Octopus

Octopus

 

Cephalid

 

Octopus
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/kindred cards)
Statistics	44 cards 2.3% 72.7% 4.5% 2.3% 2.3% 4.5% 11.4% 3 Octopus creation cards 66.7% 33.3% as of Murders at Karlov Manor
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type:"Octopus"

Octopus is a creature type used on cards that depict tentacled sea creatures. With the release Modern Horizons 3, the humanoid Cephalids were merged to be part of the Octopus type.

Description

The octopus is a venomous cephalopod that prefers a solitary nature in the sea. Their most notable features are eight tentacular arms that symmetrically radiate around a hard beak. Their primary defense mechanism is to flee while ejecting an ink cloud into the water. Many octopuses are known to employ natural camouflage to help elude intruders. They are not to be confused with the closely related nautili, squids, or kraken. Octopuses are intelligent creatures but lack the sapience of their humanoid versions the cephalids.

The first creature to bear the type was Giant Octopus from Portal and Starter 1999. It was followed by Lorthos, the Tidemaker from Zendikar, Sealock Monster and Godhunter Octopus from the Theros block, and Elder Deep-Fiend from Eldritch Moon. Since then, other octopuses have seen print. Not many mechanical or flavorful reasons separate octopuses from squids or kraken, with the average octopus being mid-sized in cost and body, larger than squid, and smaller than kraken.

Notable Octopuses

Arcavios

• Octavia

Ravnica

• Marvo

Zendikar

• Lorthos, killed in duel by Kozilek.

Notable Cephalids

Dominaria

• Emperor Aboshan
• Empress Llawan

New Capenna

• Kamiz
• Queza

Tokens

Tokens marked with are created by Acorn cards.

Token Name	Color	Type Line	P/T	Text Box	Source	Printings
Octopus	Blue	Creature — Octopus	8/8		Crush of Tentacles Kiora, Master of the Depths
Contortionist	Blue	Creature — Octopus Performer	4/4	At the beginning of your upkeep, you may fold this token in half. (It becomes 2/2, then 1/1, ½ / ½, and so on.)	Octo Opus

Gallery

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  Lorthos, the Tidemaker. Art by Kekai Kotaki.