Stroke of Midnight
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Foundations #148 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.32 USD
Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.
Stroke of Midnight has 6 printings, first in Wilds of Eldraine (2023). EDHREC ranks it #196 among Commander cards. It appears most in Y'shtola, Night's Blessed decks (15,488 on EDHREC). 4 public decks on TCG run it. It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Stroke of Midnight
- Bangarang!, led by Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
- Break the Chains, led by Caesar, Legion's Emperor
- Mardu Surge - Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander, led by Zurgo Stormrender
- Multiverse Reforged - Reality Fracture, led by Jace, Multiverse Architect
Commanders that run Stroke of Midnight most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Y'shtola, Night's Blessed: 15,488 decks
- Giada, Font of Hope: 10,807 decks
- Zurgo Stormrender: 10,284 decks
- Jace, Multiverse Architect: 7,050 decks
- Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER: 5,667 decks
- Lightning, Army of One: 4,298 decks
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer: 4,132 decks
- Eriette of the Charmed Apple: 4,109 decks
Often played with Stroke of Midnight
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.