---
target_card: Cephalid Retainer
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
type_line: "Creature — Octopus"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/cephalid-retainer
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/cephalid-retainer.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Cephalid Retainer

- **Target Card:** [Cephalid Retainer](https://avascry.com/printing/cephalid-retainer-ody) (Creature — Octopus) `{2}{U}{U}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/cephalid-retainer.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor**](https://avascry.com/printing/aboshan-cephalid-emperor-ody) `{4}{U}{U}` — *Legendary Creature — Octopus Noble*
2. [**Flood**](https://avascry.com/printing/flood-5ed) `{U}` — *Enchantment*
3. [**Deluge**](https://avascry.com/printing/deluge-ody) `{2}{U}` — *Instant*
4. [**Tidal Surge**](https://avascry.com/printing/tidal-surge-p02) `{1}{U}` — *Sorcery*
5. [**Cephalid Pathmage**](https://avascry.com/printing/cephalid-pathmage-lgn) `{2}{U}` — *Creature — Octopus Wizard*
6. [**Gulf Squid**](https://avascry.com/printing/gulf-squid-pcy) `{3}{U}` — *Creature — Squid Beast*
7. [**Giant Octopus**](https://avascry.com/printing/giant-octopus-por) `{3}{U}` — *Creature — Octopus*
8. [**Dungeon Geists**](https://avascry.com/printing/dungeon-geists-pm20) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Spirit*
9. [**Wave Elemental**](https://avascry.com/printing/wave-elemental-mir) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Elemental*
10. [**Homarid Shaman**](https://avascry.com/printing/homarid-shaman-fem) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Homarid Shaman*
11. [**A-Dreamshackle Geist**](https://avascry.com/printing/a-dreamshackle-geist-vow) `{1}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Spirit*
12. [**Callous Oppressor**](https://avascry.com/printing/callous-oppressor-ons) `{1}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Octopus*
13. [**Kapsho Kitefins**](https://avascry.com/printing/kapsho-kitefins-j25) `{4}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Fish*
14. [**Stonybrook Angler**](https://avascry.com/printing/stonybrook-angler-lrw) `{1}{U}` — *Creature — Merfolk Wizard*
15. [**Rhystic Deluge**](https://avascry.com/printing/rhystic-deluge-pcy) `{2}{U}` — *Enchantment*
16. [**Dreamshackle Geist**](https://avascry.com/printing/dreamshackle-geist-vow) `{1}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Spirit*
17. [**Niblis of the Breath**](https://avascry.com/printing/niblis-of-the-breath-dka) `{2}{U}` — *Creature — Spirit*
18. [**Dormant Gomazoa**](https://avascry.com/printing/dormant-gomazoa-roe) `{1}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Jellyfish*
19. [**Watertrap Weaver**](https://avascry.com/printing/watertrap-weaver-xln) `{2}{U}` — *Creature — Merfolk Wizard*
20. [**Cephalid Scout**](https://avascry.com/printing/cephalid-scout-ody) `{1}{U}` — *Creature — Octopus Wizard Scout*
21. [**Air Servant**](https://avascry.com/printing/air-servant-w16) `{4}{U}` — *Creature — Elemental*
22. [**Godhunter Octopus**](https://avascry.com/printing/godhunter-octopus-jou) `{5}{U}` — *Creature — Octopus*
23. [**Tidal Terror**](https://avascry.com/printing/tidal-terror-mom) `{4}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Octopus*
24. [**Opposition**](https://avascry.com/printing/opposition-mp2) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Enchantment*
25. [**Thassa's Ire**](https://avascry.com/printing/thassas-ire-jou) `{U}` — *Enchantment*
26. [**Cephalid Inkshrouder**](https://avascry.com/printing/cephalid-inkshrouder-jud) `{2}{U}` — *Creature — Octopus*
27. [**Cephalid Aristocrat**](https://avascry.com/printing/cephalid-aristocrat-tor) `{4}{U}` — *Creature — Octopus Noble*
28. [**Shacklegeist**](https://avascry.com/printing/shacklegeist-pm21) `{1}{U}` — *Creature — Spirit*
29. [**Manta Riders**](https://avascry.com/printing/manta-riders-tmp) `{U}` — *Creature — Merfolk*
30. [**Cephalid Constable**](https://avascry.com/printing/cephalid-constable-jud) `{1}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Octopus Wizard*
31. [**Fylamarid**](https://avascry.com/printing/fylamarid-tmp) `{1}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Squid Beast*