Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor

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Lady Octopus is a 1-mana blue legendary that accrues ingenuity counters from the first two draws each turn, then taps to cast artifacts from hand for free up to the counter threshold. She functions as a scaling cost-reducer for artifact spells, rewarding blue's natural card draw density; signature in artifact-matters shells where she can rapidly deploy expensive artifacts for free. She requires multiple turns of setup and is a high-priority removal target once her counter total becomes threatening.

• Lady Octopus triggers on the first OR second card drawn each turn — not just the first — meaning a single Opt or cantrip gives 1 counter, while drawing two cards in a turn (from any source including opponent's effects like Howling Mine) gives 2 counters total.

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• Her tap ability lets you cast an artifact from hand without paying its mana cost, but the artifact must have MV ≤ her ingenuity counter count; she scales best in decks that draw 2+ cards per turn reliably (e.g., Consecrated Sphinx, Rhystic Study) to hit high counter totals quickly.

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• Because counters persist across turns and are never spent by the tap ability, she can in theory cast a large artifact every turn once she's built up enough counters — making her a repeatable free-cast engine rather than a one-shot payoff.

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• EDHREC rank: #6,353