Theft of Dreams
Sorcery
Draw a card for each tapped creature target opponent controls.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Exodus
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #11120
Theft of Dreams draws you a card for each tapped creature an opponent controls — in the right deck, that's a five-card refill for three mana. Hylda of the Icy Crown is the natural home: she taps creatures as a byproduct of her own engine, turning Theft of Dreams into a reliable mass draw spell rather than a situational one.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Hylda of the Icy Crown generates tap triggers constantly, so Theft of Dreams routinely draws four or more cards off a single cast — it's included in over 37% of Hylda decks for exactly that reason.
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 |
Theft of Dreams is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it consistently overperforms. In Pauper it's technically playable but too narrow — tapping multiple opponents' creatures reliably enough to make the card worth three mana is hard in a two-player game. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a conditional draw spell at this rate. Commander is where the math flips: multiplayer boards stay cluttered, tap effects are everywhere, and Theft of Dreams can easily match or beat Harmonize on raw cards drawn while also scaling up in the late game.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Theft of Dreams is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or cheap add-on order. Bulk commons with narrow synergy profiles like this one tend to stay cheap indefinitely, so there's no urgency beyond just grabbing it when you're ready to build.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.