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Doctor Octopus, Master Planner
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain · 5UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Doctor Octopus, Master Planner is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Other Villains you control get +2/+2.
Your maximum hand size is eight.
At the beginning of your end step, if you have fewer than eight cards in hand, draw cards equal to the difference.
Reference price of the card: €3.34
Average lands in decks for Doctor Octopus, Master Planner: 35
VillainsCard DrawConniveControlDiscard+1/+1 CountersReanimatorLegends
Build your Doctor Octopus, Master Planner deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (53/100)
- Consistency69
- Speed55
- Interaction45
- Resilience81
- Closing33
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Island, 6 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Tombstone, Career Criminal · Arcane Signet · Prowler, Clawed Thief · Mysterio, Master of Illusion · Chameleon, Master of Disguise · Doc Ock, Sinister Scientist · Flying Octobot · Vulture, Scheming Scavenger · Doc Ock's Henchmen · Scorpion, Seething Striker · Morbius the Living Vampire · Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord · Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon · Villainous Wrath · Black Cat, Cunning Thief · Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor · Behold the Sinister Six! · The Spot's Portal · Morlun, Devourer of Spiders · Doc Ock's Tentacles · Mob Lookout · Common Crook · Counterspell · Dimir Signet · Swarm, Being of Bees · Venom's Hunger · Talisman of Dominance · Venom, Evil Unleashed · Merciless Enforcers · Doc Ock, Evil Inventor · Beetle, Legacy Criminal · Unstable Experiment · Mechanical Mobster · Risky Research · Kang, Temporal Tyrant · Mysterio's Phantasm · Venom, Eddie Brock · Prison Break · Spider-Man No More · Dark Ritual · Inner Demons Gangsters · Leader, Super-Genius · Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary · Grasping Tentacles · Psychosis Crawler · Scorpion's Sting · Whoosh! · Amazing Acrobatics · Construct a Cosmic Cube · The Masters of Evil · Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic · Grendel, Spawn of Knull · Thought Vessel · Venomized Cat · Alchemax Slayer-Bots · Feed the Swarm · Lightning Greaves · Mind Stone · Reanimate · Impostor Syndrome · Iron Monger, Sadistic Tycoon · M.O.D.O.K. · Ultron, Unlimited · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Sinister Hideout · Drowned Catacomb · Villainous Hideout · Watery Grave · Path of Ancestry · Choked Estuary · Tainted Isle · Underground River · Darkwater Catacombs · Dimir Aqueduct · Vibrant Cityscape · Reliquary Tower · Daily Bugle Building · Bojuka Bog · Shipwreck Marsh · Exotic Orchard · Temple of Deceit · Morphic Pool · Hidden Lair · Gloomlake Verge · Dismal Backwater · Multiversal Passage · Rogue's Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Doctor Octopus, Master Planner
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Doctor Octopus, Master Planner, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tombstone, Career Criminal | 82% | +80% |
| Prowler, Clawed Thief | 79% | +78% |
| Mysterio, Master of Illusion | 75% | +75% |
| Flying Octobot | 74% | +73% |
| Vulture, Scheming Scavenger | 74% | +73% |
| Doc Ock, Sinister Scientist | 74% | +73% |
| Chameleon, Master of Disguise | 74% | +69% |
| Scorpion, Seething Striker | 65% | +65% |
| Doc Ock's Henchmen | 65% | +64% |
| Morbius the Living Vampire | 63% | +62% |
| Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon | 61% | +60% |
| Villainous Wrath | 61% | +59% |
| Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord | 61% | +59% |
| Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor | 60% | +59% |
| Black Cat, Cunning Thief | 60% | +59% |
| The Spot's Portal | 59% | +58% |
| Behold the Sinister Six! | 59% | +57% |
| Morlun, Devourer of Spiders | 56% | +55% |
| Doc Ock's Tentacles | 55% | +55% |
| Mob Lookout | 55% | +54% |
| Common Crook | 53% | +52% |
| Swarm, Being of Bees | 53% | +52% |
| Venom's Hunger | 52% | +51% |
| Sinister Hideout | 53% | +50% |
💰 The best cards for your Doctor Octopus, Master Planner deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Tombstone, Career Criminal
- Prowler, Clawed Thief
- Mysterio, Master of Illusion
- Flying Octobot
- Vulture, Scheming Scavenger
- Doc Ock, Sinister Scientist
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Behold the Sinister Six!
- Venom, Eddie Brock
- M.O.D.O.K.
- Impostor Syndrome
- Lyla, Holographic Assistant
- Superior Spider-Man
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Soul Stone
- Urza's Incubator
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Doctor Octopus, Master Planner
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Doctor Octopus, Master Planner's color identity?
Doctor Octopus, Master Planner is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Doctor Octopus, Master Planner come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Doctor Octopus, Master Planner deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 7.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 61 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 29 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Doctor Octopus, Master Planner deck run?
Real Doctor Octopus, Master Planner decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Doctor Octopus, Master Planner?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tombstone, Career Criminal, Prowler, Clawed Thief, Mysterio, Master of Illusion. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Doctor Octopus, Master Planner decks.
What combos does Doctor Octopus, Master Planner have?
Doctor Octopus, Master Planner has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Doctor Octopus, Master Planner deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tombstone, Career Criminal, Prowler, Clawed Thief, Mysterio, Master of Illusion are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.