---
name: "Presumed Dead"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Suspect"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Matt Forsyth"
oracle_id: "a2d3e3f0-7399-4eb9-a0cf-831710c3d431"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/presumed-dead-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Presumed Dead
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Suspect

## Oracle Text
Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control and suspect it." (A suspected creature has menace and can't block.)

> *「地底城运河里每天都会捞起新尸体。他们会把其中某具当成我的。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [It Doesn't Add Up](/printing/it-doesnt-add-up-mkm.md) — Instant
2. [Repeat Offender](/printing/repeat-offender-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
3. [Feign Death](/printing/feign-death-afr.md) — Instant
4. [Phenomenon Investigators](/printing/phenomenon-investigators-dsc.md) — Creature — Human Detective
5. [Rune-Brand Juggler](/printing/rune-brand-juggler-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
6. [Demonic Gifts](/printing/demonic-gifts-khm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #100
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Matt Forsyth
- **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`