Octoprophet
Creature — Octopus
When this creature enters, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Arena Beginner Set
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #17093
Octoprophet trades a 3/3 body for a scry 4 on entry — four cards deep for four mana is the cleanest way to describe the value. In Kenessos, Priest of Thassa decks specifically, that scry directly arms the top-of-library setup Kenessos needs to cheat Krakens and Leviathans into play for free.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa demands a sea monster sitting on top of your library before his trigger fires, and Octoprophet's scry 4 is one of the most efficient ways to put one there — 24% of Kenessos decks already run it for exactly that reason.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Octoprophet is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker. Outside Commander, it doesn't show up in competitive lists — scry 4 on a 3/3 for four mana is too slow against faster formats where cantrips do more for less. In Pauper, common-legal card selection exists at lower costs and leaves behind less dead cardboard. Commander is where Octoprophet earns its slot: 100-card singleton rewards deep scry effects more than any other format, and the body is a passable blocker in the early game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Octoprophet isn't currently available in this listing, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. It's a bulk-range common-framed card with a narrow home, so expect it to run well under a dollar at most retailers.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.