---
name: "Lorthos, the Tidemaker"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}{U}{U}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Octopus"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "53"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Kekai Kotaki"
oracle_id: "d9fd4ff3-5ada-40f4-b949-6fe65624a0c4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lorthos-the-tidemaker-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lorthos, the Tidemaker
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{U}{U}{U}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Octopus
- **Power/Toughness:** 8/8

## Oracle Text
Whenever Lorthos attacks, you may pay {8}. If you do, tap up to eight target permanents. Those permanents don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps.

> *Quando Lorthos emerge dal suo reame delle profondità, le maree si inchinano al suo volere e la costa si prostra alla sua presenza.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lorthos, Tentacled Terror](/printing/lorthos-tentacled-terror-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Octopus
2. [Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor](/printing/aboshan-cephalid-emperor-ody.md) — Legendary Creature — Octopus Noble
3. [Tidal Force](/printing/tidal-force-c13.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Tidal Terror](/printing/tidal-terror-mom.md) — Creature — Octopus
5. [Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus](/printing/ultros-obnoxious-octopus-fin.md) — Legendary Creature — Octopus
6. [Cephalid Retainer](/printing/cephalid-retainer-ody.md) — Creature — Octopus

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #53
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Kekai Kotaki
- **Total Printings:** 37 across all historical editions

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