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Ikoria, Episode 10: Sea-Dasher Octopus
Is there anyone who doesn't love Sea-Dasher Octopus? When Ikoria was revealed, what feels like years ago, the Octopus was warmly embraced by players near and far. Part Curious Obsession, part Ninja of the Deep Waters, with a fail-safe mode of Ophidian with flash, it certainly seemed like the Octopus could do it all. And that's not even accounting for all of the nifty synergies with the Mutate mechanic, or even something as pedestrian as Flash tribal.
And yet, a few months later, here we are. Sea-Dasher has not a single 5-0 to its name in Modern, and only two half-hearted 5-0 results in Pioneer. It doesn't even see play in Standard, not even in the Flash decks. Was the Octopus simply a casualty of the Companion apocalypse? Or are there larger structural problems that we just didn't see?
Core Set 2021 previews are coming fast and furious, but we've got unfinished business with Ikoria and a certain eight-legged bandit. What mysteries will the deep waters reveal?
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Roundup: M21 Previews, Week 1
Timestamps
14:55 Archfiend's Vessel
17:45 Village Rites
20:17 Selfless Savior
22:38 Chandra's Incinerator
25:00 Seasoned Hallowblade
26:59 Angelic Ascension
29:42 Eliminate
31:56 See the Truth
34:30 Stormwing Entity
37:45 Waker of Waves
40:37 Mazemind Tome
44:11 Volcanic Salvo
44:26 Pack Leader
46:22 Alpine Houndmaster
48:49 Sparkhunter Masticore
51:59 Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
54:01 Bolt Hound
54:51 Basri Ket
56:31 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
57:47 Idol of Endurance
59:18 Teferi's Tutelage
1:01:18 Teferi, Master of Time
1:08:32 Liliana, Waker of the Dead
1:11:52 Carrion Grub
1:13:07 Basri's Lieutanant
1:14:58 Teferi's Ageless Insight
1:16:57 Chandra, Heart of Fire
1:20:02 Elder Gargaroth
1:22:46 Containment Priest
1:26:50 Fierce Empath
1:29:07 Massacre Wurm
1:29:13 Baneslayer Angel
1:29:22 Cultivate, Solemn Simulacrum
1:29:31 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
1:29:35 Runed Halo
1:29:56 Faith's Fetters
Brew Session: Sea-Dasher Octopus
Theorycraft: The Modes of Sea-Dasher Octopus
1:34:48 Octopus vs. Curious Obsession
1:36:10 Octopus vs. Ninja of the Deep Hours
1:39:08 Octopus vs. Ophidian
Pioneer
1:45:42 Sketch 1: Mono-Blue Tempo
1:54:50 Sketch 2: Bant Flash Company
1:59:02 Sketch 3: Bant "Metalcraft"
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