this is clearly a rival for akroma
Posted By:
litodestroyer
(7/24/2009 9:11:33 AM)
this card and reanimate won me a black lotus in a local tourney a while back. thank you, spirit of the night! Just no deck coudl deal with the turn 2 spirit.
Posted By:
Tokosan
(8/27/2011 6:08:26 AM)
An interesting card even today, no doubts there- and for a creature this old to still be even considered, is an impressive mark.
However, I DO believe that Withengar Unbound just *MAY have usurped Spirit of the Night's old pedestal as 'most frightening demon in Magic'. :p Especially if you consider Stoneforge Mystic.
If you want the non-EDH version, try Stronghold Overseer. No, this has only one color of protection, and it's a color that arguably it doesn't even really need protection from-- I mean, black has the most kill spells, but a good handful of black kill spells already don't hurt black creatures.
If it had protection from green and white, then it would still be up there with Akroma...alas, it does not. (pro-green IS relevant- green has anti-flying hate, and this is a flier!)
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(2/7/2012 7:36:11 PM)
Pro-White is VERY relevant. This was printed when Swords to Plowshares, arguably the best spot removal in Magic, was still type-2/Standard legal. Also: Angels.
Posted By:
kitsunewarlock
(5/14/2012 10:55:33 AM)
I have a SOTN in my main deck i use. Very effective :D
Posted By:
OMFGITSROB
(1/19/2009 4:43:26 PM)
fuuuuuu...Sion...HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
DBZ style.
Posted By:
CatsAreCthala
(2/4/2010 7:59:44 PM)
This is a good card, but I don't think it deserves a 4.481 rating (as of writing). 9 mana means you'll normally have to cheat it into play, and if you're doing that, you might as well get a Demon of Death's Gate for your troubles.
Posted By:
VampireCat
(1/11/2011 7:22:26 PM)
Okay, amazing card, but wtf art.
Should get a reprint with new art as a mythic.
Posted By:
Shadoflaam
(2/4/2011 7:06:45 PM)
@Tokosan: Did you lace your Reanimate to some other color? Otherwise, if I had been your opponent, I would have bonked the judge for allowing a black spell target a prot-black creature.
As for the card art, I've always thought it shows a very distinct Sienkiewicz influence (e.g., Demon Bear Saga, Elektra - Google them up if you are not familiar with them).
Posted By:
seclists
(1/10/2013 10:26:13 PM)
@seclists
Protection doesn't apply to something in a zone other than the battlefield, unless otherwise stated. Reanimating Spirit of the Night is a perfectly legal, and strong, move to play.
Posted By:
Colossus_of_Darkstee
(1/17/2013 3:02:44 PM)