Orb of Dreams
Artifact
Permanents enter tapped.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Price
- $2.65
- EDHREC rank
- #15909
Orb of Dreams enters permanents tapped — yours included — which means it belongs in decks that actively exploit tapped states, not as a generic stax piece. Think Royal Assassin, tap-synergy commanders, or untap engines that let you ignore the downside while locking opponents out.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Orb of Dreams is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's almost exclusively a Commander card in practice. In Legacy and Vintage the symmetry is punishing in a fast, interactive environment where landing your own permanents tapped is often a death sentence. Commander is where Orb of Dreams earns its slot — slower games, tap-synergy commanders, and opponents who can't easily answer a three-mana artifact mean the lockout effect has time to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Royal AssassinOrb of DreamsThornbite Staff
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control; Lock
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Royal AssassinOrb of DreamsIntruder Alarm
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control; Lock
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Selkie Hedge-MageAlurenOrb of Dreams
Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$2.65 cheap tier
At $2.65, Orb of Dreams sits in the cheap tier — low enough to slot in without budget hesitation. It's a narrow card with a dedicated audience, so the price is stable rather than speculative.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.