Doc Ock's Tentacles
Artifact — Equipment
Whenever a creature you control with mana value 5 or greater enters, you may attach this Equipment to it.
Equipped creature gets +4/+4.
Equip 
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Marvel's Spider-Man Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #9593
Doc Ock's Tentacles puts multiple attacking arms on the board and rewards you for going wide in combat — the payoff is real, and Jaws, Relentless Predator is the commander most eager to staple it into a 99. The cost is worth it in the right shell; in the wrong one, it's a bulk rare doing nothing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jaws, Relentless Predator
Jaws, Relentless Predator wants every piece of equipment and attack-trigger support it can get, and Doc Ock's Tentacles fits directly into that predatory combat plan.
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon is built around pushing through damage fast and hard, and Doc Ock's Tentacles adds extra attack vectors that keep pressure on opponents who would otherwise stabilize.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Doc Ock's Tentacles is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, so access is not the issue — fit is. In Commander, the 99-card singleton format where combat-focused equipment and attack-step payoffs have the most room to breathe, Doc Ock's Tentacles lands in aggressive creature-based builds that want redundancy. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, the competition for slots at this cost is steep and the card has not established a foothold in any known competitive list. Standard is the format most likely to reward it short-term if the right aggressive shell exists in the current pool, but Doc Ock's Tentacles will live or die there on whether the combat-math works out against the field.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Doc Ock's Tentacles isn't available in our current feed — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live market price before picking up copies. Given its niche but real synergy in combat-heavy Commander decks, it's unlikely to command a premium unless demand from Jaws, Relentless Predator builds drives it up.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.