Overt Operative
~$0.24 low · ~$0.56 high
Black. Creature — Human Ninja Rigger
Unstable #64 · Illustrated by Bram Sels
Unstable #64 · Illustrated by Bram SelsWhat is Overt Operative worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Menace
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, it assembles a Contraption. (Put the top card of your Contraption deck face up onto one of your sprockets.)
2/3
Saw her coming. Didn't matter.
Format legality
The only printing of Overt Operative
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Unstable ust #64· 2017uncommon· Cardmarket €0.02 · €0.55 foil | uncommon | $0.24 | $0.56 | €0.02€0.55 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2017
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- Keywords
- Assemble, Menace
- Artist
- Bram Sels
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Unstable card (#64).
64 · U · EN
- 64Collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Overt Operative, read from the Unstable printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Overt Operative. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Human, Ninja and Rigger are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 2/3: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Bram Sels. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Unstable. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 64 = collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
- Rarity letter
- U = uncommon
- Language
- EN = printed in English
- Artist
- Bram Sels, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- MenaceCR 702.111
- It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.
- AssembleCR 701.45
- Defined in the Comprehensive Rules at the rule above.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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