---
name: "Ransom Note"
mana_cost: "{1}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Artifact — Clue"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Surveil", "Goad", "Cloak"]
set: "MKC"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor Commander"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Gaboleps"
oracle_id: "49c0aac5-d650-4ada-a194-3bf77f104bc1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ransom-note-mkc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ransom Note
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Artifact — Clue
- **Keywords:** Surveil, Goad, Cloak

## Oracle Text
When this artifact enters, surveil 1.
{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Choose one —
• Cloak the top card of your library.
• Goad target creature.
• Draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Agent's Toolkit](/printing/agents-toolkit-ncc.md) — Artifact — Clue
3. [Investigator's Journal](/printing/investigators-journal-vow.md) — Artifact — Book Clue
4. [Slayer's Bounty](/printing/slayers-bounty-ymid.md) — Legendary Artifact — Clue
5. [Lunatic Pandora](/printing/lunatic-pandora-fin.md) — Legendary Artifact
6. [Tamiyo's Journal](/printing/tamiyos-journal-psoi.md) — Legendary Artifact — Book

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #46
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Gaboleps
- **Total Printings:** 40 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`