---
name: "Sleep Paralysis"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "W17"
set_name: "Welcome Deck 2017"
collector_number: "11"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Josu Hernaiz"
oracle_id: "5a8bd4a4-8b10-4eef-8341-28be2afa2c00"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sleep-paralysis-w17"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sleep Paralysis
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Charmed Sleep](/printing/charmed-sleep-hbg.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Paralyze](/printing/paralyze-30a.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Paralyzing Grasp](/printing/paralyzing-grasp-rtr.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Sleeping Potion](/printing/sleeping-potion-plst.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Sleep Magic](/printing/sleep-magic-fin.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Starlight Snare](/printing/starlight-snare-fdn.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Welcome Deck 2017 (W17) #11
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Josu Hernaiz
- **Total Printings:** 33 across all historical editions

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