Crime Novelist
Crime Novelist: Creature - Goblin Bard, Murders at Karlov Manor. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Goblin Bard
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 1/3
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM)
- Released
- 2024-02-09
- Collector number
- 121
- Artist
- Izzy
Build around this card with Grover
About Crime Novelist
Crime Novelist is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon red creature from Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), an expansion set released in February 2024. It is collector number 121 in that set, with art by Izzy. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 1/3 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Murders at Karlov Manor is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.00 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Whenever you sacrifice an artifact, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and add {R}.
"But then he peeled off the mask, revealing a sight that made Groja's blood run cold-Brulu was actually Vogos in disguise!"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.00 (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 Crime Novelist 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 |
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.