Cephalid Vandal
Creature — Octopus Rogue
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a shred counter on this creature. Then mill a card for each shred counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Torment
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #20557
Cephalid Vandal mills three cards from each opponent's library every time it untaps — in a self-mill or graveyard-value shell, that snowballs fast. The cost is a fragile 1/1 body that dies to a stiff breeze, so you need a way to protect it or abuse it before the table answers it.
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 |
Commander is where Cephalid Vandal actually has a home — mill-three-per-untap scales with the number of opponents, so each untap trigger hits nine cards across a four-player table. Legacy and Vintage are theoretically legal homes, but Cephalid Vandal is far too slow and fragile to compete in those formats. Oathbreaker can support it in dedicated mill strategies, though the 60-card library makes the math tighter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Cephalid Vandal is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a bulk bin. Bulk commons and uncommons like this rarely move in price unless a combo breakout puts them in the spotlight, so don't expect the tag to change.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.