Sleep of the Dead
~$0.21 low · ~$0.53 high
Blue. Sorcery
Theros Beyond Death #66 · Illustrated by Kari Christensen
Theros Beyond Death #66 · Illustrated by Kari ChristensenWhat is Sleep of the Dead worth?
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Oracle text
Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Escape—
, Exile three other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)
Normally, a cerberus sleeps one head at a time.
Format legality
The only printing of Sleep of the Dead
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Theros Beyond Death thb #66· 2020common· Cardmarket €0.35 · €2.02 foil | common | $0.21 | $0.53 | €0.35€2.02 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2020
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #21,901 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Escape
- Artist
- Kari Christensen
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Theros Beyond Death card (#66).
066 · THB · C · EN
- 066Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- THBSet code for Theros Beyond Death
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (8)
2020-01-24
If a card with escape is put into your graveyard during your turn, you'll be able to cast it right away if it's legal to do so, before an opponent can take any actions.
2020-01-24
If a card has multiple abilities giving you permission to cast it, such as two escape abilities or an escape ability and a flashback ability, you choose which one to apply. The others have no effect.
2020-01-24
Once you begin casting a spell with escape, it immediately moves to the stack. Players can't take any other actions until you're done casting the spell.
2020-01-24
After an escaped spell resolves, it returns to its owner's graveyard if it's not a permanent spell. If it is a permanent spell, it enters the battlefield and will return to its owner's graveyard if it dies later. Perhaps it will escape again—good underworld security is so hard to come by these days.
2020-01-24
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as an escape cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was and no matter whether an alternative cost was paid.
2020-01-24
Escape's permission doesn't change when you may cast the spell from your graveyard.
2020-01-24
If you cast a spell with its escape permission, you can't choose to apply any other alternative costs or to cast it without paying its mana cost. If it has any additional costs, you must pay those.
2020-01-24
Sleep of the Dead can target a creature that's already tapped. That creature won't untap during its controller's next untap step.
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