The Great Creature Type Challenge - Day 170: Octopus

[void_nothing]

Type of the Day: Octopus

Over 280 creature types exist in Magic. Some of them have been more prominent than others. All of them deserve some time in the sun. That's where this daily contest thread comes in. The rules are detailed below:

To Enter:

• Note the type for the day, which will be the creature type directly after the previous day's in alphabetical order.
• Design a creature (or tribal) card that has the day's specified creature type. This is the only restriction - as long as you have the right typeline, you can design any card you want. You can include any other types you like, as long as you have the specified one for the day.
• Vote for two of the other entrants from the previous day. (In the event that there are two or fewer entries that you are allowed to vote for, you may vote for only one.)

Scoring:

A running score tally will be kept for all players' totals throughout the length of this contest. In addition, an honor roll of the winners of each day (the champions of that day's creature type) will also be maintained in spoilered form in each day's thread. Once all the creature types have been cycled through, and voting for the final alphabetical type (presently Zubera) is done, there will be a highly prestigious overall winner as well!

Other Rules:

Just like any other daily contests, anyone is free to enter as many or as few days as they like and begin entering at any time.

The list of creature types that will be used in this contest is the Comprehensive Rules list, which includes "canon" creature types, those which are only used on tokens at this time, ones only used in Universes Beyond or D&D crossover products, and ones only used in Unfinity, the most recent acorn set. If new types are added to the Comprehensive Rules list during the run of this contest, they will be included in a thread if and only if they are alphabetically later than the current day's type.

The penalty for entering without exactly two votes for the previous day's cards will be 7 days probation, during which there will be no restrictions on continuing to enter the contest or score points. However, if a player fails to vote properly again during probation, their card will not be eligible for voting the next day.

Threads will be archived by letter: Once the first day with a type starting with B is posted, for example, all threads for types starting with A will be sent to the Contest Archives.

Scores:

ApocalypseChive 431 (+1)
Ink-Treader 424 (+0)
void_nothing 375 (+3)
Subject16 360 (+4)
Henlock 296
netn10 280 (+2)
lookingupanddown 276 (+1)
slimytrout 203
JovialJovian 56
Komandon 56 (+0)
OneAndOnly 41
Caspernicus 30
kwanyeegor-ii 27
Facsimus 20
MonoRedMage 20
Sporegorger_Dragon 16 (+4)
Wren 8
Crabby 7
AnotherAlias 5
wizyard 4
Peazful 3
Feyd_Ruin 2
KB52665 1 (+1)

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Advisor: slimytrout, Ink-Treader, ApocalypseChive, Henlock
Aetherborn: Ink-Treader
Alien: Ink-Treader
Ally: slimytrout
Angel: Ink-Treader
Antelope: ApocalypseChive, Henlock, Subject16
Ape: slimytrout, Subject16, netn10
Archer: Ink-Treader, Henlock, ApocalypseChive, netn10
Archon: slimytrout
Army: OneAndOnly
Artificer: slimytrout, Subject16
Assassin: Henlock, Subject16
Assembly-Worker: slimytrout
Astartes: ApocalypseChive
Atog: void_nothing
Aurochs: netn10, void_nothing, Ink-Treader
Avatar: Subject16
Azra: MonoRedMage
Badger: Subject16, OneAndOnly
Balloon: Subject16
Barbarian: Henlock
Bard: Ink-Treader
Basilisk: netn10, OneAndOnly
Bat: ApocalypseChive, Subject16
Bear: Ink-Treader, ApocalypseChive
Beast: slimytrout, Subject16
Beeble: Subject16
Beholder: void_nothing
Berserker: ApocalypseChive
Bird: kwanyeegor-ii
Blinkmoth: Subject16
Boar: void_nothing
Bringer: slimytrout
Brushwagg: JovialJovian
Camarid: JovialJovian
Camel: slimytrout, void_nothing
Caribou: Ink-Treader
Carrier: ApocalypseChive
Cat: Henlock
Centaur: void_nothing
Cephalid: ApocalypseChive, Ink-Treader, Subject16, Henlock
Child: Subject16
Chimera: Ink-Treader
Citizen: Ink-Treader
Cleric: JovialJovian
Clown: Subject16
Cockatrice: JovialJovian
Construct: Ink-Treader, Henlock
Coward: Henlock
Crab: ApocalypseChive, lookingupanddown
Crocodile: Ink-Treader
C'tan: void_nothing
Custodes: slimytrout, Henlock, netn10
Cyclops: slimytrout
Dauthi: Subject16
Demigod: ApocalypseChive
Demon: slimytrout
Deserter: ApocalypseChive
Devil: lookingupanddown
Dinosaur: void_nothing
Djinn: lookingupanddown
Dog: Subject16, lookingupanddown
Dragon: Ink-Treader
Drake: slimytrout
Dreadnought: void_nothing, Ink-Treader
Drone: Subject16
Druid: void_nothing
Dryad: ApocalypseChive, void_nothing
Dwarf: Subject16, void_nothing
Efreet: Ink-Treader
Egg: slimytrout
Elder: slimytrout
Eldrazi: JovialJovian
Elemental: slimytrout
Elephant: void_nothing
Elf: Ink-Treader
Elk: Henlock
Employee: Subject16
Eye: void_nothing
Faerie: Ink-Treader, void_nothing
Ferret: Ink-Treader, slimytrout
Fish: Ink-Treader
Flagbearer: Subject16
Fox: slimytrout
Fractal: Ink-Treader, Subject16, netn10
Frog: Subject16, Henlock, lookingupanddown
Fungus: Ink-Treader, void_nothing
Gamer: Ink-Treader, ApocalypseChive
Gargoyle: Subject16, Henlock
Germ: void_nothing
Giant: Subject16, ApocalypseChive, void_nothing
Gith: Henlock
Gnoll: ApocalypseChive, void_nothing
Gnome: Henlock
Goat: Ink-Treader
Goblin: Ink-Treader
God: lookingupanddown
Golem: ApocalypseChive
Gorgon: Henlock
Graveborn: Ink-Treader
Gremlin: Henlock, netn10, void_nothing
Griffin: Subject16
Guest: Subject16, Henlock
Hag: Ink-Treader
Halfling: ApocalypseChive, Henlock
Hamster: Komandon
Harpy: Subject16
Hellion: Komandon, Subject16
Hippo: Ink-Treader, ApocalypseChive
Hippogriff: ApocalypseChive, lookingupanddown
Homarid: Henlock
Homunculus: ApocalypseChive, Subject16, netn10, lookingupanddown, Ink-Treader
Horror: Subject16
Horse: ApocalypseChive
Human: Subject16
Hydra: ApocalypseChive
Hyena: Subject16
Illusion: Subject16
Imp: Ink-Treader
Incarnation: void_nothing
Inkling: lookingupanddown
Inquisitor: void_nothing, lookingupanddown
Insect: Ink-Treader, Henlock, lookingupanddown
Jackal: ApocalypseChive
Jellyfish: Subject16
Juggernaut: Facsimus
Kavu: Henlock, void_nothing
Kirin: Henlock
Kithkin: ApocalypseChive, Ink-Treader, void_nothing
Knight: Ink-Treader
Kobold: Subject16, lookingupanddown
Kor: Ink-Treader
Kraken: void_nothing
Lamia: netn10
Lammasu: Ink-Treader, lookingupanddown
Leech: ApocalypseChive, void_nothing
Leviathan: Henlock
Lhurgoyf: Caspernicus
Licid: Henlock
Lizard: ApocalypseChive, Ink-Treader
Manticore: Ink-Treader, netn10, Komandon
Masticore: void_nothing
Mercenary: Ink-Treader, Caspernicus
Merfolk: Ink-Treader, void_nothing, netn10
Metathran: void_nothing
Minion: Ink-Treader, Caspernicus
Minotaur: ApocalypseChive
Mite: lookingupanddown
Mole: void_nothing, Henlock, JovialJovian
Monger: Ink-Treader, lookingupanddown
Mongoose: Ink-Treader
Monk: netn10
Monkey: wizyard
Moonfolk: Ink-Treader, ApocalypseChive
Mouse: ApocalypseChive, void_nothing, netn10
Mutant: lookingupanddown
Myr: ApocalypseChive
Mystic: ApocalypseChive
Naga: Ink-Treader
Nautilus: Ink-Treader
Necron: ApocalypseChive, lookingupanddown
Nephilim: Ink-Treader
Nightmare: void_nothing, Subject16
Nightstalker: Subject16
Ninja: Ink-Treader, Subject16, Sporegorger_Dragon
Noble: lookingupanddown
Noggle: ApocalypseChive
Nomad: Subject16, Sporegorger_Dragon

Note of the Day:

Yesterday's Submissions:

(Yesterday's Type: Nymph)

Nomad votes: Subject16, void_nothing

Eliades, the Star Sisters 4RWB
Legendary Enchantment Creature - Nymph (R)
Ward 3 and pay 4 life
When Eliades, the Star Sisters enter the battlefield, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal seven enchantment cards. Exile those cards, then shuffle.
At the beginning of your end step and when Eliades leave the battlefield, put a random card exiled with them onto the battlefield under your control.
4/3

Votes: ApocalypseChive, Subject16

Ecolalia, the Pining
1{U}{R}
Legendary Enchantment Creature - Nymph (M)
Echo
Soulbond with legendary (You may pair this creature with another unpaired legendary creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Ecolalia is paired with another creature, whenever you activate an ability of that creature or a triggered ability of that creature triggers, you may pay . If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Partner
2/2

Votes: Sporegorger_Dragon, KB52665

Guide of Destinies GG
Enchantment Creature - Nymph (Rare)
Bestow 2RR
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile cards from graveyards equal to Guide of Destinies or enchanted creature's power. Add R or G for each land card exiled this way. If Guide of Destinies is an aura, you may play these cards until end of turn.
2/2

Sporegorger_Dragon, lookingupanddown

Forgeheart Oread 2RR
Enchantment Creature — Nymph (U)
Constellation — Whenever Forgeborn Oreads or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, exile the top card of your library. During any turn where an enchantment entered the battlefield under your control, you may play that card.
Whenever you play a card from exile, create a tapped Treasure token.
3/3

Vote: Subject16, void_nothing

Unctuous Phyad 3W
Enchantment Creature - Phyrexian Nymph (U)
Toxic 1
Whenever Unctuous Phyad or another Phyrexian enters the battlefield under your control, target creature gets +1/+1 and gains toxic 1 until end of turn.
2/3

Votes: netn10, void_nothing

Dredger Lampad 1BB
Enchantment Creature - Nymph
1B, : Draw a card, then exile a card from an opponent's graveyard. If the exiled card is a noncreature card, you lose 1 life.
1/3

Votes: Sporegorger_Dragon , Netn10

River Maiden 1U
Enchantment Creature - Nymph
Defender
When River Maiden enters the battlefield if you control two or more untapped islands draw a card.
As long as you control three or more untapped islands River Maiden loses defender has hexproof and "Whenever River maiden attacks or blocks untap an island you control."
3/3

Votes: Sporegorger_Dragon, Subject16

Ephara's Poleiads 1W
Enchantment Creature - Nymph (R)
Protection from Centaurs and from Minotaurs
Enchantments you control have ward X, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
3UU, Sacrifice Ephara's Poleiads: Return up to two target nonland permanents to their owners' hands.
2/2

[ApocalypseChive]

Nymph votes: Sporegorger_Dragon, netn10

Flood Gardener 4GU
Creature - Octopus Druid (U)
At the beginning of your precombat main phase, if all lands you control are untapped, you may tap them. If you do, add eight mana in any combination of colors.
2GU: Flood Gardener gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Scry 2.
4/4

[netn10]

Votes: Komandon, void_nothing

Corrector of Streams 3UU
Creature - Octopus (Rare)
Ward 8
During combat, you may cast spells as though as they had flash.
Whenever a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent you control deals combat damage to a player, if you have less than eight cards in your hand, draw cards equal to the difference.
4/4

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Votes: ApocalypseChive, Subject16

Argonaut Imperialis
5{U}{U}{U}
Creature - Octopus (R)
Convoke
When Argonaut Imperialis enters the battlefield, if exactly eight creatures convoked it, create three 8/8 blue Octopus creature tokens.
8/8

[lookingupanddown]

Votes: ApocalypseChive, netn10

Far-Reaching Octopus 4UU
Creature - Octopus (Rare)
Whenever Far-Reaching Octopus is blocked, tap each creature blocking it, then put a stun counter on each of those creatures.
Whenever Far-Reaching Octopus deals combat damage to a player, scry 2, then draw a card.
4/4

[Subject16]

Ink-Treader, void_nothing

Furtive Imposter 3U
Creature — Octopus Rogue (R)
When Furtive Imposter enters the battlefield or at the beginning of your upkeep, secretly choose a creature on the battlefield other than Furtive Imposter. An opponent of your choice guesses the chosen creature. If they guessed right, create a 1/1 blue Tentacle creature token and Furtive Imposter becomes a copy of that creature, except it has this ability.
3/3

[Ink-Treader]

Vote: ApocalypseChive, Subject16

Octoform Numeron 2UU
Creature - Octopus Fractal (U)
You may pay 0 to cast Octoform Numeron as long as you have exactly eight cards in your library, your graveyard, and/or you own exactly eight face up cards in exile.
Vigilance
4/4

[KB52665]

Votes: netn10, lookingupanddown

Shulb-Shulpp, Deepwater Scourge 1buu
Legendary Creature — Octopus Berserker
Vigilance
Shulb-Shulpp, Deepwater Scourge enters the battlefield with four +2/+2 counters on it.
If Shulb-Shulpp would be dealt damage, prevent that damage and remove a +2/+2 counter from it.
Shulb-Shulpp attacks each turn if able.
0/0

[CunningGabe]

Votes: Sporegorger_Dragon, Subject16

Clocktopus 5
Artifact Creature - Octopus
Clocktopus enters the battlefield with 3 +1/+1 counters.
X: Put X +1/+1 counters on Clocktopus. Then, if there are more than 12 +1/+1 counters on Clocktopus, remove 12 +1/+1 counters and repeat this process until there are 12 or fewer counters. Any player may play this ability, and only when they could play a sorcery.
0/0

[Komandon]

Votes: void_nothing , Subject16

Mockopus 3U
Creature - Shapeshifter Octopus (rare)
You may have Mockopus enter the battlefield as copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's an octopus in addition to its other types.
3/3

[void_nothing]

Votes: ApocalypseChive, Subject16

Moat Octopus 4U
Creature - Octopus (U)
When Moat Octopus enters the battlefield, you may tap it. If you do, surveil 1.
As long as Moat Octopus is tapped, creatures your opponents control get -1/-0.
4/4