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Murders at Karlov Manor Commander decks
Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description	The MKM dagger on a shield.
Design	Gavin Verhey (lead), Scott Larabee, Daniel Holt, Henry Davis
Development	Same as design
Release date	February 9, 2024
Plane	Ravnica Multiversal
Themes and mechanics	Clues
Keywords/​ability words	Disguise, Goad, Surveil
Set size	Four 100-card decks
Expansion code	MKC
Commander series
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Murders at Karlov Manor Murders at Karlov Manor Commander decks Ravnica: Clue Edition

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Four Murders at Karlov Manor Commander Decks are released together with Murders at Karlov Manor on February 9th, 2024.

Description

Each deck introduces 45 never-before-seen Commander cards to Magic: The Gathering. Ransom Note has four different art variants.

Murders at Karlov Manor Commander cards with the MKC set code and numbered #1–48 (and their alternate versions numbered #312–358) are permitted in the Commander, Legacy, and Vintage formats. Cards with the MKC set code numbered 53–311 are legal for play in any format where a card with the same name is permitted.

Several reprints in the Commander decks have new art, suited to Ravnica: Comeuppance, Necromancy, Twilight Prophet, Brash Taunter, Spectacular Showdown (originally from the D&D crossover set Battle for Baldur's Gate) and Vengeful Ancestor (originally from Forgotten Realms Commander. Although Erdwal Illuminator has new art, the card is still Innistrad flavored.

Contents

Each package contains:

• 1 foil-etched Display Commander card
• 1 foil Commander
• 1 additional foil Legendary card
• 98 regular cards
• 10 double-sided tokens
• 1 helper card
• 1 deck box
• 1 life wheel
• 1 Collector Booster Sample Pack (2 cards)

Mechanics

There are some rare mechanics in the cards: Ascend, Clash, the timeshifted Gravestorm, Secret council, Parley, Suspend and Unleash. Disguise, Investigate, Suspect and Cases are reused from the main set.

The set introduces Duty counters.

Deadly Disguise

A deck focused on Disguise cards and "big surprises".

Deadly Disguise

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Commander (1)

1 Kaust, Eyes of the Glade

Creatures (37)

1 Ainok Survivalist

1 Akroma, Angel of Fury

1 Ashcloud Phoenix

1 Beast Whisperer

1 Boltbender

1 Broodhatch Nantuko

1 Deathmist Raptor

1 Den Protector

1 Duskana, the Rage Mother

1 Exalted Angel

1 Experiment Twelve

1 Hidden Dragonslayer

1 Hooded Hydra

1 Imperial Hellkite

1 Krosan Cloudscraper

1 Krosan Colossus

1 Master of Pearls

1 Mirror Entity

1 Nantuko Vigilante

1 Neheb, the Eternal

1 Nervous Gardener

1 Ohran Frostfang

1 Printlifter Ooze

1 Root Elemental

1 Sakura-Tribe Elder

1 Salt Road Ambushers

1 Saryth, the Viper's Fang

1 Scourge of the Throne

1 Seedborn Muse

1 Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa

1 Temur War Shaman

1 Tesak, Judith's Hellhound

1 Thelonite Hermit

1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets

1 Welcoming Vampire

1 Whisperwood Elemental

1 Yedora, Grave Gardener

Sorceries (7)

1 Austere Command

1 Decimate

1 Dusk // Dawn

1 Fell the Mighty

1 Jeska's Will

1 Nature's Lore

1 Three Visits

Instants (5)

1 Chaos Warp

1 Path to Exile

1 Return of the Wildspeaker

1 Showstopping Surprise

1 Unexplained Absence

Enchantments (7)

1 Mastery of the Unseen

1 Obscuring Aether

1 Trail of Mystery

1 True Identity

1 Ugin's Mastery

1 Veiled Ascension

1 Wild Growth

Artifacts (6)

1 Arcane Signet

1 Lifecrafter's Bestiary

1 Panoptic Projektor

1 Ransom Note

1 Scroll of Fate

1 Sol Ring

Lands (37)

1 Boros Garrison

1 Branch of Vitu-Ghazi

1 Canopy Vista

1 Cinder Glade

1 Command Tower

1 Exotic Orchard

1 Fortified Village

1 Furycalm Snarl

1 Game Trail

1 Gruul Turf

1 Jungle Shrine

1 Kessig Wolf Run

1 Krosan Verge

1 Mossfire Valley

1 Mosswort Bridge

1 Sacred Peaks

1 Scattered Groves

1 Selesnya Sanctuary

1 Sheltered Thicket

1 Shrine of the Forsaken Gods

1 Sungrass Prairie

1 Temple of Abandon

1 Temple of Plenty

1 Temple of the False God

1 Temple of Triumph

1 Zoetic Cavern

4 Forest

4 Plains

3 Mountain

The new cards are:

• Kaust, Eyes of the Glade
• Duskana, the Rage Mother
• Tesak, Judith's Hellhound
• Boltbender
• Experiment Twelve
• Panoptic Projektor
• Printlifter Ooze
• Showstopping Surprise
• True Identity
• Unexplained Absence
• Veiled Ascension
• Ransom Note (Morph art variant)

Cards printed in Murders at Karlov Manor, and therefore having that set symbol and code, are:

• Nervous Gardener
• Branch of Vitu-Ghazi

The double-sided tokens are:

• 2× 0/0 Ooze creature with trample // 2/2 A Mysterious Creature with ward
• 2× 1/1 Snake creature // 2/2 Morph
• 2× 1/1 Saproling creature // 2/2 Morph
• 2× 1/1 Saproling creature // 2/2 Manifest
• 2× 1/1 Insect (beatle) creature // 2/2 Manifest

Revenant Recon

A deck focused on surveiling creatures into the graveyard and reanimating them.

Revenant Recon

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Commander (1)

1 Mirko, Obsessive Theorist

Creatures (29)

1 Amphin Mutineer

1 Baleful Strix

1 Copy Catchers

1 Dimir Spybug

1 Dogged Detective

1 Doom Whisperer

1 Dream Eater

1 Eye of Duskmantle

1 Final-Word Phantom

1 Grave Titan

1 Lazav, the Multifarious

1 Marvo, Deep Operative

1 Massacre Wurm

1 Master of Death

1 Mulldrifter

1 Nightveil Sprite

1 Overseer of the Damned

1 Phyrexian Metamorph

1 Ravenous Chupacabra

1 Shriekmaw

1 Sinister Starfish

1 Sphinx of the Second Sun

1 Syr Konrad, the Grim

1 Thoughtbound Phantasm

1 Twilight Prophet

1 Unshakable Tail

1 Vizier of Many Faces

1 Watcher of Hours

1 Whispering Snitch

Sorceries (9)

1 Black Sun's Zenith

1 Charnel Serenade

1 Connive // Concoct

1 Deep Analysis

1 Discovery // Dispersal

1 Notion Rain

1 Reanimate

1 Rise of the Dark Realms

1 Toxic Deluge

Instants (9)

1 Brainstorm

1 Consider

1 Counterpoint

1 Curate

1 Ephara's Dispersal

1 Mission Briefing

1 Otherworldly Gaze

1 Pile On

1 Price of Fame

Enchantments (6)

1 Animate Dead

1 Case of the Shifting Visage

1 Disinformation Campaign

1 Enhanced Surveillance

1 Necromancy

1 Phyrexian Arena

Artifacts (9)

1 Arcane Signet

1 Dimir Signet

1 Everflowing Chalice

1 Foreboding Steamboat

1 Mind Stone

1 Ransom Note

1 Sol Ring

1 Talisman of Dominance

1 Thought Vessel

Lands (37)

1 Ash Barrens

1 Bojuka Bog

1 Choked Estuary

1 Command Tower

1 Darkwater Catacombs

1 Dimir Aqueduct

1 Drownyard Temple

1 Fetid Pools

1 Hostile Desert

1 Myriad Landscape

1 Mystic Sanctuary

1 Port of Karfell

1 Reliquary Tower

1 River of Tears

1 Rogue's Passage

1 Sunken Hollow

1 Tainted Isle

1 Temple of the False God

1 Tocasia's Dig Site

9 Island

9 Swamp

The new cards are:

• Mirko, Obsessive Theorist
• Marvo, Deep Operative
• Case of the Shifting Visage
• Copy Catchers
• Final-Word Phantom
• Watcher of Hours
• Charnel Serenade
• Eye of Duskmantle
• Foreboding Steamboat
• Unshakable Tail
• Counterpoint
• Ransom Note (Surveil art variant)

The double-sided tokens are:

• 4× Copy // 2/2 Zombie creature
• 4× 4/3 Salamander Warrior creature // 2/2 Zombie creature
• 1× City's Blessing // 2/2 Zombie creature
• 1× 0/0 Embalmed Vizier of Many Faces // 2/2 Zombie creature

Deep Clue Sea

A deck focused on using Clue tokens to create card advantage.

Deep Clue Sea

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Commander (1)

1 Morska, Undersea Sleuth

Planeswalkers (1)

1 Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh

Creatures (31)

1 Academy Manufactor

1 Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

1 Aerial Extortionist

1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer

1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist

1 Chulane, Teller of Tales

1 Detective of the Month

1 Erdwal Illuminator

1 Esix, Fractal Bloom

1 Ethereal Investigator

1 Graf Mole

1 Hornet Queen

1 Hydroid Krasis

1 Innocuous Researcher

1 Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse

1 Junk Winder

1 Kappa Cannoneer

1 Koma, Cosmos Serpent

1 Lonis, Cryptozoologist

1 Merchant of Truth

1 Nadir Kraken

1 Psychosis Crawler

1 Selvala, Explorer Returned

1 Serene Sleuth

1 Shimmer Dragon

1 Sophia, Dogged Detective

1 Tangletrove Kelp

1 Thought Monitor

1 Tireless Tracker

1 Wavesifter

1 Whirler Rogue

Sorceries (5)

1 Farewell

1 Finale of Revelation

1 Follow the Bodies

1 Fumigate

1 Organic Extinction

Instants (3)

1 Confirm Suspicions

1 Disorder in the Court

1 Swords to Plowshares

Enchantments (10)

1 Armed with Proof

1 Killer Service

1 Knowledge Is Power

1 Mechanized Production

1 Ongoing Investigation

1 On the Trail

1 Search the Premises

1 Teferi's Ageless Insight

1 Ulvenwald Mysteries

1 Wilderness Reclamation

Artifacts (12)

1 Arcane Signet

1 Azorius Signet

1 Idol of Oblivion

1 Inspiring Statuary

1 Magnifying Glass

1 Nettlecyst

1 Ransom Note

1 Simic Signet

1 Sol Ring

1 Talisman of Curiosity

1 Talisman of Progress

1 Talisman of Unity

Lands (37)

1 Azorius Chancery

1 Canopy Vista

1 Command Tower

1 Exotic Orchard

1 Irrigated Farmland

1 Krosan Verge

1 Lonely Sandbar

1 Path of Ancestry

1 Prairie Stream

1 Reliquary Tower

1 Scattered Groves

1 Seaside Citadel

1 Secluded Steppe

1 Selesnya Sanctuary

1 Simic Growth Chamber

1 Skycloud Expanse

1 Spire of Industry

1 Sungrass Prairie

1 Temple of Enlightenment

1 Temple of Mystery

1 Temple of Plenty

1 Temple of the False God

1 Tranquil Thicket

3 Plains

6 Island

5 Forest

The new cards are:

• Morska, Undersea Sleuth
• Sophia, Dogged Detective
• Armed with Proof
• Merchant of Truth
• Serene Sleuth
• Detective of the Month
• Follow the Bodies
• Tangletrove Kelp
• Innocuous Researcher
• On the Trail
• Knowledge Is Power
• Ransom Note (Clues art variant)

The double-sided tokens are:

• 1× 2/2 Drake creature with flying // 2/2 Cat creature
• 1× Tiny, a 2/2 legendary Dog Detective creature with trample // 10/10 Eldrazi creature
• 1× City's Blessing // 1/1 Human Soldier creature
• 1× Clue artifact // 1/1 Insect creature with flying and deathtouch (wasp)
• 1× 1/1 Thopter artifact creature with flying // 4/4 Rhino Warrior creature
• 1× 1/1 Thopter artifact creature with flying // Treasure artifact
• 1× Clue artifact // Food artifact
• 1× 2/2 Drake creature with flying // Koma's Coil, a 3/3 Serpent creature
• 1× 1/1 Spirit creature with flying // 0/0 Phyrexian Germ creature
• 1× 1/1 Tentacle creature // Koma's Coil

Blame Game

A deck focused on goading creatures and "identifying suspects".

Blame Game

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Commander (1)

1 Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser

Planeswalkers (1)

1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Creatures (26)

1 Agitator Ant

1 Ancient Stone Idol

1 Angel of the Ruins

1 Anya, Merciless Angel

1 Boros Reckoner

1 Brash Taunter

1 Darien, King of Kjeldor

1 Etali, Primal Storm

1 Feather, Radiant Arbiter

1 Fiendish Duo

1 Frontier Warmonger

1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

1 Havoc Eater

1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs

1 Keeper of the Accord

1 Loran of the Third Path

1 Orzhov Advokist

1 Otherworldly Escort

1 Selfless Squire

1 Solemn Simulacrum

1 Stalking Leonin

1 Steel Hellkite

1 Sun Titan

1 Vengeful Ancestor

1 Wall of Omens

1 Windborn Muse

Sorceries (7)

1 Disrupt Decorum

1 Mob Verdict

1 Prisoner's Dilemma

1 Promise of Loyalty

1 Sevinne's Reclamation

1 Spectacular Showdown

1 Winds of Rath

Instants (5)

1 Comeuppance

1 Deflecting Palm

1 Gideon's Sacrifice

1 Immortal Obligation

1 Take the Bait

Enchantments (14)

1 Curse of Opulence

1 Duelist's Heritage

1 Ghostly Prison

1 Hot Pursuit

1 Martial Impetus

1 Redemption Arc

1 Rite of the Raging Storm

1 Seal of Cleansing

1 Shiny Impetus

1 Smuggler's Share

1 Soul Snare

1 Trouble in Pairs

1 Vow of Duty

1 Vow of Lightning

Artifacts (9)

1 Arcane Signet

1 Bloodthirsty Blade

1 Fellwar Stone

1 Mind Stone

1 Ransom Note (Accusations)

1 Sol Ring

1 Talisman of Conviction

1 Thought Vessel

1 Tome of Legends

Lands (37)

1 Access Tunnel

1 Ash Barrens

1 Boros Garrison

1 Castle Ardenvale

1 Command Tower

1 Escape Tunnel

1 Exotic Orchard

1 Furycalm Snarl

1 Kher Keep

1 Labyrinth of Skophos

1 Myriad Landscape

1 Needle Spires

1 Reliquary Tower

1 Rogue's Passage

1 Scavenger Grounds

1 Slayers' Stronghold

1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion

1 Temple of the False God

1 Temple of Triumph

1 Throne of the High City

1 War Room

9 Plains

7 Mountain

The new cards are:

• Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
• Feather, Radiant Arbiter
• Immortal Obligation
• Otherworldly Escort
• Redemption Arc
• Trouble in Pairs
• Havoc Eater
• Hot Pursuit
• Mob Verdict
• Prisoner's Dilemma
• Take the Bait
• Ransom Note (Accusations art variant)

Cards printed in the Murders at Karlov Manor set, and therefore having that set symbol and code, are:

• Escape Tunnel

The double-sided tokens are:

• 1× 6/12 Construct artifact creature with trample // 1/1 Soldier creature
• 1× 1/1 Human creature // 1/1 Soldier creature
• 1× 1/1 Human creature // 3/3 Ogre creature
• 2× 1/1 Soldier creature // 3/3 Ogre creature
• 1× 1/1 Soldier creature // Kobolds of Kher Keep, a 0/1 Kobold creature
• 1× Gold artifact // Lightning Rager, a 5/1 Elemental creature with trample, haste and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature."
• 1× Gold artifact // Treasure artifact
• 1× Gold artifact // Kobolds of Kher Keep creature
• 1× Gold artifact // The Monarch

Tokens and markers

1. 10/10 Eldrazi creature for Idol of Oblivion.
2. 1/1 Human Soldier creature for Ulvenwald Mysteries.
3. 1/1 Soldier creature for Darien, King of Kjeldor; Elspeth, Sun's Champion and Keeper of the Accord.
4. 1/1 Spirit creature with flying for Ethereal Investigator.
5. 0/0 Embalmed Vizier of Many Faces.
6. 2/2 Drake creature with flying for Alandra, Sky Dreamer.
7. Koma's Coil, a 3/3 Serpent creature for Koma, Cosmos Serpent.
8. 4/3 Salamander Warrior creature for Amphin Mutineer.
9. 1/1 Tentacle creature for Nadir Kraken.
10. 0/0 Phyrexian Germ creature for Nettlecyst.
11. 2/2 Zombie creature for Grave Titan and Overseer of the Damned.
12. Kobolds of Kher Keep, a 0/1 Kobold creature for Kher Keep.
13. Lightning Rager, a 5/1 Elemental creature with trample, haste and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature." for Rite of the Raging Storm.
14. 3/3 Ogre creature for Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs.
15. 2/2 Cat creature for Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse.
16. 1/1 Insect creature (beatle) for Broodhatch Nantuko.
17. 1/1 Insect creature with flying and deathtouch (wasp) for Hornet Queen.
18. 4/4 Rhino Warrior creature for Killer Service.
19. 1/1 Saproling creature for Thelonite Hermit.
20. 1/1 Snake creature for Hooded Hydra.
21. Tiny, a 2/2 legendary Dog Detective creature with trample for Sophia, Dogged Detective.
22. Clue artifact for Academy Manufactor; Armed with Proof; Confirm Suspicions; Disorder in the Court; Ethereal Investigator; Follow the Bodies; Lonis, Cryptozoologist; Merchant of Truth; Morska, Undersea Sleuth; Ongoing Investigation; Search the Premises; Serene Sleuth; Tireless Tracker; Ulvenwald Mysteries; Unshakable Tail and Wavesifter.
23. 6/12 Construct artifact creature with trample for Ancient Stone Idol.
24. Food artifact for Academy Manufactor; Killer Service and Sophia, Dogged Detective.
25. Gold artifact for Curse of Opulence.
26. Treasure artifact for Academy Manufactor; Shiny Impetus and Smuggler's Share.
27. Copy for Case of the Shifting Visage; Copy Catchers; Feather, Radiant Arbiter and Mechanized Production.
28. City's Blessing for Detective of the Month and Twilight Prophet.
29. 2/2 Manifest for Mastery of the Unseen; Scroll of Fate; Temur War Shaman; Ugin's Mastery and Whisperwood Elemental.
30. 2/2 Morph for Ainok Survivalist; Akroma, Angel of Fury; Ashcloud Phoenix; Broodhatch Nantuko; Deathmist Raptor; Den Protector; Exalted Angel; Hidden Dragonslayer; Hooded Hydra; Imperial Hellkite; Krosan Cloudscraper; Krosan Colossus; Master of Pearls; Nantuko Vigilante; Root Elemental; Salt Road Ambushers; Thelonite Hermit; and Zoetic Cavern.
31. The Monarch for Throne of the High City .

The following tokens and emblems are created by cards in the decks and thus included with the decks. However, they are not part of the Murders at Karlov Manor Commander expansion. Instead, they retain the Murders at Karlov Manor expansion symbol and collector number:

• 1/1 Human creature for Castle Ardenvale.
• 0/0 Ooze creature with trample for Printlifter Ooze.
• 1/1 Thopter artifact creature with flying for Whirler Rogue.
• 2/2 A Mysterious Creature with ward for Boltbender; Experiment Twelve; Printlifter Ooze; Ransom Note; True Identity; Unexplained Absence and Veiled Ascension.