---
name: "False Dawn"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "APC"
set_name: "Apocalypse"
collector_number: "10"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dave Dorman"
oracle_id: "efd9cc25-f445-4de0-9a69-adab9f8878f4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/false-dawn-apc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# False Dawn
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Until end of turn, spells and abilities you control that would add colored mana instead add that much white mana. Until end of turn, you may spend white mana as though it were mana of any color.
Draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Celestial Dawn](/printing/celestial-dawn-tsb.md) — Enchantment
2. [Niveous Wisps](/printing/niveous-wisps-shm.md) — Instant
3. [Purelace](/printing/purelace-lea.md) — Instant
4. [Sunglasses of Urza](/printing/sunglasses-of-urza-cei.md) — Artifact
5. [Reverent Mantra](/printing/reverent-mantra-sld.md) — Instant
6. [Gloom](/printing/gloom-me4.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Apocalypse (APC) #10
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dave Dorman
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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