Bite Down on Crime — Evidence and a Quick Bite
Bite Down on Crime is a compact removal and pump tool that rewards disciplined resource management. Cast it for {3}{G} and choose whether to pay an additional cost to collect evidence. If you commit cards from your graveyard to the evidence pile you trim the casting cost by two mana and gain a reliable tempo swing. The core effect is straightforward. Your creature gets a short boost to power and then deals that boosted power as damage to an opposing creature. Play it when you need to trade up or push through a crucial blocker.
The card fits well in graveyard value strategies that can spare cards to exile for evidence. In a practical game plan you plan your sacrifices ahead so the cost reduction lines up with your curve. The wording matters for timing and targeting. Use the spell to force favorable exchanges and to close small life gaps when a creature can finish off two threats in one sequence. This is a smart green answer in Murders at Karlov Manor for players who like incremental advantage and tight sequencing.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {3}{G}
- Card Type – Sorcery
- Subtypes – None
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may collect evidence 6. This spell costs 2 less to cast if evidence was collected. (To collect evidence 6, exile cards with total mana value 6 or greater from your graveyard.) Target creature you control gets +2/+0 until end of turn. It deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.
- Power / Toughness – N A