Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor (Commander) - Octopi

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
27 decks (0.000%) Rank #2052
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Sikora
Jul 2, 2025
How To Play Blue Differently in EDH
Blue is known for control in Magic, but that's far from the only thing it does. Let's look at ways you can play blue "off-color" in Commander.
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Cephalid Looter
100% of 27 decks +100% synergy
Cephalid Constable
100% of 27 decks +99% synergy
Cephalid Broker
96% of 27 decks +96% synergy
Callous Oppressor
96% of 27 decks +96% synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
96% of 27 decks +96% synergy
Cephalid Retainer
93% of 27 decks +92% synergy
Cephalid Illusionist
93% of 27 decks +92% synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
93% of 27 decks +91% synergy
Cephalid Scout
89% of 27 decks +89% synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
85% of 27 decks +85% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
89% of 27 decks +21% synergy
Omen Hawker
81% of 27 decks +79% synergy
Shield Broker
81% of 27 decks +81% synergy
Verity Circle
78% of 27 decks +76% synergy
Cephalid Sage
78% of 27 decks +78% synergy
Theft of Dreams
74% of 27 decks +74% synergy
Willbreaker
74% of 27 decks +73% synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
70% of 27 decks +69% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
70% of 27 decks +15% synergy
Mothdust Changeling
67% of 27 decks +66% synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
56% of 27 decks +21% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56% of 27 decks +19% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
30% of 27 decks +16% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22% of 27 decks -1% synergy
Mystical Tutor
19% of 27 decks -7% synergy
Ancient Tomb
11% of 27 decks -1% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11% of 27 decks -2% synergy
Mox Diamond
7% of 27 decks +2% synergy
Chrome Mox
7% of 27 decks -2% synergy
Mana Vault
7% of 27 decks -4% synergy
Creatures
Cephalid Inkshrouder
67% of 27 decks +67% synergy
Cephalid Snitch
63% of 27 decks +63% synergy
Wonder
63% of 27 decks +57% synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
63% of 27 decks +63% synergy
Archetype of Imagination
63% of 27 decks +58% synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
57% of 7 decks +56% synergy
Cephalid Aristocrat
56% of 27 decks +55% synergy
Universal Automaton
56% of 27 decks +55% synergy
Cephalid Vandal
56% of 27 decks +55% synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
48% of 27 decks +48% synergy
Backstreet Bruiser
44% of 27 decks +44% synergy
Defiler of Dreams
37% of 27 decks +27% synergy
Shapesharer
30% of 27 decks +29% synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
26% of 27 decks +25% synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
22% of 27 decks +21% synergy
Metallic Mimic
22% of 27 decks +21% synergy
Acquisition Octopus
22% of 27 decks +22% synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
22% of 27 decks +22% synergy
Bloodline Pretender
22% of 27 decks +21% synergy
Adaptive Automaton
22% of 27 decks +21% synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
22% of 27 decks +16% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
22% of 27 decks +5% synergy
Octoprophet
22% of 27 decks +22% synergy
Tidal Terror
22% of 27 decks +22% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
20% of 20 decks +12% synergy
Icewrought Sentry
19% of 27 decks +18% synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
19% of 27 decks +11% synergy
Bubble Smuggler
19% of 27 decks +18% synergy
Mesmerizing Benthid
19% of 27 decks +18% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
15% of 27 decks -3% synergy
Sealock Monster
15% of 27 decks +15% synergy
Spawning Kraken
15% of 27 decks +13% synergy
Scourge of Fleets
11% of 27 decks -2% synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
11% of 27 decks +8% synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11% of 27 decks +9% synergy
Godhunter Octopus
11% of 27 decks +11% synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
11% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
11% of 27 decks +10% synergy
Floodgate
11% of 27 decks +10% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7% of 27 decks -15% synergy
Illithid Harvester
7% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Roaming Throne
7% of 27 decks +3% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
7% of 27 decks +5% synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
7% of 27 decks +6% synergy
Mistwalker
7% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Clever Impersonator
7% of 27 decks +2% synergy
Mockingbird
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Mindwhisker
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Instants
Pongify
63% of 27 decks +23% synergy
High Tide
63% of 27 decks +18% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
59% of 27 decks +25% synergy
Dramatic Reversal
59% of 27 decks +39% synergy
Negate
56% of 27 decks +17% synergy
Aetherize
44% of 27 decks +17% synergy
Arcane Denial
44% of 27 decks +9% synergy
Reality Shift
41% of 27 decks +12% synergy
Brainstorm
37% of 27 decks -4% synergy
Engulf the Shore
33% of 27 decks +25% synergy
Mana Drain
30% of 27 decks +3% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26% of 27 decks -9% synergy
Deluge
26% of 27 decks +25% synergy
Uncharted Voyage
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Blustersquall
19% of 27 decks +18% synergy
Fact or Fiction
19% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Resculpt
19% of 27 decks -1% synergy
Cryptic Command
19% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Swan Song
15% of 27 decks -11% synergy
Rewind
15% of 27 decks +2% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11% of 27 decks -5% synergy
Force of Will
11% of 27 decks -7% synergy
Frantic Search
7% of 27 decks -22% synergy
Dissipate
7% of 27 decks +5% synergy
Forbid
7% of 27 decks +6% synergy
Capsize
7% of 27 decks +3% synergy
Keep Watch
7% of 27 decks +4% synergy
Saw It Coming
7% of 27 decks +4% synergy
Force of Negation
7% of 27 decks -8% synergy
Pact of Negation
7% of 27 decks -3% synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
41% of 27 decks +35% synergy
Ponder
33% of 27 decks +3% synergy
Whelming Wave
33% of 27 decks +29% synergy
Curse of the Swine
26% of 27 decks +14% synergy
Ravenform
26% of 27 decks +15% synergy
Fabricate
22% of 27 decks +0% synergy
Energy Tap
19% of 27 decks +16% synergy
Sleep
15% of 27 decks +13% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11% of 27 decks -3% synergy
Windfall
7% of 27 decks -16% synergy
Consuming Tide
7% of 27 decks +4% synergy
Crush of Tentacles
7% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Serum Visions
7% of 27 decks -3% synergy
Mana Vapors
7% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Hidden Strings
7% of 27 decks +3% synergy
Preordain
7% of 27 decks -17% synergy
Distant Melody
7% of 27 decks +2% synergy
Spectral Deluge
7% of 27 decks -4% synergy
Rite of Replication
7% of 27 decks +1% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
67% of 27 decks +60% synergy
Lightning Greaves
63% of 27 decks +37% synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
48% of 27 decks +48% synergy
Maskwood Nexus
44% of 27 decks +43% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33% of 27 decks +15% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26% of 27 decks -2% synergy
Isochron Scepter
26% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Winter Orb
19% of 27 decks +13% synergy
Birthing Boughs
19% of 27 decks +18% synergy
Static Orb
7% of 27 decks +4% synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7% of 27 decks +3% synergy
Coat of Arms
7% of 27 decks +6% synergy
Shuko
7% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7% of 27 decks +6% synergy
Akroma's Memorial
7% of 27 decks +6% synergy
Sword of the Animist
7% of 27 decks +2% synergy
Obelisk of Urd
7% of 27 decks +6% synergy
Riptide Replicator
7% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Enchantments
Dismiss into Dream
59% of 27 decks +58% synergy
Reflections of Littjara
52% of 27 decks +48% synergy
Levitation
48% of 27 decks +48% synergy
Aboshan's Desire
48% of 27 decks +48% synergy
Betrayal
44% of 27 decks +44% synergy
Lost in the Maze
37% of 27 decks +35% synergy
Mystic Remora
33% of 27 decks +6% synergy
Cowardice
30% of 27 decks +29% synergy
Propaganda
26% of 27 decks -3% synergy
Opposition
22% of 27 decks +21% synergy
Kindred Discovery
19% of 27 decks +12% synergy
Time of Ice
15% of 27 decks +14% synergy
Back to Basics
11% of 27 decks +3% synergy
Arcane Adaptation
11% of 27 decks +10% synergy
Frozen Aether
11% of 27 decks +10% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11% of 27 decks -1% synergy
Web of Inertia
11% of 27 decks +11% synergy
Scroll of Isildur
11% of 27 decks +10% synergy
Flood
11% of 27 decks +11% synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
7% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Temporal Distortion
7% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
41% of 27 decks +39% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11% of 27 decks -4% synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
70% of 27 decks +19% synergy
Reliquary Tower
59% of 27 decks +3% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
56% of 27 decks +47% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
44% of 27 decks +28% synergy
Castle Vantress
33% of 27 decks +14% synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
30% of 27 decks +27% synergy
Skyline Cascade
26% of 27 decks +25% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
15% of 27 decks +3% synergy
Halimar Depths
15% of 27 decks +4% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
15% of 27 decks +0% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15% of 27 decks -10% synergy
Academy Ruins
11% of 27 decks -7% synergy
Terrain Generator
11% of 27 decks +4% synergy
Three Tree City
10% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
7% of 27 decks +5% synergy
Rivendell
7% of 27 decks -5% synergy
Coral Atoll
7% of 27 decks +4% synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7% of 27 decks -4% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7% of 27 decks +0% synergy
Mutavault
7% of 27 decks +6% synergy
War Room
7% of 27 decks -9% synergy
Inventors' Fair
7% of 27 decks -6% synergy
Detection Tower
7% of 27 decks +6% synergy
Temple of the False God
7% of 27 decks -3% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89% of 27 decks +3% synergy
Arcane Signet
70% of 27 decks +5% synergy
Thought Vessel
56% of 27 decks +4% synergy
Mind Stone
48% of 27 decks +10% synergy
Patchwork Banner
45% of 20 decks +42% synergy
Caged Sun
41% of 27 decks +28% synergy
Sky Diamond
37% of 27 decks +13% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30% of 27 decks +15% synergy
Midnight Clock
30% of 27 decks +9% synergy
Fellwar Stone
19% of 27 decks -2% synergy
Heraldic Banner
15% of 27 decks +9% synergy
Gilded Lotus
15% of 27 decks +3% synergy
Gauntlet of Power
11% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Mana Crypt
11% of 27 decks +6% synergy
Nyx Lotus
11% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11% of 27 decks +3% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7% of 27 decks -9% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7% of 27 decks +3% synergy
Hedron Archive
7% of 27 decks +1% synergy
Basalt Monolith
7% of 27 decks -3% synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7% of 27 decks +0% synergy
Mox Opal
7% of 27 decks -2% synergy
Lands
Island
89% of 27 decks -4% synergy
Myriad Landscape
41% of 27 decks +14% synergy
Cavern of Souls
26% of 27 decks +21% synergy
Path of Ancestry
26% of 27 decks +22% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11% of 27 decks -3% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11% of 27 decks +3% synergy