---
name: "Roalesk, Prime Specimen"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Mutant"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Cloak", "Disguise", "Conjure"]
set: "YMKM"
set_name: "Alchemy: Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "26"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Maxime Minard"
oracle_id: "e7627740-ec16-4863-b004-3d3db1cd8720"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/roalesk-prime-specimen-ymkm"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Roalesk, Prime Specimen
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Mutant
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Cloak, Disguise, Conjure

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever Roalesk, Prime Specimen or another permanent you control is turned face up, you may pay {X}. If you do, if X is 1 or more, conjure a duplicate of a random creature card with mana value X into your hand. Cloak it. It gains "{G/U}: Turn this creature face up" for as long as it remains face down.
Disguise {G}{U}

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Unyielding Gatekeeper](/printing/unyielding-gatekeeper-mkm.md) — Creature — Elephant Cleric
2. [Faerie Snoop](/printing/faerie-snoop-mkm.md) — Creature — Faerie Detective
3. [Granite Witness](/printing/granite-witness-mkm.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle Detective
4. [Offender at Large](/printing/offender-at-large-mkm.md) — Creature — Giant Rogue
5. [Roalesk, Apex Hybrid](/printing/roalesk-apex-hybrid-ncc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Mutant
6. [Bubble Smuggler](/printing/bubble-smuggler-mkm.md) — Creature — Octopus Fish

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Murders at Karlov Manor (YMKM) #26
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Maxime Minard

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