Visions of Dread
Sorcery
Target opponent puts a creature card of their choice from their graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Flashback 
. This spell costs 
less to cast this way, where X is the greatest mana value of a commander you own on the battlefield or in the command zone. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Midnight Hunt Commander
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #17094
Visions of Dread puts three 2/2 black Zombie tokens onto the battlefield — that's six power spread across three bodies for four mana, which is a reasonable rate in token-focused black decks. The catch is the madness cost of three black, so you're only getting the discount if you have a discard outlet ready.
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 |
In Commander, Visions of Dread slots cleanly into Zombie tribal and madness-enabler shells where discard outlets are already part of the engine — pay three black via madness and you're ahead on rate for a token flood spell. Outside of those specific setups, four mana for three 2/2s is passable but not exciting against a table of three opponents. Legacy and Vintage have it legal but won't touch it; the formats are too fast and too tuned for a sorcery-speed token producer with no immediate board impact beyond bodies. Visions of Dread is a Commander card, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Visions of Dread is bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a commons bin. Bulk rares in narrow tribal niches rarely move unless the tribe spikes in popularity, so expect it to stay in this range.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.