Art: Fariba Khamseh · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor

Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain · from $0.60

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.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

53 of 100 at $5 or less · 31 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
15	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
16	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
17	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
18	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
19	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
20	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
21	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
22	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
23	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
24	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
25	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
26	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
27	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
28	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
29	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
30	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
31	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
34	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
35	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
36	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
37	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
38	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
39	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
40	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
41	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
42	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
43	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
44	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
45	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
46	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
47	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
48	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
49	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
50	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
51	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
52	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
53	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
54	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
55	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
56	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
57	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
58	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
59	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
60	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
61	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
62	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
63	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
64	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
65	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
66	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
67	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
68	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
69	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
70	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
71	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
72	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
73	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
74	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
75	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
76	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
77	Force of Will	Instant	5	$26.56
78	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
79	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
80	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
81	Rapid Hybridization	Instant	1	$0.81
82	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
83	Preordain	Sorcery	1	$0.64
84	Opt	Instant	1	$0.16
85	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
86	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
87	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
88	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
89	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
90	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
91	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
92	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
93	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
94	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
95	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
96	Archmage Emeritus	Creature	4	$0.60
97	Academy Manufactor	Creature	3	$8.00
98	Inventors' Fair	Land	0	$15.74
99	Panharmonicon	Artifact	4	$4.98
100	Force of Negation	Instant	3	$45.50

Curve of these staples

Most played with Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor

The 25 most-played cards in 15 settled top-16 lists running Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Fierce Guardianship	93% · 14 of 15	3
2	Island	93% · 14 of 15	3
3	Mox Amber	93% · 14 of 15	3
4	Rhystic Study	93% · 14 of 15	2
5	Sol Ring	93% · 14 of 15	3
6	The One Ring	93% · 14 of 15	3
7	Ancient Tomb	87% · 13 of 15	3
8	Arcane Signet	87% · 13 of 15	2
9	Force of Negation	87% · 13 of 15	2
10	Mana Vault	87% · 13 of 15	2
11	Mox Opal	87% · 13 of 15	3
12	Mystic Remora	87% · 13 of 15	2
13	Otawara, Soaring City	87% · 13 of 15	3
14	Phyrexian Metamorph	87% · 13 of 15	3
15	Swan Song	87% · 13 of 15	3
16	Force of Will	80% · 12 of 15	2
17	Gemstone Caverns	80% · 12 of 15	3
18	Lotus Petal	80% · 12 of 15	2
19	Mental Misstep	80% · 12 of 15	2
20	Tezzeret, Cruel Captain	80% · 12 of 15	2
21	Chrome Mox	73% · 11 of 15	2
22	Fabricate	73% · 11 of 15	3
23	Faerie Mastermind	73% · 11 of 15	2
24	Imposter Mech	73% · 11 of 15	2
25	Minamo, School at Water's Edge	73% · 11 of 15	2

Combos with Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor

One combo using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Ancestral Statue + Intruder Alarm + Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of creatures
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 15 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

12th of 29 — Midgar Market cEDH Impromptu: Fulgur Percutiens on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Stephan Hodgemire
6th of 21 — cEDH Sweden qualifyer 3 on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by tobias gaudin
8th of 41 — Cash Cards Unlimited CEDH Tournament - August on Topdeck.ggAug 30, 2026 · 1–1–3 · by Joshua Noonan
10th of 20 — GG Champs - cEDH Tournament - 01/08/26 on Topdeck.ggAug 1, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Caitlyn
15th of 20 — win a Savannah MTG CEDH Tournament (Bracket 5) on Topdeck.ggAug 1, 2026 · 0–3–1 · by Murat Safa
2nd of 52 — Caballo MTG Cuarta Edición (Bracket 3) ― Magic Palace on Topdeck.ggJul 5, 2026 · 3–1–1 · by Javier Di Toma Gómez
9th of 23 — Deutzer Dungeon Derby - CBG mini tournament series on Topdeck.ggJun 2, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Sebastian Kubitza
11th of 17 — Win a Bhujerba, Floating City (City of Brass) - Bracket 3 on Topdeck.ggMay 30, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Ethan H

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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