“The assembled partygoers fell silent and stared. As the helmet came to a clattering stop, the only sound was Ash's distant footsteps.”
Stroke of Midnight
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {2}{W}
Oracle Rules Text: Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.
Flavor Text: The assembled partygoers fell silent and stared. As the helmet came to a clattering stop, the only sound was Ash's distant footsteps.
Set: Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (#132), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Julia Metzger
Instant
White
Uncommon
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2023-09-01
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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