Sleeping Potion
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
When enchanted creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice this Aura.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #28785
Sleeping Potion taps a creature and keeps it tapped for one turn — a one-mana tempo play that doesn't answer the threat, just delays it. There are cleaner removal spells at every price point, and this one doesn't make the cut in competitive lists.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sleeping Potion is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a one-shot tap effect on a single creature is too low-impact for a 100-card singleton format where threats come from all three opponents. Pauper is the only format where commons matter for budget reasons, but even there, better tap effects and actual removal exist at the same cost. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Sleeping Potion is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a commons box and doesn't leave it. The price reflects demand accurately; don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.