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Doctor Octopus, Master Planner

SPM · mythic · Released 2025-09-26

Power

brawl
trap→fringeGame-defining
commander
trap→fringeGame-defining

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

under

below rate

incremental

minor value alone

synergy

wants support

takes over

can take over a game

rigid

one mode

broad

broadly useful

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
controlmidrange
negative:
aggrocombostorm

Roles

repeatable-card-drawcard-advantagelordanthemmidrange-threat

Risks

slow-setupremoval-magnetpip-heavyrequires-tribe-density

Mechanics

—

Typal

synergy:
villain
anti:

—

Structural

static-abilitytriggered-abilityreplacement-effect

Rationale

Doctor Octopus is a 7cmc 4/8 that combines three functions: a +2/+2 lord for Villains, a maximum hand-size extension to eight, and a powerful end-step refill drawing up to eight cards. The refill engine is the star — in any UB midrange or control shell it acts as a near-Phyrexian Arena-on-steroids, refilling to eight at each end step regardless of how many spells were cast. The Villain lord ability is purely upside in Villain-typal Spider-Man set builds but irrelevant in generic goodstuff shells. At 7 mana it's a late-game value engine, not a combo enabler.

Learnings (3)

  • The end-step draw trigger refills to exactly 8 cards — it draws cards equal to the difference between 8 and your current hand size, making it one of the most powerful hand-refill engines in Commander at a fixed interval rather than per-spell.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The Villain lord (+2/+2) is a Spider-Man Universes Beyond set mechanic; outside that specific card pool, Villains are extremely sparse, making Doc Ock primarily a draw/value piece in non-Villain Commander builds.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • At 7 mana with a 4/8 body, Doctor Octopus is a top-end threat that demands immediate removal — opponents must answer it before your next end step or you refill to 8, making it a high-priority removal magnet.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #10,287

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