Midnight Arsonist

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Midnight Arsonist: Creature - Vampire, Crimson Vow Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{R}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Vampire
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
3/2
Rarity
Rare
Set
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)
Released
2021-11-19
Collector number
27
Artist
Campbell White
Commander rank
14,449 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Midnight Arsonist

Midnight Arsonist is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Crimson Vow Commander (VOC), a Commander product released in November 2021. It is collector number 27 in that set, with art by Campbell White. It costs {3}{R} (three generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/2 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Crimson Vow Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.30 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

When this creature enters, destroy up to X target artifacts without mana abilities, where X is the number of Vampires you control.

Killing the slayers was self-preservation. The fire was just for fun.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.30 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Midnight Arsonist by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Midnight Arsonist

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #65Rare2021

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Midnight Arsonist.

  • Midnight Arsonist's triggered ability can't target artifacts that have either activated or triggered mana abilities. An activated mana ability is one that could add mana as it resolves, doesn't have a target, and isn't a loyalty ability. A triggered mana ability is one that could add mana as it resolves and triggers based on an activated mana ability.

Similar cards

Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

In these precons

Midnight Arsonist is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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