Call a Surprise Witness
Murders at Karlov Manor 289 • uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Collector number
- 289
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Greg Opalinski
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a flying counter on it. It's a Spirit in addition to its other types.
"Honestly, the real surprise would be if a powerful member of the Orzhov didn't hang around after their demise."— Alquist Proft, case notes
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Call a Surprise Witness was released in early 2024 as part of the Murders at Karlov Manor set for Magic: The Gathering. Designed to integrate top-down flavor from classic mystery tropes, the card captures the dramatic tension of a courtroom revelation, a recurring theme within the Ravnica-based setting which drew inspiration from noir detective fiction and investigative thrillers.
The card was illustrated by artist Ryan Pancoast, who utilized a dramatic, low-angle perspective to emphasize the authority and sudden impact of the arriving witness. The piece was well-received by players for its thematic consistency with the set's sleuth-inspired mechanics, effectively translating the chaos of a legal disruption into a functional reanimation spell.
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