Dream Eater
Creature — Nightmare Sphinx
Rarity
Mythic
Mana Cost
Price · Cardmarket trend
€0.21
Artist
Daarken
Power / Toughness
4 / 3
Cardmarket trend via Scryfall, as of 10/28/2026. May differ from the actual price.
Oracle Text
Flash Flying When this creature enters, surveil 4. When you do, you may return target nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner's hand. (To surveil 4, look at the top four cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)Rules for this card
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A keyword ability that lets a player play a card any time they could cast an instant. See rule 702.8, “Flash.”
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A keyword ability that restricts how a creature may be blocked. See rule 702.9, “Flying.”
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To manipulate some of the cards on top of your library, sending some of them to your graveyard and rearranging the rest. See rule 701.25, “Surveil.”
Rulings (4)
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Wizards of the CoastDream Eater's triggered ability goes on the stack without a target. While that ability is resolving, after you've surveilled, the reflexive triggered ability triggers and you pick a target nonland permanent to be returned to its owner's hand. This is different from effects that say "If you do . . ." in that you choose the target after having surveilled.
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Wizards of the CoastDream Eater's reflexive triggered ability triggers even if you have fewer than four cards in your library to surveil.
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Wizards of the CoastWhen you surveil, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards into your graveyard, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them into your graveyard.
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Wizards of the CoastYou perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, you'll surveil last. For others, you'll surveil and then perform other actions.
Other Printings
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