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Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
Card Information
Type: Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain
Mana Cost: 
CMC: 1
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Marvel's Spider-Man (SPM)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 35
Oracle Text
Whenever you draw your first or second card each turn, put an ingenuity counter on Lady Octopus. {T}: You may cast an artifact spell from your hand with mana value less than or equal to the number of ingenuity counters on Lady Octopus without paying its mana cost.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- September 19, 2025
You don't have to cast a spell as that ability resolves. If you choose not to for some reason, don't let anyone judge your genius plans.
Source: wotc - September 19, 2025
The spell is cast as Lady Octopus's last ability resolves. You can't wait and cast it later.
Source: wotc
Price History
To study a single card is to glimpse the heart of a spell - a frozen moment of ambition, artistry, and arcane intent. Within each glyph lies a spark: a story untold, a duel turned, a destiny altered. Treat it not as mere parchment, dear seeker, but as a shard of the Multiverse itself.