What is the PMID set in MTG?

PMID is the set code for Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos — the collection of 155 promotional card versions associated with the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt release in autumn 2021. It includes prerelease stamp cards, alternate-art Buy-a-Box and Bundle promos, universal promo pack cards, and Store Championship prizes.

How do you get Innistrad: Midnight Hunt promo cards?

Midnight Hunt promos were distributed through several channels: attending Prerelease events (stamped rare or mythic rare), buying a booster box (foil alternate-art Champion of the Perished), buying a Bundle (foil alternate-art Triskaidekaphile), playing in Friday Night Magic or Commander Nights events (universal promo pack cards), bringing a friend to play (Mind Stone), or placing well in the Store Championship (Arbor Elf, Collected Company, or Wurmcoil Engine).

What were the Store Championship promos for Midnight Hunt?

The Midnight Hunt Store Championships ran December 4–5, 2021. Participation earned an Arbor Elf promo, Top 8 earned a Collected Company promo, and the winner received a Wurmcoil Engine promo.

What is the Buy-a-Box promo for Innistrad: Midnight Hunt?

The Buy-a-Box promo for Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is a foil alternate-art version of Champion of the Perished, available when purchasing a booster box from a participating store during the launch window.

What is the Bundle promo for Innistrad: Midnight Hunt?

The Bundle promo for Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is a foil alternate-art Triskaidekaphile, included with the Midnight Hunt Bundle product (which contained 8 Set Boosters).

When did Innistrad: Midnight Hunt release?

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt released on Magic Online and MTG Arena on September 16, 2021. The tabletop Prerelease ran September 17, and the full tabletop launch was September 24–26, 2021.

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos (PMID) Guide

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos is the promotional card set associated with Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, released in autumn 2021. With a set code of PMID and a catalogue of 155 cards, it encompasses all the stamped, alternate-art, and event-exclusive versions of cards tied to the Midnight Hunt release window - from Prerelease promos to Store Championship prizes.

If you're trying to track down a specific promo version of a Midnight Hunt card, or you're just curious what was on offer during the set's event season, this is the guide for you.

What is Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos?

Promo sets in Magic don't go on sale in booster packs. Instead, PMID cards are earned - through attending events, buying products, or placing well in competitive play. The parent set, Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID), launched on Magic Online and MTG Arena on September 16, 2021, with tabletop Prerelease following on September 17 and the full tabletop launch the weekend of September 24-26, 2021.

The PMID set collects every promotional printing tied to that release cycle under one set code, making it a useful reference whether you're a collector, a player hunting for a specific alternate-art version, or someone who just wants to know what they could have won at their local store.

How to get Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos

Different promos were available through different channels. Here's a breakdown of what was on offer and how to get each one.

Prerelease promos

Tabletop Prerelease ran on September 17, 2021. Attendees received a stamped promo card that could be any rare or mythic rare from the main Midnight Hunt set. These foil-stamped versions are the classic prerelease experience - the specific card is random, which makes them a pleasant surprise (or a collector's puzzle, depending on what you're after).

Buy-a-Box and Bundle promos

Two product-purchase promos were available at launch:

Buy-a-Box: A foil alternate-art version of Champion of the Perished, the Zombie payoff that became a Standard and Pioneer staple.
Bundle promo: A foil alternate-art version of Triskaidekaphile, the thirteen-cards-in-hand win condition that caught a lot of attention for its flavourful design.

Both of these required purchasing specific products from participating stores during the launch window.

Universal promo pack

For other organised play events during the Midnight Hunt season - including Friday Night Magic (September 24 through November 5) and Commander Nights (September 27 through November 11) - stores distributed cards from the Midnight Hunt universal promo pack. These are the promos you'd typically earn just by showing up and playing.

Bring-a-Friend promo

The Bring-a-Friend programme during this period offered Mind Stone as its promo reward - a welcome reprint of the classic two-mana artifact that draws a card when it sacrifices itself.

Store Championship promos

Store Championships for Midnight Hunt were held December 4-5, 2021, combined with the Innistrad: Crimson Vow release window. Three tiers of promo were available:

| Placement | Promo Card | |---|---| | Participation | Arbor Elf | | Top 8 | Collected Company | | Winner | Wurmcoil Engine |

These are some of the more desirable promos in the PMID set - Collected Company and Wurmcoil Engine are both heavily played across multiple formats, and their promo versions carry genuine demand among collectors and competitive players alike.

Commander Party promo

Commander Party events during this window offered Conjurer's Closet as the promo reward - a fitting choice for a card that loves blinking creatures in and out, which pairs naturally with the kinds of enters-the-battlefield value the Commander format encourages.

The setting: Innistrad at midnight

All of these promos are tied to the story of Midnight Hunt, which returns to Innistrad - Magic's gothic horror plane of vampires, werewolves, spirits, and humans trying to survive all three. The central tension of Midnight Hunt is an imbalance between day and night: the nights are growing longer, werewolves are running rampant, and the plane's carefully maintained equilibrium is failing.

The mechanical identity of the set reflects that setting directly. The day/night cycle is a returning and expanded mechanic here, tracking whether it's currently day or night and transforming double-faced werewolves accordingly. The set also leans into its Zombie tribal themes, its Human survival stories, and its graveyard-focused black and green mechanics.

The promo treatments throughout PMID pull from this visual language - the alternate-art versions tend to emphasise the moonlit, autumnal horror aesthetic that makes Innistrad one of Magic's most beloved settings.

A note on the Welcome Booster

Midnight Hunt also had a Welcome Booster - a free sampler given to new players to introduce them to the game. These aren't part of the competitive or purchase-reward promo structure, but they sit alongside the promotional ecosystem of the set as a way Wizards used the Midnight Hunt release to bring in fresh faces.

Tokens and markers in Midnight Hunt boosters

While not part of the PMID promo set directly, it's worth knowing that Midnight Hunt boosters included a wide range of token cards and markers as their sixteenth card. The set produced 19 distinct tokens and emblems, covering everything from 2/2 Zombies with the decayed keyword (creatures that can't block and sacrifice themselves after attacking) to the day/night marker that tracks the day/night cycle mechanic.

Rules note: Decayed is a keyword introduced in Midnight Hunt. A creature with decayed can't block, and when it attacks, it's sacrificed at the end of combat. It's designed to make Zombie tokens feel disposable and hungry - very on-flavour.

If you're building around cards from this set and want to make sure you have the right tokens, the full list includes creatures for archetypes like Zombies, Humans, Wolves, Vampires, Spirits, and more.