Silent Intrigue

Clandestine Meddler is a lean, efficient play for black decks that value incremental advantage and combat manipulation. Clandestine Meddler enters the battlefield and lets you suspect another creature you control, granting menace and changing combat math in your favor. The real value compounds over time because suspected attackers trigger surveil which keeps your graveyard and top deck in sync with your game plan.

From a gameplay perspective this card fits well in midrange and aristocrat shells that want to push through damage while digging for answers. The body trades on attacks and the surveil triggers smooth out draws without demanding a deep setup. In lore this rogue slips through Karlov Manor corridors to seed doubt and set up the next quiet strike. Practical, repeatable, and easy to slot into a black creature base.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {2}{B}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Vampire Rogue
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Clandestine Meddler enters the battlefield, suspect up to one other target creature you control. (A suspected creature has menace and can’t block.) Whenever one or more suspected creatures you control attack, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
• Power / Toughness – 3/2