Doctor Octopus, Master Planner (SPM #228)
Doctor Octopus, Master Planner is a mythic printing from Marvel's Spider-Man (SPM #228), a Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain. Illustrated by Jim Cheung & Jay David Ramos.
Card 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.
Details
| Mana cost | {5}{U}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain |
| Power / Toughness | 4 / 8 |
| Rarity | Mythic |
| Set | Marvel's Spider-Man (SPM) |
| Collector number | 228 |
| Artist | Jim Cheung & Jay David Ramos |
| Released | 2025-09-26 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $7.94, foil $9.25 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- September 19, 2025 — If multiple effects modify your hand size, apply them in timestamp order. For example, if you put Spellbook (an artifact that says you have no maximum hand size) onto the battlefield and then put Doctor Octopus, Master Planner onto the battlefield, your maximum hand size will be eight. However, if those permanents entered in the opposite order, you would have no maximum hand size.
- September 19, 2025 — The number of cards you ultimately draw may be affected by replacement effects. For example, if you have six cards in hand as Doctor Octopus's last ability resolves, and you also control Thought Reflection (an enchantment that says "If you would draw a card, draw two cards instead"), you'll end up drawing four cards.
- September 19, 2025 — Your maximum hand size is checked only during the cleanup step of your turn. At any other time, you may have any number of cards in hand.
Other printings of Doctor Octopus, Master Planner
Every MTGBrew page for another printing of Doctor Octopus, Master Planner:
- Doctor Octopus, Master Planner (OM1 #148)
- Doctor Octopus, Master Planner (PSPM #128s)
- Doctor Octopus, Master Planner (SPM #128)
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