Editing Innistrad: Midnight Hunt

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{{Infobox set
  |image = Midnight Hunt logo.png
  |image_bgcolor = black
  |symbol_description = Wolf head in front of the full [[Innistrad moon]]
  |design = [[Ethan Fleischer]] (lead)<br>[[Doug Beyer]]<br>[[George Fan]]<br>[[Ari Nieh]]<br>[[James Rose]]<br>[[Mark Rosewater]]<br>[[James Wyatt]]
  |development = [[Ian Duke]] (co-lead)<br>[[Erik Lauer]] (co-lead)<br>[[Mark Gottlieb]]<br>Ari Nieh<br>[[Reggie Valk]]<br>[[Melissa DeTora]]<br>[[Michael Majors]]<br>[[Andrew Brown]]<br>[[John Penick]]
  |art = [[Taylor Ingvarsson]]
  |release = September 24, 2021
  |plane= [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]]
  |mechanics = [[werewolf|Werewolves]], [[TDFC]]s, [[Graveyard]] matters
  |keywords = [[Coven]], [[Daybound]], [[Disturb]], [[Decayed]], [[Flashback]], [[Investigate]], [[Nightbound]], [[Transform]]
  |size = 277 + 114
  |code_expansion = MID
  |code_expansion_ref = [[Information below the text box]]
  |code_expansion_explain = 
  |code_development = Golf
  |standard0 = Streets of New Capenna
  |standard1 = Innistrad: Midnight Hunt{{!}}Midnight Hunt
  |standard2 = Innistrad: Crimson Vow{{!}}Crimson Vow
  |standard3 = Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
  |previous = Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
  |next = Innistrad: Midnight Hunt/Commander decks{{!}}Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Commander Decks
}}
'''''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt''''' is the 89th  ''[[Magic: the Gathering|Magic]]'' expansion.<ref name="Party">{{YouTubeRef|wGUAB7ORw64|The Zendikar Adventuring Party|channel=[[Magic: The Gathering]]|date=September 1, 2020}}</ref> It was released on September 24, 2021, and is paired up with ''[[Innistrad: Crimson Vow]]'' which released two months later.<ref name="Recap">{{DailyRef|news/zendikar-debut-and-announcement-day-recap-2020-09-01|Zendikar Debut and Announcement Day Recap|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|September 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|/news/strixhaven-school-mages-previews-and-more-2021-magic-release-dates-2021-03-18|Strixhaven News + More|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 18, 2021}}</ref>

==Set details==
{{cquote|Become What You Fear}}
The set was originally announced with the provisional name ''Innistrad: Werewolves''.<ref name="Recap"/><ref>{{DailyRef|articles/archive/making-magic/state-design-2022-2022-08-01|State of Design 2022|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 1, 2022}}</ref> Based on the registration of public domains on September 18, 2020, the final name was speculated to be ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'', which was confirmed on March 18, 2021. <ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/j4mg9c/innistrad_set_names_new_drops_public_records/|title=Innistrad Set Names?|author=Payneswalker|date=October 3, 2020|publisher=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|/news/strixhaven-school-mages-previews-and-more-2021-magic-release-dates-2021-03-18|Strixhaven News + More|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 18, 2021}}</ref> Both Innistrad sets are full size sets and they both are [[Standard]]-[[legal]]. Although they come out only two months apart, [[R&D]] is not changing how many sets are being added to Standard during the [[rotation]] window, but are just moving around when they come out.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/646121111903502336/i-know-it-is-very-far-away-right-now-but-i-am|title=I am curious about some of the finer release details with the 2 Innistrad sets.|March 19, 2021}}</ref> The sets are designed to [[draft]] by themselves, but they also will draft well together. The two sets are synergistic and overlap in spots.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/646139792148561920/maybe-its-too-early-to-say-but-will-the|title=Will the Innistrad sets draft well together?|March 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/651087487067963392/would-it-be-possible-to-have-2-standalone|May 13, 2021}}</ref> This will be further explored as the sets are reprinted in the ''[[Innistrad: Double Feature]]'' set that will be released in early 2022.

''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' contains 277 regular cards {{curmb|100|83|64|20|10}} and includes randomly inserted [[premium]] versions of all cards. The regular cards include 10 "Eternal Night" [[basic land]]s. Each type has two different pieces of black-and-white art with colored accents. Alternate card frames have another card number than the original version. [[Borderless]] planeswalkers are numbered #278-280, borderless dual lands are #281-285, "Equinox" [[showcase card]]s are numbered #286-311, "Endless Night" showcase legendaries are #312-325 and [[extended artwork]] cards are numbered #326-379. The regular framed basic land cards from the [[Bundle]] are numbered #380-384. The [[Buy-a-Box]] card is #385 and the [[Bundle promo]] is #386. The FNM-treatment cards from the [[Universal promo pack]] are numbered #387-391.

''Midnight Hunt'' and ''Crimson Vow'' both have the same number of single-faced and [[double-faced]] commons (90 SFC/10 DFC), uncommons (60/23), rares (53/11), and mythic rares (15/5).<ref name= "Collecting VOW">{{DailyRef|feature/collecting-innistrad-crimson-vow-2021-10-28|Collecting ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow''|[[Mike Turian]]|October 28, 2021}}</ref> 

The black and white horror movie inspired "Eternal Night" [[showcase card]]s are all basic lands and legendary creatures that aren't a [[Werewolf]] or [[Warlock]].<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/collecting-innistrad-midnight-hunt-2021-09-02|Collecting ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt''|[[Mike Turian]]|September 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/fear-and-booster-fun-innistrad-midnight-hunt-2021-09-02|Fear and Booster Fun in ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt''|[[Clayton Kroh]]|September 2, 2021}}</ref> The brighter "Equinox" showcase cards with autumnal decorations are all Werewolves and Warlocks.

===Storyline===
[[File:MID key art.jpg|thumb|right|350px|''Midnight Hunt'' [[key art]] featuring [[Arlinn Kord]]]]
For the ''Midnight Hunt'' storyline [[R&D]] wanted to reset [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] to the "2011 version where horror monsters from classic horror films are menacing humanity and who is going to protect them? because [[Avacyn]] is dead now" and without Avacyn's protection the humans have to "turn to older, and perhaps darker forms of magic to stave off the onslaught of the different monsters, most particularly the [[werewolf|werewolves]]" who have gone "plumb loony."<ref name="Weekly MTG - Innistrad Sneak Peek">{{WebRef|url=https://youtu.be/_CY37FWjqsE?t=265|title=Weekly MTG - Innistrad Sneak Peak|author=[[Weekly MTG]]|date=August 5th, 2021}}</ref> ''Midnight Hunt'' begins the new story ripped right from the worries of Innistrad's populace: a [[Eternal night|night that may never end]]. With the sun rising later and setting sooner each day, they turn to the hope of the [[Harvesttide festival]] and a ritual with [[warlock]]s to maintain the balance. Despite plenty of werewolves and other denizens of the night, there's strength and hope for the humans gathered deep in the woods of the [[Kessig]] countryside.<ref name="First Look">{{DailyRef|news/first-look-innistrad-midnight-hunt-and-innistrad-crimson-vow-2021-08-05|A First Look at Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and Innistrad: Crimson Vow|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 5th, 2021}}</ref>   

The first chapter of the ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' story was posted to the Magic: the Gathering website on September 2, 2021. The storyline began in ''Midnight Hunt'' will be continued with ''[[Innistrad: Crimson Vow]]'' and both stories "revisit what we learned first about Innistrad, showing us again why the wisest humans there never stop fearing nightfall."<ref name="First Look"/>  

The cards that represent the [[Story Spotlight]]s in ''Midnight Hunt'' are:
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* <c>Borrowed Time</c>
* <c>The Celestus</c>
* <c>Dawnhart Wardens</c>
* <c>Defend the Celestus</c>
* <c>Dire-Strain Rampage</c>
* <c>Duel for Dominance</c>
* {{card|Fateful Absence||MID}}
* <c>Light up the Night</C>
* <c>Olivia's Midnight Ambush</c>
* <c>Pack's Betrayal</c>
* <c>Secrets of the Key</c>
* {{card|Sigarda, Champion of Light||MID}}
* <c>Storm the Festival</c>
* <c>Sunset Revelry</c>
* <c>Thraben Exorcism</c>
* <c>Unnatural Moonrise</c>
}}

====''Magic'' Story====
{{main|Magic Story}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Title !! Author !! Release Date !! Setting !! Featuring
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|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-1-witch-woods-2021-09-02|Episode 1: The Witch of the Woods}}|| [[K. Arsenault Rivera]] || 2021-09-02 || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Klaus]], [[Arlinn Kord]], [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Agatha]], [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Redtooth]], [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Boulder]], [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Streak]], [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Patience]], [[Katilda]], [[Tovolar]]
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/tangles-2021-09-03|Tangles}} || [[Seanan McGuire]] || 2021-09-03 ||  [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Teferi]], [[Wrenn]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Six]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Seven]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-2-motives-wolf-2021-09-08|Episode 2: The Motives of the Wolf}}|| [[K. Arsenault Rivera]] || 2021-09-08 || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]], [[Ravnica]] || [[Arlinn Kord]], [[Tovolar]], [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Redtooth]], [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Boulder]], [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Streak]], [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Patience]], [[Katilda]], [[Teferi]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Kaya]], [[Adeline]] 
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|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/sisters-2021-09-10|Sisters}}|| [[Eugenia Triantafyllou]] || 2021-09-10 || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Leinore]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Sinnia]], [[Katilda]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Jagger]], [[Saryth]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|the Coiled One]] 
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|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-3-fall-house-betzold-2021-09-15|Episode 3: The Fall of the House of Betzold}}|| [[K. Arsenault Rivera]] || 2021-09-15 || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Teferi]], [[Kaya]], [[Arlinn Kord]], [[Adeline]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Worrin Betzold]], [[Dennick Betzold]], [[Sorin Markov]], [[Sigarda]]
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|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/his-eyes-all-them-2021-09-17|His Eyes, All of Them}}|| [[Margaret Killjoy]] || 2021-09-17 || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Vadrik]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Hailin]], [[Rem Karolus]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Malynn]], [[Old Stickfingers]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Ariosa]]
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|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-4-harvesttide-2021-09-22|Episode 4: Harvesttide}}||[[K. Arsenault Rivera]] || 2021-09-22 || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Olivia Voldaren]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Feuer]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Deidamia]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Hailin]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Shana]], [[Arlinn Kord]], [[Kaya]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Adeline]], [[Teferi]], [[Tovolar]], [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Redtooth]], [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Boulder]], [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Streak]], [[List of secondary characters#Innistrad|Patience]]
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/dance-undeath-2021-09-24|The Dance of Undeath}} || [[Seanan McGuire]] || 2021-09-24 || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Gisa Cecani]], [[Geralf Cecani]], [[Wilhelt]]
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|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-5-night-closes-round-2021-09-29|Episode 5: Night Closes 'Round}}|| [[K. Arsenault Rivera]] || 2021-09-29 || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Arlinn Kord]], [[Tovolar]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Redtooth]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Boulder]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Streak]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Patience]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Adeline]], [[Kaya]], [[Teferi]], [[Katilda]], [[Olivia Voldaren]]
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|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/dusk-reborn-2021-10-01|The Dusk Reborn}}|| [[Rhiannon Rasmussen]] || 2021-10-01 || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Algli]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Olutio]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Sruta]], [[Liesa]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|the Buried Lord]] 
|}

===Marketing===
[[File:MID bundle.png|thumb|right|350px|The ''Midnight Hunt'' [[Bundle]]]]
''Midnight Hunt'' is sold in regular 16-card [[Draft Booster]]s (one card being a [[marketing card]]), [[Theme Booster]]s, [[Collector Booster]]s, [[Set Booster]]s, the ''Midnight Hunt'' [[Bundle]], and two [[Commander (format)|Commander]] decks.<ref name="First Look"/> The Bundle comes with 8 Set Boosters instead of 10 Draft Boosters. The set also features a [[Welcome Booster]].<ref name="All Dates">{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/all-dates-you-need-innistrad-midnight-hunt-0|title=All the Dates You Need for Innistrad: Midnight Hunt|author=[[WPN]]|date=August 5, 2021|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref> The Draft Boosters feature artwork depicting [[Wrenn]]. The Set Boosters feature key art of attacking werewolves, and the Collector Boosters a brightly colorshifted version of the art of {{card|Candlegrove Witch||MID|#=287}}. The Theme Boosters feature art from {{card|Village Reavers||MID}} (Werewolves), {{card|Sungold Sentinel||MID}} ({{W}}), {{card|Component Collector||MID}} ({{U}}), {{card|Bat Whisperer||MID}} ({{B}}), {{card|Falkenrath Perforator||MID}} ({{R}}) and {{card|Harvesttide Sentry||MID}} ({{G}}). With the release of ''Midnight Hunt'', 75 cards were rotated into [[The List]], many of which were thematically or mechanically linked to the set. These can be found in the Set Boosters. In addition, eight cards with the MIC code can be found in the Set and Collector Boosters that aren't found in the ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' Commander decks.<ref name="Products">{{DailyRef|feature/boosters-and-products-innistrad-midnight-hunt-2021-09-02|The Boosters and Products of ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt''|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|September 2, 2021}}</ref> Every Draft Booster contains two double-faced cards, a common card and either an uncommon or a rare or mythic rare card.<ref name="Products"/> They also contain a DFC [[helper card]].

====Events====
* [[Magic Online]] and [[MTG Arena]] release: September 16th, 2021<ref name="First Look"/>
* [[Tabletop]] [[Prerelease]]: September 17, 2021<ref name="Benefits">{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/deadlines-earn-most-requested-wpn-premium-benefits|title=Deadlines to Earn the Most Requested WPN Premium Benefits|author=[[WPN]]|date=April 28, 2021|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/innistrad-midnight-hunt-prerelease-primer-2021-09-15|''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' Prerelease Primer|[[Gavin Verhey]]|September 15, 2021}}</ref> 
* [[Launch party]]: September 24–26
* [[Friday Night Magic]]: September 24–November 5
* [[Commander Nights]]: September 27–November 11
* [[Store Championship]]: December 4-5 (combined with ''Crimson Vow'')

====Promotional cards====
*[[Prerelease card|Prerelease]]: a stamped card that can be any rare or mythic rare of ''Midnight Hunt''.
*Other events: cards from the ''Midnight Hunt'' [[universal promo pack]].<ref name="First Look"/>
**The seasonal dark-frame promos are: {{card|Gavony Dawnguard||MID|#=387}}, {{card|Consider||MID|#=388}}, {{card|Infernal Grasp||MID|#=389}}, {{card|Play with Fire||MID|#=390}}, and {{card|Join the Dance||MID|#=391}} 
*[[Buy-a-Box]]: [[foil]] [[alternate art]] {{card|Champion of the Perished||MID|#=385}}
*[[Bundle promo]]: foil alternate art {{card|Triskaidekaphile||MID|#=386}}
*[[Bring-a-Friend]]: {{Card|Mind Stone||PWP21}}<ref name="All Dates"/>
*[[Store Championship]] promos: {{card|Arbor Elf||PWP21}} (participation), {{card|Collected Company||PWP21}} (Top 8), {{card|Wurmcoil Engine||PWP21}} (winner)<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24|What Happened In Magic Showcase 2021?|[[Adam Styborski]]|August 24, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Commander Party]] promo: {{card|Conjurer's Closet||PWP21}}<ref name="Details">{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/details-about-our-two-new-wpn-play-programs|title=Details About Our Two New WPN Play Programs|author=[[WPN]]|date=August 24, 2021|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref>

====Tokens/emblems/markers====
[[File:Day.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Day [[marker]]]] 
[[File:Night.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Night marker]]
The sixteenth card in the boosters is a [[token]] creature card, an [[emblem]] or a [[marker]], with advertisements on the back side. It can also be a [[substitute card|helper card]] with a standard card back. There are 19 tokens and emblems:<ref name="MID tokens">{{DailyRef|card-preview/tokens-innistrad-midnight-hunt-2021-09-17|The Tokens of ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunting''|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|September 17, 2021}}</ref>
#{{W}} 1/1 [[Human]] creature, for <c>Adeline, Resplendent Cathar</c>, <c>Cathar's Call</c>, <c>Clarion Cathars</c>, <c>Dawnhart Mentor</c>, <c>Jerren, Corrupted Bishop</c>, {{card|Join the Dance||MID|#=391}}, <c>Slaughter Specialist</c> and <c>Sunset Revelry</c>.
#{{W}} 1/1 [[Spirit]] creature with [[flying]], for <c>Blessed Defiance</c>
#{{U}} 1/1 [[Bird]] creature with flying and "This creature can block only creatures with flying," for <c>Ominous Roost</c>.
#{{B}} 1/1 [[Bat]] creature with flying, for <c>Bat Whisperer</c>
#{{B}} 2/2 [[Zombie]] creature with [[decayed]], for <c>Diregraf Horde</c>, <c>Falcon Abomination</c>, <c>Flip the Switch</c>, <c>Ghoulcaller’s Harvest</c>, <c>Ghoulish Procession</c>,<c>Hobbling Zombie</c>, <c>Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia</c>, <c>No Way Out</c> <c>Poppet Stitcher</c>, <c>Revenge of the Drowned</c>, <c>Rotten Reunion</c>, <c>Startle</c>, and <c>Tainted Adversary</c>.
#{{R}} 1/1 [[Devil]] creature with "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target," for <c>Burn Down the House</c>
#{{R}} */* [[Elemental]] creature with [[trample]] and "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of instants and sorceries in your graveyard plus the number of cards with flashback you own in exile," for <c>Seize the Storm</c>.
#{{G}} 4/4 [[Beast]] creature, for <c>Shadowbeast Sighting</c>
#{{G}} 3/3 [[Insect]] creature, for <c>Rise of the Ants</c>
#{{G}} */*+1 [[Ooze]] creature with "This creature's power is equal to the number of card types among cards in your graveyards and its toughness is equal to that number plus 1," for <c>Consuming Blob</c>.
#{{G}} 1/2 [[Spider]] creature with reach, for <c>Brood Weaver</c>
#{{G}} */* [[Treefolk]] creature with [[reach]] and "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control," for <c>Wrenn and Seven</c>.
#{{G}} 2/2 [[Wolf]] creature, for <c>Arlinn, the Pack's Hope</c> and <c>Tovolar's Huntmaster</c> // <c>Tovolar's Packleader</c>
#{{B/R}} 3/1 [[Vampire]] creature with trample, [[lifelink]] and [[haste]], for <c>Hungry for More</c>.
#{{U/B}} X/X Zombie creature with [[menace]], for <c>Corpse Cobble</c>.
#{{C}} [[Clue]] artifact, for spells with [[investigate]]: <c>Briarbridge Tracker</c>, <c>Dennick, Pious Apparition</c>, <c>Fateful Absence</c>, <c>Foul Play</c> and <c>Secrets of the Key</c>
#{{Emblem|Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset}}.
#{{Emblem|Wrenn and Seven}}.
#[[Day]]/[[night]] marker.

==Themes and mechanics==
''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'', as following from the previous Innistrad sets, focuses on five allied-colored tribes, each of which have a mechanic associated to them - however, these mechanics can appear outside of those two colors.

* '''[[Werewolves]]'''<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/659053464083726336/hey-mark-i-am-a-little-nervous-about-midnight|August 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/innistrad-midnight-hunt-mechanics-2021-09-02|''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' Mecahnics|[[Matt Tabak]]|September 2, 2021}}</ref> mean the return of [[Double-faced card#Transforming double-faced cards|transforming double-faced cards]]<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/strixhaven-part-1-2021-03-29|In the Strixhaven, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/oz091p/double_face_cards_confirmed_to_return_in_product/|title=Double face cards confirmed to return in product description.|date=August 6, 2021|publisher=Reddit}}</ref>, now with their transformation as a keyword mechanic. They have '''[[daybound]]''' and '''[[nightbound]]''', tweaked transformation clauses from previous ''Innistrad'' sets.<ref name="Happy">{{DailyRef|making-magic/happy-hunt-ing-part-1-2021-09-02|Happy Hunt-ing, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 2, 2021}}</ref>  If it becomes day or night or if a daybound permanent enters the battlefield, track day/night for the rest of the game. As it becomes day, '''[[transform]]''' all nightbound permanents. As it becomes night, transform all daybound permanents. Permanents enter the battlefield nightbound (i.e. transformed) if it is night.
* '''[[Human]]s''' now work with in a '''[[coven]]''', a new [[ability word]] that provides an effect if you control three or more creatures with different [[power]]s.<ref name="Hunt-ing 2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/happy-hunt-ing-part-2-2021-09-06|Happy Hunt-ing, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 6, 2021}}</ref> 
* '''[[Spirit]]s''' rise from the dead with '''[[disturb]],''' a keyword ability that allows you to cast these cards transformed from your graveyard.<ref name="Hunt-ing 2"/>
* '''[[Decayed]]''' creatures can't block: and when they attack, they are [[sacrifice]]d at the end of the turn. It appears on  '''[[zombie]]''' tokens and zombie-related cards.<ref name="Hunt-ing 2"/>
* '''[[Vampire]]s''' gain additional abilities if an opponent has lost life during the turn, usually upon entering the battlefield.<ref name="Hunt-ing 2"/>

'''[[Flashback]]''' and '''[[investigate]]''' also return.<ref name="First Look" />

===Limited archetypes===
''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' features the following limited archetypes:
*{{W}}{{U}}: [[Spirit]]s (<c></c>{{card|Devoted Grafkeeper||MID}})
*{{U}}{{B}}: [[Zombie]]s (<c></c>{{card|Bladestitched Skaab||MID}})
*{{B}}{{R}}: [[Vampire]]s (<c></c>{{Card|Vampire Socialite}})
*{{R}}{{G}}: [[Werewolves]] (<c></c>{{Card|Kessig Naturalist}})
*{{G}}{{W}}: [[Human]]s (<c></c>{{card|Dawnhart Wardens||MID}})
*{{W}}{{B}}: [[Sacrifice]] (<c></c>{{Card|Fleshtaker}})
*{{U}}{{R}}: [[Spells|Instant]]s and [[Spells|Sorcerie]]s (<c></c>{{Card|Storm Skreelix}})
*{{B}}{{G}}: [[Undergrowth|Life]] and [[Morbid|Death]] (<c></c>{{Card|Grizzly Ghoul}})
*{{R}}{{W}}: [[Day|Aggression]] (<c></c>{{card|Sunrise Cavalier||MID}})
*{{G}}{{U}}: [[Flashback]] (<c></c>{{Card|Rootcoil Creeper}})

===Card types===
Werewolves in this set also appear in [[black]].

===Counter types===
The set introduced the following [[Counter (marker)|counter types]]: '''[[Ember counter]]s''', '''[[Ritual counter]]s''', and '''[[Valor counter]]s'''.

It also saw the return of the following: [[Corpse counter]]s, [[Flame counter]]s, [[Slime counter]]s, and [[Soul counter]]s.

==Cycles==
''Midnight Hunt'' has ten [[cycle]]s.<ref name= "Partial">There is also a partial cycle of double-mana costing legendary creatures that is missing the red card: {{card|Adeline, Resplendent Cathar||MID}} - {{card|Lier, Disciple of the Drowned||MID}} - {{card|Gisa, Glorious Resurrector||MID}} - {{card|Saryth, the Viper's Fang||MID}}</ref> 

{| class="wikitable" 
! Cycle name 
! {{W}}
! {{U}}
! {{B}}
! {{R}}
! {{G}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Adversaries'''
|{{card|Intrepid Adversary||MID}}
|{{card|Spectral Adversary||MID}}
|{{card|Tainted Adversary||MID}}
|{{card|Bloodthirsty Adversary||MID}}
|{{card|Primal Adversary||MID}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Five [[mythic rare]] creatures with [[multikicker]]-esque abilities. Each kicker payment gives them gets a counter that gives them +1/+1, and also another scaling effect.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Rare Werewolves'''
|{{card|Brutal Cathar||MID}}
|{{card|Suspicious Stowaway||MID}}
|{{card|Graveyard Trespasser||MID}}
|{{card|Reckless Stormseeker||MID}}
|{{card|Tolovar's Huntmaster||MID}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Five [[rare]] Werewolves with [[Daybound and Nightbound]]. The white and blue Werewolves are noted as 'off-color' in a mirrored pair.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Nonmechanical DFCs'''
|{{card|Bereaved Survivor||MID}}
|{{card|Delver of Secrets||MID}}
|{{card|Vengeful Strangler||MID}}
|{{card|Flame Channeler||MID}}
|{{card|Deathbonnet Sprout||MID}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Five [[uncommon]] DFC creatures that don't use the transforming mechanics of the set (Disturb and Daybound).
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Common Tribal spells'''
|{{card|Flare of Faith||MID}} (Humans)
|{{card|Shipwreck Sifters||MID}} (Spirits)
|{{card|Crawl From the Cellar||MID}} (Zombies)
|{{card|Neonate's Rush||MID}} (Vampires)
|{{card|Howl of the Hunt||MID}} (Werewolves)
|-
|colspan="5"|Five [[common]] spells that reward playing the major tribe in those colors.
|-
! Cycle name 
! {{W/U}}
! {{U/B}}
! {{B/R}}
! {{R/G}}
! {{G/W}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Slow land|Slow lands]]'''
|{{card|Deserted Beach||MID}}
|{{card|Shipwreck Marsh||MID}}
|{{card|Haunted Ridge||MID}}
|{{card|Rockfall Vale||MID}}
|{{card|Overgrown Farmland||MID}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Five rare [[dual land]]s that enter the battlefield [[tap]]ped, unless you control two or more other lands.
|}
The four [[curse]]s are not considered to be part of a cycle.<ref name="Burning 1"/>
===Double cycles===
{| class="wikitable"
! Cycle name 
! {{W/U}}
! {{U/B}}
! {{B/R}}
! {{R/G}}
! {{G/W}}
! {{W/B}}
! {{U/R}}
! {{B/G}}
! {{R/W}}
! {{G/U}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Rare flashback spells'''
|{{card|Hallowed Respite||MID}}
|{{card|Siphon Insight||MID}}
|{{card|Wake to Slaughter||MID}}
|{{card|Dire-Strain Rampage||MID}}
|{{card|Rite of Harmony||MID}}
|{{card|Can't Stay Away||MID}}
|{{card|Galvanic Iteration||MID}}
|{{card|Ghoulcaller's Harvest||MID}}
|{{card|Angelfire Ignition||MID}}
|{{card|Croaking Counterpart||MID}}
|-
|colspan="10"|Ten [[rare]] flashback spells.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Rare legends'''
|{{card|Dennick, Pious Apprentice||MID}} // {{card|Dennick, Pious Apparition||MID}}
|{{card|Ludevic, Necrogenius||MID}} // {{card|Olag, Ludevic's Hubris||MID}}
|{{card|Florian, Voldaren Scion||MID}}
|{{card|Tovolar, Dire Overlord||MID}} // {{card|Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge||MID}}
|{{card|Katilda, Dawnhart Prime||MID}}
|{{card|Liesa, Forgotten Archangel||MID}}
|{{card|Vadrik, Astral Archmage||MID}}
|{{card|Old Stickfingers||MID}}
|{{card|Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer||MID}}
|{{card|Slogurk, the Overslime||MID}}
|-
|colspan="10"|Ten rare legendary creatures.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Uncommon flashback spells'''
|{{card|Faithful Mending||MID}}
|{{card|Corpse Cobble||MID}}
|{{card|Hungry for More||MID}}
|{{card|Unnatural Moonrise||MID}}
|{{card|Join the Dance||MID}}
|{{card|Rite of Oblivion||MID}}
|{{card|Arcane Infusion||MID}}
|{{card|Diregraf Rebirth||MID}}
|{{card|Sacred Fire||MID}}
|{{card|Winterthorn Blessing||MID}}
|-
|colspan="10"|Ten [[uncommon]] flashback spells.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Uncommon signpost creatures'''
|{{card|Devoted Grafkeeper||MID}} // {{card|Departed Soulkeeper||MID}}
|{{card|Bladestitched Skaab||MID}}
|{{card|Vampire Socialite||MID}}
|{{card|Kessig Naturalist||MID}} // {{card|Lord of the Ulvenwald||MID}}
|{{card|Dawnhart Wardens||MID}}
|{{card|Fleshtaker||MID}}
|{{card|Storm Skreelix||MID}}
|{{card|Grizzly Ghoul||MID}}
|{{card|Sunrise Cavalier||MID}}
|{{card|Rootcoil Creeper||MID}}
|-
|colspan="10"|Ten uncommon gold creatures, each supporting a draft archetype.
|}

===Vertical cycles===
{| class="wikitable" width="66%"
! Cycle name
! {{keyrune|MID|rarity=R|grad=1}}
! {{keyrune|MID|rarity=u|grad=1}}
! {{keyrune|MID}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Black werewolves'''
|{{card|Graveyard Trespasser||MID}} // {{card|Graveyard Glutton||MID}}
|{{card|Baneblade Scoundrel||MID}} // {{card|Baneclaw Marauder||MID}}
|{{card|Shady Traveler||MID}} // {{card|Stalking Predator||MID}}
|-
|colspan="3"|A vertical cycle of black werewolves, giving the tribe a third color.<ref name="Happy"/><ref name="Burning 1">{{DailyRef|making-magic/burning-midnight-oil-part-1-2021-09-13|Burning the Midnight Oil, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 13, 2021}}</ref> 
|}

===Pairs===
''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' has four [[mirrored pair]]s.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"|Mirrored Pairs
!Description
|-
|{{card|Brutal Cathar||MID}} {{nowrap|({{W}})}} // {{card|Moonrage Brute||MID}} {{nowrap|({{R}})}}
|{{card|Suspicious Stowaway||MID}} {{nowrap|({{U}})}} // {{card|Seafaring Werewolf||MID}} {{nowrap|({{G}})}}
|Two rare "cameo" werewolves.<ref name="Happy"/><ref name="Happy"/><ref name="Burning 1"/> Each of which is a color not commonly associated with werewolves on the daybound (human) face, and a color commonly associated with werewolves on the nightbound (non-human) face.
|-
|{{card|Village Watch||MID}} // {{card|Village Reavers||MID}} {{nowrap|({{R}})}}
|{{card|Hound Tamer||MID}} // {{card|Untamed Pup||MID}} {{nowrap|({{G}})}}
|Two uncommon werewolves. Each have an evergreen keyword, and when transformed, get +1/+1 and share that keyword with their other Werewolves and Wolves.
|-
|{{card|Fading Hope||MID}} {{nowrap|({{U}})}}
|{{card|Play With Fire||MID}} {{nowrap|({{R}})}}
|Two uncommon instants. If they are used on less-than-optimal targets, the controller scries 1.
|-
|{{card|Larder Zombie||MID}} {{nowrap|({{U}})}}
|{{card|Siege Zombie||MID}} {{nowrap|({{B}})}}
|Two common zombies. Both of them has an activated ability that costs "tap three untapped creatures you control".
|-
|{{card|Olivia's Midnight Ambush||MID}} {{nowrap|({{B}})}}
|{{card|Moonrager's Slash||MID}} {{nowrap|({{R}})}}
|Two common removal spells that depict the major antagonists of the Innistrad story arc (Tovolar and Olivia) and are strengthened at night, two of three noncreatures spells that do so.

|}

==Reprinted cards==
*{{card|Bladebrand}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[Ravnica Allegiance]]'', last seen in ''[[Commander Legends]]''
*{{card|Clear Shot}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[Eldritch Moon]]'', last seen in ''[[Double Masters]]''
*{{card|Delver of Secrets}} / {{card|Insectile Aberration}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[Innistrad]]''
*{{card|Devious Cover-Up}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[Guilds of Ravnica]]''
*{{card|Dissipate}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[Mirage]]'', last seen in ''[[Magic 2015]]''
*{{card|Duress}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[Urza's Saga]]'', last seen in ''[[Jumpstart: Historic Horizons]]''
*{{card|Evolving Wilds}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[Rise of the Eldrazi]]'', last seen in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]]''
*{{card|Field of Ruin}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[Ixalan]]'', last seen in ''[[Time Spiral Remastered]]''
*{{card|Immolation}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[Legends]]'', last seen in ''[[Fourth Edition]]''
*{{card|Pithing Needle}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[Saviors of Kamigawa]]'', last seen in ''[[Secret Lair]]''
*{{card|Plummet}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[Magic 2011]]'', last seen in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]]''
*{{card|Return to Nature}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[War of the Spark]]'', last seen in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms/Commander decks|Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Commander]]''
*{{card|Stormrider Spirit}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]''
*{{card|Thermo-Alchemist}} {{-}} first printed in ''Eldritch Moon'', last seen in ''[[Jumpstart]]''
*{{card|Timberland Guide}} {{-}} first printed in ''Avacyn Restored'', last seen in ''[[Iconic Masters]]''
*{{card|Unruly Mob}} {{-}} first printed in ''Innistrad'', last seen in ''Shadows over Innistrad''
*{{card|Vampire Interloper}} {{-}} first printed in ''Innistrad'', last seen in ''[[Explorers of Ixalan]]''
*{{card|Vivisection}} {{-}} first printed in ''[[Mirrodin Besieged]]''

===Functional reprints===
*<c>Abandon the Post</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Nightbird's Clutches</c>.
*<c>Borrowed Time</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Banishing Light</c>.
*<c>Dawnhart Rejuvenator</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Centaur Nurturer</c>, except for creature types.

==Preconstructed decks==
{{main|Innistrad: Midnight Hunt/Commander decks}}
''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' features two [[Commander (format)|Commander]] decks that are released as a regular part of a set's product line.<ref>{{YouTubeRef|BTRpFyOGjaw|The Future of Commander Preconstructed Decks!|channel=[[Good Morning Magic]]|date=May 14, 2021}}</ref>

{{Decks|commander
  |type=brawl
  |page name=Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
  |Coven Counters|WG|Leinore, Autumn Sovereign
  |Undead Unleashed|UB|Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
}}

==Notable cards==
*<c>Champion of the Perished</c> is a [[colorshifted]], [[undead]], version of <c>Champion of the Parish</c>.
*<c>Enduring Angel</c> is an [[alternate-win card|alternate-lose card]]. 
*<c>Triskaidekaphile</c> is an [[alternate-win card]].
===Banned and restricted cards===
* After ''[[Dominaria United]]'' rotating in, black was known to be the strongest color in aggregate, especially with {{Card|Sheoldred, the Apocalypse}}, {{Card|Liliana of the Veil}} and {{Card|Evolved Sleeper}} coming in. {{Card|The Meathook Massacre}} served as a low-investment sweeper in all black decks that had utility against control through its passive enchantment ability. While not a critical banning, it was determined that a small push against Black was warranted, and so it was banned on 10th October 2022<ref>{{DailyRef|news/october-10-2022-banned-and-restricted-announcement|OCTOBER 10, 2022 BANNED AND RESTRICTED ANNOUNCEMENT|Ian Duke|date=10th October 2022}}</ref>. This marked the end of 31 days of a fully unbanned Traditional Standard since the unban of {{Card|Rampaging Ferocidon}} before the ''[[Throne of Eldraine]]'' rotation, though Arena Standard still had Ferocidon and {{Card|Nexus of Fate}} banned.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Innistrad werewolves provisional logo.png|Provisional logo
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{YouTubeRef|LQi3raUki7s|Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Official Cinematic Trailer|channel=[[Magic: the Gathering]]|date=September 16, 2021}}
*{{DailyRef|making-magic/odds-ends-innistrad-midnight-hunt-part-1-2021-09-27|Odds & Ends - Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 27, 2021}}
*{{DailyRef|making-magic/odds-ends-innistrad-midnight-hunt-part-2-2021-10-04|Odds & Ends - Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|October 4, 2021}}
{{Sets|state=collapsed}}
{{Innistrad|sets}}