Watchful Eye of the Thopter
Surveillance Monitor is a pragmatic pick for control builds that need steady value and a steady supply of blockers that pull double duty as evasive threats. The card reads cleanly: when it enters the battlefield you may collect evidence 4 which lets you exile cards from your graveyard until their total mana value is 4 or more. That exile is not just bookkeeping. It provides a reliable way to convert card advantage into immediate board presence while keeping graveyard recursion in check.
Whenever you collect evidence you get a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. That triggers a flexible tempo play. Use the monitor to rebuild after sweepers, to tax ground attackers, or to knuckle down into a late game where incremental thopters win trades and inch loyalty on planeswalkers. The 3/3 body is solid for {3}{U} and the card fits the Murders at Karlov Manor theme of tidy deduction and mechanical companions.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}{U}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Vedalken Detective
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Surveillance Monitor enters the battlefield, you may collect evidence 4. (Exile cards with total mana value 4 or greater from your graveyard.) Whenever you collect evidence, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
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Power / Toughness – 3/3
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Rarity – Uncommon
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Set – Murders at Karlov Manor
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Language – English
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Condition – Near Mint
