Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor (Commander) - Cephalids

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Nov 13, 2025
How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
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Cephalid Constable
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
93%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
90%synergy
Cephalid Broker
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
90%synergy
Callous Oppressor
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
90%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
90%synergy
Cephalid Looter
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
87%synergy
Cephalid Scout
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
84%synergy
Cephalid Sage
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
84%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
84%synergy
Verity Circle
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
83%synergy
Top Cards
Cephalid Inkshrouder
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
81%synergy
Counterspell
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Illusionist
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
78%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
77%synergy
Willbreaker
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
74%synergy
High Tide
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
72%synergy
Omen Hawker
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Shield Broker
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Wonder
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Cephalid Vandal
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Cephalid Aristocrat
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Backstreet Bruiser
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Shapesharer
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Universal Automaton
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Metallic Mimic
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Icewrought Sentry
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Keen Buccaneer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Illithid Harvester
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Summon: Shiva
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Fae Trickster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Turtleshell Changeling
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Octoprophet
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Fallowsage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mistwalker
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Clever Impersonator
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Scaretiller
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Bubble Smuggler
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Paragon of Gathering Mists
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Littjara Kinseekers
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mistform Warchief
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Painter's Servant
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Giant Octopus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tidal Terror
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Floodgate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Engulf the Shore
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Blustersquall
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Deluge
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Keep Watch
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Unwind
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Alter Reality
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Defabricate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Turnabout
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Capsize
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Insidious Will
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Saw It Coming
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Exclude
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Plagiarize
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Annul
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Ensnare
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Theft of Dreams
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Deep Analysis
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Ravenform
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Tide
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Whelming Wave
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Energy Tap
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sleep
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Distant Melody
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Inundate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Reshape
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Time Stretch
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vapors
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Concentrate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Retraced Image
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Spectral Deluge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Mercurial Transformation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Lightning Greaves
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Static Orb
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Winter Orb
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Riptide Replicator
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Storage Matrix
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Howling Mine
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Shuko
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Birthing Boughs
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Meekstone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Navigation Orb
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Dismiss into Dream
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Levitation
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Betrayal
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Cowardice
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Opposition
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Think Tank
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Kindred Discovery
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Frozen Aether
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Web of Inertia
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Back to Basics
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Lost in the Maze
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Decree
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Unnatural Selection
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Time of Ice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Stasis
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Temporal Distortion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Gravitational Shift
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Immobilizing Ink
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Wizard Class
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Sky
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Future Sight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Shrine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Persuasion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dream Leash
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Faces of the Past
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mist of Stagnation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Flood
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Castle Vantress
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Terrain Generator
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Detection Tower
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Coral Atoll
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mutavault
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
War Room
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Sky Diamond
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Mind Stone
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Caged Sun
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy