---
name: "Unscrupulous Agent"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Elf Detective"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "109"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Michal Ivan"
oracle_id: "3e7879d5-62ea-4c9a-9fc0-659d70f3a8e1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/unscrupulous-agent-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Unscrupulous Agent
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Detective
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, target opponent exiles a card from their hand.

> *Beweise auf offiziellem Wege zu beschaffen, kann bei dem ganzen Papierkram Wochen dauern. Manchmal kann die Gerechtigkeit nicht warten.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Defective Detective](/printing/defective-detective-ust.md) — Creature — Human Spy
2. [Sly Spy](/printing/sly-spy-ust.md) — Creature — Human Spy
3. [Thoughtcutter Agent](/printing/thoughtcutter-agent-ala.md) — Artifact Creature — Human Rogue
4. [Mesmeric Fiend](/printing/mesmeric-fiend-ddk.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror
5. [Hostile Investigator](/printing/hostile-investigator-big.md) — Creature — Ogre Rogue Detective
6. [Specter's Shriek](/printing/specters-shriek-eld.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #109
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Michal Ivan
- **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`