---
name: "Elder Deep-Fiend"
mana_cost: "{8}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Creature — Eldrazi Octopus"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Emerge", "Flash"]
set: "EMN"
set_name: "Eldritch Moon"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason Felix"
oracle_id: "4eafe717-4ba4-4901-8c67-11757230eb54"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elder-deep-fiend-emn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Elder Deep-Fiend
- **Mana Cost:** `{8}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Creature — Eldrazi Octopus
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/6
- **Keywords:** Emerge, Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
Emerge {5}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.)
When you cast this spell, tap up to four target permanents.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Drownyard Behemoth](/printing/drownyard-behemoth-emn.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Crab
2. [Lashweed Lurker](/printing/lashweed-lurker-emn.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Horror
3. [Twisted Riddlekeeper](/printing/twisted-riddlekeeper-mh3.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Sphinx
4. [Vexing Scuttler](/printing/vexing-scuttler-emn.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Crab
5. [Abundant Maw](/printing/abundant-maw-inr.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Leech
6. [Mockery of Nature](/printing/mockery-of-nature-emn.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eldritch Moon (EMN) #5
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason Felix
- **Total Printings:** 29 across all historical editions

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