---
name: "Cephalid Constable"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Octopus Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "10E"
set_name: "Tenth Edition"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Alan Pollack"
oracle_id: "a5236bf7-c84f-4c64-bf6b-3a89c05e161a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cephalid-constable-10e"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cephalid Constable
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Octopus Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, return up to that many target permanents that player controls to their owner's hand.

> *Zephaliden überwachen nicht Einzelpersonen, sie überwachen Loyalitäten.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Coastal Wizard](/printing/coastal-wizard-p02.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Rimekin Recluse](/printing/rimekin-recluse-ecl.md) — Creature — Elemental Wizard
5. [Galecaster Colossus](/printing/galecaster-colossus-c17.md) — Creature — Giant Wizard
6. [Temporal Adept](/printing/temporal-adept-8ed.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tenth Edition (10E) #72
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Alan Pollack
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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