Magic: The Gatheringis returning to the plane of Ravnica with the release of Murders at Karlov Manor, a set dedicated to sleuthing, hard-boiled detectives, and the biggest murder case in the game’s history.
Murders at Markov Manor is the first set to release Play Booster packs, a new style of pack that replaces both Draft and Set booster packs, combining them into a single pack now. We’ve got all the information you need to decide the best products to pick up for your collection. Let’s open the case file to the Markov Manor and get to the bottom of this case before it tears the whole of Ravnica apart.
What Murders At Karlov Manor Products To Buy?
Magic: The Gathering Murders At Karlov Manor Play Booster Box
Take control of the case with the Murders at Karlov Manor Play Booster packs, a new style of pack that can be used to open tons of fun cards, and then for Limited events like Draft and Sealed. These packs have the same amount of cards as older packs, but with higher chances of opening showcase and bonus rare cards.
Magic: The Gathering Murders At Karlov Manor Bundle
Perfect for collectors who love to display their cards, the Murders at Karlov Manor Bundle comes with nine packs, up from the eight packs previous bundles included, as well as a bunch of lands and a promo cards. All of this can be stored in the box that comes with the Bundle, making it a great self-contained product.
Magic: The Gathering Murders At Karlov Manor Collector Booster Box
Load up on as many foil cards as you can hold with the Collector Booster Box for Murders at Karlov Manor. These packs are the only way you can open a serialized card and the special invisible ink cards, both of which are going to be highly collectible among players.
There is no better way to build your collection than buying packs of Murders at Karlov Manor. Since Magic: The Gathering has reworked the way it approaches packs, you don’t need to worry about whether to pick up Draft or Set Boosters since Play Booster packs are replacing them both. These packs are specially designed to bring the best of both into a single product, which should make it better for both gaming shops and players.
Packs are laid out slightly differently but still include special treatments and new frames to collect. you may find cards with a magnifying showcase, making them look like you’re inspecting the artwork from under a magnifying lens, a new style of full art land called impossible lands, dossier cards, some of which have invisible ink on them, and then serialized cards alongside your regular borderless cards. There are also special Ravnica City cards, a whole new run of Special Guests, and then a few cards from the more curated The List.
Play Booster Breakdown
Since Play Booster packs have to replace both Draft and Set Boosters, there is a lot more you’re able to open in a pack, making them a bit more complicated compared to the older two styles. Play Booster packs have 14 cards in them, with a bonus slot for the token or art card to fit in, giving you a total of 15 cards in the pack.
The odds of opening a card from either the Special Guests or The List bonus sheet is one in eight, with the card taking over one of the common slots. There are ten Special Guest cards to find so if you’re on the hunt for a specific one it might be hard to track down from packs. Meanwhile, The List has a total of 40 reprints across all rarities and has the same pull rate as a Special Guest.
Collector Booster Breakdown
Collector Booster packs remain the same in Murders at Karlov Manor, with tons of foil cards, fancy treatments, and even serialized cards possible in these packs. A Collector Booster pack will include:
As a note, Murders at Karlov Manor seems to have fewer total serialized cards than past sets, with 250 copies of each serialized card out there, with a grand total of only 1,750 serialized cards.
Murder At Karlov Manor Bundle Breakdown
Great for cracking packs and getting a bunch of fun accessories, the Bundles that come with Murders at Karlov Manor have gotten a bit of an upgrade from previous sets. Bundles now include nine packs, one more than previously, and also have one of the 13 puzzle pieces that can help you participate in the ARG that Magic set up around the set.
Ravnica: Clue Edition
Magic: The Gathering Ravnica: Clue Edition
Looking for a new way to play Magic with your friends? The Ravnica: Clue Edition provides a new style of game that combines elements of both the classic murder mystery game Clue (or Cludo) with Magic’s Jumpstart brand.
A rather unique release for Magic: The Gathering, the Clue Edition of the game provides you a new twist on playing Magic, as well as having a bunch of new cards that are unique and exclusive to the game.
This variant is like a mix of Jumpstart and Clue, with you building a small 40 card deck from two specially seeded packs for a game of three to four players, though you can play it with just two or up to five if you want. You then have to deduce who the killer is, what weapon they used, and what room the murder takes place in. You do this by attacking players to guess what evidence they are hiding, slowly building a case until you feel confident enough to accuse someone.
Each of the Clue Edition Booster packs have a theme based on one of the ten Guilds of Ravnica. These packs have 20 cards each, and include one new and unique rare, a rare or mythic reprint, a new and unique uncommon, plus 12 reprints and five lands.
Perhaps the greatest appeal of this product is that it comes with a bunch of unique cards that are exclusive to the Clue version, including a new legendary creature representing each of the playable characters from the regular Clue game. Also, collectors who want the fancy foil alternate art shock land will want to snap this bundle up.
Murders At Karlov Manor Commander Products
Magic: The Gathering Murders At Karlov Manor Commander Deck - Deadly Disguise
Turn your creatures upside down with the Deadly Disguise Preconstructed Commander deck. With a focus on morphing, manifesting, and disguising your creatures, you get one of the more unique Commander decks Magic has ever released.
Magic: The Gathering Murders At Karlov Manor Commander Deck - Revenant Recon
The Revenant Recon deck bring the very best of reanimation spells in Magic together in one blue and black deck. Use all your surveil cards to fill your graveyard and then bring them back to play with some powerful reprints.
Magic: The Gathering Murders At Karlov Manor Commander Deck - Blame Game
Turn your opponents against each other with the goad heavy Blame Game Commander deck. This white and red deck has all sorts of shenanigans to spread chaos across the board, giving you the space to swing in for the win.
Magic: The Gathering Murders At Karlov Manor Commander Deck - Deep Clue Sea
Gather all the Clues and uncover the truth behind the crime in this green, white, and blue Commander deck. Jam packed with some fantastic cards, this is one of the strongest decks from the set.
The preconstructed Commander decks from Murders at Markov Manor are particularly good this time around. These 100-card decks are designed to play smoothly right out of the box, with two different legendary creatures to pick from to lead your deck, giving you some versatility in how you want to play.
Deadly Disguise is a green, white, and red deck that focuses on the new disguise mechanics, which has you paying cards face down as 2/2 creatures. Revenant Recon is a blue and black deck with some of the best reanimator cards in the game and plenty of ways to surveil cards from the top of your deck into your graveyard.
Blame Game is the most aggressive of the decks, as a white and red deck with a focus on goading your opponents into attacking each other. And finally, there’s Deep Clue Sea, a green, white, and blue deck that produces tons of Clue tokens, and includes some high-value reprints.
