---
name: "Detective of the Month"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Detective"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Ascend"]
set: "MKC"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor Commander"
collector_number: "21"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Stella Spente"
oracle_id: "10d1d6ca-95f8-48da-8798-37c8aadb1f1f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/detective-of-the-month-mkc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Detective of the Month
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Detective
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Ascend

## Oracle Text
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
As long as you have the city's blessing, Detectives you control can't be blocked.
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Private Eye](/printing/private-eye-mkm.md) — Creature — Homunculus Detective
2. [Slippery Scoundrel](/printing/slippery-scoundrel-rix.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
3. [Projektor Inspector](/printing/projektor-inspector-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Detective
4. [Snubhorn Sentry](/printing/snubhorn-sentry-rix.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
5. [Serene Sleuth](/printing/serene-sleuth-mkc.md) — Creature — Human Detective
6. [Perimeter Enforcer](/printing/perimeter-enforcer-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Detective

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #21
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Stella Spente
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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