Magic: The Gathering

Somnomancer

Shadowmoor 149 • common

Set: Shadowmoor
Collector number: 149
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana white mana or blue mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Blue · White
Artist: Lars Grant-West
Market price: $0.13

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$0.13market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.11 – $0.14 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common creature from the Shadowmoor set, this card represents the foundational backbone of deck building. Its presence in the set allows for consistent strategic play, serving as a reliable element for players looking to round out their collections with essential utility.

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Card face

What it does

When this creature enters, you may tap target creature.

"Are you tired? You look tired."

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Somnomancer was released in May 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set within the gloomy, perpetually twilight plane of Shadowmoor, the card reflects the set's mechanical focus on hybrid mana costs and themes of tribal synergy and manipulation. It was designed to function as a common-rarity utility creature, providing players with a means to tap down opponent permanents, a common control strategy in the limited environments of that era.

The card features artwork by Lars Grant-West, a veteran fantasy illustrator known for his dynamic and anatomically precise work in the genre. Grant-West aimed to capture the ethereal, sleep-inducing nature of the Somnomancer, depicting the figure with an otherworldly, fluid aesthetic consistent with the darker, folklore-inspired tone of the Shadowmoor setting. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, if modest, inclusion for white-blue deck archetypes, valued primarily for its role in stalling board states during drafts.

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