Duskmantle's Gaze
Eye of Duskmantle is a compact grind engine that turns surveillance into resources. As a flying lifelink creature with a heavy defensive body, it trades damage for staying power while offering an alternate route to cast spells and drop lands. The ability to play cards from among those you surveilled this turn rewards disciplined graveyard setup and careful sequencing in a multiplayer Commander game.
This near mint print from Commander: Murders at Karlov Manor fits well into black reanimator shells and attrition strategies. It asks you to plan your surveillance triggers so you can cast high impact spells by paying life equal to their mana value rather than their mana cost. In practical play that means late game flexibility and repeatable value, especially when paired with effects that manipulate the graveyard or mitigate life loss.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {5}{B}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Eye
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying, lifelink
You may play lands and cast spells from among cards in your graveyard you've surveilled this turn. If you cast a spell this way, you pay life equal to its mana value rather than paying its mana cost.
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Power / Toughness – 3/8