---
name: "Llawan, Cephalid Empress"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Octopus Noble"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "1277"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lauren YS"
oracle_id: "55f9a9a2-2842-4555-8b54-03aebc8d6fb8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/llawan-cephalid-empress-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Llawan, Cephalid Empress
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Octopus Noble
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
When Llawan enters, return all blue creatures your opponents control to their owners' hands.
Your opponents can't cast blue creature spells.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cephalid Constable](/printing/cephalid-constable-jud.md) — Creature — Octopus Wizard
2. [Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor](/printing/aboshan-cephalid-emperor-ody.md) — Legendary Creature — Octopus Noble
3. [Breaching Leviathan](/printing/breaching-leviathan-c14.md) — Creature — Leviathan
4. [Cephalid Retainer](/printing/cephalid-retainer-ody.md) — Creature — Octopus
5. [Inundate](/printing/inundate-eve.md) — Sorcery
6. [Kefnet's Monument](/printing/kefnets-monument-akr.md) — Legendary Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1277
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lauren YS
- **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: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`