Night Incarnate
Creature — Elemental
Deathtouch
When this creature leaves the battlefield, all creatures get -3/-3 until end of turn.
Evoke 
(You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2018
- Price
- $0.53
- EDHREC rank
- #15190
Night Incarnate enters and immediately shrinks every creature your opponents control by -1/-1 until end of turn — then does it again for free when it dies. A 3/4 body that wipes out token swarms twice over for five mana is a real deal, especially in black, where this kind of sweeper-on-a-stick is rare.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Night Incarnate is a Commander card through and through. The evoke clause makes it a versatile tool — pay three mana to immediately sacrifice it for a double -1/-1 wave without ever committing to the full five, which gives you both a combat trick and a budget Plague Wind against go-wide boards. Outside Commander, it's legal in Legacy and Vintage but sees no play there; those formats move too fast for a five-mana creature that doesn't win the game outright. Commander is where Night Incarnate earns its slot, particularly in aristocrats and blink shells that can replay the enter-the-battlefield and death triggers repeatedly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.53 bulk tier
At $0.53, Night Incarnate is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in. The price is unlikely to climb without a reprint in a precon that highlights it as a featured card, so stock up now if you're building multiple black decks that want this effect.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.