Cephalid Looter
Creature — Octopus Rogue
: Target player draws a card, then discards a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #18740
Cephalid Looter trades a tap for a loot — draw a card, discard a card — which is a real effect at no mana cost once it's in play, and in the right deck that triggers matter more than the card itself. The cost is that a 1/1 with no evasion is a fragile engine, so it earns its slot in graveyard synergy builds and discard-payoff decks like Xyris, the Writhing Storm, and almost nowhere else.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Cephalid Looter is a niche include — the looting is free and repeatable, but a 1/1 that demands a tap dies to a stiff breeze, so you need a deck that specifically rewards the discard or graveyard filling to justify it. Legacy and Vintage have redundant, faster looting options that eclipse it entirely, and Pauper is where it's most competitively viable as a common in self-mill or reanimator shells that want cheap, repeatable discard outlets. It's not legal in Modern, Pioneer, or Standard, which limits its competitive exposure almost entirely to Pauper and casual Commander tables.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Xyris, the Writhing StormIntruder AlarmCephalid Looter
Infinite draw triggers for each opponent; Infinite looting for opponents; Infinite self-discard triggers for opponents; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Orcish BowmastersIntruder AlarmCephalid LooterAshnod's Altar
Infinite draw triggers for each opponent; Infinite looting for opponents; Infinite self-discard triggers for opponents; Near-infinite colorless mana; Near-infinite damage; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Orcish BowmastersIntruder AlarmCephalid LooterPhyrexian Altar
Infinite draw triggers for each opponent; Infinite looting for opponents; Infinite self-discard triggers for opponents; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite damage; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Cephalid Looter is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price will hold as long as it stays unplayed in competitive formats, which is to say indefinitely.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.