Art by Piotr Dura
Doc Ock, Sinister Scientist
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain
As long as there are eight or more cards in your graveyard, Doc Ock has base power and toughness 8/8. As long as you control another Villain, Doc Ock has hexproof. (He can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Doc Ock, Sinister Scientist deck guide
Doc Ock, Sinister Scientist is a mono-blue creature commander. It leads 67 decks on EDHREC, where it ranks #3,671 among all commanders.
Most Doc Ock decks are built around voltron, artifacts and villains, with cantrips and equipment builds close behind.
A typical Doc Ock list runs 35 lands (28 basic), 23 creatures, 17 instants, 7 sorceries, 12 artifacts and 5 enchantments.
The cards played most with Doc Ock: Arcane Signet (67% of decks), Sol Ring (52% of decks), Mind Stone (48% of decks), Deranged Assistant (39% of decks), Arcane Denial (39% of decks) and Unstable Experiment (39% of decks).
Well-known combos with Doc Ock:
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring
- High Tide + Archaeomancer + Snap
- Hullbreaker Horror + Intruder Alarm
Similar commanders: Octavia, Living Thesis, Svyelun of Sea and Sky, Tromokratis, Lier, Disciple of the Drowned, Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, Stitcher Geralf.
Play data from EDHREC, updated daily.
Average Card Type Breakdown
Average Mana Curve
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Most Played With Doc Ock, Sinister Scientist (210)
Arcane Signet
67% of decks · $0.49
Sol Ring
52% of decks · $1.34
Mind Stone
48% of decks
Deranged Assistant
39% of decks · $0.27
Arcane Denial
39% of decks · $1.72
Unstable Experiment
39% of decks · $0.28
Sky Diamond
39% of decks · $0.25
Negate
37% of decks · $0.24
Thought Vessel
36% of decks
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
34% of decks · $0.72
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
34% of decks · $0.59
Brainstorm
34% of decks · $0.56
Resculpt
34% of decks · $0.34
Ponder
34% of decks · $3.54
Wayfarer's Bauble
33% of decks · $5.61
Thought Scour
31% of decks · $0.57
Whoosh!
31% of decks · $0.21
Amazing Acrobatics
31% of decks · $0.26
High Tide
30% of decks · $1.57
Deep Analysis
30% of decks · $0.24
Sapphire Medallion
30% of decks · $8.14
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
30% of decks · $0.33
Spider-Man No More
28% of decks · $0.18
Artful Dodge
27% of decks · $0.50
Ornithopter of Paradise
25% of decks · $2.23
Opt
25% of decks · $0.25
Treasure Cruise
25% of decks · $0.35
Aqueous Form
25% of decks · $0.29
Aerial Doombot
25% of decks · $0.12
Silver Myr
24% of decks · $0.70
Enter the Enigma
24% of decks · $0.31
Swiftfoot Boots
24% of decks
Imprisoned in the Moon
24% of decks · $0.31
Security Bypass
24% of decks · $0.31
Solemn Simulacrum
22% of decks · $0.31
Universal Automaton
22% of decks · $0.66
Millikin
22% of decks · $0.33
Think Twice
22% of decks · $0.27
Lightning Greaves
22% of decks · $4.10
Curate
21% of decks · $0.31
Dreams of Laguna
21% of decks · $0.26
Preordain
21% of decks · $0.86
Haunted Cloak
21% of decks · $0.35
Leader, Super-Genius
20% of decks · $0.27
Graviton, Fundamental Force
20% of decks · $0.19
Mysterio's Mirage
20% of decks · $0.32
Frozen in Ice
20% of decks · $0.15
Archaeomancer
19% of decks · $0.33
Ravenform
18% of decks · $0.35
Aether Spellbomb
18% of decks · $0.35
Phyrexian Metamorph
16% of decks · $2.21
Etherium Sculptor
16% of decks · $0.69
Reality Shift
16% of decks · $0.35
Aetherize
16% of decks · $0.44
Cyclonic Rift
16% of decks · $39.16
Lórien Revealed
16% of decks · $5.68
Octopus Form
16% of decks · $0.21
Pharaoh Rama-Tut
15% of decks · $0.37
Kid Loki
15% of decks · $0.20
Trickster's Stratagem
15% of decks · $0.17
Falcon's Wing Harness
15% of decks · $0.18
Super Intelligence
15% of decks · $0.25
Tolarian Terror
15% of decks · $0.23
Three Steps Ahead
15% of decks · $5.90
Unauthorized Exit
15% of decks · $0.24
Mental Note
15% of decks · $8.36
Scour for Scrap
15% of decks · $0.37
Fabricate
15% of decks · $10.36
Unending Whisper
15% of decks · $0.18
Everflowing Chalice
15% of decks · $0.30
Stockman, Mad Fly-entist
15% of decks · $0.12
Living Brain, Mechanical Marvel
14% of decks · $0.15
Firdoch Core
14% of decks · $0.35
Dirgur Island Dragon
13% of decks
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
13% of decks · $0.68
Ice Flan
13% of decks · $0.17
Rapid Hybridization
13% of decks · $0.79
Focus the Mind
13% of decks · $0.28
Careful Study
13% of decks · $5.27
Reverse Engineer
13% of decks · $0.18
Brass Knuckles
13% of decks · $0.32
Witness Protection
13% of decks · $0.26
The Clone Saga
13% of decks · $0.29
Cryptic Serpent
12% of decks · $0.92
Kiora, the Rising Tide
12% of decks · $0.36
Spark Double
12% of decks · $10.96
Daggermaw Megalodon
12% of decks · $0.22
Murmuring Mystic
12% of decks · $1.83
Ledger Shredder
12% of decks · $9.94
Essence Scatter
12% of decks · $0.24
Divert Disaster
12% of decks · $0.13
Gitaxian Probe
12% of decks · $3.98
The Everflowing Well
12% of decks
Commander's Sphere
12% of decks · $0.31
Thran Dynamo
12% of decks · $4.36
Rhystic Study
12% of decks · $69.59
Changeling Wayfinder
11% of decks · $0.24
Passenger Ferry
11% of decks · $0.10
Impostor Syndrome
11% of decks · $6.72
Mulldrifter
10% of decks · $0.35
Strix Lookout
10% of decks · $0.38
Amoeboid Changeling
10% of decks · $0.84
The Reality Chip
10% of decks · $4.04
Armguard Familiar
10% of decks · $0.19
Lyla, Holographic Assistant
10% of decks · $3.97
Muddle the Mixture
10% of decks · $2.75
Refute
10% of decks
Shadow Rift
10% of decks
Winds of Rebuke
10% of decks · $0.30
Mental Journey
10% of decks · $0.18
Snap
10% of decks · $3.78
Mystic Confluence
10% of decks · $1.00
Echoing Truth
10% of decks · $0.29
Strategic Planning
10% of decks · $0.18
Windfall
10% of decks · $6.10
Portent
10% of decks · $0.37
Compulsive Research
10% of decks · $0.30
Mirror Box
10% of decks · $4.73
Ominous Seas
10% of decks · $1.54
Namor, Scourge of the Seas
10% of decks · $0.74
Atlantean Skirmisher
10% of decks · $0.25
Vulture, Feathered Fiend
10% of decks · $0.39
Ultron Drone
10% of decks · $0.16
Futurist Forge
10% of decks · $0.14
Hide on the Ceiling
9% of decks · $0.83
Bender's Waterskin
9% of decks · $0.93
Barkform Harvester
9% of decks · $0.21
Foundry Inspector
9% of decks · $0.39
Mothdust Changeling
9% of decks · $1.23
Fallaji Archaeologist
9% of decks · $0.30
Hullbreaker Horror
9% of decks · $5.98
Starbreach Whale
9% of decks · $0.17
Vanish from Sight
9% of decks · $0.06
Ephara's Dispersal
9% of decks · $0.28
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9% of decks · $3.07
Syncopate
9% of decks · $0.18
Mana Drain
9% of decks · $56.44
Foil
9% of decks · $2.09
Swan Song
9% of decks · $10.69
Rakshasa's Disdain
9% of decks · $0.04
Into the Roil
9% of decks · $0.09
Spectral Interference
9% of decks · $0.21
Fierce Guardianship
9% of decks · $63.43
Bounce Off
9% of decks · $0.23
Dig Through Time
9% of decks · $0.30
Magic Damper
9% of decks · $0.18
Slip Through Space
9% of decks · $0.37
Compelling Argument
9% of decks · $0.18
Silent Departure
9% of decks · $0.15
Fade Away
9% of decks · $0.44
Key to the City
9% of decks · $1.48
Star Compass
9% of decks · $0.50
Cartouche of Knowledge
9% of decks · $0.14
Propaganda
9% of decks · $2.17
Rocket-Powered Goblin Glider
8% of decks · $0.23
Boulderborn Dragon
7% of decks · $0.18
Screaming Swarm
7% of decks · $0.25
Armored Skaab
7% of decks · $0.44
Marauding Brinefang
7% of decks · $0.21
Pongify
7% of decks · $3.05
Gush
7% of decks · $3.52
Cloak of Feathers
7% of decks · $0.41
Solve the Equation
7% of decks · $4.51
Combat Tutorial
7% of decks · $0.30
Perpetual Timepiece
7% of decks · $0.34
Whispersilk Cloak
7% of decks · $2.18
Maskwood Nexus
7% of decks · $3.08
Collector's Vault
7% of decks · $0.58
Lunatic Pandora
7% of decks · $0.22
Cloak of Mists
7% of decks · $0.32
Frogify
7% of decks · $0.25
Eel Umbra
7% of decks · $0.33
Kasmina's Transmutation
7% of decks · $0.24
Jace's Erasure
7% of decks · $0.26
Hot Dog Cart
6% of decks · $0.27
Distortion Strike
6% of decks · $0.73
Birthday Escape
6% of decks · $0.40
Serum Visions
6% of decks · $2.84
Pieces of the Puzzle
6% of decks · $0.21
Field Research
6% of decks · $0.16
Inspiration from Beyond
6% of decks · $0.25
Stall Out
6% of decks · $0.19
Ancestral Reminiscence
6% of decks · $0.20
Traumatize
6% of decks · $4.05
Mesmeric Orb
6% of decks · $17.97
Ghoulcaller's Bell
6% of decks · $0.30
Helm of the Host
6% of decks · $5.21
Kefnet's Monument
6% of decks · $0.40
Champion's Helm
6% of decks · $2.90
Goldvein Pick
6% of decks · $0.29
Neurok Stealthsuit
6% of decks
Aeronaut's Wings
6% of decks · $0.18
Lotus Petal
6% of decks
Throne of Eldraine
6% of decks · $29.40
Fellwar Stone
6% of decks
Fractured Powerstone
6% of decks · $0.32
Midnight Clock
6% of decks · $0.57
Starting Column
6% of decks · $0.21
Prismatic Lens
6% of decks · $0.41
Counterbalance
6% of decks · $5.14
Unable to Scream
6% of decks · $0.28
Utter Insignificance
6% of decks · $0.14
Eaten by Piranhas
6% of decks · $0.37
Combat Research
6% of decks · $0.51
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
6% of decks · $0.11
Pym Particles
5% of decks · $0.30
The Ten Rings
5% of decks · $11.03
Captain America's Shield
5% of decks · $1.43
Daily Bugle Newspaper
5% of decks · $0.29
Glorious Purpose
5% of decks · $0.29
New Cards
Enchanted River's Grasp
27% of decks · $0.15
Hobbit Hole
9% of decks · $0.26
Confusticate and Bebother
9% of decks · $0.15
Creatures (50)
Deranged Assistant
39% of decks · $0.27
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
34% of decks · $0.72
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
34% of decks · $0.59
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
30% of decks · $0.33
Ornithopter of Paradise
25% of decks · $2.23
Aerial Doombot
25% of decks · $0.12
Silver Myr
24% of decks · $0.70
Solemn Simulacrum
22% of decks · $0.31
Universal Automaton
22% of decks · $0.66
Millikin
22% of decks · $0.33
Leader, Super-Genius
20% of decks · $0.27
Graviton, Fundamental Force
20% of decks · $0.19
Archaeomancer
19% of decks · $0.33
Phyrexian Metamorph
16% of decks · $2.21
Etherium Sculptor
16% of decks · $0.69
Pharaoh Rama-Tut
15% of decks · $0.37
Kid Loki
15% of decks · $0.20
Tolarian Terror
15% of decks · $0.23
Stockman, Mad Fly-entist
15% of decks · $0.12
Living Brain, Mechanical Marvel
14% of decks · $0.15
Dirgur Island Dragon
13% of decks
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
13% of decks · $0.68
Ice Flan
13% of decks · $0.17
Cryptic Serpent
12% of decks · $0.92
Kiora, the Rising Tide
12% of decks · $0.36
Spark Double
12% of decks · $10.96
Daggermaw Megalodon
12% of decks · $0.22
Murmuring Mystic
12% of decks · $1.83
Ledger Shredder
12% of decks · $9.94
Changeling Wayfinder
11% of decks · $0.24
Mulldrifter
10% of decks · $0.35
Strix Lookout
10% of decks · $0.38
Amoeboid Changeling
10% of decks · $0.84
The Reality Chip
10% of decks · $4.04
Armguard Familiar
10% of decks · $0.19
Lyla, Holographic Assistant
10% of decks · $3.97
Namor, Scourge of the Seas
10% of decks · $0.74
Atlantean Skirmisher
10% of decks · $0.25
Vulture, Feathered Fiend
10% of decks · $0.39
Ultron Drone
10% of decks · $0.16
Barkform Harvester
9% of decks · $0.21
Foundry Inspector
9% of decks · $0.39
Mothdust Changeling
9% of decks · $1.23
Fallaji Archaeologist
9% of decks · $0.30
Hullbreaker Horror
9% of decks · $5.98
Starbreach Whale
9% of decks · $0.17
Boulderborn Dragon
7% of decks · $0.18
Screaming Swarm
7% of decks · $0.25
Armored Skaab
7% of decks · $0.44
Marauding Brinefang
7% of decks · $0.21
Instants (50)
Arcane Denial
39% of decks · $1.72
Unstable Experiment
39% of decks · $0.28
Negate
37% of decks · $0.24
Brainstorm
34% of decks · $0.56
Resculpt
34% of decks · $0.34
Thought Scour
31% of decks · $0.57
Whoosh!
31% of decks · $0.21
Amazing Acrobatics
31% of decks · $0.26
High Tide
30% of decks · $1.57
Opt
25% of decks · $0.25
Think Twice
22% of decks · $0.27
Curate
21% of decks · $0.31
Dreams of Laguna
21% of decks · $0.26
Reality Shift
16% of decks · $0.35
Aetherize
16% of decks · $0.44
Cyclonic Rift
16% of decks · $39.16
Octopus Form
16% of decks · $0.21
Three Steps Ahead
15% of decks · $5.90
Unauthorized Exit
15% of decks · $0.24
Mental Note
15% of decks · $8.36
Scour for Scrap
15% of decks · $0.37
Rapid Hybridization
13% of decks · $0.79
Focus the Mind
13% of decks · $0.28
Essence Scatter
12% of decks · $0.24
Divert Disaster
12% of decks · $0.13
Muddle the Mixture
10% of decks · $2.75
Refute
10% of decks
Shadow Rift
10% of decks
Winds of Rebuke
10% of decks · $0.30
Mental Journey
10% of decks · $0.18
Snap
10% of decks · $3.78
Mystic Confluence
10% of decks · $1.00
Echoing Truth
10% of decks · $0.29
Hide on the Ceiling
9% of decks · $0.83
Vanish from Sight
9% of decks · $0.06
Ephara's Dispersal
9% of decks · $0.28
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9% of decks · $3.07
Syncopate
9% of decks · $0.18
Mana Drain
9% of decks · $56.44
Foil
9% of decks · $2.09
Swan Song
9% of decks · $10.69
Rakshasa's Disdain
9% of decks · $0.04
Into the Roil
9% of decks · $0.09
Spectral Interference
9% of decks · $0.21
Fierce Guardianship
9% of decks · $63.43
Bounce Off
9% of decks · $0.23
Dig Through Time
9% of decks · $0.30
Magic Damper
9% of decks · $0.18
Pongify
7% of decks · $3.05
Gush
7% of decks · $3.52
Sorceries (35)
Ponder
34% of decks · $3.54
Deep Analysis
30% of decks · $0.24
Artful Dodge
27% of decks · $0.50
Treasure Cruise
25% of decks · $0.35
Enter the Enigma
24% of decks · $0.31
Preordain
21% of decks · $0.86
Ravenform
18% of decks · $0.35
Lórien Revealed
16% of decks · $5.68
Trickster's Stratagem
15% of decks · $0.17
Fabricate
15% of decks · $10.36
Unending Whisper
15% of decks · $0.18
Careful Study
13% of decks · $5.27
Reverse Engineer
13% of decks · $0.18
Gitaxian Probe
12% of decks · $3.98
Strategic Planning
10% of decks · $0.18
Windfall
10% of decks · $6.10
Portent
10% of decks · $0.37
Compulsive Research
10% of decks · $0.30
Slip Through Space
9% of decks · $0.37
Compelling Argument
9% of decks · $0.18
Silent Departure
9% of decks · $0.15
Fade Away
9% of decks · $0.44
Cloak of Feathers
7% of decks · $0.41
Solve the Equation
7% of decks · $4.51
Combat Tutorial
7% of decks · $0.30
Distortion Strike
6% of decks · $0.73
Birthday Escape
6% of decks · $0.40
Serum Visions
6% of decks · $2.84
Pieces of the Puzzle
6% of decks · $0.21
Field Research
6% of decks · $0.16
Inspiration from Beyond
6% of decks · $0.25
Stall Out
6% of decks · $0.19
Ancestral Reminiscence
6% of decks · $0.20
Traumatize
6% of decks · $4.05
Pym Particles
5% of decks · $0.30
Utility Artifacts (31)
Wayfarer's Bauble
33% of decks · $5.61
Sapphire Medallion
30% of decks · $8.14
Swiftfoot Boots
24% of decks
Lightning Greaves
22% of decks · $4.10
Haunted Cloak
21% of decks · $0.35
Aether Spellbomb
18% of decks · $0.35
Falcon's Wing Harness
15% of decks · $0.18
Brass Knuckles
13% of decks · $0.32
The Everflowing Well
12% of decks
Passenger Ferry
11% of decks · $0.10
Mirror Box
10% of decks · $4.73
Futurist Forge
10% of decks · $0.14
Key to the City
9% of decks · $1.48
Rocket-Powered Goblin Glider
8% of decks · $0.23
Perpetual Timepiece
7% of decks · $0.34
Whispersilk Cloak
7% of decks · $2.18
Maskwood Nexus
7% of decks · $3.08
Collector's Vault
7% of decks · $0.58
Lunatic Pandora
7% of decks · $0.22
Hot Dog Cart
6% of decks · $0.27
Mesmeric Orb
6% of decks · $17.97
Ghoulcaller's Bell
6% of decks · $0.30
Helm of the Host
6% of decks · $5.21
Kefnet's Monument
6% of decks · $0.40
Champion's Helm
6% of decks · $2.90
Goldvein Pick
6% of decks · $0.29
Neurok Stealthsuit
6% of decks
Aeronaut's Wings
6% of decks · $0.18
The Ten Rings
5% of decks · $11.03
Captain America's Shield
5% of decks · $1.43
Daily Bugle Newspaper
5% of decks · $0.29
Mana Artifacts (18)
Arcane Signet
67% of decks · $0.49
Sol Ring
52% of decks · $1.34
Mind Stone
48% of decks
Sky Diamond
39% of decks · $0.25
Thought Vessel
36% of decks
Everflowing Chalice
15% of decks · $0.30
Firdoch Core
14% of decks · $0.35
Commander's Sphere
12% of decks · $0.31
Thran Dynamo
12% of decks · $4.36
Bender's Waterskin
9% of decks · $0.93
Star Compass
9% of decks · $0.50
Lotus Petal
6% of decks
Throne of Eldraine
6% of decks · $29.40
Fellwar Stone
6% of decks
Fractured Powerstone
6% of decks · $0.32
Midnight Clock
6% of decks · $0.57
Starting Column
6% of decks · $0.21
Prismatic Lens
6% of decks · $0.41
Enchantments (26)
Spider-Man No More
28% of decks · $0.18
Aqueous Form
25% of decks · $0.29
Imprisoned in the Moon
24% of decks · $0.31
Security Bypass
24% of decks · $0.31
Mysterio's Mirage
20% of decks · $0.32
Frozen in Ice
20% of decks · $0.15
Super Intelligence
15% of decks · $0.25
Witness Protection
13% of decks · $0.26
The Clone Saga
13% of decks · $0.29
Rhystic Study
12% of decks · $69.59
Impostor Syndrome
11% of decks · $6.72
Ominous Seas
10% of decks · $1.54
Cartouche of Knowledge
9% of decks · $0.14
Propaganda
9% of decks · $2.17
Cloak of Mists
7% of decks · $0.32
Frogify
7% of decks · $0.25
Eel Umbra
7% of decks · $0.33
Kasmina's Transmutation
7% of decks · $0.24
Jace's Erasure
7% of decks · $0.26
Counterbalance
6% of decks · $5.14
Unable to Scream
6% of decks · $0.28
Utter Insignificance
6% of decks · $0.14
Eaten by Piranhas
6% of decks · $0.37
Combat Research
6% of decks · $0.51
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
6% of decks · $0.11
Glorious Purpose
5% of decks · $0.29
Utility Lands (24)
Mystic Sanctuary
39% of decks
Lonely Sandbar
30% of decks
Halimar Depths
24% of decks
Reliquary Tower
21% of decks
Academy Ruins
19% of decks
Remote Isle
16% of decks
Buried Ruin
16% of decks
Rogue's Passage
15% of decks
Seat of the Synod
13% of decks
Desert of the Mindful
13% of decks
Inventors' Fair
13% of decks
Soaring Seacliff
13% of decks
Otawara, Soaring City
12% of decks
Haunted Fengraf
10% of decks
Hidden Cataract
10% of decks
War Room
9% of decks
Urza's Saga
7% of decks
Skyline Cascade
7% of decks
The Surgical Bay
7% of decks
Command Beacon
6% of decks
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6% of decks
Castle Vantress
6% of decks
Saprazzan Skerry
6% of decks
Bonders' Enclave
6% of decks
Lands (20)
Island
97% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
18% of decks
Evolving Wilds
18% of decks
Myriad Landscape
16% of decks
Vibrant Cityscape
16% of decks
Escape Tunnel
12% of decks
Conduit Pylons
12% of decks
Surveillance Room
10% of decks
Command Tower
9% of decks
Ash Barrens
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Maestros Theater
9% of decks
Path of Ancestry
9% of decks
Daily Bugle Building
8% of decks
Hidden Grotto
7% of decks
Warped Landscape
7% of decks
Bant Panorama
6% of decks
Urza's Cave
6% of decks
Hydroelectric Specimen
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Esper Panorama
6% of decks
Promising Vein
6% of decks
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