---
name: "Cephalid Shrine"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ODY"
set_name: "Odyssey"
collector_number: "75"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Wayne England"
oracle_id: "95f05f77-bdc3-4799-910b-5ca7ffadffe3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cephalid-shrine-ody"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cephalid Shrine
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a player casts a spell, counter that spell unless that player pays {X}, where X is the number of cards in all graveyards with the same name as the spell.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bazaar of Wonders](/printing/bazaar-of-wonders-mir.md) — World Enchantment
2. [Cabal Shrine](/printing/cabal-shrine-ody.md) — Enchantment
3. [Rakshasa's Disdain](/printing/rakshasas-disdain-frf.md) — Instant
4. [Dwarven Shrine](/printing/dwarven-shrine-ody.md) — Enchantment
5. [Aven Shrine](/printing/aven-shrine-ody.md) — Enchantment
6. [Counterpoint](/printing/counterpoint-mkc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Odyssey (ODY) #75
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Wayne England
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`