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Doctor Octopus, Master Planner

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Doctor Octopus, Master Planner, Marvel's Spider-Man Promos printing
Marvel's Spider-Man Promos PSPM · No. 128s 2025-09-26

Card text

{5}{U}{B}
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain
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.
4 / 8
"Soon all will cower before the superior intellect of Doctor Octopus!"
EDHREC rank #7105 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ✓ Legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ✓ Legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

3 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

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.

2025-09-19 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2025-09-19 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2025-09-19 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Doctor Octopus, Master Planner, Marvel's Spider-Man printing
Marvel's Spider-Man
SPM · #228
Mythic
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