---
name: "Dreadwaters"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "ORI"
set_name: "Magic Origins"
collector_number: "56"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Cliff Childs"
oracle_id: "e6e70eb3-3da5-4052-9f62-2960a30d4b41"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dreadwaters-ori"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dreadwaters
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
Target player mills X cards, where X is the number of lands you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nephalia Drownyard](/printing/nephalia-drownyard-lcc.md) — Land
2. [Towering-Wave Mystic](/printing/towering-wave-mystic-jmp.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
3. [Drowner of Secrets](/printing/drowner-of-secrets-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
4. [Merfolk Mesmerist](/printing/merfolk-mesmerist-m12.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [Dread Summons](/printing/dread-summons-fdn.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sands of Delirium](/printing/sands-of-delirium-m13.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic Origins (ORI) #56
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Cliff Childs

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2012-05-01)* The number of cards put into the graveyard is based on the number of lands you control when Dreadwaters resolves.