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◇ Catalog #28

Cephalid Illusionist

tor·#28·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Pete Venters

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Feb '02

24 yr ago

Value

$2.53+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.58 · low $1.44

NM$1.53

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.41–$1.62modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.43low $1.38range 76.1%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #15,358 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$62

Nonfoil$1.53

Gameplay

Creature — Octopus Wizard

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

1/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.53. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.38 and $2.43 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from TOR — 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 #28 of *Torment*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2002 Torment 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: {1}{U} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Mill.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #15,358 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Pete Venters. Rarix catalogs 943 other cards credited to this artist.