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Oneirophage

Creature — Squid Illusion

Flying
Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Modern Horizons
Price
$0.17
EDHREC rank
#6896
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Oneirophage card art
Oneirophage enters as a 1/1 and grows a +1/+1 counter every time you cast or copy an instant or sorcery — in the right shell, that's a creature that doubles as a storm count tracker with a body attached. Minn, Wily Illusionist players slot it in as a synergistic Illusion that rewards spell-slinging, and O'aka, Traveling Merchant lists occasionally pick it up as a cheap curve piece, but its ceiling is squarely in dedicated spellslinger builds.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Minn, Wily Illusionist

Minn, Wily Illusionist

48.8% of decks · synergy 0.45

Oneirophage is an Illusion, which means Minn, Wily Illusionist triggers off it entering the battlefield — and then every instant or sorcery you cast to generate Minn's tokens also grows Oneirophage's counter total, turning it into a secondary threat that scales alongside the engine.

02
Arjun, the Shifting Flame

Arjun, the Shifting Flame

41.7% of decks · synergy 0.41

Arjun, the Shifting Flame replaces your draw with a new hand every time you cast a spell, which means Oneirophage accrues counters at a blistering rate — by the time opponents stabilize the board, you're looking at a double-digit power threat.

03
Vnwxt, Verbose Host

Vnwxt, Verbose Host

30.1% of decks · synergy 0.26

Vnwxt, Verbose Host rewards decks that cast lots of spells in a turn, and Oneirophage fits neatly as a creature that converts that volume into power, growing larger with every activation of the engine Vnwxt demands.

04
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher

Sokrates, Athenian Teacher

17.3% of decks · synergy 0.16

Sokrates, Athenian Teacher generates value around drawing and cycling through cards, and Oneirophage benefits from the density of instants and sorceries that style of play requires — it's a low-cost body that turns the deck's natural rhythm into stats.

05
Kami of the Crescent Moon

Kami of the Crescent Moon

17.1% of decks · synergy 0.13

Kami of the Crescent Moon lists are full of draw spells to fuel the group-hug or combo plan, and Oneirophage quietly accumulates counters off every cantrip and wheel, becoming a meaningful beater in a shell that otherwise struggles to close games.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Oneirophage is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it actually sees meaningful play. In Modern and Legacy, a 1/1 for two that grows only when you cast instants and sorceries is far too slow — those formats kill or combo long before a counter-accumulating creature becomes relevant. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case worth mentioning: in an instant- and sorcery-dense build, Oneirophage can snowball fast, but the card pool there is narrow enough that it only shows up in dedicated spellslinger lists. Stick to Commander for this one.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.17 bulk tier

At $0.17, Oneirophage is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box or ordering a playset for the cost of a sleeve. There's no meaningful price floor to drop through, so this is a grab-it-when-you-need-it card with zero budget anxiety attached.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.