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Hargilde, Kindly Runechanter
: Add
. Spend this mana only to cast artifact spells or activate abilities of artifacts.
Partner—Friends forever (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.)
Legendary Creature - Human
Hargilde, Kindly Runechanter (slx) 5
Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
When Wernog, Rider's Chaplain enters or leaves the battlefield, each opponent may investigate. Each opponent who doesn't loses 1 life. You investigate X times, where X is one plus the number of opponents who investigated this way.
Partner—Friends forever (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.)
Legendary Creature - Human
Wernog, Rider's Chaplain (slx) 8

Commander

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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 - Aura
Mechanized Production (plst) AER-38

Copy

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Lazav, Wearer of Faces
Whenever Lazav attacks, exile target card from a graveyard, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, you may have Lazav become a copy of a creature card exiled with it until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Shapeshifter Detective
Lazav, Wearer of Faces (mkm) 366

Creature

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Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth
Vigilance
When Alquist Proft enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
,
, Sacrifice a Clue: You draw X cards and gain X life.
Legendary Creature - Human Detective
Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth (mkm) 384
Contraband Kingpin
Lifelink
Whenever an artifact you control enters, scry 1.
Creature - Rogue Aetherborn
Contraband Kingpin (plst) KLD-177
Curious Inquiry
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, investigate." (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Enchantment - Aura
Curious Inquiry (mkm) 51
Deduce
Draw a card. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Instant
Deduce (mkm) 52
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth
Whenever another creature you control dies, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you sacrifice a token, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth (mic) 41
Ezrim, Agency Chief
Flying
When Ezrim enters, investigate twice. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
, Sacrifice an artifact: Ezrim gains your choice of vigilance, lifelink, or hexproof until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Archon Detective
Ezrim, Agency Chief (mkm) 360
Homicide Investigator
Whenever one or more nontoken creatures you control die, investigate. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Creature - Human Detective
Homicide Investigator (mkm) 343
Intrude on the Mind
Reveal the top five cards of your library and separate them into two piles. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put that pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard. Create a 0/0 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying, then put a +1/+1 counter on it for each card put into your graveyard this way.
Instant
Intrude on the Mind (mkm) 61
Merchant of Truth
Flying
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, investigate.
Clues you control have exalted. (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each instance of exalted among permanents you control.)
Creature - Angel Detective
Merchant of Truth (fdc) 39
Nick Valentine, Private Eye
Nick Valentine can't be blocked except by artifact creatures.
Whenever Nick Valentine or another artifact creature you control dies, you may investigate. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Legendary Creature Artifact - Detective Synth
Nick Valentine, Private Eye (pip) 35
Novice Inspector
When this creature enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Creature - Human Detective
Novice Inspector (mkm) 29
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 "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
Legendary Creature - Human Detective
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter (pip) 36
Search the Premises
Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Enchantment
Search the Premises (fdc) 44
Tamiyo's Journal
At the beginning of your upkeep, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
, Sacrifice three Clues: Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Legendary Artifact - Book
Tamiyo's Journal (inr) 272
Thorough Investigation
Whenever you attack, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, venture into the dungeon. (Enter the first room or advance to the next room.)
Enchantment
Thorough Investigation (afc) 12
Thoughtcast
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Draw two cards.
Sorcery
Thoughtcast (j25) 374
Thraben Inspector
When this creature enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Creature - Human Soldier
Thraben Inspector (inr) 45
Trail of Evidence
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Enchantment
Trail of Evidence (plst) SOI-93

Draw

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Private Eye
Other Detectives you control get +1/+1.
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, target Detective can't be blocked this turn.
Creature - Homunculus Detective
Private Eye (mkm) 223
Senator Peacock
Artifacts you control are Clues in addition to their other types and have "
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card."
Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Senator Peacock (clu) 2

Evasion

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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
(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
Tangletrove Kelp
Ward

At the beginning of each combat, other Clues you control become 6/6 Plant creatures in addition to their other types until end of turn.
, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.
Creature Artifact - Plant Clue
Tangletrove Kelp (mkc) 24

Finisher

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Arcane Sanctum
This land enters tapped.
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Arcane Sanctum (fic) 373
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (msc) 233
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (snc) 274
Orzhov Basilica
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Orzhov Basilica (2x2) 327
Path of Ancestry
This land enters tapped.
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Land
Path of Ancestry (tmc) 70
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (snc) 273
Port Town
As this land enters, you may reveal a Plains or Island card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land
Port Town (soi) 278
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (snc) 276
Temple of Deceit
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Add
or
.
Land
Temple of Deceit (clb) 922
Temple of Enlightenment
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Add
or
.
Land
Temple of Enlightenment (pip) 304
Temple of Silence
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Add
or
.
Land
Temple of Silence (m3c) 391

Land

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Armed with Proof
When this enchantment enters, investigate twice. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Clues you control are Equipment in addition to their other types and have "Equipped creature gets +2/+0" and equip
.
Enchantment
Armed with Proof (mkc) 320
Thinking Cap
Equipped creature gets +1/+2.
Equip Detective

Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Thinking Cap (mkm) 257

Pump

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (frc) 20
Azorius Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Azorius Signet (frc) 53
Commander's Sphere
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Commander's Sphere (ecc) 139
Dimir Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Dimir Signet (frc) 56
High Tide
Until end of turn, whenever a player taps an Island for mana, that player adds an additional
.
Instant
High Tide (dmr) 54
Inspiring Statuary
Nonartifact spells you cast have improvise. (Your artifacts can help cast those spells. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for
.)
Artifact
Inspiring Statuary (fic) 347
Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
Vigilance
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
: Add
. Activate only during an opponent's turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Detective
Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy (clu) 36
Magnifying Glass
: Add
.
,
: Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Artifact
Magnifying Glass (mkm) 255
Orzhov Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Orzhov Signet (tdc) 323
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (frc) 21
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Flying, ward

Council's dilemma — Whenever Tivit enters or deals combat damage to a player, starting with you, each player votes for evidence or bribery. For each evidence vote, investigate. For each bribery vote, create a Treasure token.
While voting, you may vote an additional time. (The votes can be for different choices or for the same choice.)
Legendary Creature - Rogue Sphinx
Tivit, Seller of Secrets (ncc) 10

Ramp

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Viconia, Drow Apostate
At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are four or more creature cards in your graveyard, return a creature card at random from your graveyard to your hand.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Legendary Creature - Cleric Elf
Viconia, Drow Apostate (clb) 156

Recursion

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An Offer You Can't Refuse
Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Instant
An Offer You Can't Refuse (fic) 267
Confirm Suspicions
Counter target spell.
Investigate three times. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Instant
Confirm Suspicions (mkc) 97
Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (fdc) 61
Dispatch
Tap target creature.
Metalcraft — If you control three or more artifacts, exile that creature.
Instant
Dispatch (msc) 130
Dovin's Veto
This spell can't be countered.
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Dovin's Veto (war) 193
Hold for Questioning
Enchant creature or planeswalker
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted permanent and investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Enchanted permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step and its activated abilities can't be activated.
Enchantment - Aura
Hold for Questioning (j22) 11
Junk Winder
Affinity for tokens (This spell costs
less to cast for each token you control.)
Whenever a token you control enters, tap target nonland permanent an opponent controls. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Creature - Serpent
Junk Winder (blc) 169

Removal

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Time Sieve
, Sacrifice five artifacts: Take an extra turn after this one.
Artifact
Time Sieve (2xm) 223

Sac Outlet

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Academy Manufactor
If you would create a Clue, Food, or Treasure token, instead create one of each.
Creature Artifact - Assembly-Worker
Academy Manufactor (blc) 264
Case of the Pilfered Proof
Whenever a Detective you control enters or is turned face up, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
To solve — You control three or more Detectives. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.)
Solved — If one or more tokens would be created under your control, those tokens plus a Clue token are created instead. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Enchantment - Case
Case of the Pilfered Proof (mkm) 9
Daring Sleuth
When you sacrifice a Clue, transform this creature.
Creature - Human Rogue
Daring Sleuth // Bearer of Overwhelming Truths (soi) 54Daring Sleuth // Bearer of Overwhelming Truths (soi) 54
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 - Human Detective
Detective of the Month (mkc) 21
Drag the Canal
Create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token. If a creature died this turn, you gain 2 life, surveil 2, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Instant
Drag the Canal (mkm) 199
Efficient Construction
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Enchantment
Efficient Construction (cmm) 88
Erdwal Illuminator
Flying
Whenever you investigate for the first time each turn, investigate an additional time.
Creature - Spirit
Erdwal Illuminator (mkc) 104
Ethereal Investigator
Flying
When this creature enters, investigate X times, where X is the number of opponents you have. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.
Creature - Spirit
Ethereal Investigator (mkc) 105
Follow the Bodies
Gravestorm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each permanent put into a graveyard from the battlefield this turn.)
Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Sorcery
Follow the Bodies (mkc) 23
Hard Evidence
Create a 0/3 blue Crab creature token.
Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Sorcery
Hard Evidence (plst) MH2-46
Officious Interrogation
This spell costs
more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Choose any number of target players. Investigate X times, where X is the total number of creatures those players control.
Instant
Officious Interrogation (mkm) 222
Surveillance Monitor
When this creature enters, you may collect evidence 4. (Exile cards with total mana value 4 or greater from your graveyard.)
Whenever you collect evidence, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Creature - Vedalken Detective
Surveillance Monitor (mkm) 73
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
Deathtouch
At the beginning of your end step, investigate for each opponent who lost life this turn.
Whenever a Clue you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch (mkm) 234
Whirler Rogue
When this creature enters, create two 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.
Tap two untapped artifacts you control: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Creature - Human Artificer Rogue
Whirler Rogue (drc) 85

Tokens

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Whir of Invention
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for
.)
Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Instant
Whir of Invention (plst) AER-49

Tutor

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Deck Info

Deck stats

22 pips - 19 cards
19 mana - 19 cards
53 pips - 41 cards
28 mana - 28 cards
10 pips - 10 cards
15 mana - 15 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 5 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 5 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
7 mana - 4 cards
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