Stroke of Midnight
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This printing
SetFRC
Collector #35
Released2026-10-02
Rarityuncommon
ArtistJulia Metzger
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Stroke of Midnight

UncommonColour IDMV 3
Instant
Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.
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Other printings
5 other English printingsEarliest 2023-09-08Newest 2025-06-13Cheapest priced $0.36 in TDC
Rulings (1)
wotc1 Sept 2023
If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Stroke of Midnight tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. No player creates a Human token. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), its controller does create a Human token.
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