Master of Pearls: Creature - Human Monk, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
Mana cost
{1}{W}
Mana value
2
Type
Creature - Human Monk
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
2/2
Rarity
Rare
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
Released
2024-02-09
Collector number
73
Artist
David Gaillet
Commander rank
19,888 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Master of Pearls is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white creature from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 73 in that set, with art by David Gaillet. It costs {1}{W} (one generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Khans of Tarkir (2014) to Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).
Card text
Morph {3}{W}{W} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.23 (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 Pearls by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
Master of Pearls has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
Printing
Rarity
Year
Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #18
Rare
2014
Khans of Tarkir Promos (PKTK) #18s
Rare
2014
Official rulings
The 8 most recent official rulings for Master of Pearls, newest first.
Because the permanent is on the battlefield both before and after it's turned face up, turning a permanent face up doesn't cause any enters-the-battlefield abilities to trigger.
When the spell resolves, it enters the battlefield as a 2/2 creature with no name, mana cost, creature types, or abilities. It's colorless and has a mana value of 0. Other effects that apply to the creature can still grant it any of these characteristics.
A permanent that turns face up or face down changes characteristics but is otherwise the same permanent. Spells and abilities that were targeting that permanent, as well as Auras and Equipment that were attached to the permanent, aren't affected.
Any time you have priority, you may turn the face-down creature face up by revealing what its morph cost is and paying that cost. This is a special action. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to. Only a face-down permanent can be turned face up this way; a face-down spell cannot.
Morph lets you cast a card face down by paying {3}, and lets you turn the face-down permanent face up any time you have priority by paying its morph cost.
The face-down spell has no mana cost and has a mana value of 0. When you cast a face-down spell, put it on the stack face down so no other player knows what it is, and pay {3}. This is an alternative cost.
You must ensure that your face-down spells and permanents can easily be differentiated from each other. You're not allowed to mix up the cards that represent them on the battlefield in order to confuse other players. The order they entered the battlefield should remain clear. Common methods for doing this include using markers or dice, or simply placing them in order on the battlefield.
If a face-down permanent leaves the battlefield, you must reveal it. You must also reveal all face-down spells and permanents you control if you leave the game or if the game ends.
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