Tenth District Hero
Creature — Human
, Collect evidence 2: This creature becomes a Human Detective with base power and toughness 4/4 and gains vigilance.
, Collect evidence 4: If this creature is a Detective, it becomes a legendary creature named Mileva, the Stalwart, it has base power and toughness 5/5, and it gains "Other creatures you control have indestructible."
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #17708
Tenth District Hero is a one-mana white Human that grows a +1/+1 counter whenever you cast a spell targeting it — pump it, protect it, or cantrip onto it and it snowballs fast. The payoff is real in the right shell, but the fragility of leaning on a single creature keeps it out of anything but dedicated go-wide or heroic strategies.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Tenth District Hero is a fringe include — it needs repeated targeting to matter, and most Commander games move too fast and too wide for a one-drop Human to close things out on its own. Pioneer and Modern are where Tenth District Hero has the most legitimate claim: white Heroic or Auras shells can stack counters quickly with cheap cantrips and protection spells, making it a real threat by turn three. Standard legality means it sees play in aggressive white creature decks when the supporting spell package lines up. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power to exploit it, but those formats have better one-drops doing more.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Tenth District Hero right now — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market numbers. It's a niche roleplayer rather than a staple, so expect a low ceiling unless a competitive Heroic deck puts it on the map.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.