---
name: "Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up"
mana_cost: "{1}{B} // {1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Nightmare // Sorcery — Adventure"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "WOE"
set_name: "Wilds of Eldraine"
collector_number: "222"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason A. Engle"
oracle_id: "997bdec5-f67b-4822-a3ba-c636e2685e8a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cruel-somnophage-cant-wake-up-woe"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B} // {1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Nightmare // Sorcery — Adventure
- **Power/Toughness:** */*
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Wilds of Eldraine (WOE) #222
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason A. Engle
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`