Stroke of Midnight
Foundations 148 • uncommon
- Set
- Foundations
- Collector number
- 148
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Julia Metzger
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.
"Who was that knight, so graceful and strong? Why did she flee before the food was gone?"— *Tale of the Masked Maiden*
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 Foundations set, a collection designed by Wizards of the Coast to serve as a foundational entry point for Magic: The Gathering players. The card functions as a versatile removal spell, reflecting the set's goal of providing evergreen mechanical answers that can be easily understood by newcomers while remaining relevant in competitive play. Its design emphasizes the core identity of the white color in the game, focusing on reactive disruption and balanced board management.
The artwork for the card was rendered by Julia Metzger, who aimed to capture the dramatic, ephemeral nature of the spell's effect. By depicting a transformative moment at the transition of time, the visual design aligns with the card's function of exiling a permanent and replacing it with a token. Upon release, the card was received as a standard but efficient utility tool, praised for its straightforward mechanics and clear thematic connection to the 'midnight' motif prevalent in various fantasy lore.
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About Stroke of Midnight
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