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Presumed Dead

First printed in Murders at Karlov Manor (2024)

Presumed Dead

Instant

Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control and suspect it." (A suspected creature has menace and can't block.)

"Corpses are pulled from the undercity canals every day. They'll assume one's mine."

Illustrated by
Matt Forsyth

Legality

Legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in
Pauper, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH

Rulings (5)
  • There's no limit to the number of creatures that can be suspected simultaneously. Suspecting a new creature doesn't cause other creatures to stop being suspected.
  • When an effect suspects a creature, it becomes suspected. It gains menace and "This creature can't block" for as long as it's suspected. It stays suspected until it leaves the battlefield or another effect causes it to no longer be suspected.
  • If a suspected creature loses all abilities, it will lose menace and "This creature can't block", but it won't stop being suspected.
  • Being suspected isn't a copiable value. If a permanent becomes a copy of a suspected creature, it won't be suspected.
  • If a creature is already suspected, suspecting it again won't have any effect.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), Premier Draft 52.0% -3.0 +0.1 12688
Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), Sealed 53.2% -1.3 -0.1 722
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen

Combos

30 combos, the most popular first:

See all 30 on Commander Spellbook