Spirit of the Night
Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit
Flying, trample, haste, protection from black
Spirit of the Night has first strike as long as it's attacking.
- CMC
- 9
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1998
- Price
- $2.19
- EDHREC rank
- #19116
Spirit of the Night lands as an 6/5 flying, trample, haste, protection from black demon that attacks the turn it enters — the full keyword suite makes it a genuine threat the moment it resolves. Nine mana is the ceiling on what Commander can support without dedicated ramp, and that cost is the only real argument against running it in black demon or reanimator shells.
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 |
Commander is where Spirit of the Night actually belongs — nine mana is survivable in a format with Sol Ring, Cabal Coffers, and reanimation spells that cheat it into play for two or three mana. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; no competitive list in either format is casting a nine-mana creature fairly, and reanimator targets in those formats aim for faster kills with Griselbrand or Iona, Shield of Emeria. Spirit of the Night is a Commander card through and through, best in black-heavy lists that can either ramp to it or bin it early and reanimate it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.19 cheap tier
At $2.19, Spirit of the Night sits in the budget tier — cheap enough to slot into any black Commander deck without a second thought. The price reflects its narrow competitive relevance, but for casual and reanimator Commander builds it punches well above what $2 usually buys.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.