It's... Just a Bad Dream...

Commander / EDH Budget Casual Control Mill Nightmare Tap/Untap Theme/Gimmick UB (Dimir) Unblockable

TheMeadiator

Creature (23)

• 1x Banehound
• 1x Jace's Phantasm
• 1x Devourer of Memory
• 1x Dream Devourer
• 1x Floating-Dream Zubera
• 1x Narcomoeba
• 1x Nightscape Familiar
• 1x Dreamstealer
• 1x Nighthowler
• 1x Nightveil Specter
• 1x Swimmer in Nightmares
• 1x Thief of Sanity
• 1x Zellix, Sanity Flayer
• 1x Dread Presence
• 1x Dreamborn Muse
• 1x Nightveil Predator
• 1x Consuming Aberration
• 1x Doom Whisperer
• 1x Guiltfeeder
• 1x Nemesis of Reason
• 1x Night Incarnate
• 1x Dream Eater
• 1x Vela the Night-Clad

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Narcolepsy
• 1x Sleeper's Robe
• 1x Charmed Sleep
• 1x Fraying Sanity
• 1x Memory Erosion
• 1x Psychic Corrosion
• 1x Sleeper's Guile
• 1x Dream Tides
• 1x Dismiss into Dream

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Maddening Cacophony
• 1x Mind Grind
• 1x Clear the Mind
• 1x Fractured Sanity
• 1x Mind Funeral
• 1x Pilfered Plans
• 1x Theft of Dreams
• 1x Drawn from Dreams
• 1x Sleep
• 1x Startled Awake  ^Flip
• 1x Nightmare Unmaking
• 1x Reduce to Dreams
• 1x Traumatize

Instant (11)

• 1x Dream's Grip
• 1x Visions of Beyond
• 1x Dimir Charm
• 1x Send to Sleep
• 1x Victim of Night
• 1x Dream Fracture
• 1x Perplex
• 1x Psychic Strike
• 1x Thought Collapse
• 1x Induce Paranoia
• 1x Insidious Dreams

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
• 1x Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
• 1x Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears

Commander (1)

Land (34)

• 1x Access Tunnel
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 13x Island
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Port of Karfell
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 11x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit

Artifact (6)

• 1x Mesmeric Orb
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Trepanation Blade
• 1x Vessel of Endless Rest
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Keening Stone

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Sorcery (7)

• 1x Increasing Confusion
• 1x Stream of Thought
• 1x Glimpse the Unthinkable
• 1x Whispering Madness
• 1x Extract from Darkness
• 1x Cut Your Losses
• 1x Eldritch Pact

Creature (4)

• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Nightmare Shepherd
• 1x Umbris, Fear Manifest
• 1x Terisian Mindbreaker

Artifact (1)

• 1x Mindcrank

Instant (3)

• 1x Drown in the Loch
• 1x Drown in Dreams
• 1x Memory Plunder

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WARNING: Narcolepsy is a sign of Sleep deprivation, often brought on by Insidious Dreams or being Startled Awake   by a Persistent Nightmare  . It is a serious condition that is known to Induce Paranoia. Symptoms of Narcolepsy include Increasing Confusion, Memory Erosion, and Fraying Sanity. If the Victim of Night remains untreated, it will lead to Fractured Sanity and eventual Thought Collapse. If you suspect you or your loved one has seen Visions of Beyond, seek help from a professional to Clear the Mind and/or be put to Charmed Sleep.

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The idea for this deck came to me as I slept, funnily enough. I wanted to make a deck featuring Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver and Startled Awake  . Dreams, nightmares, and the madness created by never knowing what's real or what's illusion... Sleep - or the lack thereof - is the theme of this deck, and I was happy to find a mechanic that tied all these wonderfully flavourful cards together. I just wish I could have found a more flavourful commander. But Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker gave me a fun vampire sub-theme to play with anyway.

This budget mill deck can likely be upgraded to grind even better, but I was very happy with how much support it had while remaining on theme and keeping around $100.

I don't play blue all that well, so tips and suggestions are welcome! Just remember: theme is everything.

Top Ranked	Achieved #15 position overall 3 years ago Achieved #7 position in Commander / EDH 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Budget 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Mill 3 years ago
Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.35
Tokens	Dreamstealer 4/4 B, Foretell, Horror, Nightmare 2/3 UB
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