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Cephalid Inkmage FDN 0032 · uncommon

Cephalid Inkmage · {2}{U} · Creature — Octopus Wizard · When this creature enters, surveil 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.) Threshold — This creature can't be blocked as long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard. · Power / toughness: 2/2

Cephalid Inkmage · {2}{U} · Creature — Octopus Wizard · When this creature enters, surveil 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.) Threshold — This creature can't be blocked as long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard. · Power / toughness: 2/2

Price
from $0.211 printing
Win rate
53.5% GIH 20,327 instances · Premier Draft
Nov 12–Dec 15, 2024 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 10,881 wins in 20,327 card-in-hand instances.

19,113 distinct games · 6,595 distinct drafts · games recorded Nov 12–Dec 15, 2024.

17Lands file dated Dec 19, 2024 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗

Play

Surveil 3 can fill the graveyard and improve the next draws. At seven graveyard cards it becomes unblockable; graveyard removal immediately turns that continuous permission off.

More

One-pick Draft
Surveil 3 can fill the graveyard and improve the next draws. At seven graveyard cards it becomes unblockable; graveyard removal immediately turns that continuous permission off.
Sealed vs Draft
Surveil 3 can fill the graveyard and improve the next draws. At seven graveyard cards it becomes unblockable; graveyard removal immediately turns that continuous permission off.

Draft data

53.5%when drawn (GIH)

−1.0 pp vs 54.6% average · 20,327 instances

Premier Draft · Nov 12–Dec 15, 2024 · average from 791,159 games

#165 of 265 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 5.6 on average (96,852 packs).

26 of 45 blue cards · 10 of 17 blue uncommon cards.

Taken at pick7.815,078 picks
Makes the deck49.0%15,078 picks with known usage
When played52.5%39,139.6 matchesBenched 54.9%
38,659.4 matches
When drawn53.5%20,327 instances

Pick and maindeck observations: Nov 12–Dec 15, 2024. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.

○ Opening hand 51.5% · 8,059 instances
● Drawn later 54.9% · 12,268 instances

In hand 53.5% · 20,327 instances
Unseen in deck 52.0% · 24,521 instances
+1.6 percentage points when drawn

Compared with blue cards

Win rate when drawn53.5%20,327 instances26 of 45
Opening hand51.5%8,059 instances25 of 45
Drawn later54.9%12,268 instances27 of 45
In the deck52.7%44,990 instances25 of 45
Without seeing it52.0%24,521 instances25 of 45
Improvement when drawn+1.6 pp20,327 instances / 24,521 instances27 of 45
When benched54.9%38,659.4 matches7 of 46
Makes the deck49.0%15,078 picks with known usage29 of 46
Pick (last seen)5.696,852 packs32 of 46
Taken at7.815,078 picks29 of 46

Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.

Best decks for it

no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum

Graveyard UB55.4%7,768 instancesFlying WU54.6%2,868 instancesSpells UR52.0%2,483 instancesRamp UG52.0%1,366 instances

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (53.5% · 20,327 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.

Best with

Adjusted associations, ranked by confidence.

Fake Your Own Death+6.6 pp4,826 games with both in the deck · 1,205 both drawn
How to read this

Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.

At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.

Where it sits in the set

Above 38% of 265 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.

30% or lowerWin rate94% or higher

17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Nov 12–Dec 15, 2024

Collect

1 printingScryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25Pack odds →

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Prices

FDN 0032 · Regular printingListings ↗
FinishFound inPrice
NonfoilPlay Booster$0.21
FoilPlay Booster$0.30

How to get it

This printing is a promo, accessory or reference card. No booster chance is claimed; check its listed product or source.

Wizards · Collecting Foundations ↗ · Oct 29, 2026

Details & sources

Legal in
Standard · Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
Illustration
Christopher Burdett, FDN 32 · Scryfall ↗
More like this
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Sources
Wizards · Foundations release notes · Oct 19, 2026
Wizards · Collecting Foundations · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗