Breath of Dreams
Enchantment
Cumulative upkeep 
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Green creatures have "Cumulative upkeep 
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- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #25900
Breath of Dreams taxes every nonhuman permanent an opponent controls with a cumulative upkeep of one blue mana — left unchecked, it drains entire mana bases and forces opponents to sacrifice their best threats. Four mana to cast is the catch, but the effect scales with every creature, artifact, and enchantment at the table.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Breath of Dreams earns genuine consideration — four opponents means four pools of nonhuman permanents accumulating age counters simultaneously, and the cumulative upkeep pressure compounds faster than any single player can manage. In Legacy and Vintage it's theoretically legal but wildly outclassed by cheaper, more targeted disruption. Breath of Dreams lives in blue control or stax shells in Commander, particularly those that can protect a four-mana enchantment long enough for the upkeep costs to become lethal.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Breath of Dreams is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card with a real stax ceiling. The price reflects its narrow application, not a hidden gem scenario: it's cheap because most decks can't exploit cumulative upkeep reliably enough to justify the slot.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.