one piece op-05 english booster box TCG - part of the OP one piece new era booster

In the card, we see that this demons claws and teeth are ready to snap

For three mana, Stroke of Midnight is a White instant spell that lets you destroy a target nonland permanent, before its controller creates a 1/1 White human token

This is strong when you can Raid, and pretty mediocre when you can't

6 mana is a lot to ask for a mana doubler in the modern day, and while the ability to turn that mana into power is nice, the lack of evasion really hurts this cards ability to serve as a reliable finisher, even with an Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth in play

Paying (1)(W)(R) levels it up to level 2 which reduces the cost to equip by (2) making all the current equipment either free or only cost (1)