Master of Death

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Master of Death: Creature - Zombie Wizard, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. When this creature enters, surveil 2. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{U}{B}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Zombie Wizard
Colour identity
Blue and black (UB)
Power / toughness
3/1
Rarity
Rare
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
Released
2024-02-09
Collector number
216
Artist
John Stanko
Commander rank
7,433 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Surveil

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About Master of Death

Master of Death is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue and black creature from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 216 in that set, with art by John Stanko. It costs {1}{U}{B} (one generic, one blue and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 3/1 creature. Its colour identity is blue and black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Modern Horizons 2 (2021) to Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.30 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

When this creature enters, surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, if this card is in your graveyard, you may pay 1 life. If you do, return it to your hand.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.30 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Master of Death by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Master of Death

Master of Death has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #91335Rare2024
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #205Rare2021
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #465Rare2021
Modern Horizons 2 Promos (PMH2) #205sRare2021

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Master of Death.

  • When you surveil, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards into your graveyard, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them into your graveyard.

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