---
name: "Crime Novelist"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Goblin Bard"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "121"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "5996b1d0-7fe3-4fec-8730-9db901d887b1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crime-novelist-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Crime Novelist
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Goblin Bard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever you sacrifice an artifact, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and add {R}.

> *„Aber dann nahm er die Maske ab, und Groja bot sich ein Anblick, der ihr das Blut gefrieren ließ — Brulu war Vogos, der sich verkleidet hatte!"*

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5. [Goblin Replica](/printing/goblin-replica-mrd.md) — Artifact Creature — Goblin
6. [Goblin Trashmaster](/printing/goblin-trashmaster-m19.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #121
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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