Obscura Interceptor
Creature — Octopus Wizard
Flash
Lifelink
When this creature enters, it connives. When it connives this way, return up to one target spell to its owner's hand. (To have a creature connive, draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BUW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #18358
Obscura Interceptor lands, bounces a nonland permanent, and replaces itself — three relevant effects stapled to one flash body you can hold up on any opponent's turn. The cost is five mana and a body that dies to most removal, but the enters-the-battlefield trigger alone justifies the slot the same way Approach of the Second Sun justifies its cost: the effect is worth counting to.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Obscura Interceptor sees essentially zero competitive play in Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy — five mana for a reactive creature is too slow when those formats end the game earlier and cheaper. Commander is where it actually functions: flash lets you hold mana open, the bounce answers a threat at instant speed, and the loot replaces the card immediately so you don't fall behind on resources. In Oathbreaker the calculus is similar to Commander, though the faster game pace makes the five-mana ask harder to justify without a specific bounce-matters or card-selection payoff.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Obscura Interceptor is deep bulk — a functional, multi-effect creature available for essentially nothing. That price is stable; there's no pressure driving it up, and the card sees enough casual Commander play to keep it from disappearing entirely.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.