Midnight Oil
Kaladesh Promos 92s • rare
- Set
- Kaladesh Promos
- Collector number
- 92s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
This enchantment enters with seven hour counters on it.
At the beginning of your draw step, draw an additional card and remove two hour counters from this enchantment.
Your maximum hand size is equal to the number of hour counters on this enchantment.
Whenever you discard a card, you lose 1 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Midnight Oil was released in 2016 as part of the Kaladesh expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed as a rare enchantment representing an experimental, artifact-focused aesthetic that defines the plane of Kaladesh, a world inspired by Indian culture and steampunk invention. The set emphasized the 'Energy' mechanic, and Midnight Oil was crafted to provide a high-risk, high-reward resource management challenge, forcing players to cycle through their deck while managing a dwindling supply of counters.
The artwork for this specific promo version was illustrated by Titus Lunter, whose work is characterized by dramatic lighting and rich, atmospheric world-building. Lunter aimed to capture the essence of the Aether-fueled ingenuity central to Kaladesh, using deep shadows and vibrant glows to represent the precarious nature of the card's mechanical function. Upon release, the card was received as a niche technical tool for control-oriented decks, appreciated by players who enjoy complex, non-linear resource management in their gameplay strategies.
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