Surveillance Monitor : Murders at Karlov Manor
Type: Creature — Vedalken Detective
Rarity: Uncommon
Color:
Number: 73
Finishes: nonfoil, foil
Reprint: No
Text: When this creature enters, you may collect evidence 4. (Exile cards with total mana value 4 or greater from your graveyard.)
Whenever you collect evidence, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Printings: Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM)
Legality
Alchemy | Brawl | ||
Commander | Duel | ||
Explorer | Gladiator | ||
Historic | Legacy | ||
Modern | Oathbreaker | ||
Pauper | Pauper Commander | ||
Penny | Pioneer | ||
Standard | Timeless |
Rulings
02/02/2024
If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.
02/02/2024
Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard to stop you from collecting evidence.
02/02/2024
Surveillance Monitor's last ability triggers whenever you collect evidence for any reason, not just when you collect evidence with its first ability.