What are the best cards for Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor?

Across 442 public decks, the most-played cards with Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor are Llawan, Cephalid Empress (82%), Cephalid Looter (80%) and Callous Oppressor (79%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor?

The cards played far more often with Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor than usual: Cephalid Snitch (270× its usual rate), Cephalid Scout (267× its usual rate) and Cephalid Aristocrat (262× its usual rate).

What colors is Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor?

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor is mono-blue, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor?

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor leads 442 public decks in our corpus, #2,209 of 3,757 commanders.

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor

UMono-blue commanders442 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Octopus Noble4UU$0.56

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor appears in 442 public decks. The most-played cards are Llawan, Cephalid Empress, Cephalid Looter and Callous Oppressor. The strongest synergies by lift are Cephalid Snitch, Cephalid Scout and Cephalid Aristocrat.

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Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Island

Basic Land — Island

89.4%

395 decks-0.04$0.20

#2Llawan, Cephalid Empress

Legendary Creature — Octopus Noble

3U4

82.4%

364 decks+4.56$0.87

#3Cephalid Looter

Creature — Octopus Rogue

2U3

79.9%

353 decks+5.19$0.11

#4Callous Oppressor

Creature — Octopus

1UU3

78.5%

347 decks+4.52$1.67

#5Cephalid Broker

Creature — Octopus

3U4

76.2%

337 decks+5.00$0.16

#6Cephalid Constable

Creature — Octopus Wizard

1UU3

76.2%

337 decks+4.33$5.52

#7Counterspell

Instant

UU2

71.0%

314 decks+0.12$4.38

#8Verity Circle

Enchantment

2U3

70.4%

311 decks+3.56$1.67

#9Cephalid Pathmage

Creature — Octopus Wizard

2U3

68.8%

304 decks+5.50$0.09

#10Sol Ring

Artifact

68.8%

304 decks-0.21$1.51

#11Cephalid Illusionist

Creature — Octopus Wizard

1U2

67.6%

299 decks+5.09$1.18

#12Cephalid Sage

Creature — Octopus

3U4

65.2%

288 decks+5.47$0.21

#13Cephalid Inkshrouder

Creature — Octopus

2U3

64.3%

284 decks+5.53$0.37

#14Theft of Dreams

Sorcery

2U3

60.4%

267 decks+4.75$0.37

#15Borrowing 100,000 Arrows

Sorcery

2U3

59.0%

261 decks+3.83$0.35

#16Cephalid Retainer

Creature — Octopus

2UU4

59.0%

261 decks+5.51$0.23

#17Arcane Signet

Artifact

56.1%

248 decks-0.16$0.41

#18Archetype of Imagination

Enchantment Creature — Human Wizard

4UU6

54.5%

241 decks+2.59$0.97

#19Cephalid Scout

Creature — Octopus Wizard Scout

1U2

54.1%

239 decks+5.59$0.14

#20Cephalid Facetaker

Creature — Octopus Rogue

2U3

53.8%

238 decks+3.95$3.96

#21High Tide

Instant

53.8%

238 decks+0.23$1.84

#22Mothdust Changeling

Creature — Shapeshifter

50.2%

222 decks+3.92$1.17

#23Wonder

Creature — Incarnation

3U4

49.1%

217 decks+2.36$3.83

#24Reliquary Tower

Land

49.1%

217 decks-0.06$4.72

#25Kefnet's Monument

Legendary Artifact

48.9%

216 decks+2.10$0.37

#26Cephalid Vandal

Creature — Octopus Rogue

1U2

48.9%

216 decks+5.36$0.35

#27Willbreaker

Creature — Human Wizard

3UU5

48.6%

215 decks+3.46$1.60

#28Sapphire Medallion

Artifact

47.7%

211 decks-0.13$8.49

#29Dismiss into Dream

Enchantment

6U7

45.9%

203 decks+3.75$0.78

#30Mystic Sanctuary

Land — Island

45.2%

200 decks-0.10$2.85

#31Shield Broker

Creature — Octopus Advisor

3UU5

45.0%

199 decks+4.42$0.23

#32Psychic Pickpocket

Creature — Octopus Rogue

4U5

42.5%

188 decks+5.40$0.18

#33Thought Vessel

Artifact

42.3%

187 decks-0.15$2.94

#34Cephalid Coliseum

Land

41.9%

185 decks+1.41$0.35

#35Amoeboid Changeling

Creature — Shapeshifter

1U2

41.9%

185 decks+3.81$0.79

#36Omen Hawker

Creature — Octopus Advisor

38.5%

170 decks+2.38$0.37

#37Cephalid Snitch

Creature — Octopus Wizard

1U2

38.0%

168 decks+5.60$0.10

#38Betrayal

Enchantment — Aura

37.6%

166 decks+4.38$0.28

#39Cephalid Aristocrat

Creature — Octopus Noble

4U5

37.3%

165 decks+5.57$0.14

#40Sky Diamond

Artifact

36.9%

163 decks+0.54$0.29

#41Dramatic Reversal

Instant

1U2

36.2%

160 decks+0.71$4.33

#42Levitation

Enchantment

2UU4

36.2%

160 decks+3.95$0.33

#43Shapesharer

Creature — Shapeshifter

1U2

36.2%

160 decks+3.87$6.21

#44Backstreet Bruiser

Creature — Octopus Rogue

1U2

36.0%

159 decks+5.55$0.16

#45Aboshan's Desire

Enchantment — Aura

34.8%

154 decks+4.60$0.24

#46Mind Stone

Artifact

33.9%

150 decks-0.05$0.41

#47Negate

Instant

1U2

33.5%

148 decks-0.04$0.16

#48Rapid Hybridization

Instant

32.8%

145 decks-0.07$1.30

#49Pongify

Instant

32.4%

143 decks-0.21$2.90

#50Maskwood Nexus

Artifact

31.2%

138 decks+2.98$3.04

#51Sea-Dasher Octopus

Creature — Octopus

1UU3

30.8%

136 decks+3.46$1.70

#52Universal Automaton

Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter

30.5%

135 decks+3.41$0.57

#53Cyclonic Rift

Instant

1U2

30.1%

133 decks-0.09$39.16GC

#54Lightning Greaves

Artifact — Equipment

30.1%

133 decks+0.23$4.22

#55Reality Shift

Instant

1U2

30.1%

133 decks+0.15$0.30

#56Aetherize

Instant

3U4

29.6%

131 decks-0.02$0.40

#57Propaganda

Enchantment

2U3

29.6%

131 decks+0.03$3.72

#58Myriad Landscape

Land

28.5%

126 decks+0.23$0.31

#59Reflections of Littjara

Enchantment

4U5

28.5%

126 decks+2.27$2.73

#60Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Legendary Land

27.4%

121 decks+0.46$40.09

Highest synergy

#1Cephalid Snitch

Creature — Octopus Wizard

1U2

168 decks+5.60

In 38% of these decks, 270× its usual rate.

#2Cephalid Scout

Creature — Octopus Wizard Scout

1U2

239 decks+5.59

In 54% of these decks, 267× its usual rate.

#3Cephalid Aristocrat

Creature — Octopus Noble

4U5

165 decks+5.57

In 37% of these decks, 262× its usual rate.

#4Backstreet Bruiser

Creature — Octopus Rogue

1U2

159 decks+5.55

In 36% of these decks, 257× its usual rate.

#5Cephalid Inkshrouder

Creature — Octopus

2U3

284 decks+5.53

In 64% of these decks, 252× its usual rate.

#6Cephalid Retainer

Creature — Octopus

2UU4

261 decks+5.51

In 59% of these decks, 247× its usual rate.

#7Cephalid Pathmage

Creature — Octopus Wizard

2U3

304 decks+5.50

In 69% of these decks, 244× its usual rate.

#8Cephalid Sage

Creature — Octopus

3U4

288 decks+5.47

In 65% of these decks, 238× its usual rate.

#9Psychic Pickpocket

Creature — Octopus Rogue

4U5

188 decks+5.40

In 43% of these decks, 221× its usual rate.

#10Cephalid Vandal

Creature — Octopus Rogue

1U2

216 decks+5.36

In 49% of these decks, 212× its usual rate.

#11Cephalid Looter

Creature — Octopus Rogue

2U3

353 decks+5.19

In 80% of these decks, 180× its usual rate.

#12Touch of Invisibility

Sorcery

3U4

63 decks+5.15

In 14% of these decks, 173× its usual rate.

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Questions about Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor

What are the best cards for Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor?: Across 442 public decks, the most-played cards with Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor are Llawan, Cephalid Empress (82%), Cephalid Looter (80%) and Callous Oppressor (79%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor?: The cards played far more often with Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor than usual: Cephalid Snitch (270× its usual rate), Cephalid Scout (267× its usual rate) and Cephalid Aristocrat (262× its usual rate).
What colors is Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor?: Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor is mono-blue, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor?: Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor leads 442 public decks in our corpus, #2,209 of 3,757 commanders.