Doctor Octopus, Master Planner

Doctor Octopus, Master Planner

Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain

Mana cost: {5}{U}{B}

How we read this card

Other Villains you control get +2/+2.

static — gives +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.

triggered — draws you cards

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: draw a card.

Cares about: a Villain it boosts.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Doctor Octopus, Master Planner onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Doctor Octopus, Master Planner onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Doctor Octopus, Master Planner onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Doctor Octopus, Master Planner onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Doctor Octopus, Master Planner onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Doctor Octopus, Master Planner onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Doctor Octopus, Master Planner onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Doctor Octopus, Master Planner onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Doctor Octopus, Master Planner onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Transmogrify — Transmogrify can put Doctor Octopus, Master Planner onto the battlefield from your library
  11. Mass Polymorph — Mass Polymorph can put Doctor Octopus, Master Planner onto the battlefield from your library

12 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Villain deals combat damage — 255 cards in the game can cause this (Doctor Octopus is one).

When Doctor Octopus, Master Planner deals combat damage:

  1. Loki, the Deceiver — draws you 1 card
  2. Stilt-Man, Towering Terror — triggers

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Villain enters the battlefield — 268 cards in the game can cause this (Doctor Octopus is one).

When Doctor Octopus, Master Planner enters:

  1. Flying Octobot — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Doom Reigns Supreme — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Yellowjacket, Heartless Marauder — gets +1/+0
  5. Swordsman, Sharp Scoundrel — triggers
  6. Prowler, Clawed Thief — draws and discards
  7. Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord — draws and discards

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Doctor Octopus is one).

When Doctor Octopus, Master Planner makes a player draw a card:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  2. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  3. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  4. The Locust God — makes a token
  5. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  7. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  8. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  9. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  10. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

57 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Doctor Octopus is one).

When Doctor Octopus, Master Planner enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  10. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Doctor Octopus is one).

When Doctor Octopus, Master Planner attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Invisible Woman — triggers
  3. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  4. Guide of Souls — triggers
  5. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  6. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  7. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards

136 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Doctor Octopus is one).

When Doctor Octopus, Master Planner attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Saw — sacrifices a creature

191 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Doctor Octopus is one).

  1. Tide of War — When Doctor Octopus, Master Planner blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature

27 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Doctor Octopus is one).

When Doctor Octopus, Master Planner enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  4. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  6. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  7. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

325 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Doctor Octopus is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Doctor Octopus, Master Planner enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

74 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.