- What is a surveil lands cycle?
- Surveil lands are the 10-card cycle from Murders at Karlov Manor (2024). Each ETBs tapped, lets you surveil 1 (look at the top card of your library, then keep it on top or put it in the graveyard), and taps for two colors of mana. They functionally upgrade the temple/scry-land design — surveil is strictly better than scry for any deck that cares about the graveyard (delirium, escape, dredge, flashback, reanimator), and equivalent to scry for decks that don’t. They’re an instant Commander staple, dominant in Standard graveyard decks, and already showing up in Modern reanimator builds. With surveil set to return periodically (Marvel’s Spider-Man surveil cycle followed in 2025), expect this design to crowd out scry temples in future Standard rotations.
- How many lands are in the Surveil Lands cycle?
- The Surveil Lands cycle has 10 lands, first printed in MKM.
- How much does the Surveil Lands cycle cost?
- Buying the complete Surveil Lands cycle costs about $114.81 based on the cheapest English printing of each land.
- What's the cheapest land in the Surveil Lands cycle?
- Lush Portico is the cheapest at about $6.03.
- What's the most expensive land in the Surveil Lands cycle?
- Thundering Falls is the most expensive at about $15.97.
- What other names are used for surveil lands?
- Players also call them surveil lands, Karlov Manor lands, Murders at Karlov Manor duals. The cycle name and its nicknames all refer to the same 10 cards.
- Are surveil lands better than scry lands?
- Yes for any deck that interacts with the graveyard; equivalent for everyone else. There is no upside to scry temples over surveil temples.
- Are surveil lands legal in Modern and Pioneer?
- Yes — Murders at Karlov Manor (2024) made the full cycle Modern-legal on print, with Pioneer legality following the standard rotation schedule.
- Do surveil lands have basic land types?
- No — they’re not fetchable. The cycle prints with the two-color tap ability and the surveil trigger, but no basic land subtypes.
