Midnight Guard
Dark Ascension 14 • common
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Collector number
- 14
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Whenever another creature enters, untap this creature.
"When you're on watch, no noise is harmless and no shadow can be ignored."— Olgard of the Skiltfolk
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Midnight Guard was released in 2012 as part of the Dark Ascension expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set in the gothic-horror inspired plane of Innistrad, the expansion focused on the desperate struggle of humanity against overwhelming supernatural forces. The card represents the local militias and monster hunters who formed the front line of defense in a world where the sun was waning and the darkness was becoming increasingly malevolent.
The card was illustrated by Volkan Baga, who utilized a stark, high-contrast style to emphasize the soldier’s vigilance against the encroaching shadows. By depicting the Guard mid-action, Baga captured the thematic tension of the set, where mundane humans were forced to stand their ground against vampires and werewolves. Upon its release, it became a notable utility card in limited formats due to its unique ability to untap when creatures enter the battlefield, which allowed for complex defensive play patterns.
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