---
name: "Reasonable Doubt"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Suspect"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "69"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Betty Jiang"
oracle_id: "020503f5-0915-4cd5-a617-1c7bde045e10"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/reasonable-doubt-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Reasonable Doubt
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Suspect

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.
Suspect up to one target creature. (A suspected creature has menace and can't block.)

> *"Merle had the motive, but Blovinac was the one caught with the murder weapon. And who was the seven-foot-tall hooded figure? This case is a mess!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Confirm Suspicions](/printing/confirm-suspicions-mkc.md) — Instant
2. [It Doesn't Add Up](/printing/it-doesnt-add-up-mkm.md) — Instant
3. [Repeat Offender](/printing/repeat-offender-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
4. [Caught Red-Handed](/printing/caught-red-handed-mkm.md) — Instant
5. [Rune-Brand Juggler](/printing/rune-brand-juggler-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
6. [Mystic Denial](/printing/mystic-denial-ptk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #69
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Betty Jiang
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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