Child of Night
Iconic Masters 85 • common
- Set
- Iconic Masters
- Collector number
- 85
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ash Wood
- Market price
- $0.05
What it does
Lifelink
Sins that would be too gruesome in the light of day are made more pleasing in the dark of night.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Child of Night was originally introduced in the Magic: The Gathering expansion Magic 2011, serving as a functional reprint of earlier cards like Vampire Bats. It was designed as a common-rarity creature to provide a staple 'bear'—a two-mana creature with two power—that offered both lifelink and the vampire subtype. The card reflects the set's focus on foundational archetypes and evergreen mechanics, intended to support limited play environments by providing a reliable, self-sustaining body for aggressive black decks.
The version from Iconic Masters, released in 2017, features artwork by Volkan Baga. Baga’s illustration leans into the gothic aesthetic typical of the vampire tribe, utilizing high-contrast lighting to emphasize the creature's predatory nature. As part of a set curated to showcase iconic cards from the game's history, this inclusion served to reinforce the aesthetic continuity of the game's creature types while providing players with a visually updated iteration of a classic utility card.
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