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Dueling Detectives Deck Degenerates
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Commander

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Jenny Flint

Partner with Madame Vastra First strike Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Whenever you sacrifice a Clue or Food, put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control.

Creature
Jenny Flint (who) 136
Madame Vastra

Partner with Jenny Flint (When this creature enters, target player may put Jenny Flint into their hand from their library, then shuffle.) Madame Vastra must be blocked if able. Whenever a creature dealt damage by Madame Vastra this turn dies, create a Clue token and a Food token.

Creature
Madame Vastra (who) 142

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Pump

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Cyberdrive Awakener

Flying Other artifact creatures you control have flying. When this creature enters, until end of turn, each noncreature artifact you control becomes an artifact creature with base power and toughness 4/4.

Creature Artifact
Cyberdrive Awakener (nec) 12
Displaced Dinosaurs

As a historic permanent you control enters, it becomes a 7/7 Dinosaur creature in addition to its other types. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Creature
Displaced Dinosaurs (who) 100
Raised by Giants

Commander creatures you own have base power and toughness 10/10 and are Giants in addition to their other types.

Enchantment
Raised by Giants (clb) 250
Rise and Shine

Target noncreature artifact you control becomes a 0/0 artifact creature. Put four +1/+1 counters on each artifact that became a creature this way. Overload {4}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Sorcery
Rise and Shine (moc) 233
Shadowspear

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has trample and lifelink. {1}: Permanents your opponents control lose hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. Equip {2}

Artifact
Shadowspear (plst) THB-236

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Counters

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Power Fist

Equipped creature has trample and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put that many +1/+1 counters on it." Equip {2}

Artifact
Power Fist (pip) 81
Tarrian's Soulcleaver

Equipped creature has vigilance. Whenever another artifact or creature is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature. Equip {2}

Artifact
Tarrian's Soulcleaver (lci) 264

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (drc) 52
Birds of Paradise

Flying {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Creature
Birds of Paradise (rvr) 133
Brass's Bounty

For each land you control, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Sorcery
Brass's Bounty (fdn) 190
Crime Novelist

Whenever you sacrifice an artifact, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and add {R}.

Creature
Crime Novelist (mkm) 121
Explore

You may play an additional land this turn. Draw a card.

Sorcery
Explore (j25) 146
Farseek

Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Farseek (blc) 119
Gilded Goose

Flying When this creature enters, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.") {1}{G}, {T}: Create a Food token. {T}, Sacrifice a Food: Add one mana of any color.

Creature
Gilded Goose (blc) 221
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest

Tokens you control have "{T}: Add {G}." Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Creature
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest (clb) 237
Kami of Whispered Hopes

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a permanent you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on that permanent instead. {T}: Add X mana of any one color, where X is this creature's power.

Creature
Kami of Whispered Hopes (mom) 196
Llanowar Elves

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Llanowar Elves (j25) 149
Professional Face-Breaker

Menace Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. Sacrifice a Treasure: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.

Creature
Professional Face-Breaker (j22) 581
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (drc) 57
Thought Vessel

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Artifact
Thought Vessel (dsc) 256
Three Visits

Search your library for a Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Three Visits (otc) 209
Tireless Provisioner

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a Food token or a Treasure token. (Food is an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life." Treasure is an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Creature
Tireless Provisioner (j25) 728
Unstoppable Plan

At the beginning of your end step, untap all nonland permanents you control.

Enchantment
Unstoppable Plan (dft) 72

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Draw

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Big Score

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card. Draw two cards and create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Instant
Big Score (blc) 193
Clan Crafter

Commander creatures you own have "{2}, Sacrifice an artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and draw a card."

Enchantment
Clan Crafter (clb) 651
Forensic Gadgeteer

Whenever you cast an artifact spell, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Activated abilities of artifacts you control cost {1} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.

Creature
Forensic Gadgeteer (mkm) 57
Light Up the Stage

Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.) Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.

Sorcery
Light Up the Stage (dsc) 166
Lonis, Cryptozoologist

Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, investigate. {T}, Sacrifice X Clues: Target opponent reveals the top X cards of their library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield under your control. That player puts the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order.

Creature
Lonis, Cryptozoologist (mkc) 215
Lonis, Genetics Expert

Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Lonis, investigate that many times. Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control.

Creature
Lonis, Genetics Expert (clu) 37
Mystic Remora

Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {4}.

Enchantment
Mystic Remora (dmr) 59
Peregrin Took

If one or more tokens would be created under your control, those tokens plus an additional Food token are created instead. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.") Sacrifice three Foods: Draw a card.

Creature
Peregrin Took (ltr) 181
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter

Whenever Piper Wright deals combat damage to a player, investigate that many times. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Creature
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter (pip) 36
Tamiyo's Journal

At the beginning of your upkeep, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") {T}, Sacrifice three Clues: Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

Artifact
Tamiyo's Journal (inr) 272
The Aetherspark

As long as The Aetherspark is attached to a creature, The Aetherspark can't be attacked and has "Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage during your turn, put that many loyalty counters on The Aetherspark." +1: Attach The Aetherspark to up to one target creature you control. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature. −5: Draw two cards. −10: Add ten mana of any one color.

Artifact Planeswalker
The Aetherspark (dft) 231
Tireless Tracker

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature
Tireless Tracker (inr) 219
Unexpected Windfall

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card. Draw two cards and create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Instant
Unexpected Windfall (pip) 193

Draw

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Removal

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Abrade

Choose one — • Abrade deals 3 damage to target creature. • Destroy target artifact.

Instant
Abrade (inr) 139
An Offer You Can't Refuse

Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Instant
An Offer You Can't Refuse (fdn) 160
Beast Within

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Instant
Beast Within (dsc) 80
Blasphemous Act

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield. Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.

Sorcery
Blasphemous Act (drc) 101
Chaos Warp

The owner of target permanent shuffles it into their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If it's a permanent card, they put it onto the battlefield.

Instant
Chaos Warp (drc) 48
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (dsc) 114
Oko, Thief of Crowns

+2: Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.") +1: Target artifact or creature loses all abilities and becomes a green Elk creature with base power and toughness 3/3. −5: Exchange control of target artifact or creature you control and target creature an opponent controls with power 3 or less.

Planeswalker
Oko, Thief of Crowns (eld) 197
Pongify

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.

Instant
Pongify (otc) 106
Scavenging Ooze

{G}: Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a creature card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and you gain 1 life.

Creature
Scavenging Ooze (fdn) 232
Swan Song

Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

Instant
Swan Song (ltc) 197
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.) Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (fdn) 258
Vandalblast

Destroy target artifact you don't control. Overload {4}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Sorcery
Vandalblast (otc) 183
Wave Goodbye

Return each creature without a +1/+1 counter on it to its owner's hand.

Sorcery
Wave Goodbye (lcc) 79

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Evasion

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Martha Jones

Woman Who Walked the Earth — When Martha Jones enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, Martha Jones and up to one other target creature can't be blocked this turn. Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

Creature
Martha Jones (who) 48
Senator Peacock

Artifacts you control are Clues in addition to their other types and have "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card." Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
Senator Peacock (clu) 2

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Tokens

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Academy Manufactor

If you would create a Clue, Food, or Treasure token, instead create one of each.

Creature Artifact
Academy Manufactor (blc) 264
City of Death

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after VI.) I — Create a Treasure token. II, III, IV, V, VI — Create a token that's a copy of target non-Saga token you control.

Enchantment
City of Death (who) 99
Detective of the Month

Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.) As long as you have the city's blessing, Detectives you control can't be blocked. Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token.

Creature
Detective of the Month (mkc) 21
Doubling Season

If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead. If an effect would put one or more counters on a permanent you control, it puts twice that many of those counters on that permanent instead.

Enchantment
Doubling Season (fdn) 216
Duggan, Private Detective

Duggan's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand. Whenever Duggan enters or attacks, investigate. The Most Important Punch in History — {1}{G}, {T}: Duggan deals damage equal to twice its power to another target creature. Activate only once.

Creature
Duggan, Private Detective (who) 123
Fae Offering

At the beginning of each end step, if you've cast both a creature spell and a noncreature spell this turn, create a Clue token, a Food token, and a Treasure token.

Enchantment
Fae Offering (mh2) 158
Gleaming Geardrake

Flying When this creature enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice an artifact, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature Artifact
Gleaming Geardrake (mkm) 205
Gourmand's Talent

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) During your turn, artifacts you control are Foods in addition to their other types and have "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life." {2}{G}: Level 2 Whenever you gain life for the first time each turn, create a 3/3 green Raccoon creature token. {3}{G}: Level 3 Whenever you gain life for the first time each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Enchantment
Gourmand's Talent (blc) 31
Mechanized Production

Enchant artifact you control At the beginning of your upkeep, create a token that's a copy of enchanted artifact. Then if you control eight or more artifacts with the same name as one another, you win the game.

Enchantment
Mechanized Production (pip) 178
Parallel Lives

If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead.

Enchantment
Parallel Lives (isd) 199
The Third Doctor

Trample The Third Doctor gets +1/+1 for each noncreature token you control. When The Third Doctor enters, create your choice of a Clue token, a Food token, or a Treasure token.

Creature
The Third Doctor (who) 162
Worldwalker Helm

If you would create one or more artifact tokens, instead create those tokens plus an additional Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.") {1}{U}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of target artifact token you control.

Artifact
Worldwalker Helm (big) 7

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Land

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Boseiju, Who Endures

{T}: Add {G}. Channel — {1}{G}, Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.

Land
Boseiju, Who Endures (neo) 266
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (drc) 59
Dreamroot Cascade

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Dreamroot Cascade (inr) 277
Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Evolving Wilds (drc) 153
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (dft) 291
Frontier Bivouac

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}, {U}, or {R}.

Land
Frontier Bivouac (drc) 157
Hinterland Harbor

This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or an Island. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Hinterland Harbor (drc) 160
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (dft) 281
Mosswort Bridge

Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.) This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}. {G}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if creatures you control have total power 10 or greater.

Land
Mosswort Bridge (dsc) 288
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (dft) 287
Rejuvenating Springs

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Rejuvenating Springs (cmm) 424
Riverpyre Verge

{T}: Add {R}. {T}: Add {U}. Activate only if you control an Island or a Mountain.

Land
Riverpyre Verge (dft) 260
Rockfall Vale

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Land
Rockfall Vale (inr) 282
Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Rogue's Passage (otc) 313
Steam Vents

({T}: Add {U} or {R}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land
Steam Vents (rvr) 288
Stomping Ground

({T}: Add {R} or {G}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land
Stomping Ground (rvr) 289
Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (drc) 179
The Shire

The Shire enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature. {T}: Add {G}. {1}{G}, {T}, Tap an untapped creature you control: Create a Food token.

Land
The Shire (ltr) 260
Thornspire Verge

{T}: Add {R}. {T}: Add {G}. Activate only if you control a Mountain or a Forest.

Land
Thornspire Verge (dsk) 270
Training Center

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Training Center (cmm) 434
Urza's Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — This Saga gains "{T}: Add {C}." II — This Saga gains "{2}, {T}: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'" III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost {0} or {1}, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land Enchantment
Urza's Saga (mb2) 114
Willowrush Verge

{T}: Add {U}. {T}: Add {G}. Activate only if you control a Forest or an Island.

Land
Willowrush Verge (dft) 270
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Each land is a Forest in addition to its other land types.

Land
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth (mh2) 261

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