Cephalid Tribal

Commander / EDH

HopelessHeretic

Cephalid (15)

• 1x Adaptive Automaton
• 1x Amoeboid Changeling
• 1x Callous Oppressor
• 1x Cephalid Aristocrat
• 1x Cephalid Broker
• 1x Cephalid Constable
• 1x Cephalid Illusionist
• 1x Cephalid Inkshrouder
• 1x Cephalid Looter
• 1x Cephalid Pathmage
• 1x Cephalid Retainer
• 1x Cephalid Sage
• 1x Cephalid Scout
• 1x Cephalid Snitch
• 1x Llawan, Cephalid Empress

Land (34)

• 1x Cephalid Coliseum
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 28x Island
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Tectonic Edge

Tutor (4)

• 1x Cunning Wish
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Trinket Mage

Flying (1)

• 1x Wonder

Hate (1)

• 1x Tormod's Crypt

Value (1)

• 1x Opposition

Draw (11)

• 1x Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
• 1x Deep Analysis
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Laquatus's Creativity
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Plagiarize
• 1x Theft of Dreams
• 1x Treasure Cruise
• 1x Windfall

Removal (9)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dream Fracture
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Scourge of Fleets
• 1x Swan Song

WinCondition (7)

• 1x Ambassador Laquatus
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Dismiss into Dream
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Willbreaker

Commander (1)

Ramp (11)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Gauntlet of Power
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Ur-Golem's Eye
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Stax (4)

• 1x Back to Basics
• 1x Static Orb
• 1x Storage Matrix
• 1x Winter Orb

Protection (1)

• 1x Aboshan's Desire

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Sideboard

Other (3)

• 1x Intellectual Offering
• 1x Negate
• 1x Rapid Hybridization

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Maybeboard

Other (10)

• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Keep Watch
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Riptide Replicator
• 1x Stasis
• 1x Telepathy
• 1x Terrain Generator

Cephalid (1)

• 1x Cephalid Vandal

WinCondition (1)

• 1x Lorthos, the Tidemaker

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Cephalid Tribal. Yeah that's a thing. Despite only 16 being ever printed you can play one of the coolest most under powered tribes. This is largely thanks to Aboshaun's 2 abilities being quite overpowered.

First is his ability to tap down all non-fliers for 3 blue mana. You can play politics with this ability. As someone enters their combat step ask them where they are going to send their stuff; with the implication that you will tap down all of their guys if they are going to send them at you.

Second is his ability to tap a any Cephalid to tap any other permanent. This is crazy strong since just 3 Cephalids could lock down someones strategy entirely.

Third the real reason this combination of abilities is so powerful on a mono blue commander is that it eliminates a large amount of things you would normally have to spend counter magic on. For example avenger of Zendikar and Craterhoof; you literally do not care.

The overall game plan is to stall for as long as possible until you can put one of 2 combos together.

Laquatus + Peregrine Drake + Deadeye = Mill out all other players

Cephalid Illusionist/Cephalid Aristocrat + Lightning Greaves + Lab Maniac = Mill yourself (there is Deep Analysis in the deck to flashback for the win)

Date added	9 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 1 Rares 28 - 1 Uncommons 15 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.27
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Manifest 2/2 C