Cephalid Sage
Torment 29 • uncommon
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 29
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Keith Garletts
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Threshold — As long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, this creature has "When this creature enters, draw three cards, then discard two cards."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cephalid Sage was released in the 2002 Magic: The Gathering expansion set, Torment. This set focused heavily on the themes of black mana and madness, though this particular creature belongs to the blue color identity, representing the scholarly and often manipulative Cephalid race introduced during the Odyssey block. The card was designed to support control-oriented deck archetypes by providing a repeatable card-draw effect that synergized with the set's graveyard-centric mechanics.
The artwork for Cephalid Sage was illustrated by Greg Staples, a prolific artist for the game during this era. Staples opted for a detailed, atmospheric depiction of the sage in its natural aquatic habitat, emphasizing the intellectual and somewhat alien nature of the cephalids. Upon its release, the card was received as a solid mid-tier inclusion for limited environments, noted for its utility in cycling through a player's library to find key answers.
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