The primary set of playing cards for Magic: The Gathering in 2024 is Murders at Karlov Manor, and it hits the road on Feb. 9. Set within the fan-favorite aircraft of Ravnica, the mysterious set affords a complete host of latest mechanics all primarily based on the traditional homicide thriller trope. Particulars have been shared Tuesday in a information launch.
When gamers Examine in Karlov Manor, they’ll create a Clue token — simply as they did when the mechanic was launched in Shadows Over Innistrad in 2016. This artifact could be sacrificed for 2 mana, permitting gamers to attract a single card. That’s a reasonably costly option to prime the pump on a foul hand, however it may well repay in the long term — particularly if that subsequent card contains one of many sport’s different new mechanics.
![Auspicious Arrival allows players to investigate, as well as grants a creature +2/+2.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/C2f7SvYPCraUmhY5aNxQjpSuBq4=/0x0:744x1039/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:744x1039):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25229520/Auspicious_Arrival_Main.jpg)
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![Aurelia’s Vindicator is a 4/2 Angel with Disguise — as well as flying, lifelink, and ward](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/dHCRFKPgGUh8F2Q8sP_x--XWwBw=/0x0:744x1039/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:744x1039):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25229521/Aurelias_Vindicator_Main.jpg)
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Maybe the following card will allow you to don a Disguise. Disguise lets gamers solid a card face down, concealing what’s been dropped at the desk. That means that you can set intelligent traps for different gamers — equivalent to Aurelia’s Vindicator that includes lifelink, which earns the controlling participant extra life for every injury it offers throughout the desk.
The Case mechanic, alternatively, is a intelligent reimplementation of Sagas. These multi-stage enchantments keep on the desk for some time, evolving in methods much like a traditional homicide thriller. The payoff could be pretty profitable. The Case of the Filched Falcon, as an illustration, nets the participant a small flock of flying Fowl creatures to harass opponents.
![Case of the Filched Falcon is an Enchantment, and allows palyers to solve a crime. The reward is four bird creatures under the player’s control.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1Swxa5TbWC553gYQnZNC3LVf3qM=/0x0:744x1039/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:744x1039):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25229529/Case_of_the_Filched_Falcon_Main.jpg)
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![Case of the Ransacked Lab is another Enchantment, which nets the solver the ability to pull a card whenever using an instant or sorcery.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/pdqMDw6ERRdVC2HhVEI9QvUvjNs=/0x0:744x1039/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:744x1039):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25229530/Case_of_the_Ransacked_Lab_Main.jpg)
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In the meantime, the brand new Suspect mechanic seems poised to assist speed up the top sport. Suspected is a label that will get utilized to a creature. The Suspect label lasts indefinitely, and creatures granted it go on a rampage, gaining menace. Lastly, the final new mechanic is known as Proof and provides gamers who wish to play tips utilizing that a part of the board — which is technically exterior the sport itself — one other option to place playing cards into this liminal house.
We’ve included all the new preview playing cards within the gallery beneath. Keep tuned for pre-release weekend, which kicks off Feb. 2. Pre-orders are already open.