---
name: "Dreadful as the Storm"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "48"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daniel Correia"
oracle_id: "bd9f4f20-cdef-4a20-b4cb-4f25c137a786"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dreadful-as-the-storm-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Dreadful as the Storm
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature has base power and toughness 5/5 until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.

> *« Je ne serai pas ténébreuse, mais belle et terrible comme le matin et la nuit ! Tous m'aimeront et désespèreront ! »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hydrosurge](/printing/hydrosurge-m13.md) — Instant
2. [Zhalfirin Shapecraft](/printing/zhalfirin-shapecraft-mom.md) — Instant
3. [Square Up](/printing/square-up-stx.md) — Instant
4. [Riptide Mangler](/printing/riptide-mangler-lgn.md) — Creature — Beast
5. [Serendib Sorcerer](/printing/serendib-sorcerer-plc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard Sorcerer
6. [Command the Storm](/printing/command-the-storm-grn.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #48
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daniel Correia
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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