Gaining the city’s blessing after a Detective you control has become blocked won’t cause that Detective to become unblocked.
Detective of the Month
If you cast a spell with ascend, you don't get the city’s blessing until it resolves. Players may respond to that spell by trying to change whether you get the city’s blessing.
Ascend on a permanent isn’t a triggered ability and doesn’t use the stack. Players can respond to a spell that will give you your tenth permanent, but they can’t respond to you getting the city’s blessing once you control that tenth permanent. This means that if your tenth permanent is a land you play, players can’t respond before you get the city’s blessing.
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This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MKC — the lineup includes Extended Art alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #331 of *Murders at Karlov Manor Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2024 Murders at Karlov Manor Commander release.
Card type: Creature — Human Detective, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Ascend.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #6,344 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Stella Spente. Rarix catalogs 20 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Stella Spente
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