuity counter on Lady Octopus. {T}: You may cast an artifact spell from your hand with mana value less than or equal to the number of ingenuity counters on Lady Octopus without paying its mana cost.

0/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2025-09-19wotc

You don't have to cast a spell as that ability resolves. If you choose not to for some reason, don't let anyone judge your genius plans.

2025-09-19wotc

The spell is cast as Lady Octopus's last ability resolves. You can't wait and cast it later.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.35. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.68 and $1.35 across 104 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SPM — the lineup includes Extended Art 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 #252 of *Marvel's Spider-Man*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2025 Marvel's Spider-Man release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #6,582 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Fariba Khamseh. Rarix catalogs 104 other cards credited to this artist.