---
name: "Shriek of Dread"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PLS"
set_name: "Planeshift"
collector_number: "53"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Nelson DeCastro"
oracle_id: "ee5a4902-f993-4fe6-92da-38636962c558"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shriek-of-dread-pls"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shriek of Dread
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fear of Fear Itself](/printing/fear-of-fear-itself-unk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
2. [Breach](/printing/breach-usg.md) — Instant
3. [Aphotic Wisps](/printing/aphotic-wisps-shm.md) — Instant
4. [Intimidation](/printing/intimidation-mmq.md) — Enchantment
5. [Face of Fear](/printing/face-of-fear-ody.md) — Creature — Horror
6. [Fear](/printing/fear-lea.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planeshift (PLS) #53
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Nelson DeCastro
- **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: `legal` | Penny: `legal`