Cephalid Aristocrat
~$0.14 low · ~$3.65 high
Blue. Creature — Octopus Noble
Torment #27 · Illustrated by Rob Alexander
Torment #27 · Illustrated by Rob AlexanderWhat is Cephalid Aristocrat worth?
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Oracle text
Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, mill two cards.
3/3
It's easy to tell the difference between the devious cephalids and the trustworthy ones. The trustworthy ones are dead.
Format legality
The only printing of Cephalid Aristocrat
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Torment tor #27· 2002common· Cardmarket €0.10 · €0.98 foil | common | $0.14 | $3.65 | €0.10€0.98 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2002
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #27,774 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Mill
- Artist
- Rob Alexander
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Torment card (#27).
27
- 27Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Cephalid Aristocrat, read from the Torment printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Cephalid Aristocrat. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 5: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Octopus and Noble are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 3/3: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Rob Alexander. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Torment. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 27 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Rob Alexander, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- MillCR 701.17
- Put cards from the top of a library into the graveyard.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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