Barbed Servitor
Barbed Servitor: Artifact Creature - Construct, Murders at Karlov Manor. Indestructible When this creature enters, suspect it. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Artifact Creature - Construct
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM)
- Released
- 2024-02-09
- Collector number
- 77
- Artist
- Simon Dominic
- Keywords
- Indestructible, Suspect
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About Barbed Servitor
Barbed Servitor is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black artifact creature from Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), an expansion set released in February 2024. It is collector number 77 in that set, with art by Simon Dominic. It costs {3}{B} (three generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.37 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Indestructible
When this creature enters, suspect it. (It has menace and can't block.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, target opponent loses that much life.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.37 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Barbed Servitor by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Barbed Servitor
Barbed Servitor has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #398 | Rare | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Promos (PMKM) #77p | Rare | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Promos (PMKM) #77s | Rare | 2024 |
Official rulings
Seven official rulings apply to Barbed Servitor, newest first.
- A creature can be dealt an amount of damage greater than its toughness. For example, if Barbed Servitor is dealt 3 damage, its last ability causes the target opponent to lose 3 life.
- If a creature is already suspected, suspecting it again won't have any effect.
- 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.
- If a suspected creature loses all abilities, it will lose menace and "This creature can't block", but it won't stop being suspected.
- If your life total is brought to 0 or less at the same time that Barbed Servitor is dealt damage, you lose the game before its last ability goes on the stack.
- 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.
- Being suspected isn't a copiable value. If a permanent becomes a copy of a suspected creature, it won't be suspected.
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