Child of Night
Explorers of Ixalan 16 • common
- Set
- Explorers of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 16
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ash Wood
- Market price
- $0.32
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 released in the 2017 board game expansion Explorers of Ixalan, a standalone multiplayer experience designed by Wizards of the Coast. Set within the tropical, Mesoamerican-inspired plane of Ixalan, this card represents the vampire factions of the Legion of Dusk, a group characterized by their rigid hierarchy and religious devotion. The game was crafted to provide an accessible entry point for casual play, utilizing a modular board layout that encouraged strategic territorial control alongside traditional card-based combat.
The artwork for this particular iteration of the creature was rendered by Volkan Baga, an established illustrator within the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem. Baga employed a moody, gothic aesthetic to emphasize the creature's predatory nature, focusing on the interplay of shadow and the vampire's regal yet menacing posture. Upon release, the card was well-received by players for its efficiency as a low-cost creature, earning a reputation as a reliable staple for aggressive playstyles in limited formats.
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