Cephalid Broker
Creature — Octopus
: Target player draws two cards, then discards two cards.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #16315
Cephalid Broker forces both players to discard two and draw two on each of your upkeeps — a repeatable wheel effect stapled to a 2/2 body for four mana. It's niche, not generically powerful, but Tolarian Kraken and discard-matters commanders turn that symmetry into a one-sided engine.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Cephalid Broker is a Commander card through and through — the repeatable group-discard effect is too slow and symmetrical to matter in Legacy or Vintage, where games end before the upkeep trigger fires more than once or twice. In Commander, the four-mana cost is acceptable when the payoff is a guaranteed wheel every turn, especially in 100-card decks where opponents cycling through their hands creates chaos faster than they can stabilize. Legacy and Vintage legality is technically real, but no competitive shell wants a 2/2 that helps opponents refill at instant speed.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Cephalid BrokerTolarian KrakenPalladium Myr
Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Cephalid Broker is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a dollar box without hesitation. That price is stable; it's not a hidden gem waiting to spike, just an inexpensive role-player for the specific decks that actually want it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tolarian Kraken
- Palladium Myr
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.