Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
$0.56
$0.56Legendary Creature — Octopus Noble
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Verity Circle+83% Synergy
$1.12
Cephalid Looter+77% Synergy
$0.10
Cephalid Broker+77% Synergy
$0.18
Cephalid Constable+76% Synergy
$5.52
Callous Oppressor+73% Synergy
$1.68
Llawan, Cephalid Empress+72% Synergy
$0.88
Cephalid Retainer+65% Synergy
$0.23
Cephalid Facetaker+64% Synergy
$3.94
Cephalid Scout+61% Synergy
$0.14
Cephalid Sage+57% Synergy
$0.16
Top Cards
The staple cards most Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor Control decks run as their core.
Whelming Wave+57% Synergy
$1.40
Willbreaker+56% Synergy
$1.82
Cephalid Pathmage+54% Synergy
$0.09
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows+53% Synergy
$0.42
Wonder+52% Synergy
$3.79
Theft of Dreams+50% Synergy
$0.35
Archetype of Imagination+49% Synergy
$0.90
High Tide+18% Synergy
$1.57
Counterspell+3% Synergy
$4.28
Sapphire Medallion+2% Synergy
$8.14
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor Control game on their own.
Rhystic Study+3% Synergy
$69.59
Force of Will-1% Synergy
$59.96
Thassa's Oracle-1% Synergy
$22.51
Consecrated Sphinx-1% Synergy
$32.89
Mystical Tutor-3% Synergy
$18.67
Mana Vault-3% Synergy
$115.65
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$119.25
Cyclonic Rift-6% Synergy
$39.16
Fierce Guardianship-15% Synergy
$63.43
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Cephalid Inkshrouder+50% Synergy
$0.37
Cephalid Illusionist+42% Synergy
$1.18
Cephalid Snitch+38% Synergy
$0.10
Omen Hawker+35% Synergy
$0.37
Mothdust Changeling+34% Synergy
$1.23
Sea-Dasher Octopus+30% Synergy
$0.82
Metallic Mimic+30% Synergy
$1.38
Shapesharer+30% Synergy
$6.13
Universal Automaton+30% Synergy
$0.66
Adaptive Automaton+28% Synergy
$0.43
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant+28% Synergy
$0.32
Defiler of Dreams+26% Synergy
$0.49
Shield Broker+26% Synergy
$0.23
Amoeboid Changeling+26% Synergy
$0.84
Icewrought Sentry+23% Synergy
$0.21
Nadir Kraken+22% Synergy
$0.44
Bloodline Pretender+22% Synergy
$2.44
Gadwick, the Wizened+20% Synergy
$0.75
Cephalid Inkmage+19% Synergy
$0.19
Cephalid Aristocrat+19% Synergy
$0.14
Unctus, Grand Metatect+18% Synergy
$0.38
Drift of Phantasms+17% Synergy
$0.23
Scourge of Fleets+15% Synergy
$2.37
Acquisition Octopus+15% Synergy
$0.24
Elder Deep-Fiend+15% Synergy
$0.29
Psychic Pickpocket+15% Synergy
$0.17
Cephalid Vandal+15% Synergy
$0.35
Chasm Skulker+14% Synergy
$0.83
Spawning Kraken+14% Synergy
$14.16
Stormtide Leviathan+13% Synergy
$1.85
The Watcher in the Water+13% Synergy
$2.64
Changeling Wayfinder+12% Synergy
$0.24
Backstreet Bruiser+11% Synergy
$0.03
Octoprophet+11% Synergy
$0.08
Serpent of Yawning Depths+11% Synergy
$9.89
Lorthos, the Tidemaker+11% Synergy
$0.33
Mesmerizing Benthid+11% Synergy
$0.51
Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus+11% Synergy
$0.23
Tromokratis+10% Synergy
$0.18
Painter's Servant+10% Synergy
$51.83
Summon: Shiva+8% Synergy
$0.27
Phyrexian Metamorph+7% Synergy
$2.21
Laboratory Maniac+7% Synergy
$2.21
Burnished Hart+6% Synergy
$0.30
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+4% Synergy
$4.85
Nezahal, Primal Tide+4% Synergy
$9.11
Solemn Simulacrum+1% Synergy
$0.31
Enduring Curiosity+1% Synergy
$6.18
Psychosis Crawler-4% Synergy
$2.54
Hullbreaker Horror-6% Synergy
$5.98
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor's Control deck ahead.
Blustersquall+22% Synergy
$0.42
Keep Watch+20% Synergy
$2.85
Capsize+19% Synergy
$0.75
Dramatic Reversal+15% Synergy
$0.38
Cryptic Command+15% Synergy
$7.98
Turnabout+12% Synergy
$0.31
Illusionist's Gambit+10% Synergy
$0.40
Dissipate+9% Synergy
$0.23
Saw It Coming+9% Synergy
$0.37
Cackling Counterpart+9% Synergy
$0.35
Long-Term Plans+9% Synergy
$5.67
Delay+8% Synergy
$3.41
Sea Kings' Blessing+8% Synergy
$5.63
Unsummon+7% Synergy
$0.17
Plagiarize+7% Synergy
$0.45
Deluge+7% Synergy
$0.34
Urza's Rebuff+7% Synergy
$0.17
Archmage's Charm+6% Synergy
$2.16
Dizzy Spell+6% Synergy
$1.85
Memory Deluge+6% Synergy
$0.33
Disallow+5% Synergy
$1.89
Reality Shift+4% Synergy
$0.35
Engulf the Shore+4% Synergy
$3.09
Fact or Fiction+3% Synergy
$0.30
Cancel+3% Synergy
$0.27
Pongify+2% Synergy
$3.05
Pull from Tomorrow+2% Synergy
$0.31
Unwind+2% Synergy
$1.69
Pact of Negation+2% Synergy
$16.27
Mana Leak+1% Synergy
$0.27
Mana Drain0% Synergy
$56.44
Aetherspouts0% Synergy
$0.77
Slip Out the Back0% Synergy
$5.15
Mystic Confluence-1% Synergy
$1.00
Dig Through Time-2% Synergy
$0.30
Sink into Stupor-3% Synergy
$9.48
Aetherize-4% Synergy
$0.44
Muddle the Mixture-4% Synergy
$2.75
Blue Sun's Zenith-4% Synergy
$3.37
Arcane Denial-6% Synergy
$1.72
Opt-6% Synergy
$0.25
An Offer You Can't Refuse-7% Synergy
$3.07
Rapid Hybridization-8% Synergy
$0.79
Force of Negation-8% Synergy
$49.60
Flow of Knowledge-8% Synergy
$0.27
Snap-11% Synergy
$3.78
Swan Song-12% Synergy
$10.69
Negate-14% Synergy
$0.24
Brainstorm-18% Synergy
$0.56
Frantic Search-23% Synergy
$2.09
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor.
Deep Analysis+25% Synergy
$0.24
Energy Tap+16% Synergy
$0.27
Crush of Tentacles+15% Synergy
$1.77
Careful Study+13% Synergy
$5.27
Curse of the Swine+8% Synergy
$0.30
Bamboozle+8% Synergy
$0.18
Wash Out+7% Synergy
$0.39
Concentrate+7% Synergy
$0.26
Step Through+6% Synergy
$0.23
Inundate+6% Synergy
$11.35
Ancestral Vision+6% Synergy
$0.62
Time Spiral+6% Synergy
$95.77
Spectral Deluge+5% Synergy
$4.60
Echo of Eons+5% Synergy
$11.57
Retraced Image+5% Synergy
$8.90
Hidden Strings+4% Synergy
$0.34
Consuming Tide+4% Synergy
$0.55
Ravenform+3% Synergy
$0.35
Irenicus's Vile Duplication0% Synergy
$9.57
Merchant Scroll-1% Synergy
$5.02
Fabricate-2% Synergy
$10.36
Preordain-4% Synergy
$0.86
Solve the Equation-4% Synergy
$3.64
Sea Gate Restoration-7% Synergy
$35.15
Ponder-10% Synergy
$3.54
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor Control decks.
Maskwood Nexus+37% Synergy
$3.08
Hylda's Crown of Winter+30% Synergy
$0.44
Kefnet's Monument+28% Synergy
$0.40
Bident of Thassa+19% Synergy
$0.45
Lightning Greaves+16% Synergy
$4.10
Sword of the Animist+14% Synergy
$5.42
Winter Orb+11% Synergy
$22.38
Storage Matrix+11% Synergy
$2.55
Wayfarer's Bauble+10% Synergy
$5.61
Urza's Incubator+10% Synergy
$19.77
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer+10% Synergy
$3.03
Static Orb+9% Synergy
$14.94
Shuko+8% Synergy
$2.19
Meekstone+7% Synergy
$12.18
Mask of Avacyn+7% Synergy
$1.39
Whispersilk Cloak+5% Synergy
$2.18
Vedalken Shackles+5% Synergy
$8.76
Swiftfoot Boots-9% Synergy
$1.98
Isochron Scepter-9% Synergy
$12.32
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor decks.
Arcane Adaptation+38% Synergy
$3.89
Levitation+34% Synergy
$0.34
Dismiss into Dream+34% Synergy
$0.78
Aboshan's Desire+30% Synergy
$0.25
Opposition+30% Synergy
$1.04
Cowardice+27% Synergy
$0.53
Lost in the Maze+25% Synergy
$0.22
Reflections of Littjara+24% Synergy
$2.93
Betrayal+23% Synergy
$0.28
Mystic Remora+20% Synergy
$13.77
Kindred Discovery+20% Synergy
$4.65
Stupefying Touch+15% Synergy
$0.28
Octopus Umbra+15% Synergy
$1.87
Frozen Aether+14% Synergy
$1.51
Retreat to Coralhelm+13% Synergy
$0.40
Quest for Ula's Temple+11% Synergy
$4.48
Persuasion+11% Synergy
$0.29
Think Tank+11% Synergy
$0.22
Witness Protection+10% Synergy
$0.26
Curse of Verbosity+10% Synergy
$0.85
Observed Stasis+10% Synergy
$0.27
Curiosity+9% Synergy
$0.95
Honest Work+9% Synergy
$0.16
Xenograft+8% Synergy
$0.98
Web of Inertia+8% Synergy
$0.72
Flood+8% Synergy
$0.20
Propaganda+7% Synergy
$2.17
Leyline of Transformation+7% Synergy
$0.64
Parallel Thoughts+7% Synergy
$1.51
Shifting Sky+7% Synergy
$0.33
Scroll of Isildur+7% Synergy
$0.45
Wizard Class+6% Synergy
$3.13
Unstoppable Plan+5% Synergy
$2.30
Back to Basics+5% Synergy
$6.51
Search for Azcanta+5% Synergy
$2.15
Amphibian Downpour+2% Synergy
$1.86
Reconnaissance Mission+1% Synergy
$0.35
Ominous Seas0% Synergy
$1.54
Proft's Eidetic Memory-1% Synergy
$3.28
Imprisoned in the Moon-4% Synergy
$0.31
Teferi's Ageless Insight-10% Synergy
$5.63
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor's Control game plan.
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage+37% Synergy
$5.35
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+4% Synergy
$10.72
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor Control decks.
Arcane Lighthouse+52% Synergy
$1.79
Cephalid Coliseum+48% Synergy
$0.32
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+30% Synergy
$45.74
Terrain Generator+27% Synergy
$2.24
Castle Vantress+20% Synergy
$0.31
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+18% Synergy
$58.92
Mutavault+18% Synergy
$4.18
Detection Tower+14% Synergy
$3.19
Reliquary Tower+13% Synergy
$4.23
Mystic Sanctuary+12% Synergy
$1.34
Scavenger Grounds+12% Synergy
$0.32
Lonely Sandbar+9% Synergy
$0.24
Rishadan Port+8% Synergy
$13.41
Tolaria+7% Synergy
$7.49
Halimar Depths+6% Synergy
$0.37
Tolaria West+6% Synergy
$2.11
Maze of Ith+3% Synergy
$9.44
Riptide Laboratory+2% Synergy
$0.76
Otawara, Soaring City+1% Synergy
$26.55
War Room0% Synergy
$5.22
Rivendell-3% Synergy
$1.04
Rogue's Passage-4% Synergy
$0.77
Buried Ruin-5% Synergy
$0.37
Inventors' Fair-5% Synergy
$14.54
Academy Ruins-11% Synergy
$9.06
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor's Control strategy.
Sky Diamond+20% Synergy
$0.25
Caged Sun+20% Synergy
$3.87
Nyx Lotus+16% Synergy
$4.76
Midnight Clock+15% Synergy
$0.57
Prismatic Lens+8% Synergy
$0.41
Sisay's Ring+7% Synergy
$0.33
Eye of Ramos+7% Synergy
$3.11
Throne of Eldraine+6% Synergy
$29.40
Heraldic Banner+6% Synergy
$0.36
Gilded Lotus+5% Synergy
$0.59
Machine God's Effigy+5% Synergy
$6.71
Sol Ring+4% Synergy
$1.34
Patchwork Banner+4% Synergy
$2.89
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+4% Synergy
$20.16
Worn Powerstone+3% Synergy
$0.37
Thran Dynamo+2% Synergy
$4.36
Extraplanar Lens0% Synergy
$13.30
Decanter of Endless Water-2% Synergy
$5.10
Lotus Petal-4% Synergy
$37.42
Bender's Waterskin-4% Synergy
$0.93
Arcane Signet-7% Synergy
$0.49
Thought Vessel-9% Synergy
$2.35
Mind Stone-16% Synergy
$0.34
Lands
The mana base behind Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor's Control decks.
Path of Ancestry+12% Synergy
$0.27
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.29
Island+2% Synergy
$0.07
Myriad Landscape+2% Synergy
$0.34
Demolition Field+2% Synergy
$0.31
Sink into Stupor-3% Synergy
$9.48
Sea Gate Restoration-7% Synergy
$35.15
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor: Control.
Nezahal, Primal Tide
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Llawan, Cephalid Empress
Memnarch
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Merieke Ri Berit
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Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
Dromar, the Banisher
Empress Galina
Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist
Jin-Gitaxias
Rose Noble
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
Barrin, Master Wizard
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
Gadwick, the Wizened
Absolute Virtue
Blind Seer
Orvar, the All-Form
Kairi, the Swirling Sky
Talion, the Kindly Lord
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Siani, Eye of the Storm
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // The Prismatic Piper
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Hisoka, Minamo Sensei
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Feywild Visitor
Kaho, Minamo Historian
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
Alexi, Zephyr Mage
Arcum Dagsson
Brago, King Eternal
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned