---
name: "Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "OM1"
set_name: "Through the Omenpaths"
collector_number: "34"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Fariba Khamseh"
oracle_id: "8e51fdb8-4f83-4e94-b36c-40a501075ecb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lady-octopus-inspired-inventor-om1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain

## Oracle Text
Whenever you draw your first or second card each turn, put an ingenuity counter on Lady Octopus.
{T}: You may cast an artifact spell from your hand with mana value less than or equal to the number of ingenuity counters on Lady Octopus without paying its mana cost.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Jhoira, Ageless Innovator](/printing/jhoira-ageless-innovator-dmu.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
2. [Shuri, Wakandan Inventor](/printing/shuri-wakandan-inventor-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Hero
3. [Vedalken Archmage](/printing/vedalken-archmage-jmp.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
4. [April O'Neil, Hacktivist](/printing/april-oneil-hacktivist-tmt.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
5. [Quicksmith Spy](/printing/quicksmith-spy-aer.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
6. [Valeria Richards, Precocious](/printing/valeria-richards-precocious-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Hero

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Through the Omenpaths (OM1) #34
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Fariba Khamseh
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2025-09-19)* You don't have to cast a spell as that ability resolves. If you choose not to for some reason, don't let anyone judge your genius plans.
- *(2025-09-19)* The spell is cast as Lady Octopus's last ability resolves. You can't wait and cast it later.