Stroke of Midnight
Reprinted in Reality Fracture Commander (FRC), released October 2, 2026.
Stroke of Midnight: Instant, Reality Fracture Commander. Destroy target nonland permanent. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Reality Fracture Commander (FRC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 35
- Artist
- Julia Metzger
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About Stroke of Midnight
Stroke of Midnight is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white instant from Reality Fracture Commander (FRC), a Commander product released in October 2026. It is collector number 35 in that set, with art by Julia Metzger. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Wilds of Eldraine (2023) to Reality Fracture Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.27 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
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*
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.27 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Stroke of Midnight by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Stroke of Midnight
Stroke of Midnight has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy: Through the Ages (FCA) #26 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #132 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Foundations (FDN) #148 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Wilds of Eldraine (WOE) #33 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Wilds of Eldraine (WOE) #375 | Uncommon | 2023 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Stroke of Midnight.
- 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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