Stroke of Midnight
Wilds of Eldraine 33 • uncommon
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Collector number
- 33
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Julia Metzger
- Market price
- $0.40
What it does
Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.
The assembled partygoers fell silent and stared. As the helmet came to a clattering stop, the only sound was Ash's distant footsteps.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Stroke of Midnight was introduced in the 2023 expansion set Wilds of Eldraine, a Magic: The Gathering release that returned to the fairytale-inspired plane of Eldraine. The set sought to blend traditional folklore themes with a darker, more whimsical tone, following the cataclysmic events of the Phyrexian invasion. This card functions as a flexible removal spell within the game's mechanics, allowing a player to exile a nonland permanent in exchange for creating a 1/1 Human Role token for its controller, effectively balancing high-utility removal with a small compensatory drawback.
The card's visual identity was crafted by artist Julia Metzger, who leaned into the set's storybook aesthetic through her detailed, atmospheric illustration. Her design captures the fleeting, transformative nature of a classic midnight deadline, emphasizing the tension between a powerful spell and the aftermath left behind. Upon its release, the card was widely noted by players for its tactical versatility in limited formats and its thematic resonance with the set's core trope of magical bargains.
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