Strands of Night
~$0.25 low · ~$45.70 high
Black. Enchantment
Seventh Edition #165 · Illustrated by Glen Angus
Seventh Edition #165 · Illustrated by Glen AngusWhat is Strands of Night worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
, Pay 2 life, Sacrifice a Swamp: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
"I have seen the night torn into thin darkling strips and woven into shapes too bleak for dreams." —Crovax
Format legality
All 5 printings of Strands of Night
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #WTH-82· 2024Retro Frameuncommon | uncommon | $0.25 | No foil printing | — | |
 Seventh Edition 7ed #165· 2001uncommon· Cardmarket €0.50 | uncommon | $0.37 | No foil printing | €0.50 | |
 Seventh Edition 7ed #165★· 2001uncommon | uncommon | No non-foil printing | $45.70 | — | |
 Classic Sixth Edition 6ed #156· 1999uncommon· Cardmarket €0.36 | uncommon | $0.34 | No foil printing | €0.36 | |
 Weatherlight wth #82· 1997uncommon· Cardmarket €0.54 | uncommon | $0.41 | No foil printing | €0.54 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1997
- Printings
- 5
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #15,229 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artists
- Patrick Kochakji, Glen Angus
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Seventh Edition card (#165).
165
- 165Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Strands of Night, read from the Seventh Edition printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Strands of Night. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Enchantment is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Glen Angus. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Seventh Edition. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 165 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Glen Angus, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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