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Obscura Interceptor

{1}{W}{U}{B}

Creature — Octopus Wizard

SNCStreets of New Capenna#209rare
Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 2100
Illustrator
Jason A. Engle
Found in
Streets of New Capenna MTGO Redemption Foil · Streets of New Capenna MTGO Redemption · 6 more
Printings5CombosIn 1
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Flash Lifelink When this creature enters, it connives. When it connives this way, return up to one target spell to its owner's hand. (To have a creature connive, draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)
3/1
FlashLifelink

Plays as: Card Draw · Looting · Counter Placer

Market · per finishspark updated 6h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+5.0%
$0.21
$0.01 low-$0.02 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.17
$0.07 low-$0.01 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.15· across 5 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Apr 29, 2022 · one tap opens all
  • WotCApr 29, 2022

    If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to connive but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still connives. Abilities that trigger “when [that creature] connives,” such as that of Obscura Interceptor, will trigger.

  • WotCApr 29, 2022

    If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to connive but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still connives. If you discard a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything. Abilities that trigger “when [that creature] connives” will trigger.

  • WotCApr 29, 2022

    If no card is discarded, most likely because that player's hand is empty and an effect says they can't draw cards, the conniving creature does not receive a +1/+1 counter.

  • WotCApr 29, 2022

    Once an ability that causes a creature to connive begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the conniving creature after you discard a nonland card but before it receives a counter.