---
name: "Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "SPM"
set_name: "Marvel's Spider-Man"
collector_number: "252"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Fariba Khamseh"
oracle_id: "8e51fdb8-4f83-4e94-b36c-40a501075ecb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lady-octopus-inspired-inventor-spm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/2

## 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-pdmu.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
2. [April O'Neil, Hacktivist](/printing/april-oneil-hacktivist-tmt.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
3. [Vedalken Archmage](/printing/vedalken-archmage-jmp.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
4. [Quicksmith Spy](/printing/quicksmith-spy-aer.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
5. [Shuri, Wakandan Inventor](/printing/shuri-wakandan-inventor-pmei.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Hero
6. [Valeria Richards, Precocious](/printing/valeria-richards-precocious-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Hero

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel's Spider-Man (SPM) #252
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Fariba Khamseh
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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