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◇ Catalog #29

Cephalid Sage

tor·#29·uncommon·foil

Illus. Keith Garletts

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wishlisted

Feb '02

24 yr ago

Value

$1.97+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.00 · low $0.91

NM$0.97

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.90–$1.02modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.80low $0.04range 4400.0%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #24,996 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.97

Nonfoil$0.14

Gameplay

Creature — Octopus

Threshold — As long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, this creature has "When this creature enters, draw three cards, then discard two cards."

2/3

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2016-06-08wotc

You draw three cards and discard two cards all while Cephalid Sage’s ability is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.

2016-06-08wotc

If you don’t have enough cards in your graveyard at the moment Cephalid Sage enters the battlefield, its threshold ability won’t trigger. If the number of cards in your graveyard changes and Cephalid Sage loses the ability once it has triggered, the ability will still resolve.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.97. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $1.80 across 54 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 #29 of *Torment*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2002 Torment release.

Card type: Creature — Octopus, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{U} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Threshold.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #24,996 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Keith Garletts. Rarix catalogs 54 other cards credited to this artist.