First printed in Wilds of Eldraine (2023)
All 6 prints
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Instant
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.
- Illustrated by
- Julia Metzger
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH
Ruling (1)
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy (FIN), Premier Draft | 49.6% | -6.1 | -3.0 | 3257 |
| Final Fantasy (FIN), Sealed | 52.4% | -5.0 | -4.3 | 571 |
| Foundations (FDN), Premier Draft | 51.1% | -3.4 | -0.8 | 9819 |
| Foundations (FDN), Sealed | 55.5% | +0.4 | -2.0 | 1176 |
| Wilds of Eldraine (WOE), Premier Draft | 48.9% | -6.3 | -2.8 | 16038 |
| Wilds of Eldraine (WOE), Sealed | 48.4% | -8.2 | -6.2 | 1367 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
