---
name: "Emissary of the Sleepless"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "SOI"
set_name: "Shadows over Innistrad"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "f21bbacb-0436-46fa-b361-582b766d3964"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/emissary-of-the-sleepless-soi"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Emissary of the Sleepless
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, if a creature died this turn, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Doomed Traveler](/printing/doomed-traveler-ima.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Requiem Angel](/printing/requiem-angel-dka.md) — Creature — Angel
3. [Syndicate Messenger](/printing/syndicate-messenger-rna.md) — Creature — Bird
4. [Field of Souls](/printing/field-of-souls-ema.md) — Enchantment
5. [Muster the Departed](/printing/muster-the-departed-mh3.md) — Enchantment
6. [Heron-Blessed Geist](/printing/heron-blessed-geist-dbl.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) #17
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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