Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor (Commander) - Core Control

Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
Rank #2,235
9decks
Sikora
Nov 13, 2025
How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cephalid Constable
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
99%synergy
Callous Oppressor
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Verity Circle
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Cephalid Looter
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
78%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Cephalid Broker
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Whelming Wave
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Cephalid Scout
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
1%synergy
High Tide
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Willbreaker
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Pongify
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Wonder
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Shield Broker
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Reality Shift
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Aetherize
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Levitation
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Icewrought Sentry
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Cephalid Sage
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Omen Hawker
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Nadir Kraken
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Metallic Mimic
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Tromokratis
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Spawning Kraken
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Shapesharer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Universal Automaton
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chasm Skulker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Octoprophet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Spellskite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Summon: Shiva
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Keen Buccaneer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Thousand Winds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Voidmage Apprentice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Scaretiller
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Empress Galina
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Giant Oyster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tidal Kraken
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Unwind
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Blustersquall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Capsize
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Keep Watch
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Archmage's Charm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Turnabout
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Dizzy Spell
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Saw It Coming
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Delay
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Dig Through Time
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Fervent Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Defabricate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Unsubstantiate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Memory Deluge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mental Note
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Genius
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Siren's Call
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Ojutai's Breath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Displace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Shadow Rift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Spellgyre
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Unsummon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Disallow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Plagiarize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Confluence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Spectral Deluge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Energy Tap
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Theft of Dreams
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Wash Out
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Ravenform
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Inundate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Hidden Strings
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Consuming Tide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Recall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Devastation Tide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Call to Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ancestral Vision
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sleep
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bamboozle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Distant Melody
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Flow of Ideas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Palisade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Hylda's Crown of Winter
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Bident of Thassa
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Sword of the Animist
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Champion's Helm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Static Orb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Storage Matrix
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
The Indomitable
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Oblivion Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dollhouse of Horrors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shuko
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Winged Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mysterious Tome
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sands of Time
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Howling Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Riptide Replicator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Lost in the Maze
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Kindred Discovery
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Wizard Class
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Octopus Umbra
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Betrayal
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Opposition
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Observed Stasis
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Ominous Seas
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Xenograft
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Cowardice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Shifting Sky
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Back to Basics
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Immobilizing Ink
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sunken City
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Parallel Thoughts
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Eel Umbra
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Stupefying Touch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crab Umbra
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Coastal Piracy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Time of Ice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Persuasion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Think Tank
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Public Enemy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dream Halls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Search for Azcanta
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Vryn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Terrain Generator
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Halimar Depths
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Detection Tower
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Castle Vantress
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mutavault
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Rishadan Port
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Dungeon Descent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Seat of the Synod
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Blast Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Sand Silos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Tolaria
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Tower of the Magistrate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Archway of Innovation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Drownyard Temple
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Midnight Clock
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Heraldic Banner
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Patchwork Banner
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Inherited Envelope
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Sisay's Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Victory Chimes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Skyclave Relic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy