Surveillance Monitor
Murders at Karlov Manor 73 • uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Scott Murphy
- Market price
- $0.10
What it does
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.
Thopters don't take breaks, and neither does he.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Surveillance Monitor was released in 2024 as part of the Murders at Karlov Manor set for Magic: The Gathering. The set introduced a top-down 'murder mystery' theme, shifting the game's focus toward investigations, disguises, and clandestine observation within the plane of Ravnica. This card was designed as a common artifact creature, functional both as a board presence and a mechanic-driven tool that supports the set's synergy-heavy focus on investigating and manipulating the battlefield.
The art was provided by artist Volkan Baga, who rendered the construct with an aesthetic that blends the high-fantasy elements of Magic with the gothic, noir-inspired technological style of Ravnica. By emphasizing a mechanical, hovering eye, Baga and the Wizards of the Coast art direction team aimed to evoke a sense of constant oversight, fitting the expansion's paranoia-infused narrative. It serves as a quintessential example of the world-building detail present in modern Magic sets, where every card is crafted to reinforce the specific atmospheric tone of its respective environment.
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