Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor: Control
$0.52
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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
$0.96
Cephalid Looter+77% Synergy
$0.13
Cephalid Broker+77% Synergy
$0.15
Cephalid Constable+76% Synergy
$5.05
Callous Oppressor+73% Synergy
$1.68
Llawan, Cephalid Empress+72% Synergy
$0.88
Cephalid Retainer+65% Synergy
$0.25
Cephalid Facetaker+64% Synergy
$4.84
Cephalid Scout+61% Synergy
$0.14
Cephalid Sage+57% Synergy
$0.08
Top Cards
The staple cards most Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor Control decks run as their core.
Whelming Wave+56% Synergy
$0.70
Willbreaker+56% Synergy
$1.70
Cephalid Pathmage+54% Synergy
$0.15
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows+53% Synergy
$0.36
Wonder+52% Synergy
$1.44
Theft of Dreams+50% Synergy
$0.27
Archetype of Imagination+49% Synergy
$0.47
High Tide+18% Synergy
$1.21
Counterspell+3% Synergy
$3.43
Sapphire Medallion+2% Synergy
$6.10
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor Control game on their own.
Rhystic Study+3% Synergy
$69.44
Force of Will-1% Synergy
$70.22
Thassa's Oracle-1% Synergy
$22.93
Consecrated Sphinx-1% Synergy
$34.59
Mystical Tutor-3% Synergy
$17.28
Mana Vault-3% Synergy
$105.77
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$125.34
Cyclonic Rift-6% Synergy
$41.26
Fierce Guardianship-15% Synergy
$56.78
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Cephalid Inkshrouder+50% Synergy
$0.35
Cephalid Illusionist+42% Synergy
$1.51
Cephalid Snitch+38% Synergy
$0.15
Omen Hawker+35% Synergy
$0.23
Mothdust Changeling+34% Synergy
$1.51
Sea-Dasher Octopus+30% Synergy
$0.84
Metallic Mimic+30% Synergy
$2.42
Shapesharer+30% Synergy
$5.68
Universal Automaton+30% Synergy
$0.64
Adaptive Automaton+28% Synergy
$0.42
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant+28% Synergy
$0.14
Defiler of Dreams+26% Synergy
$0.39
Shield Broker+26% Synergy
$0.20
Amoeboid Changeling+26% Synergy
$1.67
Icewrought Sentry+23% Synergy
$0.20
Nadir Kraken+22% Synergy
$0.34
Bloodline Pretender+22% Synergy
$1.69
Gadwick, the Wizened+20% Synergy
$0.75
Cephalid Inkmage+19% Synergy
$0.11
Cephalid Aristocrat+19% Synergy
$0.14
Unctus, Grand Metatect+18% Synergy
$0.46
Drift of Phantasms+17% Synergy
$0.35
Scourge of Fleets+15% Synergy
$3.05
Acquisition Octopus+15% Synergy
$0.24
Elder Deep-Fiend+15% Synergy
$0.21
Psychic Pickpocket+15% Synergy
$0.08
Cephalid Vandal+15% Synergy
$0.27
Chasm Skulker+14% Synergy
$0.50
Spawning Kraken+14% Synergy
$14.93
Stormtide Leviathan+13% Synergy
$2.76
The Watcher in the Water+13% Synergy
$2.08
Changeling Wayfinder+12% Synergy
$0.27
Backstreet Bruiser+11% Synergy
$0.04
Octoprophet+11% Synergy
$0.07
Serpent of Yawning Depths+11% Synergy
$9.00
Lorthos, the Tidemaker+11% Synergy
$0.32
Mesmerizing Benthid+11% Synergy
$0.62
Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus+11% Synergy
$0.17
Tromokratis+10% Synergy
$0.23
Painter's Servant+10% Synergy
$63.19
Phyrexian Metamorph+8% Synergy
$2.04
Summon: Shiva+8% Synergy
$0.25
Laboratory Maniac+7% Synergy
$2.24
Burnished Hart+6% Synergy
$0.32
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+4% Synergy
$4.00
Nezahal, Primal Tide+4% Synergy
$8.14
Solemn Simulacrum+1% Synergy
$0.26
Enduring Curiosity+1% Synergy
$6.74
Psychosis Crawler-4% Synergy
$2.78
Hullbreaker Horror-6% Synergy
$6.00
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor's Control deck ahead.
Blustersquall+22% Synergy
$0.47
Keep Watch+20% Synergy
$3.07
Capsize+19% Synergy
$0.91
Dramatic Reversal+15% Synergy
$3.95
Cryptic Command+15% Synergy
$5.74
Turnabout+12% Synergy
$0.29
Illusionist's Gambit+10% Synergy
$0.45
Dissipate+9% Synergy
$0.22
Saw It Coming+9% Synergy
$0.34
Cackling Counterpart+9% Synergy
$0.27
Long-Term Plans+9% Synergy
$4.61
Delay+8% Synergy
$3.09
Sea Kings' Blessing+8% Synergy
$6.55
Unsummon+7% Synergy
$0.06
Plagiarize+7% Synergy
$0.50
Deluge+7% Synergy
$0.32
Urza's Rebuff+7% Synergy
$0.14
Archmage's Charm+6% Synergy
$1.39
Dizzy Spell+6% Synergy
$3.36
Memory Deluge+6% Synergy
$0.23
Disallow+5% Synergy
$1.51
Reality Shift+4% Synergy
$0.28
Engulf the Shore+4% Synergy
$2.89
Fact or Fiction+3% Synergy
$0.22
Cancel+3% Synergy
$0.32
Pongify+2% Synergy
$1.98
Pull from Tomorrow+2% Synergy
$0.32
Unwind+2% Synergy
$1.02
Pact of Negation+2% Synergy
$18.57
Mana Leak+1% Synergy
$0.36
Mana Drain0% Synergy
$52.75
Aetherspouts0% Synergy
$0.75
Slip Out the Back0% Synergy
$4.17
Mystic Confluence-1% Synergy
$0.74
Dig Through Time-2% Synergy
$0.26
Sink into Stupor-3% Synergy
$7.11
Aetherize-4% Synergy
$0.37
Muddle the Mixture-4% Synergy
$1.88
Blue Sun's Zenith-4% Synergy
$2.20
Arcane Denial-6% Synergy
$1.46
Opt-6% Synergy
$0.26
An Offer You Can't Refuse-7% Synergy
$2.26
Rapid Hybridization-8% Synergy
$0.60
Force of Negation-8% Synergy
$49.82
Flow of Knowledge-8% Synergy
$0.27
Swan Song-11% Synergy
$7.86
Snap-11% Synergy
$3.66
Negate-15% Synergy
$0.14
Brainstorm-18% Synergy
$1.43
Frantic Search-23% Synergy
$0.51
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor.
Deep Analysis+25% Synergy
$0.23
Energy Tap+16% Synergy
$0.29
Crush of Tentacles+15% Synergy
$1.07
Careful Study+13% Synergy
$4.92
Curse of the Swine+8% Synergy
$0.28
Bamboozle+8% Synergy
$0.12
Wash Out+7% Synergy
$0.43
Concentrate+7% Synergy
$0.20
Step Through+6% Synergy
$0.21
Inundate+6% Synergy
$9.63
Ancestral Vision+6% Synergy
$0.30
Time Spiral+6% Synergy
$95.28
Spectral Deluge+5% Synergy
$4.86
Echo of Eons+5% Synergy
$15.16
Retraced Image+5% Synergy
$8.87
Consuming Tide+4% Synergy
$0.53
Hidden Strings+4% Synergy
$0.41
Ravenform+3% Synergy
$0.34
Irenicus's Vile Duplication0% Synergy
$12.94
Merchant Scroll-1% Synergy
$5.62
Fabricate-2% Synergy
$9.41
Preordain-4% Synergy
$0.66
Solve the Equation-4% Synergy
$3.76
Sea Gate Restoration-7% Synergy
$35.07
Ponder-10% Synergy
$2.00
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor Control decks.
Maskwood Nexus+37% Synergy
$2.23
Hylda's Crown of Winter+30% Synergy
$0.46
Kefnet's Monument+28% Synergy
$0.42
Bident of Thassa+19% Synergy
$0.45
Lightning Greaves+16% Synergy
$3.93
Sword of the Animist+14% Synergy
$8.14
Winter Orb+11% Synergy
$16.01
Storage Matrix+11% Synergy
$2.34
Wayfarer's Bauble+10% Synergy
$0.32
Urza's Incubator+10% Synergy
$15.56
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer+10% Synergy
$1.38
Static Orb+9% Synergy
$15.15
Shuko+8% Synergy
$1.68
Meekstone+7% Synergy
$12.20
Mask of Avacyn+7% Synergy
$0.61
Whispersilk Cloak+5% Synergy
$3.27
Vedalken Shackles+5% Synergy
$7.31
Swiftfoot Boots-9% Synergy
$2.99
Isochron Scepter-9% Synergy
$12.89
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor decks.
Arcane Adaptation+38% Synergy
$4.57
Levitation+34% Synergy
$0.31
Dismiss into Dream+34% Synergy
$0.84
Aboshan's Desire+30% Synergy
$0.24
Opposition+30% Synergy
$0.89
Cowardice+27% Synergy
$0.51
Lost in the Maze+25% Synergy
$0.33
Reflections of Littjara+24% Synergy
$1.29
Betrayal+23% Synergy
$0.30
Mystic Remora+20% Synergy
$11.44
Kindred Discovery+20% Synergy
$14.98
Stupefying Touch+15% Synergy
$0.09
Octopus Umbra+15% Synergy
$2.51
Frozen Aether+14% Synergy
$1.32
Retreat to Coralhelm+13% Synergy
$0.37
Quest for Ula's Temple+11% Synergy
$6.39
Persuasion+11% Synergy
$0.36
Think Tank+11% Synergy
$0.29
Witness Protection+10% Synergy
$0.31
Curse of Verbosity+10% Synergy
$0.65
Observed Stasis+10% Synergy
$0.33
Curiosity+9% Synergy
$1.27
Honest Work+9% Synergy
$0.28
Xenograft+8% Synergy
$0.58
Web of Inertia+8% Synergy
$0.83
Flood+8% Synergy
$0.15
Propaganda+7% Synergy
$3.52
Leyline of Transformation+7% Synergy
$0.45
Parallel Thoughts+7% Synergy
$1.67
Shifting Sky+7% Synergy
$0.42
Scroll of Isildur+7% Synergy
$0.52
Wizard Class+6% Synergy
$2.82
Unstoppable Plan+5% Synergy
$2.88
Back to Basics+5% Synergy
$5.70
Search for Azcanta+5% Synergy
$2.02
Amphibian Downpour+2% Synergy
$1.04
Reconnaissance Mission+1% Synergy
$1.44
Ominous Seas0% Synergy
$1.54
Proft's Eidetic Memory-1% Synergy
$1.75
Imprisoned in the Moon-4% Synergy
$0.30
Teferi's Ageless Insight-10% Synergy
$3.91
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor's Control game plan.
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage+37% Synergy
$5.30
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+4% Synergy
$10.01
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor Control decks.
Arcane Lighthouse+52% Synergy
$1.41
Cephalid Coliseum+48% Synergy
$0.32
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+30% Synergy
$49.84
Terrain Generator+27% Synergy
$2.18
Castle Vantress+20% Synergy
$0.29
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+18% Synergy
$60.97
Mutavault+18% Synergy
$4.31
Detection Tower+14% Synergy
$2.81
Reliquary Tower+13% Synergy
$2.76
Mystic Sanctuary+12% Synergy
$0.85
Scavenger Grounds+12% Synergy
$0.35
Lonely Sandbar+9% Synergy
$0.27
Rishadan Port+8% Synergy
$11.54
Tolaria+7% Synergy
$6.93
Halimar Depths+6% Synergy
$0.38
Tolaria West+6% Synergy
$1.74
Maze of Ith+3% Synergy
$10.35
Riptide Laboratory+2% Synergy
$0.63
Otawara, Soaring City+1% Synergy
$31.72
War Room0% Synergy
$1.99
Rivendell-3% Synergy
$1.74
Rogue's Passage-4% Synergy
$0.36
Buried Ruin-5% Synergy
$0.37
Inventors' Fair-5% Synergy
$13.08
Academy Ruins-11% Synergy
$8.69
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor's Control strategy.
Sky Diamond+20% Synergy
$0.26
Caged Sun+20% Synergy
$3.83
Nyx Lotus+16% Synergy
$6.16
Midnight Clock+15% Synergy
$0.57
Prismatic Lens+8% Synergy
$0.42
Sisay's Ring+7% Synergy
$0.16
Eye of Ramos+7% Synergy
$2.49
Throne of Eldraine+6% Synergy
$36.37
Heraldic Banner+6% Synergy
$0.33
Gilded Lotus+5% Synergy
$0.54
Machine God's Effigy+5% Synergy
$6.73
Sol Ring+4% Synergy
$1.40
Patchwork Banner+4% Synergy
$1.91
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+4% Synergy
$19.24
Worn Powerstone+3% Synergy
$0.36
Thran Dynamo+2% Synergy
$4.03
Extraplanar Lens0% Synergy
$11.33
Decanter of Endless Water-2% Synergy
$4.11
Lotus Petal-4% Synergy
$38.08
Bender's Waterskin-4% Synergy
$0.73
Arcane Signet-7% Synergy
$0.46
Thought Vessel-9% Synergy
$2.60
Mind Stone-16% Synergy
$0.34
Lands
The mana base behind Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor's Control decks.
Path of Ancestry+12% Synergy
$0.32
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.39
Island+2% Synergy
$0.07
Myriad Landscape+2% Synergy
$0.24
Demolition Field+2% Synergy
$0.52
Sink into Stupor-3% Synergy
$7.11
Sea Gate Restoration-7% Synergy
$35.07
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor: Control.
Nezahal, Primal Tide
Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist
Memnarch
Rose Noble
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Orvar, the All-Form
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
Baral, Chief of Compliance
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Siani, Eye of the Storm
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // The Prismatic Piper
Arcum Dagsson
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
The Mindskinner
Jin-Gitaxias
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Merieke Ri Berit
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
Higure, the Still Wind
Jalira, Master Polymorphist
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
Braids, Conjurer Adept
Gadwick, the Wizened
Leonardo da Vinci
Dromar, the Banisher
Experiment Kraj
Kozilek, the Broken Reality
Marneus Calgar
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
Reveka, Wizard Savant
The Eighth Doctor
Krark, the Thumbless // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Krark, the Thumbless // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Krark, the Thumbless // Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
Krark, the Thumbless // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator