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Midnight Recovery

SORCERY Common
Gatecrash GTC #73 EDHREC #19,128
$0.14
+7.7% 7 days

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Midnight Recovery Price Summary

Midnight Recovery's current headline price is $0.14.

Midnight Recovery Printings & Prices

1 printings

Midnight Recovery has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

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Midnight Recovery Rules Text & Legality

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Sorcery — mana cost {3}{B}

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)

Midnight Recovery is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper, and not legal in Standard.

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Not legal

Midnight Recovery Rulings

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  • Apr 15, 2013 If a creature with an encoded card deals combat damage to more than one player simultaneously (perhaps because some of the combat damage was redirected), the triggered ability will trigger once for each player it deals combat damage to. Each ability will create a copy of the exiled card and allow you to cast it.
  • Apr 15, 2013 If another player gains control of the creature, that player will control the triggered ability. That player will create a copy of the encoded card and may cast it.
  • Apr 15, 2013 If the creature leaves the battlefield, the exiled card will no longer be encoded on any creature. It will stay exiled.
  • Apr 15, 2013 If the spell with cipher doesn’t resolve, none of its effects will happen, including cipher. The card will go to its owner’s graveyard and won’t be encoded on a creature.
  • Apr 15, 2013 If you choose not to cast the copy, or you can’t cast it (perhaps because there are no legal targets available), the copy will cease to exist the next time state-based actions are performed. You won’t get a chance to cast the copy at a later time.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

2 printings

Midnight Recovery has been reprinted 2 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
GTC #73 2013-02-01 Common Standard
GTC #73 2013-02-01 Common Standard

Midnight Recovery in Commander

Midnight Recovery is the #19,128 most-played card on EDHREC, down 263 places over the last 30 days.

Midnight Recovery FAQ

How much is Midnight Recovery worth?

Midnight Recovery is worth about $0.14 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.

Is Midnight Recovery legal in Commander?

Yes — Midnight Recovery is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Pauper.

Has Midnight Recovery been reprinted?

Yes — Midnight Recovery has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Midnight Recovery cheap?

Midnight Recovery trades at about $0.14 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#19,128 on EDHREC).