---
name: "Dread"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Elemental Incarnation"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Fear"]
set: "LRW"
set_name: "Lorwyn"
collector_number: "107"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matt Cavotta"
oracle_id: "09f41fac-8285-457a-bb71-8c6a93af2df9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dread-lrw"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dread
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental Incarnation
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Fear

## Oracle Text
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Whenever a creature deals damage to you, destroy it.
When Dread is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shriek of Dread](/printing/shriek-of-dread-pls.md) — Instant
2. [Desecration Elemental](/printing/desecration-elemental-5dn.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Fear of Fear Itself](/printing/fear-of-fear-itself-unk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
4. [Dirge of Dread](/printing/dirge-of-dread-phuk.md) — Sorcery
5. [Face of Fear](/printing/face-of-fear-ody.md) — Creature — Horror
6. [Dross Prowler](/printing/dross-prowler-mrd.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn (LRW) #107
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matt Cavotta
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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