---
name: "Cephalid Looter"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Octopus Rogue"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ODY"
set_name: "Odyssey"
collector_number: "72†"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Keith Garletts"
oracle_id: "412294bf-a25f-47c2-8043-12eb3e142b9e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cephalid-looter-ody"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cephalid Looter
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Octopus Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
{T}: Target player draws a card, then discards a card.

> *"Amazing, isn't it, what humans will throw away when they're drowning?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cephalid Broker](/printing/cephalid-broker-ima.md) — Creature — Octopus
2. [Merfolk Looter](/printing/merfolk-looter-exo.md) — Creature — Merfolk Rogue
3. [A-Dragonborn Looter](/printing/a-dragonborn-looter-hbg.md) — Creature — Dragon Rogue
4. [Dragonborn Looter](/printing/dragonborn-looter-hbg.md) — Creature — Dragon Rogue
5. [Reckless Scholar](/printing/reckless-scholar-cns.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Lore Broker](/printing/lore-broker-rav.md) — Creature — Human Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Odyssey (ODY) #72†
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Keith Garletts
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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