Llawan, Cephalid Empress
$0.88
$0.88Legendary Creature — Octopus Noble
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Llawan, Cephalid Empress's Stax builds — cards that lean hardest into the Stax theme.
Alter Reality+87% Synergy
$2.32
Painter's Servant+86% Synergy
$51.83
Grindstone+85% Synergy
$13.92
Tribute Mage+80% Synergy
$0.86
Shifting Sky+75% Synergy
$0.33
Mystic Remora+73% Synergy
$13.77
Trinket Mage+66% Synergy
$0.52
Sleight of Mind+62% Synergy
$0.36
Insight+62% Synergy
$1.77
Muddle the Mixture+60% Synergy
$2.75
Top Cards
The staple cards most Llawan, Cephalid Empress Stax decks run as their core.
Wash Out+57% Synergy
$0.39
Capsize+57% Synergy
$0.75
Fabricate+54% Synergy
$10.36
Merchant Scroll+54% Synergy
$5.02
Douse+50% Synergy
$0.33
Meekstone+49% Synergy
$12.18
Whim of Volrath+47% Synergy
$8.18
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner+47% Synergy
$7.10
Brainstorm+34% Synergy
$0.56
Sapphire Medallion+3% Synergy
$8.14
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Llawan, Cephalid Empress Stax game on their own.
Mystical Tutor+53% Synergy
$18.67
Chrome Mox+41% Synergy
$167.03
Mana Vault+40% Synergy
$115.65
Glacial Chasm+37% Synergy
$16.84
Grim Monolith+32% Synergy
$478.02
Rhystic Study+31% Synergy
$69.59
Ancient Tomb+26% Synergy
$119.25
Thassa's Oracle+25% Synergy
$22.51
Force of Will+21% Synergy
$59.96
Cyclonic Rift+5% Synergy
$39.16
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Stax plan in Llawan, Cephalid Empress decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Blind Seer+50% Synergy
$0.85
Tidal Visionary+37% Synergy
$0.16
Leveler+36% Synergy
$4.55
Tidespout Tyrant+34% Synergy
$2.50
Harbinger of the Seas+28% Synergy
$1.94
Hullbreaker Horror+25% Synergy
$5.98
Phyrexian Devourer+25% Synergy
$33.82
Scuttlemutt+25% Synergy
$0.33
Metathran Transport+25% Synergy
$0.14
Fylamarid+25% Synergy
$0.21
Vodalian Mystic+25% Synergy
$0.24
Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor+25% Synergy
$0.56
Callous Oppressor+24% Synergy
$1.68
Laboratory Maniac+18% Synergy
$2.21
Stormtide Leviathan+18% Synergy
$1.85
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+18% Synergy
$32.89
Padeem, Consul of Innovation+15% Synergy
$2.42
PuPu UFO+13% Synergy
$0.50
Indigo Faerie+12% Synergy
$0.18
Cephalid Broker+12% Synergy
$0.18
Vedalken Mastermind+12% Synergy
$0.38
Shrieking Drake+12% Synergy
$0.20
Ambassador Laquatus+12% Synergy
$1.77
Cephalid Looter+12% Synergy
$0.10
Keeper of the Mind+12% Synergy
$0.34
Spiny Starfish+12% Synergy
$0.27
Vodalian Mage+12% Synergy
$0.15
Cephalid Constable+12% Synergy
$5.52
Vesuvan Doppelganger+12% Synergy
Subtlety+11% Synergy
$10.08
Fatespinner+11% Synergy
$10.45
Pili-Pala+11% Synergy
$2.56
Meloku the Clouded Mirror+10% Synergy
$0.89
Gilded Drake+10% Synergy
$211.16
Grand Architect+9% Synergy
$0.94
Fog Bank+8% Synergy
$0.18
Walking Atlas+8% Synergy
$1.63
Archetype of Imagination+8% Synergy
$0.90
High Fae Trickster+7% Synergy
$4.02
Walking Ballista+7% Synergy
$10.11
Venser, Shaper Savant+6% Synergy
$1.09
Archmage Emeritus+5% Synergy
$0.59
Mulldrifter+5% Synergy
$0.35
Spellseeker+5% Synergy
$17.36
Defiler of Dreams+4% Synergy
$0.49
Ornithopter of Paradise+2% Synergy
$2.23
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$1.82
Faerie Mastermind-3% Synergy
$11.62
Phyrexian Metamorph-7% Synergy
$2.21
Solemn Simulacrum-9% Synergy
$0.31
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Llawan, Cephalid Empress's Stax deck ahead.
Sway of Illusion+50% Synergy
$0.53
Sea Kings' Blessing+50% Synergy
$5.63
Mind Bend+49% Synergy
$2.96
Hibernation+37% Synergy
$0.26
Spectral Shift+37% Synergy
$0.53
Glamerdye+36% Synergy
$2.75
Brain Freeze+33% Synergy
$4.15
Dramatic Reversal+31% Synergy
$0.38
Cryptic Command+26% Synergy
$7.98
Whir of Invention+25% Synergy
$5.44
Crystal Spray+25% Synergy
$13.38
Blue Elemental Blast+24% Synergy
$2.01
Hydroblast+24% Synergy
$5.54
Swan Song+23% Synergy
$10.69
Daze+23% Synergy
$2.25
Reins of Power+23% Synergy
$1.87
Impulse+20% Synergy
$0.18
Evacuation+17% Synergy
$0.26
Fact or Fiction+16% Synergy
$0.30
Arcane Denial+14% Synergy
$1.72
Jaded Response+12% Synergy
$0.13
Aether Tradewinds+12% Synergy
$0.24
Thwart+12% Synergy
$3.14
Change the Equation+12% Synergy
$0.31
Illusionist's Gambit+11% Synergy
$0.40
Dismiss+11% Synergy
$0.14
Dizzy Spell+11% Synergy
$1.85
Submerge+11% Synergy
$7.73
Force of Negation+10% Synergy
$49.60
Gush+10% Synergy
$3.52
Dissipate+10% Synergy
$0.23
Gifts Ungiven+10% Synergy
$5.59
Delay+9% Synergy
$3.41
Mindbreak Trap+7% Synergy
$15.29
Foil+7% Synergy
$2.09
High Tide+6% Synergy
$1.57
Snap+6% Synergy
$3.78
Mental Misstep+6% Synergy
$7.52
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$9.48
Flusterstorm+3% Synergy
$8.05
Fierce Guardianship+2% Synergy
$63.43
Blue Sun's Zenith+1% Synergy
$3.37
Reality Shift-1% Synergy
$0.35
Mana Drain-2% Synergy
$56.44
Opt-13% Synergy
$0.25
Rapid Hybridization-22% Synergy
$0.79
An Offer You Can't Refuse-25% Synergy
$3.07
Negate-25% Synergy
$0.24
Counterspell-28% Synergy
$4.28
Pongify-28% Synergy
$3.05
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Stax game plan forward for Llawan, Cephalid Empress.
Paradigm Shift+37% Synergy
$6.02
Transmute Artifact+21% Synergy
$420.25
Whelming Wave+21% Synergy
$1.40
Ravenform+17% Synergy
$0.35
Preordain+14% Synergy
$0.86
Curse of the Swine+14% Synergy
$0.30
Solve the Equation+13% Synergy
$3.64
Extract+12% Synergy
$6.79
Braingeyser+12% Synergy
$832.80
Reconstruction+12% Synergy
$1.91
Cultural Exchange+12% Synergy
$5.62
Argivian Restoration+12% Synergy
$0.21
Distorting Wake+12% Synergy
$0.63
Beacon of Tomorrows+11% Synergy
$3.35
Mind's Desire+11% Synergy
$1.05
Timetwister+11% Synergy
Blatant Thievery+10% Synergy
$5.41
Retraced Image+10% Synergy
$8.90
Expropriate+9% Synergy
$15.92
Personal Tutor+8% Synergy
$6.53
Deep Analysis+7% Synergy
$0.24
Step Through+7% Synergy
$0.23
Reshape+6% Synergy
$4.39
Lórien Revealed+4% Synergy
$5.68
Treasure Cruise+2% Synergy
$0.35
Ponder-4% Synergy
$3.54
Windfall-10% Synergy
$6.10
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Llawan, Cephalid Empress Stax decks.
Mirror of Fate+37% Synergy
$0.56
Ensnaring Bridge+37% Synergy
$11.26
The Immortal Sun+36% Synergy
$12.97
Isochron Scepter+33% Synergy
$12.32
Portcullis+25% Synergy
$1.97
Codex Shredder+19% Synergy
$0.35
Waterbending Scroll+17% Synergy
$0.27
The One Ring+13% Synergy
$115.41
Jayemdae Tome+12% Synergy
$0.10
Erratic Portal+12% Synergy
$2.92
Mana Web+12% Synergy
$17.92
Distorting Lens+12% Synergy
$0.79
Noetic Scales+12% Synergy
$12.26
Goblin Cannon+12% Synergy
$0.25
Endless Atlas+12% Synergy
$2.56
Crystal Chimes+12% Synergy
$1.09
Smokestack+12% Synergy
$4.90
Quicksilver Fountain+11% Synergy
$3.65
Static Orb+10% Synergy
$14.94
Crawlspace+10% Synergy
$8.94
Primal Amulet+10% Synergy
$11.28
Staff of Domination+10% Synergy
$10.05
Vedalken Orrery+9% Synergy
$15.29
Winter Orb+8% Synergy
$22.38
Winter Moon+8% Synergy
$0.58
Lightning Greaves-1% Synergy
$4.10
Swiftfoot Boots-3% Synergy
$1.98
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$5.61
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Stax strategy in Llawan, Cephalid Empress decks.
Chill+37% Synergy
$2.27
Thought Lash+37% Synergy
$12.56
Back to Basics+31% Synergy
$6.51
Leyline of Anticipation+28% Synergy
$5.40
Imprisoned in the Moon+25% Synergy
$0.31
High Seas+25% Synergy
$0.21
Dream Tides+25% Synergy
$0.41
Swirl the Mists+25% Synergy
$0.41
Shimmer+25% Synergy
$10.84
Steal Enchantment+24% Synergy
$8.76
Overburden+24% Synergy
$14.22
Stasis+24% Synergy
$17.42
Arcane Laboratory+24% Synergy
$0.83
Standstill+24% Synergy
$8.94
Aether Barrier+12% Synergy
$6.14
Mana Breach+12% Synergy
$0.81
Ancestral Knowledge+12% Synergy
$7.52
Mana Maze+12% Synergy
$4.79
Land Equilibrium+12% Synergy
$127.48
Pendrell Mists+12% Synergy
$12.76
Opposition+12% Synergy
$1.04
Flood+12% Synergy
$0.20
Embargo+12% Synergy
$1.13
Future Sight+11% Synergy
$0.41
Kasmina's Transmutation+11% Synergy
$0.24
Control Magic+11% Synergy
$0.79
Telepathy+11% Synergy
$0.84
Intruder Alarm+10% Synergy
$5.75
Retreat to Coralhelm+10% Synergy
$0.40
Dissipation Field+9% Synergy
$4.16
Propaganda+6% Synergy
$2.17
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Llawan, Cephalid Empress's Stax game plan.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+23% Synergy
$10.72
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain+13% Synergy
$20.40
Tezzeret the Seeker+4% Synergy
$25.76
Narset, Parter of Veils+2% Synergy
$1.28
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Llawan, Cephalid Empress Stax decks.
Coral Atoll+47% Synergy
$0.63
Cephalid Coliseum+28% Synergy
$0.32
Buried Ruin+25% Synergy
$0.37
Mystifying Maze+25% Synergy
$0.57
Phyrexia's Core+24% Synergy
$0.38
Homeward Path+24% Synergy
$19.67
Hall of Storm Giants+23% Synergy
$0.44
Seat of the Synod+19% Synergy
$0.91
Tolaria West+19% Synergy
$2.11
Scavenger Grounds+17% Synergy
$0.32
Isolated Watchtower+12% Synergy
$1.27
Ice Floe+12% Synergy
$0.33
Lonely Sandbar+11% Synergy
$0.24
Faerie Conclave+11% Synergy
$0.61
Mishra's Workshop+11% Synergy
$3699.99
Saprazzan Skerry+10% Synergy
$2.86
City of Traitors+10% Synergy
$549.38
Urza's Saga+8% Synergy
$38.48
Remote Isle+8% Synergy
$0.24
Maze of Ith+8% Synergy
$9.44
Castle Vantress+7% Synergy
$0.31
Academy Ruins+6% Synergy
$9.06
Mistrise Village+5% Synergy
$7.72
Riptide Laboratory+3% Synergy
$0.76
Temple of the False God+3% Synergy
$0.32
Darksteel Citadel+1% Synergy
$2.58
Inventors' Fair0% Synergy
$14.54
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-4% Synergy
$45.74
Otawara, Soaring City-13% Synergy
$26.55
Mystic Sanctuary-25% Synergy
$1.34
Reliquary Tower-44% Synergy
$4.23
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Llawan, Cephalid Empress's Stax strategy.
Mox Diamond+32% Synergy
$1108.66
Jeweled Amulet+22% Synergy
$6.38
Worn Powerstone+20% Synergy
$0.37
Sol Ring+15% Synergy
$1.34
Basalt Monolith+15% Synergy
$4.87
Mox Opal+15% Synergy
$229.58
Lotus Petal+13% Synergy
$37.42
Star Compass+11% Synergy
$0.50
Paradise Mantle+10% Synergy
$10.35
Everflowing Chalice+9% Synergy
$0.30
Gauntlet of Power+9% Synergy
$4.09
Springleaf Drum+9% Synergy
$0.31
Liquimetal Torque+6% Synergy
$2.97
Fellwar Stone+5% Synergy
$1.04
Mox Amber+5% Synergy
$86.61
Extraplanar Lens+4% Synergy
$13.30
Sky Diamond+3% Synergy
$0.25
Decanter of Endless Water-1% Synergy
$5.10
Mind Stone-22% Synergy
$0.34
Arcane Signet-40% Synergy
$0.49
Lands
The mana base behind Llawan, Cephalid Empress's Stax decks.
Gemstone Caverns+31% Synergy
$63.27
Demolition Field+20% Synergy
$0.31
Maestros Theater+12% Synergy
$0.31
Brokers Hideout+12% Synergy
$0.80
Obscura Storefront+12% Synergy
$0.31
Fabled Passage+9% Synergy
$0.64
Terramorphic Expanse+9% Synergy
$0.26
Prismatic Vista+8% Synergy
$30.56
Urza's Cave+8% Synergy
$2.58
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.29
Silundi Vision+7% Synergy
$0.43
Misty Rainforest+5% Synergy
$35.75
Snow-Covered Island+5% Synergy
$1.18
Scalding Tarn+5% Synergy
$37.51
Polluted Delta+4% Synergy
$19.87
Flooded Strand+4% Synergy
$15.74
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$9.48
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$1.82
Island-6% Synergy
$0.07
Myriad Landscape-13% Synergy
$0.34
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Llawan, Cephalid Empress: Stax.
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
Baral, Chief of Compliance
Nezahal, Primal Tide
Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
Dromar, the Banisher
Merieke Ri Berit
Barrin, Master Wizard
Gadwick, the Wizened
Blind Seer
Talion, the Kindly Lord
Empress Galina
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Sensational Spider-Man
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Halana, Kessig Ranger
Lady Sun
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Jin-Gitaxias
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
Memnarch
Venser, Shaper Savant
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
Kairi, the Swirling Sky
Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
Hisoka, Minamo Sensei
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Azor, the Lawbringer
Ith, High Arcanist
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Dungeon Delver
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Feywild Visitor
Absolute Virtue
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
The Eighth Doctor // K-9, Mark I
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
Brago, King Eternal
Sharae of Numbing Depths
Circu, Dimir Lobotomist