Magic: The Gathering – The 10 Most Valuable Cards In Murders At Karlov Manor

Summary

• The most valuable cards in the Murder at Karlov Manor set are the special variant dossier showcase cards, some of which have invisible ink messages.
• The standout cards in terms of value include Aurelia's Vindicator, Anzrag the Quake-Mole, Vein Ripper, Trostani, Three Whispers, The Pride of Hull Clade, Vannifar, Evolved Enigma, Massacre Girl, and Rakdos, Patron of Chaos.
• These cards offer unique abilities and effects, such as ward, wither, and the ability to copy triggered abilities, making them powerful additions to any Magic: The Gathering deck.

There are criminals among the citizens of Ravnica, from the aristocracy to the hoi polloi, and they’re all suspects in Magic: The Gathering’s Murder at Karlov Manor set. Wizards has taken those case files and turned them into some very cool showcase cards, many with a high price tag.

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The most valuable cards from Murders at Karlov Manor are all special variants, called dossier showcase, with many of them hiding a special message in invisible ink. Grab your deerstalker cap and your favorite magnifying glass to take an in-depth look at the most valuable cards from Murders at Karlov Manor.

The prices of these cards come from TCGplayer’s Market Price and will fluctuate over time. Not included in this list are serialized cards, which are much rarer and are harder to track.

10 Aurelia's Vindicator (Showcase) (Invisible Ink)

Foil Value - $18.11

An absolutely wild mythic from Murders at Karlov Manor, Aurelia’s Vindicator is loaded with keywords and abilities to make it a huge threat on the battlefield. This 4/2 Angel starts with flying, lifelink, and ward two, but that’s not all.

With its disguise ability, you get to exile a bunch of other creatures from the battlefield and graveyard, both yours and your opponent's stuff. When Aurelia’s Vindicator leaves the battlefield, all the cards you exiled with it then go back to their owners hand.

9 Anzrag, The Quake-Mole (Showcase)

Value - $21.02

A Gruul god of Ravnica, Anzrag, the Quake-Mole is an amazingly powerful card, and has been the subject to plenty of talk in Commander circles. Anytime Anzrag becomes blocked, you get to untap each creature you control and then get a second combat step.

Anzrag is also an 8/4, meaning either your opponents are looking more than a third of their life total if they take the hit, or they’re going to be subject to another smacking. Even better, you can just make your opponents block Anzrag anyway, just generally being a problem on the battlefield.

8 Vein Ripper (Showcase) (Invisible Ink)

Foil Value - $22.64

Another wild mythic from Murders at Karlov Manor, Vein Ripper is Jack the Ripper but if they were a vampire. It has a brutal ward effect, forcing your opponent to sacrifice a creature if they want to target it.

Much like the ​​Whitechapel Murderer himself, Vein Ripper has such a high price on its head for its vicious crimes. Anytime any creature dies, yours or your opponents, you get to drain two life from an opponent and heal yourself two, putting some heavy pressure on your opponents. The flavor text for Vein Ripper is a terrifying look into quite possibly one of the most violent cards in the set.

7 Trostani, Three Whispers (Showcase) (Invisible Ink)

Foil Value - $25.00

A three mana 4/4 is already a good rate for a creature, and that’s not even taking into account all the abilities that Trostani, Three Whispers bring to the table. For various amounts of mana, you can give a creature vigilance, deathtouch, or doublestrike for the turn, turning any creature into a deadly powerhouse.

Something to keep in mind with Trostani is that you can give any creature both deathtouch and double strike, capable of taking down practically any creature thanks to the first strike effect of double strike. Another key element is that you can give any creature those abilities, even your opponents, making it a tricky card in multiplayer formats.

6 The Pride of Hull Clade (Showcase) (Invisible Ink)

Foil Value - $25.43

A breakout card from the set, The Pride of Hull Clade is a very strange creature that has lots of very silly potential. It’s a Crocodile Elk Turtle creature, which is a very strange combination to throw on a creature, but it’s Simic so what can you expect?

The eleven-mana creature has its casting cost reduced by X generic mana, with X equalling the combined toughness of all creatures you control, meaning you can drop this bad boy as early as turn three in some cases. Combine that with its potential to draw 15 cards with a successful attack, it can be a very fun card to experiment with.

5 Vannifar, Evolved Enigma (Showcase) (Invisible Ink)

Foil Value - $32.08

One of the more interesting cards from Murder at Karlov Manor, Vannifar, Evolved Enigma is a constant stream of value turn after turn. With just one ability, Vannifar has two modes to pick from at the start of each of your combat steps.

You either get to cloak a card from your hand, placing it face-down as a 2/2 creature with ward two, or you give all your colorless creatures +1/+1. Cloaked creatures can be turned face up for their original casting cost, and since they don’t change zones when you do so, you get to keep all their +1/+1 counters. You can cloak anything with Vannifar, from spells to lands, effectively preventing you from ever having a dead draw.

4 Massacre Girl, Known Killer (Showcase) (Invisible Ink)

Foil Value - $38.12

A delightfully wicked update to the character only known as Massacre Girl, Known Killer, this card takes her -1/-1 trick from her days in War of the Spark and gives it a permanent upgrade in Murder at Karlov Manor.

Massacre Girl gives all your creatures wither, a keyword not seen on a new card since Eventide on a new card. This ability lets Massacre Girl and all your other creatures deal combat damage to other creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters, perpetually weakening them. She also has a somewhat wordy ability attached to her that lets you draw a card if a creature an opponent controls dies with a toughness of zero or less. So if you’re able to wither them to death, you draw a card.

3 Anzrag, The Quake-Mole (Showcase) (Invisible Ink)

Foil Value - $43.26

Well, look who it is. Back on the lineup is Anzrag, the Quake-Mole, but this time it’s the invisible ink version of the card. An invisible ink card is a special variant of the regular version, that basically looks the same, but is exclusively foil and has extra ‘in-universe’ text from the investigative crew taking notes about the character.

These cards can only be truly appreciated, or even read, when they’re at a specific angle or if they’re under a UV light. Since this is the first time this type of effect has been printed in Magic, you can bet that these cards are going to be going for a bit more than even their regular foil counterparts.

2 Delney, Streetwise Lookout (Showcase) (Invisible Ink)

Foil Value - $46.61

From the streets of Ravnica comes Delney, Streetwise Lookout, a very cool card that makes the most out of your little creatures, letting them sneak in and get some hits in without having to worry about them being blocked. So long as your opponent has a creature with power three or more, those creatures can’t block your creatures with power two or less.

The more interesting ability that Delney brings to the game is that if any of your creatures with two or less power have an ability that triggers, you get to copy that ability. It doesn’t matter if it’s an enter the battlefield, combat, or activated ability, you get to double it up.

1 Rakdos, Patron Of Chaos (Showcase) (Invisible Ink)

Foil Value - $52.46

A devilishly pushed Demon, Rakdos, Patron of Chaos is pure power on the battlefield. A 6/6 for six mana with both flying and trample is always a strong start, following the Titan archetype that has been popular throughout Magic’s history.

But Rakdos wouldn’t have been the leader of the Rakdos Guild if he didn’t have some absurd powers, and the Patron of Chaos has a brutal one. On your end step, one of your opponents may sacrifice two nonland, nontoken permanents. If they can’t or are unwilling to, you get to draw two cards, propelling you with either extra cards in hand or putting you at a better advantage on the board.

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