First printed in Lorwyn (2007)
Creature — Elemental Incarnation
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Whenever a creature deals damage to you, destroy it.
When Dread is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.
6/6
- Illustrated by
- Matt Cavotta
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (4)
- If the Incarnation had lost this ability while on the battlefield (due to Lignify, for example) and then was destroyed, the ability would still trigger and it would get shuffled into its owner’s library. However, if the Incarnation lost this ability when it was put into the graveyard (due to Yixlid Jailer, for example), the ability wouldn’t trigger and the Incarnation would remain in the graveyard.
- Although this ability triggers when the Incarnation is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, it doesn’t *specifically* trigger on leaving the battlefield, so it doesn’t behave like other leaves-the-battlefield abilities. The ability will trigger from the graveyard.
- The last ability triggers when the Incarnation is put into its owner’s graveyard from any zone, not just from on the battlefield.
- If the Incarnation is removed from the graveyard after the ability triggers but before it resolves, it will remain in its new zone when its owner shuffles their library. Similarly, if a replacement effect has the Incarnation move to a different zone instead of being put into the graveyard, the ability won’t trigger at all.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
6 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite damage, Infinite draw triggers…: Cabal Initiate + Dread + Feast of Sanity + Lich's Mastery
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Dread + Painter's Servant + Verdant Succession
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers…: Dread + Painter's Servant + Phyrexian Altar + Verdant Succession
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Altar of Dementia + Dread + Painter's Servant + Verdant Succession
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Atla Palani, Nest Tender + Dread + Maskwood Nexus + Reaper King
- Infinite self-discard triggers: Dread + Lagomos, Hand of Hatred + Mind Over Matter