---
name: "Burden of Proof"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Enchant", "Flash"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "42"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Deruchenko Alexander"
oracle_id: "d1767573-713d-4f63-a09d-e94150655093"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/burden-of-proof-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Burden of Proof
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant, Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 as long as it's a Detective you control. Otherwise, it has base power and toughness 1/1 and can't block Detectives.

> *"You must have known all those lies would catch up to you eventually."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Private Eye](/printing/private-eye-mkm.md) — Creature — Homunculus Detective
2. [Projektor Inspector](/printing/projektor-inspector-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Detective
3. [Case of the Pilfered Proof](/printing/case-of-the-pilfered-proof-mkm.md) — Enchantment — Case
4. [Perimeter Enforcer](/printing/perimeter-enforcer-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Detective
5. [Serene Sleuth](/printing/serene-sleuth-mkc.md) — Creature — Human Detective
6. [Detective of the Month](/printing/detective-of-the-month-mkc.md) — Creature — Human Detective

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #42
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Deruchenko Alexander
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`