Spirit of the Night

Spirit Reprint Query

New • 28 Nov 2023 • Asked by spencetron420 • 28 Comments

Will we ever-ever see a reprint of Spirit of the Night? My all time favorite art.

Spirit of the Night is on the Reserved List, and thus, can’t get a reprint.
Art Card Printing Reprints Spirit Spirit of the Night The Reserved List

Nostalgic Sentiments

New • 08 Aug 2019 • Asked by remasuri • 50 Comments

Mark, you are always a optimistic and progress loving person, but can you also feel nostalgic about magic at times? When you look at cards from the nineties with the optics and card art of that time and when it was easy to wow players with cards like Spirit of the Night (which wouldn't rise many eyebrows nowadays)?

I’m very nostalgic.
Art Spirit Spirit of the Night

Name Length Issue

New • 18 Jul 2019 • Asked by f1akeofsnow • 47 Comments

Hi Maro, has there been a legendary creature or planeswalker that had to have its name changed because it was too long? If so, do you remember who it was and what the change was?

Mirage’s Spirit of the Night was supposed to be Spirit of the Nightstalker, but it didn’t fit and had to be shortened.
Creatures Mark Rosewater Mirage Nightstalker Planeswalkers Spirit Spirit of the Night

Urborg Panther Trivia

New • 21 Nov 2015 • Asked by infirm-of-purpose • 25 Comments

Mr. Rosewater, It's my 29th birthday today and I've been playing Magic since 1998. Can you give me some trivia about my first favorite card, Urborg Panther?

Urborg Panther, Breathstealer and Feral Shadow were all printed as creature type Nightstalker. They come together to form Spirit of the Night. Originally it was Spirit of the Nightstalker but it wouldn’t fit so we had to shorten it. Happy Birthday!
Birthday Breathstealer Card Printing Creatures Feral Shadow Mark Rosewater Nightstalker Shadow Spirit Spirit of the Night Urborg

Spirit of the Night Fact

New • 10 Jul 2015 • Asked by solipsisticgastropod-blog • 25 Comments

I am currently celebrating my law school graduation. I wonder, could I in honor of this auspicious time get some interesting facts about a card I adore, Spirit of the Night?

The card was supposed to be Spirit of the Nightstalker but the name was too long to fit so we shortened it. Congratulations on the Graduation!
Appreciation Nightstalker Spirit Spirit of the Night

Spirit and Panther Designers

New • 15 Dec 2014 • Asked by sigmasupreme • 10 Comments

Who designed Spirit of the Night and Urborg Panther?

One or more of the Mirage design team (Bill Rose, Joel Mick, Charlie Catino, Don Felice, Howard Kahlenberg & Elliot Segal).
Bill Rose Mirage Spirit Spirit of the Night Urborg

Spirit of the Night

New • 20 Jul 2014 • Asked by druki • 17 Comments

Its my birthday! :D Can I maybe get some trivia on Spirit of the Night? Or maybe Avatar of Woe?

Spirit of the Night was going to be Spirit of the Nightstalker but the name wouldn’t fit so it was shortened. Happy Birthday!
Avatar Avatar of Woe Birthday Nightstalker Spirit Spirit of the Night

Un-set Pie Adherence

New • 15 Jul 2014 • Asked by oishsaysfroggy • 12 Comments

Does Infernal Spawn of Evil (and the other one from the other Un-set) having First Strike constitute a color pie mistake you wouldn't want to repeat or is it okay because silver-border? (Or is it okay because it's some kind of weird reference to the First Strike black fatties of yore like Yawgmoth Demon and Spirit of the Night?) I ask because I believe you were lead design on the Un-sets so it can't be just that some pie infraction snuck by on someone else's watch.

Black is tertiary in first strike meaning it gets it infrequently.
Black Color Pie Colors Demon First Strike Infernal Spawn of Evil Spawn Spirit Spirit of the Night Tertiary Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets Yawgmoth Demon

Constructed Card Tuning

New • 02 Jul 2013 • Asked by danvogelsong • 8 Comments

Most cards that reference other cards are made almost solely for limited (with the exception of Kaldra, The Unspeakable, and Spirit of the Night). Why aren't these cards tuned more for Constructed, where the likelyhoodof having the pieces is higher?

Constructed players really isn’t the target audience for most of these kinds of cards.
Constructed Limited Spirit Spirit of the Night The Unspeakable

Card Summoning Mechanics

New • 07 Oct 2012 • Asked by veloxiraptor • 10 Comments

How likely are we to see more cards that are specifically called out/summoned by other cards? Like Spirit of the Night, or the Kaldra equipment, or The Unspeakable, or even the mythic cycle from Shards of Alara. I like that feeling of "assembling the pieces."

We do them every once in a while. It’s not something we consciously decided to stop.
Equipment Shards of Alara Spirit Spirit of the Night The Unspeakable Three Color

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