Sleep Paralysis
Shadows over Innistrad 87 • common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Collector number
- 87
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Josu Hernaiz
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
Sleep doesn't always mean rest.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sleep Paralysis was released in 2016 as part of the Shadows over Innistrad expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set returned players to the gothic horror-themed plane of Innistrad, focusing on themes of madness, isolation, and the corruption of the environment by the Eldrazi titan Emrakul. This specific card was designed as a common-rarity blue enchantment intended to represent the visceral, helpless state of being unable to move while under psychological or supernatural duress.
The artwork was illustrated by Clint Cearley, who sought to capture the oppressive feeling of a waking nightmare. Cearley utilized a muted color palette and soft, ghostly lighting to emphasize the vulnerability of the subject, aligning with the set's broader art direction which prioritized eerie, atmospheric tension over high-fantasy heroics. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional limited-environment staple, valued by players for its ability to neutralize threats while reinforcing the set's pervasive theme of inescapable dread.
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