Bite Down on Crime
~$0.06 low · ~$0.07 high
Green. Sorcery
Murders at Karlov Manor #154 · Illustrated by Mike Bierek
Murders at Karlov Manor #154 · Illustrated by Mike BierekWhat is Bite Down on Crime worth?
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Oracle text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may collect evidence 6. This spell costs 
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.
Format legality
The only printing of Bite Down on Crime
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Murders at Karlov Manor mkm #154· 2024common· Cardmarket €0.04 · €0.04 foil | common | $0.07 | $0.06 | €0.04€0.04 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2024
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #25,846 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Collect evidence
- Artist
- Mike Bierek
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Murders at Karlov Manor card (#154).
0154 · MKM · C · EN
- 0154Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- MKMSet code for Murders at Karlov Manor
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
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Bottom: stats and the info line
Keywords
- Collect evidenceCR 701.59
- Exile cards with that much total mana value or more from your graveyard.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (3)
2024-02-02
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.
2024-02-02
If either target is an illegal target as Bite Down on Crime tries to resolve, the creature you control won't deal damage.
2024-02-02
If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.
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