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Cephalid Sage

{3}{U}

Creature — Octopus

TORTorment#29uncommon
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1027
Illustrator
Keith Garletts
Found in
Torment MTGO Redemption Foil · Torment MTGO Redemption · Torment Booster Pack
Printings2EDHREC rank#25,703
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
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
Plays as:
Card DrawLootingEtb Value
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.19
$0.03 low$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Foil-3.7%
$1.03
$0.49 low$0.29 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.14· across 2 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Jun 8, 2016
  • WotCJun 8, 2016

    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.

  • WotCJun 8, 2016

    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.

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