First printed in Planechase 2012 (2012)
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Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
Other creatures you control have intimidate.
Whenever Vela or another creature you control leaves the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life.
Vela snuffs out every trace of Krond's reign, leaving pure nightfall in her wake.
4/4
- Illustrated by
- Allen Williams
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- If Vela leaves the battlefield at the same time as other creatures you control, its ability will trigger for each of those creatures.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.24 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
3 combos, the most popular first:
- Near-infinite lifeloss: Mirrorform + Vela the Night-Clad
- Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite lifeloss for all players…: Sway of the Stars + Vela the Night-Clad
- Each opponent loses the game, Exile all cards in hands and graveyards…: Vela the Night-Clad + Worldfire
