Illicit Masquerade — Masked Schemes
Illicit Masquerade from Murders at Karlov Manor is a compact engine for graveyard recursion that fits easily into sacrifice and aristocrat decks. It enters the battlefield with flash so you can surprise opponents at instant speed. When it arrives you place impostor counters on each creature you control, turning routine deaths into value plays that exile the corpse and pull another creature straight from your graveyard to the battlefield. That interaction rewards timing and sequencing more than raw power.
Use Illicit Masquerade to protect key creatures from discard and to chain board presence after a mass removal spell. The card plays well with sacrifice outlets and tokens and scales across the midgame when multiple creatures carry impostor counters. The art captures the sets gothic intrigue with layered faces and spectral masks that match the cards mechanical deception. This Medium Play English rare makes a consistent addition to Commander, Casual, and refinement level cube lists.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost — {3}{B}
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Card Type — Enchantment
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Subtypes — None
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) — Flash
When Illicit Masquerade enters the battlefield, put an impostor counter on each creature you control.
Whenever a creature you control with an impostor counter on it dies, exile it. Return up to one other target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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Power / Toughness — N A
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Language — English
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Rarity — Rare
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Set — Murders at Karlov Manor
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Condition — Medium Play
