Cephalid Shrine
Odyssey 75 • rare
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 75
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Wayne England
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Whenever a player casts a spell, counter that spell unless that player pays X mana, where X is the number of cards in all graveyards with the same name as the spell.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cephalid Shrine was released in 2001 as part of the Odyssey expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on a graveyard-centric theme, introducing mechanics that encouraged players to utilize their discard pile as a resource. The card reflects the lore of the cephalids, an aquatic race introduced in this set that served as the primary antagonists during the atmospheric, gothic-fantasy narrative arc of the Odyssey block.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Heather Hudson, who provided a surreal, underwater aesthetic consistent with the cephalid theme. The design aimed to capture the enchantment’s ability to trigger effects based on specific color-coded graveyard interactions. Upon release, it was regarded as a niche utility card, primarily finding utility in specific deck archetypes that required graveyard manipulation rather than becoming a ubiquitous competitive staple.
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