Bite Down on Crime
Murders at Karlov Manor 154 • common
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Collector number
- 154
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Mike Bierek
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may collect evidence 6. This spell costs 2 generic mana less to cast if evidence was collected. (To collect evidence 6, exile cards with total mana value 6 or greater from your graveyard.)
Target creature you control gets +2/+0 until end of turn. It deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Bite Down on Crime was released in 2024 as part of the Murders at Karlov Manor set for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to function within the set's top-down investigative theme, which centers on a detective-story narrative set in the sprawling urban plane of Ravnica. The card illustrates a signature removal effect, a staple mechanic in the game that allows a creature to deal damage equal to its power to another, framed here through the lens of a gritty, noir-inspired confrontation.
The artwork was created by illustrator Caio Monteiro, who employed a high-contrast style typical of the set's aesthetic to evoke the tension of a dark, rain-slicked crime drama. The design emphasizes the visceral nature of the conflict, aligning with the set's focus on clandestine operations and sudden violence. Upon release, it was received as a functional and thematic inclusion for green decks, successfully blending the mechanical demands of the game with the specific tropes of the hardboiled detective genre.
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