Cephalid Illusionist

60Playable

Creature — Octopus Wizard {1} {U} Torment

2HG Rating

60/100

Gains value in 2HG: combat fog / damage prevention.

Weak in 2HGNeutralFormat staple

+10
Combat fog / damage prevention
You're defending against two attacking players out of one shared life pool. Fog effects buy a full team turn.

Ratings start at a neutral 50 and are adjusted by rules derived from 2HG's structure — shared 60 life, shared turns, two opponents. They'll be recalibrated against real play rates once teams start submitting decklists.

Oracle text

Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, mill three cards. {2} {U} , {T} : Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by target creature you control this turn.

Legality

standardpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommander

Plays well beside it

Shares the "combat fog / damage prevention" axis — good candidates for your teammate's deck.

Suggestions are characteristic-based for now. Once teams submit pairings, this becomes a real co-occurrence score: played in X% of teams whose partner deck runs Cephalid Illusionist.

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