Sweet Oblivion
Sorcery
Target player mills four cards.
Escape—
, Exile four other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #21581
Sweet Oblivion mills your opponent for twice the number of cards in your hand — a number that snowballs fast in spell-heavy decks — for just two mana. In an Ovika, Enigma Goliath shell where your hand stays stocked with instants and sorceries, this regularly mills eight to twelve cards for U/B at sorcery speed.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sweet Oblivion is a bulk rare in most formats because mill strategies need volume, and a one-shot effect that scales with hand size can't compete with dedicated mill payoffs in Legacy or Vintage. In Pioneer and Modern it's fringe at best — the hand-size ceiling is too inconsistent to build around. Commander is where Sweet Oblivion actually earns its slot: larger hand sizes, politically targeted mill, and commanders that reward spell count or hand size turn it from a one-off into a genuine threat.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Ovika, Enigma GoliathInvasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of SegoviaSweet OblivionPhyrexian Altar
Exile your library; Infinite self-mill; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Sweet Oblivion is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a dollar bin without thinking twice. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to climb unless a high-profile mill commander drives sustained interest.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.