---
name: "Spirit of the Night"
mana_cost: "{6}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 9
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Protection", "Haste", "Trample"]
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "146"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Cliff Nielsen"
oracle_id: "73016220-2436-4072-96dd-65c0cb05fff4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spirit-of-the-night-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Spirit of the Night
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 9)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Protection, Haste, Trample

## Oracle Text
Flying, trample, haste, protection from black
Spirit of the Night has first strike as long as it's attacking.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Demon of Catastrophes](/printing/demon-of-catastrophes-pm19.md) — Creature — Demon
2. [Demon of Death's Gate](/printing/demon-of-deaths-gate-m11.md) — Creature — Demon
3. [Demon of Loathing](/printing/demon-of-loathing-anb.md) — Creature — Demon
4. [Nightmare](/printing/nightmare-w17.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horse
5. [Abyssal Persecutor](/printing/abyssal-persecutor-c14.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Infernal Sovereign](/printing/infernal-sovereign-moc.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #146
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Cliff Nielsen
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`