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Cephalid Illusionist by Pete Venters #28

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Uncommon
Number: #28
Illustrator: Pete Venters
Edition: Torment

Cephalid Illusionist is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 1259
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Combos: 22 combos
Cephalid Illusionist combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 5
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Versions: This card has 1 different prints

Rules & flavor text

Whenever Cephalid Illusionist 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.

Related Tags

Blue Creature Wizards Mill

Price

0.2 Tixes
@CardHoarder

2.99
@CardKingdom

2.84
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Latest decks playing Cephalid Illusionist

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Cephalid Illusionist available on MTG decks website.

1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By L4rss0n	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	65%	06-May -2024	$1665 ---
Top8	Cephalid Breakfast By Shirakami Nobum...	BO3	Rare Phoenix Contested legacy (TC Osaka, Japan)	14%	06-May -2024	$1134 ---
Top8	Cephalid Breakfast By Luca Semerari	BO3	Colosseum @ Ludico Pub (Roma, Italy)	68%	05-May -2024	$2070 ---
Top16 (5 - 2) 71%	deck By L4rss0n	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 64 #12635923	65%	05-May -2024	$1665 ---
Top16 (3 - 3) 50%	Cephalid Breakfast By Ben Wong	BO3	Sunday $1K @ SCG CON Richmond	68%	05-May -2024	$2262 ---
Top16	Angry Hermit By Jan Schmidt	BO3	Czech Premodern	Not available	04-May -2024	$679 ---
Top64 (1 - 3 - 1) 20%	Vadrok, Apex of Thun... By John Berninger		Play to Win CEDH Event	Not available	04-May -2024	$3950 ---
2nd	Cephalid Breakfast By Kinoshita Ryosu...	BO3	Hareruya Legacy CUP DX in Hiroshima	27%	04-May -2024	$2201 ---
Other	Raul - 100 Mill Gang By Devjcc		Social media	Not available	03-May -2024	$702 ---
Top8	Cephalid Breakfast By Fukui Shota	BO3	GW special edition! 《Tundra》 scramble Legacy (Kichijoji, Jap...	71%	03-May -2024	$1661 ---
Top4	Cephalid Breakfast By Shirakami Nobum...	BO3	Team Legacy (TC Osaka, Japan)	14%	03-May -2024	$1137 ---
2nd	フードファイターぴく... By Takayose Takahi...	BO3	HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	68%	29-Apr -2024	$1623 ---
1st	Cephalid Breakfast By Hayakawa Tomoya	BO3	HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	68%	29-Apr -2024	$1634 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By L4rss0n	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	65%	29-Apr -2024	$1665 ---
Top8 (2 - 1) 66%	Cephalid Breakfast By Zack Shue	BO3	Charlotte Legacy League Season 2 Week 5 @CharlotteLegacyLea...	58%	29-Apr -2024	$1621 ---
Top8	セファリッド・ブレッ... By Mizui Tomoyuki	BO3	Legacy Rumble (Yokohama, Japan)	63%	29-Apr -2024	$2322 ---
Top32 (4 - 3) 57%	deck By L4rss0n	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 64 #12633760	65%	28-Apr -2024	$1665 ---
2nd	Cephalid Breakfast By Suginaka Toshiy...	BO3	Legacy Rumble in Kawasaki @Hareruya (Japan)	29%	28-Apr -2024	$1767 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By _epinephrine	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	68%	28-Apr -2024	$2134 ---
Top8	Cephalid Breakfast By Hayakawa Tomoya	BO3	Hareruya Legacy Cup - 2024/4/27	68%	27-Apr -2024	$1675 ---

1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By L4rss0n MTGO Legacy League #8067	06-May SINGULARITY: 65% $1665 ---
Top8 X BO3	Cephalid Breakfast By Shirakami Nobum... Rare Phoenix Contested legacy (TC Osaka, Japan)	06-May SINGULARITY: 14% $1134 ---
Top8 X BO3	Cephalid Breakfast By Luca Semerari Colosseum @ Ludico Pub (Roma, Italy)	05-May SINGULARITY: 68% $2070 ---
Top16 (5 - 2) 71% X BO3	deck By L4rss0n MTGO Legacy Challenge 64 #12635923	05-May SINGULARITY: 65% $1665 ---
Top16 (3 - 3) 50% X BO3	Cephalid Breakfast By Ben Wong Sunday $1K @ SCG CON Richmond	05-May SINGULARITY: 68% $2262 ---
Top16 X BO3	Angry Hermit By Jan Schmidt Czech Premodern	04-May SINGULARITY: Not available $679 ---
Top64 (1 - 3 - 1) 20% X	Vadrok, Apex of Thun... By John Berninger Play to Win CEDH Event	04-May SINGULARITY: Not available $3950 ---
2nd X BO3	Cephalid Breakfast By Kinoshita Ryosu... Hareruya Legacy CUP DX in Hiroshima	04-May SINGULARITY: 27% $2201 ---
Other X	Raul - 100 Mill Gang By Devjcc Social media	03-May SINGULARITY: Not available $702 ---
Top8 X BO3	Cephalid Breakfast By Fukui Shota GW special edition! 《Tundra》 scramble Legacy (Kichijoji, Jap...	03-May SINGULARITY: 71% $1661 ---
Top4 X BO3	Cephalid Breakfast By Shirakami Nobum... Team Legacy (TC Osaka, Japan)	03-May SINGULARITY: 14% $1137 ---
2nd X BO3	フードファイターぴく... By Takayose Takahi... HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 68% $1623 ---
1st X BO3	Cephalid Breakfast By Hayakawa Tomoya HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 68% $1634 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By L4rss0n MTGO Legacy League #8067	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 65% $1665 ---
Top8 (2 - 1) 66% X BO3	Cephalid Breakfast By Zack Shue Charlotte Legacy League Season 2 Week 5 @CharlotteLegacyLea...	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 58% $1621 ---
Top8 X BO3	セファリッド・ブレッ... By Mizui Tomoyuki Legacy Rumble (Yokohama, Japan)	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 63% $2322 ---
Top32 (4 - 3) 57% X BO3	deck By L4rss0n MTGO Legacy Challenge 64 #12633760	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 65% $1665 ---
2nd X BO3	Cephalid Breakfast By Suginaka Toshiy... Legacy Rumble in Kawasaki @Hareruya (Japan)	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 29% $1767 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By _epinephrine MTGO Legacy League #8067	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 68% $2134 ---
Top8 X BO3	Cephalid Breakfast By Hayakawa Tomoya Hareruya Legacy Cup - 2024/4/27	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 68% $1675 ---

Recent archetypes playing Cephalid Illusionist

A list of archetypes playing Cephalid Illusionist by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Legacy
Premodern

Legacy archetypes playing Cephalid Illusionist

Name	Decks	Price
Legacy Cephalid Breakfast	105	$1922 $287
Legacy UR Tempo	17	$2129 $313
Legacy Cephalid Scam	2	$2061 $399

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Premodern archetypes playing Cephalid Illusionist

	Name	Decks	Price
	Premodern Cephalid Breakfast	4	$355 $42
	Premodern Angry Hermit	2	$556 $61

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Cephalid Illusionist quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Cephalid Illusionist?

Cephalid Illusionist has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Cephalid Illusionist current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 0.2 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $2.84
Cardkingdom: 📊 $2.99

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In which formats is Cephalid Illusionist played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Legacy, and Premodern Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Cephalid Illusionist?

The top 3 archetypes using Cephalid Illusionist are:

Legacy Cephalid Breakfast
Legacy UR Tempo
Legacy Cephalid Scam
Premodern Cephalid Breakfast
Premodern Angry Hermit

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Cephalid Illusionist in the current metagame

Cephalid Illusionist has been played in more than 1259 decks in the last year and is a key card in more than 22 combos (you can check them in the Cephalid Illusionist combos section). It is currently being played in Legacy, and Premodern, mainly in the following archetypes: Cephalid Breakfast, UR Tempo, and Cephalid Scam in Legacy. Cephalid Breakfast, and Angry Hermit in Premodern.

Last update: 2024-05-06