---
name: "Cephalid Broker"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Octopus"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ODY"
set_name: "Odyssey"
collector_number: "71"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dave Dorman"
oracle_id: "18bb35a8-01ac-414f-9a45-e550060ff905"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cephalid-broker-ody"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cephalid Broker
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Octopus
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{T}: Target player draws two cards, then discards two cards.

> *Zephaliden schätzen den freien Austausch von Ideen mal abgesehen von dem „frei".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cephalid Looter](/printing/cephalid-looter-ody.md) — Creature — Octopus Rogue
2. [Lore Broker](/printing/lore-broker-rav.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
3. [Magus of the Bazaar](/printing/magus-of-the-bazaar-plc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Catalog](/printing/catalog-8ed.md) — Instant
5. [Cerebral Vortex](/printing/cerebral-vortex-gpt.md) — Instant
6. [Cephalid Aristocrat](/printing/cephalid-aristocrat-tor.md) — Creature — Octopus Noble

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Odyssey (ODY) #71
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dave Dorman
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`