Thalakos Dreamsower
Creature — Thalakos Wizard
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
You may choose not to untap this creature during your untap step.
Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, tap target creature. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as this creature remains tapped.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #26374
Thalakos Dreamsower puts an opponent's creature to sleep permanently until it leaves play — and shadow means it connects virtually unopposed. Three mana for a repeatable, evasive tap-lock is a real rate, even if the payoff requires attacks to land.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Thalakos Dreamsower lives in Commander, where tap-locking a single threatening creature — a Blightsteel Colossus, a Toxrill, a Vorinclex — buys multiple turns of breathing room at the table. Shadow is nearly unblockable in a format full of ground-pounders, so the trigger lands consistently once Thalakos Dreamsower is suited up or supported by flicker effects. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but too slow and narrow — three mana for a conditional lock piece doesn't compete with the raw power density of those formats. Commander is where this card actually earns its slot.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Thalakos Dreamsower is deep bulk — a quarter buys you a card that does something genuinely unique. Prices this low rarely move unless a high-profile deck puts the card on camera, so don't expect appreciation, but don't hesitate to pick up copies either.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.