Dimir Spybug

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Dimir Spybug: Creature - Insect, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. Flying. Menace. Whenever you surveil, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{U}{B}
Mana value
2
Type
Creature - Insect
Colour identity
Blue and black (UB)
Power / toughness
1/1
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
Released
2024-02-09
Collector number
206
Artist
James Paick
Commander rank
14,117 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying, Menace

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About Dimir Spybug

Dimir Spybug is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue and black creature from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 206 in that set, with art by James Paick. It costs {U}{B} (one blue and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is blue and black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Guilds of Ravnica (2018) to Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

Whenever you surveil, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Just assume every conversation is on record.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.23 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Dimir Spybug by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Dimir Spybug

Dimir Spybug has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) #166Uncommon2018

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Dimir Spybug, newest first.

  • An ability that triggers "whenever you surveil" triggers after you're done surveilling, even if you have fewer cards in your library than the number of cards you're instructed to surveil. It even triggers if you have no cards in your library.
  • You put only one +1/+1 counter on Dimir Spybug each time you surveil, no matter how many cards you looked at when you surveilled.

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