Cephalid Illusionist is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, mill three cards.,
: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by target creature you control this turn.
How it works : Cephalid Illusionist
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Cephalid Illusionist + Lightning Greaves
Infinite self-mill
- 1Activate Lightning Greaves's equip ability by paying
, targeting Cephalid Illusionist. - 2Cephalid Illusionist triggers, causing you to mill three cards.
- 3Resolve the Lightning Greaves ability, attaching it to Cephalid Illusionist.
- 4Repeat.
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#2
Cephalid Illusionist + Shuko
Infinite self-mill
- 1Activate Shuko's equip ability by paying , targeting Cephalid Illusionist.
- 2Cephalid Illusionist triggers, causing you to mill three cards.
- 3Resolve the Shuko ability, attaching it to Cephalid Illusionist.
- 4Repeat.
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#3
Cephalid Illusionist + Nomads en-Kor
Infinite self-mill
- 1Activate Nomads en-Kor by paying , targeting Cephalid Illusionist.
- 2Cephalid Illusionist triggers, causing you to mill three cards.
- 3Resolve the Nomads en-Kor ability.
- 4Repeat.
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#4
Grolnok, the Omnivore + Cephalid Illusionist + Lightning Greaves + Thassa's Oracle
Infinite self-millWin the game
- 1Activate Lightning Greaves by paying , attaching it to Cephalid Illusionist.
- 2Cephalid Illusionist triggers, causing you to mill three cards.
- 3Whenever a permanent card is put into your graveyard, exile it with a croak counter.
- 4Activate Lightning Greaves by paying , attaching it to Grolnok.
- 5Repeat step 1 through 4 until your devotion to blue is greater than or equal to the number of cards in your library.
- 6Cast Thassa's Oracle from exile by paying .
- 7Thassa's Oracle enters the battlefield, winning you the game.
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#5
Cephalid Illusionist + Nomads en-Kor + Narcomoeba + Dread Return
Infinite self-millWin the game
- 1Activate Nomads en-Kor, targeting Cephalid Illusionist.
- 2Mill 3.
- 3Repeat this process until you mill your entire library.
- 4When you mill Narcomoeba, put it on the battlefield.
- 5Flashback Dread Return, sacrificing Nomads en-Kor, Cephalid Illusionist, and Narcomoeba, targeting Thassa's Oracle.
- 6Resolve Thassa's Oracle's trigger with no cards in your library.
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#6
Cephalid Illusionist + Shaman en-Kor
Infinite self-mill
- 1Activate Shaman en-Kor by paying , targeting Cephalid Illusionist.
- 2Cephalid Illusionist triggers, causing you to mill three cards.
- 3Resolve the Shaman en-Kor ability.
- 4Repeat.
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#7
Cephalid Illusionist + Reconnaissance
Infinite self-mill
- 1Declare Cephalid Illusionist as an attacker.
- 2Holding priority, activate Reconnaissance by paying , targeting Cephalid Illusionist.
- 3Cephalid Illusionist triggers, causing you to mill three cards.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
- 5Resolve all Reconnaissance abilities.
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#8
Cephalid Illusionist + Warrior en-Kor
Infinite self-mill
- 1Activate Warrior en-Kor by paying , targeting Cephalid Illusionist.
- 2Cephalid Illusionist triggers, causing you to mill three cards.
- 3Resolve the Warrior en-Kor ability.
- 4Repeat.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduelpremodernpredhtlr
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