---
name: "Taken by Nightmares"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "WOE"
set_name: "Wilds of Eldraine"
collector_number: "112"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Artur Treffner"
oracle_id: "e5557c9f-e4c2-41af-9fcc-371409e1dec6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/taken-by-nightmares-woe"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Taken by Nightmares
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
Exile target creature. If you control an enchantment, scry 2.

> *Mourir dans son sommeil n'est jamais paisible quand Ashiok est dans les parages.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hopeless Nightmare](/printing/hopeless-nightmare-woe.md) — Enchantment
2. [Mesmeric Fiend](/printing/mesmeric-fiend-ddk.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror
3. [Ray of Ruin](/printing/ray-of-ruin-lci.md) — Sorcery
4. [Expose to Daylight](/printing/expose-to-daylight-rna.md) — Instant
5. [Haunt of the Dead Marshes](/printing/haunt-of-the-dead-marshes-hoc.md) — Creature — Nightmare Elf
6. [Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos](/printing/hidetsugu-devouring-chaos-neo.md) — Legendary Creature — Ogre Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Wilds of Eldraine (WOE) #112
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Artur Treffner
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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