Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor (Commander) - Budget

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
Rank #2,210
32decks
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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 Looter
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
75%synergy
Cephalid Broker
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
75%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Cephalid Sage
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Cephalid Aristocrat
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Cephalid Vandal
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
53%synergy
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Cephalid Scout
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Shield Broker
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Omen Hawker
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Callous Oppressor
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Cephalid Constable
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Theft of Dreams
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Wonder
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Cephalid Illusionist
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Keen Buccaneer
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Tidal Terror
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Mesmerizing Benthid
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Backstreet Bruiser
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
23%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Sealock Monster
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Octoprophet
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Giant Octopus
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Bubble Smuggler
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Omni-Changeling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Clone
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Godhunter Octopus
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Universal Automaton
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Icewrought Sentry
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mulldrifter
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Floodgate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Willbreaker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
North Pole Patrol
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Peregrine Drake
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Metallic Mimic
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Illithid Harvester
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Paragon of Gathering Mists
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Silver Myr
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Lantern Bearer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Chasm Skulker
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Tolarian Kraken
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Kelpie Guide
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Instants
High Tide
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-29%synergy
Reality Shift
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Blustersquall
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Resculpt
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Turnabout
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Keep Watch
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Deluge
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Engulf the Shore
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Curate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Rewind
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-31%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-25%synergy
Brainstorm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-32%synergy
Power Sink
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Countervailing Winds
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Plagiarize
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Confluence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
False Memories
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Evacuation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Circular Logic
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Divert Disaster
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Scour for Scrap
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Alter Reality
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Galestrike
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Riddle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Chilling Grasp
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Secrets of the Key
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Defabricate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Unsummon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Dissipate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sleight of Mind
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Cryptic Command
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-30%synergy
Aerial Formation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Reach Through Mists
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Curse of the Swine
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Whelming Wave
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Ravenform
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Wash Out
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Sleep
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Distant Melody
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Step Through
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Winternight Stories
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Chart a Course
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Energy Tap
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Tide
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Divination
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Grasp of Phantoms
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Recall
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Serum Visions
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Self-Reflection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Open into Wonder
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Silent Departure
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Winged Words
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mercurial Transformation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Unending Whisper
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Bident of Thassa
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Birthing Boughs
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Replicator
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-49%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Verity Circle
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Betrayal
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Levitation
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Lost in the Maze
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Opposition
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Time of Ice
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Immobilizing Ink
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Cowardice
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Think Tank
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Flood
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Coastal Piracy
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Distortion
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Decree
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Frogify
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Web of Inertia
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Aether Barrier
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Favorable Winds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Parallel Thoughts
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Chronic Flooding
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Drake Haven
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Shrine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Spreading Seas
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dream Leash
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Wings
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dream Tides
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cephalid Coliseum
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Coral Atoll
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Halimar Depths
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Castle Vantress
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-31%synergy
Remote Isle
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-44%synergy
Tolaria West
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Skyline Cascade
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Cataract
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Moonring Island
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Arid Archway
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Genius
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Cataract
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Guildless Commons
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Sky Diamond
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Sol Ring
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-41%synergy
Worn Powerstone
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Firdoch Core
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Heraldic Banner
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Archive
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-39%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Coalition Relic
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Bandit's Haul
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Grotto
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy