Stroke of Midnight
Instant
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"Who was that knight, so graceful and strong? Why did she flee before the food was gone?" —*Tale of the Masked Maiden*
- Promo
- Starter Collection
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 321
- Illustrator
- Julia Metzger
- Found in
- Foundations Starter Collection · Foundations Collector Booster Pack · Foundations Play Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardLegal
Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.
Plays as:
Planeswalker RemovalSpot RemovalCreature Token Maker
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Rulings
1 · latest Sep 1, 2023
- WotCSep 1, 2023
If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Stroke of Midnight tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. No player creates a Human token. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), its controller does create a Human token.