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Shimian Night Stalker
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Magic: The Gathering
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LegendsLEG · #116
- Card type
- Creature — Nightstalker
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 2.10 € · 3.55 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Power
- 4
- Toughness
- 4
- Colour
- Black
Card text
, : All damage that would be dealt to you this turn by target attacking creature is dealt to this creature instead.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- OldschoolLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Jesper Myrfors
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1994-06-01
Flavour text
"'Tis now the very witching time of night,/ When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out/ Contagion to this world." —William Shakespeare, Hamlet
Rulings
Can redirect damage from combat and from abilities, but the creature must be attacking before you can use this card’s ability.
