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Octavia, Living Thesis
Oracle Text
This spell costs {8} less to cast if you have eight or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard.
Ward {8}
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, target creature has base power and toughness 8/8 until end of turn.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Octavia, Living Thesis is a perfect finisher for a spells-heavy control or combo deck that naturally fills the graveyard and chains cantrips, removal, and interaction. Her cost reduction rewards you for trading resources early, then dropping an 8/8 warded threat for just two blue mana once you’ve stocked eight instants and sorceries. Magecraft turns every spell into a combat threat, letting you suddenly make any creature an 8/8, which is excellent for forcing damage through, protecting a utility creature from smaller blockers, or turning token makers into lethal attackers. She plays especially well with cheap instants like Opt, Consider, and counterspells, plus rebound, flashback, and copy effects that let you trigger magecraft multiple times in a turn. The lore flavor is that of an arcane scholar made manifest, and the gameplay matches that idea: patient, layered, and devastating once the “thesis” is complete.
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Character Background
Octavia, Living Thesis is a perfect finisher for a spells-heavy control or combo deck that naturally fills the graveyard and chains cantrips, removal, and interaction. Her cost reduction rewards you for trading resources early, then dropping an 8/8 warded threat for just two blue mana once you’ve stocked eight instants and sorceries. Magecraft turns every spell into a combat threat, letting you suddenly make any creature an 8/8, which is excellent for forcing damage through, protecting a utility creature from smaller blockers, or turning token makers into lethal attackers. She plays especially well with cheap instants like Opt, Consider, and counterspells, plus rebound, flashback, and copy effects that let you trigger magecraft multiple times in a turn. The lore flavor is that of an arcane scholar made manifest, and the gameplay matches that idea: patient, layered, and devastating once the “thesis” is complete.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 17:10:44 UTC