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Murders At Karlov Manor is the first Standard release of 2024, with plenty of new cards that impact all formats of Magic: The Gathering. The set does have lower value than others, especially compared to last Standard set The Lost Caverns Of Ixalan. However, there is still value to be found, especially with the Invisible Ink treatments given to many of the best cards of the set. These are the 13 most expensive Murders At Karlov Manor cards.
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All prices are taken from the market price listed on TCGPlayer for every card in this article and listed in USD.
13. Agrus Kos, Spirit Of Justice (Invisible Ink) – $13.65
Agrus Kos, Spirit of Justice is a new card of an old character from the original Ravnica set, returning as a Spirit after his death. He has become a popular character and in the plot of Murders At Karlov Manor, is summoned to help investigate the murders on Ravnica.
It is because of his popularity as a character his card is valuable despite having a weaker effect. The card is decent, but doesn’t have a solid home in any format so it isn’t highly sought after for power-level reasons, but because many people love Agrus Kos as a character.
12. Massacre Girl, Known Killer – $15.23
Most of the expensive cards in Murders At Karlov Manor are ones with the Invisible Ink treatment, but Massacre Girl, Known Killer is one of two non-Invisible Ink cards with value.
As a card, it’s fantastic and gives creatures wither to make it easier for them to leave the battlefield by weakening them with -1/-1 counters. It also feeds into Massacre Girl, Known Killer’s other effect benefits from the wither ability as it turns creatures dying into card draw, something that mono black can struggle to do.
11. Incinerator Of The Guilty (Invisible Ink) – $16.48
These days, almost every Magic set has a chase Dragon with a great effect, and for Murders At Karlov Manor, that title goes to Incinerator Of The Guilty. For six mana, you have a source of potential constant board wipes that only affect one player, so long as you have evidence to collect in the graveyard.
Since most Dragon-based decks play a lot of cards with high mana values, Incinerator Of The Guilty can easily do widespread damage to all creatures an opponent controls. Since it has both flying and trample as well, Incinerator of the Guilty is more likely to trigger its effect. It only needs one damage to push through to trigger, something trample makes trivial.
10. Aurelia’s Vindicator (Invisible Ink) – $17.90
Aurelia’s Vindicator is one of two non-legendary creatures here, and is a great card to boot. Its ward makes it harder to remove, and can mass remove multiple creatures depending on how much mana you put into the “X” when you flip it up for the disguise cost.
Part of the value comes from Aurelia’s Vindicator comes from its creature type. Angels are very popular, with decks featuring them appearing in multiple formats. It has lifelink, which also synergizes well with Angel decks.
9. Delney, Streetwise Lookout – $19.26
Delney, Streetwise Lookout only had a minor story appearance in Murders At Karlov Manor, but for their card, they got a powerful ability that benefits creatures with low power. It makes them unblockable from strong ones while doubling their creature effects.
Delney is great in White Weenie decks that play multiple cheap white creatures with low power and toughness. Delney is a great top-end for that strategy as it is a way to get in for more guaranteed damage.
8. Vein Ripper (invisible Ink) – $21.78
The other non-legendary creature that is here, Vein Ripper is a great payoff for self-sacrifice. If you have a way to get rid of multiple creatures at once, Vein Ripper can do devastating amounts of damage, enough to take someone out of the game entirely.
It is important to note that Vein Ripper triggers off of any creature dying, not just your own. So after a board wipe, since Vein Ripper sees so many creatures die along with it, a massive stack of its effects will occur.
7. Trostani, Three Whispers (Invisible Ink) – $23.26
A very important character in the story, Trostani, Three Whispers is also one of the most expensive cards in the set. For just three mana, a 4/4 that can give itself various keywords is great to make it great in combat.
Although there aren’t many decks that Trostani slots into, it’s still a solid creature. In addition, Trostani’s importance in the story is another factor in the card’s value, making for a perfect mixture of factors to make it valuable.
6. The Pride Of Hull Clade (Invisible Ink) – $23.84
The Pride Of Hull Clade is a chase card in the set, less so for its power and more so for the novelty of it. It’s a card that takes advantage of creatures with big toughness and is a way for creatures with defender to attack.
It’s a very niche card for a very niche strategy, but one that is fun nevertheless. The gimmick of attacking with Walls is great, as well as the card draw that The Pride Of Hull Clade can provide, especially when used on itself.
5. Vannifar, Evolved Enigma (Invisible Ink) -$30.29
The invisible ink treatment for Vannifar, Evolved Enigma is ten times the price of its base version, making it the flashiest (and most expensive) version one can own. She had a minor role in the story, although Simic itself had much more impact.
As a card, Vannifar is a solid way to get creatures on the battlefield face-down, letting you play morph and disguise creatures without ever paying the cost to do so. It also lets you put +1/+1 counters on them as all face-down creatures are considered colourless.
4. Massacre Girl, Known Killer (Invisible Ink) – $36.64
Both the default printing of Massacre Girl, Known Killer and the invisible ink variant take up two slots when ranking the most expensive cards in Murders At Karlov Manor. Massacre Girl is a popular character, and played a major role early in the story as a potential suspect for the murders.
You are going to have to invest money if you want to get your hands on a copy of Massacre Girl, Known Killer, both the invisible ink and regular printings. But if you snag a copy out of a booster pack, you get a lot of value for little investment.
3. Anzrag, The Quake-Mole (Invisible Ink) – $38.03
The words “Mole God” hyped up many, and led to the invisible ink printing of Anzrag, the Quake-Mole being one of the most expensive cards in Murders At Karlov Manor. Anzrag only had one major appearance in the story, but the hype for a new Gruul god won many fans over.
Part of it is because of its effect. If it becomes blocked, you get a free extra combat, and can even pay mana to force it to be blocked. Its effect notably permanently gives it this effect, so you only have to invest seven mana once for as long as its on the battlefield.
2. Delney, Streetwise Lookout (Invisible Ink) – $40.03
Delney almost takes the title of the most expensive card in the set, and if enough time passes it could very well become the most valuable. It is a very valuable card in decks playing weak creatures, letting them connect for damage more consistently.
The invisible ink treatment is the rarest form a card can take in this set, so that combined with a chase card makes for high value.
1. Rakdos, Patron Of Chaos (Invisible Ink) – $45.05
The guildleader of the Rakdos, Rakdos, Patron Of Chaos is the most expensive card in Murders At Karlov Manor. It forces your opponent to trade off creatures to prevent you from drawing cards, but if they refuse or don’t have creatures, you get two cards.
Rakdos, Patron Of Chaos isn’t the strongest card in the set, and multiple other cards here are better than it. However, Rakdos is an iconic character of Magic, which is heavily what drove the value to where it sits.
What is the most expensive card in Murders at Karlov Manor?
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos is the most expensive card in the set, costing $45.05.
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