---
name: "Midnight Charm"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PLC"
set_name: "Planar Chaos"
collector_number: "74"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Avon"
oracle_id: "ed228f67-3adf-46d4-ac45-e0278592850d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/midnight-charm-plc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Midnight Charm
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Midnight Charm deals 1 damage to target creature and you gain 1 life.
• Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.
• Tap target creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hope Charm](/printing/hope-charm-vis.md) — Instant
2. [Subtle Strike](/printing/subtle-strike-znr.md) — Instant
3. [Umezawa's Charm](/printing/umezawas-charm-mh1.md) — Instant
4. [Evil Boros Charm](/printing/evil-boros-charm-cmb1.md) — Instant
5. [Maestros Charm](/printing/maestros-charm-snc.md) — Instant
6. [Shaper Guildmage](/printing/shaper-guildmage-mir.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planar Chaos (PLC) #74
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Avon
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`