---
name: "Nocturnal Raid"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "132"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "John Matson"
oracle_id: "5b4b08a5-3af8-4c33-ab5e-7bee7f79e77a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nocturnal-raid-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nocturnal Raid
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Black creatures get +2/+0 until end of turn.

> *"The finest offering of night is not stealth but daring."
—Tetlok, Breathstealer*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bad Moon](/printing/bad-moon-plst.md) — Enchantment
2. [Desperate Charge](/printing/desperate-charge-me3.md) — Sorcery
3. [Dark Remedy](/printing/dark-remedy-m20.md) — Instant
4. [Olivia's Midnight Ambush](/printing/olivias-midnight-ambush-dbl.md) — Instant
5. [Lurking Nightstalker](/printing/lurking-nightstalker-p02.md) — Creature — Nightstalker
6. [Touch of Darkness](/printing/touch-of-darkness-leg.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #132
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** John Matson
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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