Mana Value
1
Rarity
common
Behind the Mask
Instant
Card Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may collect evidence 6. (Exile cards with total mana value 6 or greater from your graveyard.) Until end of turn, target artifact or creature becomes an artifact creature with base power and toughness 4/3. If evidence was collected, it has base power and toughness 1/1 until end of turn instead.
Keywords
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor
(MKM)
EDHREC Rank
#18,164
Behind the Mask will overwrite any previous effects that set a creature or Vehicle's power and toughness to specific numbers. Effects that otherwise modify its power and toughness will still apply no matter when they took effect. The same is true for +1/+1 counters.
Wotc — February 02, 2024
If Behind the Mask causes a Vehicle to become an artifact creature, it doesn't count as "crewing" that Vehicle for any ability that would trigger off of a Vehicle becoming crewed.
Wotc — February 02, 2024
If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.
Wotc — February 02, 2024
Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard to stop you from collecting evidence.
Wotc — February 02, 2024
AI Card Explanation
Click "Generate Explanation" to get an AI-powered breakdown of this card, including how it works, ability explanations, common questions, and gameplay tips.
Generating explanation...
This may take a few seconds