Detective of the Month
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Blue. Creature — Human Detective
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander #21 · Illustrated by Stella Spente
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander #21 · Illustrated by Stella SpenteWhat is Detective of the Month worth?
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Extended Art non-foil · Murders at Karlov Manor Commander #331
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Oracle text
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
As long as you have the city's blessing, Detectives you control can't be blocked.
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token.
2/3
Format legality
All 2 printings of Detective of the Month
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Murders at Karlov Manor Commander mkc #21· 2024rare· Cardmarket €0.25 | rare | $0.40 | €0.25 | |
 Murders at Karlov Manor Commander mkc #331· 2024Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €0.33 | rare | $0.47 | €0.33 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2024
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #6,484 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Ascend
- Artist
- Stella Spente
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Murders at Karlov Manor Commander card (#21).
0021 · MKC · R · EN
- 0021Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- MKCSet code for Murders at Karlov Manor Commander
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (7)
February 2, 2024
Gaining the city’s blessing after a Detective you control has become blocked won’t cause that Detective to become unblocked.
February 2, 2024
If you cast a spell with ascend, you don't get the city’s blessing until it resolves. Players may respond to that spell by trying to change whether you get the city’s blessing.
February 2, 2024
Ascend on a permanent isn’t a triggered ability and doesn’t use the stack. Players can respond to a spell that will give you your tenth permanent, but they can’t respond to you getting the city’s blessing once you control that tenth permanent. This means that if your tenth permanent is a land you play, players can’t respond before you get the city’s blessing.
February 2, 2024
A permanent is any object on the battlefield, including tokens and lands. Spells and emblems aren’t permanents.
February 2, 2024
Once you have the city’s blessing, you have it for the rest of the game, even if you lose control of some or all your permanents. The city’s blessing isn’t a permanent itself and can’t be removed by any effect.
February 2, 2024
If your tenth permanent enters the battlefield and then a permanent leaves the battlefield immediately afterwards (most likely due to the “legend rule” or due to being a creature with 0 toughness), you get the city’s blessing before it leaves the battlefield.
February 2, 2024
If you control ten permanents but don’t control a permanent or resolving spell with ascend, you don’t get the city’s blessing. For example, if you control ten permanents, lose control of two, then cast Detective of the Month, you won’t have the city’s blessing.
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