---
name: "Return of the Nightstalkers"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "P02"
set_name: "Portal Second Age"
collector_number: "88"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Randy Gallegos"
oracle_id: "6082f66e-3641-4b09-bb04-86bf29ee1c6f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/return-of-the-nightstalkers-p02"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Return of the Nightstalkers
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Return all Nightstalker permanent cards from your graveyard to the battlefield. Then destroy all Swamps you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Strands of Night](/printing/strands-of-night-6ed.md) — Enchantment
2. [March of the Returned](/printing/march-of-the-returned-ths.md) — Sorcery
3. [Return from Extinction](/printing/return-from-extinction-mh1.md) — Sorcery
4. [Stir the Grave](/printing/stir-the-grave-bok.md) — Sorcery
5. [Sink into Takenuma](/printing/sink-into-takenuma-plst.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
6. [Return to Battle](/printing/return-to-battle-ptk.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal Second Age (P02) #88
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Randy Gallegos
- **Total Printings:** 7 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: `not_legal`