Llawan, Cephalid Empress
Torment 42 • rare
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 42
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $0.88
What it does
When Llawan enters, return all blue creatures your opponents control to their owners' hands.
Your opponents can't cast blue creature spells.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Llawan, Cephalid Empress was released in the 2002 Magic: The Gathering expansion set, Torment. The set was designed to explore the concepts of darkness and imbalance, acting as the second set in the Odyssey block. Within the game's lore, the Cephalids are a race of octopus-like aquatic humanoids residing on the plane of Otaria, and Llawan represents their authoritative, magically adept leadership during this tumultuous period of the storyline.
The card illustration was created by artist Christopher Moeller, who captured the character’s regal yet menacing aquatic aesthetic. Moeller’s work on this piece is noted for its textured use of color and the distinct, alien anatomy of the Cephalid monarch. Upon release, the card gained recognition among players for its highly specific, powerful ability to hinder blue-aligned decks, cementing its status as a niche but effective utility card in competitive formats like Commander.
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