Victim of Night
Instant
Destroy target non-Vampire, non-Werewolf, non-Zombie creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #9402
Victim of Night answers nearly every creature in the game — Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies are the only outs, and those are edge cases in most metas. Two black mana for unconditional instant-speed removal is the baseline every black deck should be meeting, and Toshiro Umezawa turns that already-efficient spell into a reusable engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
Toshiro Umezawa's ability triggers whenever an opponent's creature dies, letting you flash back instants from your graveyard — and Victim of Night, cast at instant speed, feeds that loop directly, turning each removal spell into a tutor for the next one.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Victim of Night is reliable budget removal that clears most threats on the table without condition; the tribal exclusions rarely matter outside dedicated Vampire or Zombie metas. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes with Fatal Push and Dismember, which either cost less mana or hit harder in those faster environments. Pauper is where Victim of Night earns consistent play — at common rarity with no cheaper instant-speed catch-all in black that handles as wide a range of creature types, it's a staple in black control shells. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: efficient, instant-speed, and cheap enough to slot into any black 60.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Victim of Night is deep bulk — you'll pull it from a commons box or a bulk rare bin long before you pay retail. Bulk removal staples at this price point don't move much, so don't expect the number to change; just pick up a few copies and move on.
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Mentioned
- Toshiro Umezawa
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.