Dream Beavers
Creature — Beaver Nightmare
Flying
When this creature enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #15763
Dream Beavers locks every opponent's creatures out of attacking and blocking for as long as it stays on the battlefield — a static soft-lock stapled to a 3/3 body for five mana. That cost is real, but in black decks that recur small creatures repeatedly, Dream Beavers earns its slot by making combat math irrelevant rather than just slowing it down.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker recurs creatures with one or less power every end step, and Dream Beavers' static effect means opponents can't swing through your board while that engine runs — the lock and the recursion reinforce each other directly.
Splinter, Radical Rat
Splinter, Radical Rat wants to attack freely and repeatedly, and Dream Beavers removes the blocking equation entirely, letting Splinter connect without trading into anything.
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor rewards connecting with combat damage, so Dream Beavers shutting off blockers translates immediately into card advantage off Gix's trigger.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Dream Beavers is a genuine threat — a five-mana enchantment creature that reads 'your opponents don't get to use their creatures in combat' is the kind of soft-lock that warps a table and draws removal fast. Outside Commander, the picture is bleaker: competitive Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer formats run too lean and fast for a five-mana do-nothing-until-next-turn permanent to matter, and Dream Beavers has no immediate impact when it enters. Standard is the one 60-card context where a grindy enchantment creature might find a fringe home in a dedicated stax or pillow-fort shell, but it's not pushing into serious play there either.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Dream Beavers is bulk — easy to pick up as a four-of or a singleton without any budget hesitation. Bulk enchantment creatures with unique static effects can tick up if a competitive shell ever adopts them, but this one's staying cheap unless stax strategies break into a 60-card format.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
- Splinter, Radical Rat
- Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.