Art by Simon Dominic
Octavia, Living Thesis
Legendary Creature — Elemental Octopus
This spell costs {8} less to cast if you have eight or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard. Ward {8} Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, target creature has base power and toughness 8/8 until end of turn.
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Most Played With Octavia, Living Thesis (180)
Curate
62% of decks · $0.32
Rapid Hybridization
62% of decks · $0.78
Pongify
62% of decks · $3.12
Preordain
61% of decks · $0.87
Shoreline Looter
60% of decks · $0.31
Murmuring Mystic
57% of decks · $1.77
Slip Through Space
56% of decks · $0.37
Sol Ring
56% of decks · $1.38
Ghostly Pilferer
55% of decks · $2.79
Shadow Rift
52% of decks
Thirst for Discovery
52% of decks · $0.26
Artful Dodge
51% of decks · $0.50
High Tide
50% of decks · $1.66
Chart a Course
50% of decks · $0.14
Deep Analysis
48% of decks · $0.23
Resculpt
48% of decks · $0.33
Mercurial Spelldancer
48% of decks · $0.38
Mission Briefing
47% of decks · $0.39
Serum Visions
47% of decks · $2.84
Fact or Fiction
46% of decks · $0.25
Reality Shift
46% of decks · $0.35
Leap
46% of decks · $0.52
Enter the Enigma
45% of decks · $0.30
Windfall
44% of decks · $6.02
Gitaxian Probe
44% of decks · $4.18
Sapphire Medallion
44% of decks · $8.55
Gigadrowse
44% of decks · $0.34
Peek
43% of decks · $0.43
Silundi Vision
43% of decks
Arcane Signet
41% of decks · $0.49
Negate
41% of decks · $0.24
Arcane Denial
39% of decks · $2.03
Snap
39% of decks · $3.97
Ledger Shredder
39% of decks · $9.99
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
38% of decks · $2.85
Invisible Stalker
38% of decks · $1.20
Ornithopter of Paradise
38% of decks · $2.23
Defy Gravity
38% of decks · $0.16
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36% of decks · $3.16
Lórien Revealed
36% of decks · $5.68
Slither Blade
35% of decks · $1.51
Strategic Planning
35% of decks · $0.19
Careful Study
34% of decks · $5.15
Haughty Djinn
34% of decks · $0.33
Mischievous Mystic
34% of decks · $0.27
Sink into Stupor
33% of decks
Aetherize
31% of decks · $0.49
Wavebreak Hippocamp
30% of decks · $0.77
Nadir Kraken
29% of decks · $0.44
Silent Hallcreeper
28% of decks · $1.11
Blighted Agent
28% of decks · $1.35
Emrakul's Messenger
27% of decks · $0.33
Flow of Knowledge
25% of decks · $0.28
Triton Shorestalker
25% of decks · $0.48
Thought Vessel
24% of decks
Archmage of Runes
24% of decks · $3.67
Faerie Mastermind
23% of decks · $11.66
The Magic Mirror
23% of decks · $3.35
Jwari Disruption
23% of decks
Mist-Cloaked Herald
23% of decks · $0.28
Kiora, the Rising Tide
23% of decks · $0.39
Obsessive Search
22% of decks · $0.19
You Come to a River
22% of decks · $0.30
Filter Out
22% of decks · $0.30
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
22% of decks · $0.45
Mists of Lórien
22% of decks · $1.42
Cryptic Command
22% of decks · $7.78
Think Twice
21% of decks · $0.27
Exhibition Tidecaller
21% of decks · $0.44
Brain Freeze
20% of decks
Archmage's Charm
20% of decks · $2.14
March of Swirling Mist
20% of decks · $4.20
Thieving Skydiver
20% of decks · $0.38
Cloak of Feathers
20% of decks · $0.41
Search for Azcanta
19% of decks
Dream Twist
19% of decks · $0.32
Cyclonic Rift
19% of decks · $39.16
Flow State
19% of decks · $1.60
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
19% of decks · $0.32
Portent
19% of decks · $0.37
Spectral Deluge
19% of decks · $4.43
Visions of Beyond
19% of decks · $4.42
Windrider Wizard
18% of decks · $0.26
Mystic Remora
18% of decks · $15.08
Pym Particles
18% of decks · $0.31
Rise from the Tides
18% of decks · $0.23
Whelming Wave
18% of decks · $1.44
Siren Stormtamer
18% of decks · $0.49
Swan Song
18% of decks · $10.60
Baral, Chief of Compliance
18% of decks · $4.76
Runechanter's Pike
17% of decks · $0.35
Confounding Riddle
17% of decks · $0.31
Sea Gate Restoration
17% of decks
Chasm Skulker
17% of decks · $0.83
Treasure Cruise
17% of decks · $0.34
Sky Diamond
17% of decks · $0.25
Shark Typhoon
17% of decks · $0.30
Engulf the Shore
17% of decks · $3.05
Stubborn Denial
16% of decks · $4.72
Thunderclap Drake
16% of decks · $0.77
Deranged Assistant
16% of decks · $0.28
Case of the Ransacked Lab
15% of decks · $0.55
Mind Stone
15% of decks
Winds of Rebuke
15% of decks · $0.32
Hydroelectric Specimen
15% of decks
Sleight of Hand
15% of decks · $0.32
Contingency Plan
15% of decks · $0.19
Tolarian Winds
15% of decks · $1.01
Narset's Reversal
14% of decks · $2.81
Dreams of Laguna
14% of decks · $0.26
Bident of Thassa
14% of decks · $0.45
Curse of the Swine
14% of decks · $0.30
Faerie Slumber Party
14% of decks · $1.90
Hard Evidence
14% of decks · $0.23
Retraced Image
14% of decks · $8.83
Traverse Eternity
14% of decks · $0.49
Ravenform
14% of decks · $0.35
The Reality Chip
13% of decks · $4.12
Enduring Curiosity
13% of decks · $6.93
Propaganda
13% of decks · $2.22
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
13% of decks · $5.39
Cephalid Constable
13% of decks · $5.52
The Dawning Archaic
13% of decks · $0.91
Mystical Tutor
13% of decks · $19.16
Cephalid Inkmage
13% of decks · $0.19
Rhystic Study
13% of decks · $69.59
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13% of decks · $5.80
Thirst for Knowledge
13% of decks · $0.25
Lazotep Plating
13% of decks · $0.41
Candlekeep Inspiration
12% of decks · $0.27
Mana Drain
12% of decks · $56.89
Docent of Perfection
12% of decks
Brazen Borrower
12% of decks
Veteran Ice Climber
12% of decks · $0.20
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
12% of decks · $1.32
Beyeen Veil
12% of decks
Metallurgic Summonings
12% of decks · $2.36
Quicken
11% of decks · $0.37
Tome Scour
11% of decks · $0.22
Three Steps Ahead
11% of decks · $5.94
Compulsive Research
11% of decks · $0.30
Gudul Lurker
11% of decks · $0.45
Azure Beastbinder
11% of decks · $0.51
Chrome Host Seedshark
11% of decks · $0.31
Dig Through Time
11% of decks · $0.30
Distortion Strike
11% of decks · $0.73
Bender's Waterskin
11% of decks · $0.89
Hullbreaker Horror
10% of decks · $6.03
Drake Hatcher
10% of decks · $0.29
Glamdring
10% of decks · $2.75
Millikin
10% of decks · $0.34
Pteramander
10% of decks · $0.23
Ominous Seas
10% of decks · $1.66
Wonder
10% of decks · $3.79
Rush of Knowledge
10% of decks · $0.35
Start the TARDIS
9% of decks · $0.33
Winternight Stories
9% of decks · $1.79
Wayfarer's Bauble
9% of decks · $5.61
Inspiration from Beyond
8% of decks · $0.25
Midnight Clock
8% of decks · $0.57
Reconnaissance Mission
8% of decks · $0.34
Founding the Third Path
8% of decks · $0.28
Unending Whisper
7% of decks · $0.18
Compelling Argument
7% of decks · $0.18
Fellwar Stone
7% of decks
Isochron Scepter
7% of decks · $12.71
Amphibian Downpour
7% of decks · $1.86
Merchant Scroll
6% of decks · $5.02
Visions of Duplicity
6% of decks · $0.28
Solve the Equation
6% of decks · $4.51
Stock Up
6% of decks · $1.52
Energy Tap
6% of decks · $0.27
Decanter of Endless Water
6% of decks · $5.27
Wizard Class
6% of decks · $3.12
Consuming Tide
6% of decks · $0.57
Swiftfoot Boots
6% of decks
Step Through
5% of decks · $0.24
Waterbending Scroll
5% of decks · $0.23
Sorcerous Sight
5% of decks · $0.53
Stolen by the Fae
5% of decks · $0.25
New Cards
Most Decrepit Old Bird
24% of decks
Plunder the Trollshaws
12% of decks · $0.18
Geist of Saint Thalia
10% of decks · $0.74
Bilbo, Luckwearer
10% of decks
Riddles in the Dark
7% of decks · $0.30
Creatures (50)
Shoreline Looter
60% of decks · $0.31
Murmuring Mystic
57% of decks · $1.77
Ghostly Pilferer
55% of decks · $2.79
Mercurial Spelldancer
48% of decks · $0.38
Ledger Shredder
39% of decks · $9.99
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
38% of decks · $2.85
Invisible Stalker
38% of decks · $1.20
Ornithopter of Paradise
38% of decks · $2.23
Slither Blade
35% of decks · $1.51
Haughty Djinn
34% of decks · $0.33
Mischievous Mystic
34% of decks · $0.27
Wavebreak Hippocamp
30% of decks · $0.77
Nadir Kraken
29% of decks · $0.44
Silent Hallcreeper
28% of decks · $1.11
Blighted Agent
28% of decks · $1.35
Emrakul's Messenger
27% of decks · $0.33
Triton Shorestalker
25% of decks · $0.48
Archmage of Runes
24% of decks · $3.67
Faerie Mastermind
23% of decks · $11.66
Mist-Cloaked Herald
23% of decks · $0.28
Kiora, the Rising Tide
23% of decks · $0.39
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
22% of decks · $0.45
Exhibition Tidecaller
21% of decks · $0.44
Thieving Skydiver
20% of decks · $0.38
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
19% of decks · $0.32
Windrider Wizard
18% of decks · $0.26
Siren Stormtamer
18% of decks · $0.49
Baral, Chief of Compliance
18% of decks · $4.76
Chasm Skulker
17% of decks · $0.83
Thunderclap Drake
16% of decks · $0.77
Deranged Assistant
16% of decks · $0.28
Hydroelectric Specimen
15% of decks
The Reality Chip
13% of decks · $4.12
Enduring Curiosity
13% of decks · $6.93
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
13% of decks · $5.39
Cephalid Constable
13% of decks · $5.52
The Dawning Archaic
13% of decks · $0.91
Cephalid Inkmage
13% of decks · $0.19
Docent of Perfection
12% of decks
Brazen Borrower
12% of decks
Veteran Ice Climber
12% of decks · $0.20
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
12% of decks · $1.32
Gudul Lurker
11% of decks · $0.45
Azure Beastbinder
11% of decks · $0.51
Chrome Host Seedshark
11% of decks · $0.31
Hullbreaker Horror
10% of decks · $6.03
Drake Hatcher
10% of decks · $0.29
Millikin
10% of decks · $0.34
Pteramander
10% of decks · $0.23
Wonder
10% of decks · $3.79
Instants (50)
Curate
62% of decks · $0.32
Rapid Hybridization
62% of decks · $0.78
Pongify
62% of decks · $3.12
Shadow Rift
52% of decks
Thirst for Discovery
52% of decks · $0.26
High Tide
50% of decks · $1.66
Resculpt
48% of decks · $0.33
Mission Briefing
47% of decks · $0.39
Fact or Fiction
46% of decks · $0.25
Reality Shift
46% of decks · $0.35
Leap
46% of decks · $0.52
Gigadrowse
44% of decks · $0.34
Peek
43% of decks · $0.43
Silundi Vision
43% of decks
Negate
41% of decks · $0.24
Arcane Denial
39% of decks · $2.03
Snap
39% of decks · $3.97
Defy Gravity
38% of decks · $0.16
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36% of decks · $3.16
Sink into Stupor
33% of decks
Aetherize
31% of decks · $0.49
Flow of Knowledge
25% of decks · $0.28
Jwari Disruption
23% of decks
Obsessive Search
22% of decks · $0.19
You Come to a River
22% of decks · $0.30
Filter Out
22% of decks · $0.30
Cryptic Command
22% of decks · $7.78
Think Twice
21% of decks · $0.27
Brain Freeze
20% of decks
Archmage's Charm
20% of decks · $2.14
March of Swirling Mist
20% of decks · $4.20
Dream Twist
19% of decks · $0.32
Cyclonic Rift
19% of decks · $39.16
Visions of Beyond
19% of decks · $4.42
Swan Song
18% of decks · $10.60
Confounding Riddle
17% of decks · $0.31
Engulf the Shore
17% of decks · $3.05
Stubborn Denial
16% of decks · $4.72
Winds of Rebuke
15% of decks · $0.32
Tolarian Winds
15% of decks · $1.01
Narset's Reversal
14% of decks · $2.81
Dreams of Laguna
14% of decks · $0.26
Mystical Tutor
13% of decks · $19.16
Thirst for Knowledge
13% of decks · $0.25
Lazotep Plating
13% of decks · $0.41
Mana Drain
12% of decks · $56.89
Beyeen Veil
12% of decks
Quicken
11% of decks · $0.37
Three Steps Ahead
11% of decks · $5.94
Dig Through Time
11% of decks · $0.30
Sorceries (49)
Preordain
61% of decks · $0.87
Slip Through Space
56% of decks · $0.37
Artful Dodge
51% of decks · $0.50
Chart a Course
50% of decks · $0.14
Deep Analysis
48% of decks · $0.23
Serum Visions
47% of decks · $2.84
Enter the Enigma
45% of decks · $0.30
Windfall
44% of decks · $6.02
Gitaxian Probe
44% of decks · $4.18
Lórien Revealed
36% of decks · $5.68
Strategic Planning
35% of decks · $0.19
Careful Study
34% of decks · $5.15
Mists of Lórien
22% of decks · $1.42
Cloak of Feathers
20% of decks · $0.41
Flow State
19% of decks · $1.60
Portent
19% of decks · $0.37
Spectral Deluge
19% of decks · $4.43
Pym Particles
18% of decks · $0.31
Rise from the Tides
18% of decks · $0.23
Whelming Wave
18% of decks · $1.44
Sea Gate Restoration
17% of decks
Treasure Cruise
17% of decks · $0.34
Sleight of Hand
15% of decks · $0.32
Contingency Plan
15% of decks · $0.19
Curse of the Swine
14% of decks · $0.30
Faerie Slumber Party
14% of decks · $1.90
Hard Evidence
14% of decks · $0.23
Retraced Image
14% of decks · $8.83
Traverse Eternity
14% of decks · $0.49
Ravenform
14% of decks · $0.35
Candlekeep Inspiration
12% of decks · $0.27
Tome Scour
11% of decks · $0.22
Compulsive Research
11% of decks · $0.30
Distortion Strike
11% of decks · $0.73
Rush of Knowledge
10% of decks · $0.35
Start the TARDIS
9% of decks · $0.33
Winternight Stories
9% of decks · $1.79
Inspiration from Beyond
8% of decks · $0.25
Unending Whisper
7% of decks · $0.18
Compelling Argument
7% of decks · $0.18
Merchant Scroll
6% of decks · $5.02
Visions of Duplicity
6% of decks · $0.28
Solve the Equation
6% of decks · $4.51
Stock Up
6% of decks · $1.52
Energy Tap
6% of decks · $0.27
Consuming Tide
6% of decks · $0.57
Step Through
5% of decks · $0.24
Sorcerous Sight
5% of decks · $0.53
Stolen by the Fae
5% of decks · $0.25
Utility Artifacts (9)
Sapphire Medallion
44% of decks · $8.55
The Magic Mirror
23% of decks · $3.35
Runechanter's Pike
17% of decks · $0.35
Bident of Thassa
14% of decks · $0.45
Glamdring
10% of decks · $2.75
Wayfarer's Bauble
9% of decks · $5.61
Isochron Scepter
7% of decks · $12.71
Swiftfoot Boots
6% of decks
Waterbending Scroll
5% of decks · $0.23
Mana Artifacts (9)
Sol Ring
56% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
41% of decks · $0.49
Thought Vessel
24% of decks
Sky Diamond
17% of decks · $0.25
Mind Stone
15% of decks
Bender's Waterskin
11% of decks · $0.89
Midnight Clock
8% of decks · $0.57
Fellwar Stone
7% of decks
Decanter of Endless Water
6% of decks · $5.27
Enchantments (13)
Search for Azcanta
19% of decks
Mystic Remora
18% of decks · $15.08
Shark Typhoon
17% of decks · $0.30
Case of the Ransacked Lab
15% of decks · $0.55
Propaganda
13% of decks · $2.22
Rhystic Study
13% of decks · $69.59
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13% of decks · $5.80
Metallurgic Summonings
12% of decks · $2.36
Ominous Seas
10% of decks · $1.66
Reconnaissance Mission
8% of decks · $0.34
Founding the Third Path
8% of decks · $0.28
Amphibian Downpour
7% of decks · $1.86
Wizard Class
6% of decks · $3.12
Utility Lands (19)
Mystic Sanctuary
68% of decks
Reliquary Tower
40% of decks
Faerie Conclave
34% of decks
Rogue's Passage
31% of decks
Castle Vantress
30% of decks
Blinkmoth Nexus
28% of decks
Cephalid Coliseum
26% of decks
Lonely Sandbar
23% of decks
Otawara, Soaring City
20% of decks
Inkmoth Nexus
14% of decks
Agna Qel'a
12% of decks
Rivendell
12% of decks
Ipnu Rivulet
12% of decks
Sunken Palace
12% of decks
War Room
11% of decks
Halimar Depths
9% of decks
Access Tunnel
8% of decks
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6% of decks
Temple of the False God
5% of decks
Lands (10)
Island
97% of decks
Silundi Vision
43% of decks
Sink into Stupor
33% of decks
Jwari Disruption
23% of decks
Myriad Landscape
21% of decks
Sea Gate Restoration
17% of decks
Hydroelectric Specimen
15% of decks
Demolition Field
13% of decks
Beyeen Veil
12% of decks
Glasspool Mimic
7% of decks
Play-rate data via EDHREC. Card images and prices via Scryfall.
Public Decks with Octavia, Living Thesis
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