---
name: "Seized from Slumber"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "28"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Miranda Meeks"
oracle_id: "7ac608bc-dc2a-43c9-9b3b-1b985c121d60"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/seized-from-slumber-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Seized from Slumber
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {3} less to cast if it targets a tapped creature.
Destroy target creature.

> *Tyson tried to scream for help, but his lungs simply unraveled.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Grounded for Life](/printing/grounded-for-life-tmt.md) — Instant
2. [Fate of the Sun-Cryst](/printing/fate-of-the-sun-cryst-fin.md) — Instant
3. [Luminous Rebuke](/printing/luminous-rebuke-fdn.md) — Instant
4. [Ajani's Response](/printing/ajanis-response-sos.md) — Instant
5. [Hawkeye's Shot](/printing/hawkeyes-shot-msc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Magnificent End](/printing/magnificent-end-hob.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #28
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Miranda Meeks
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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