---
name: "Olivia's Midnight Ambush"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DBL"
set_name: "Innistrad: Double Feature"
collector_number: "118"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chris Rallis"
oracle_id: "a3b8a08b-5409-4d5f-9bab-8a7a6376a5b9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/olivias-midnight-ambush-dbl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Olivia's Midnight Ambush
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. If it's night, that creature gets -13/-13 until end of turn instead.

> *"And you were almost finished with that ritual, weren't you, darling? How very rude of me. To make it up to you, I'll send you an invitation to my wedding."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nocturnal Raid](/printing/nocturnal-raid-mir.md) — Instant
2. [Grasp of Darkness](/printing/grasp-of-darkness-m21.md) — Instant
3. [Wolf Strike](/printing/wolf-strike-vow.md) — Instant
4. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant
5. [Dark Deed](/printing/dark-deed-msh.md) — Instant
6. [Scent of Nightshade](/printing/scent-of-nightshade-uds.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) #118
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Chris Rallis
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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