Presumed Dead
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor #100 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.30 USD
Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control and suspect it." (A suspected creature has menace and can't block.)
Presumed Dead has 1 printing, first in Murders at Karlov Manor (2024). EDHREC ranks it #13,752 among Commander cards. It appears most in Black Cat, Cunning Thief decks (475 on EDHREC). It has 5 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Presumed Dead most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Black Cat, Cunning Thief: 475 decks
- Cormela, Glamour Thief: 334 decks
- Kokusho, the Evening Star: 265 decks
- Junji, the Midnight Sky: 184 decks
- Kain, Traitorous Dragoon: 171 decks
- Gonti, Lord of Luxury: 149 decks
- Olinda the Oblivious: 83 decks
- Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant: 49 decks
Often played with Presumed Dead
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : There's no limit to the number of creatures that can be suspected simultaneously. Suspecting a new creature doesn't cause other creatures to stop being suspected.
- : When an effect suspects a creature, it becomes suspected. It gains menace and "This creature can't block" for as long as it's suspected. It stays suspected until it leaves the battlefield or another effect causes it to no longer be suspected.
- : If a suspected creature loses all abilities, it will lose menace and "This creature can't block", but it won't stop being suspected.
- : Being suspected isn't a copiable value. If a permanent becomes a copy of a suspected creature, it won't be suspected.
- : If a creature is already suspected, suspecting it again won't have any effect.