Essence Flux

Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If it's a Spirit, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

No More Lies

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth

Vigilance
When Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
{X}{W}{U}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice a Clue: You draw X cards and gain X life.

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.

Ezrim, Agency Chief

Flying
When Ezrim, Agency Chief enters, investigate twice. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
{1}, Sacrifice an artifact: Ezrim gains your choice of vigilance, lifelink, or hexproof until end of turn.

Blighted Steppe

{T}: Add {C}.
{3}{W}, {T}, Sacrifice Blighted Steppe: You gain 2 life for each creature you control.

Press for Answers

Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Reflector Mage

When Reflector Mage enters, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand. That creature's owner can't cast spells with the same name as that creature until your next turn.

Arrester's Admonition

Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, draw a card.

Lavinia, Azorius Renegade

Each opponent can't cast noncreature spells with mana value greater than the number of lands that player controls.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast it, counter that spell.

Deduce

Draw a card. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Negate

Always Watching

Nontoken creatures you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance.

Bring to Trial

Exile target creature with power 4 or greater.

Sphinx of Foresight

You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, scry 3 at the beginning of your first upkeep.
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1.

Dispel

Disperse

Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

Blighted Cataract

{T}: Add {C}.
{5}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice Blighted Cataract: Draw two cards.

Azorius Guildgate

Azorius Guildgate enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Azorius Locket

{T}: Add {W} or {U}.
{W/U}{W/U}{W/U}{W/U}, {T}, Sacrifice Azorius Locket: Draw two cards.

Unstable Obelisk

{T}: Add {C}.
{7}, {T}, Sacrifice Unstable Obelisk: Destroy target permanent.

Temple of the False God

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.

Meandering River

Meandering River enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Senate Guildmage

{W}, {T}: You gain 2 life.
{U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Lawmage's Binding

Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.

Rogue's Passage

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

Azorius Arrester

When Azorius Arrester enters, detain target creature an opponent controls. (Until your next turn, that creature can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated.)

Command Tower

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

Hydroelectric Specimen

Flash
When Hydroelectric Specimen enters, you may change the target of target instant or sorcery spell with a single target to Hydroelectric Specimen.

Hydroelectric Laboratory

As Hydroelectric Laboratory enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U}.

Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory

Blazing Archon

Zhalfirin Void

When Zhalfirin Void enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
{T}: Add {C}.

Evolving Wilds

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

One with the Multiverse

You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library.
Once during each of your turns, you may cast a spell from your hand or the top of your library without paying its mana cost.

Propaganda

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Island

Plains

Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Magnifying Glass

{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Fellwar Stone

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Mind Stone

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice Mind Stone: Draw a card.

Authority of the Consuls

Creatures your opponents control enter tapped.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters, you gain 1 life.

Case File Auditor

When Case File Auditor enters and whenever you solve a Case, look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal an enchantment card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast Case spells.

Projektor Inspector

Whenever Projektor Inspector or another Detective you control enters and whenever a Detective you control is turned face up, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.

Novice Inspector

When Novice Inspector enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Exit Specialist

Exit Specialist can't be blocked by creatures with power 3 or greater.
Disguise {1}{U} (You may cast this card face down for {3} as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
When Exit Specialist is turned face up, return another target creature to its owner's hand.

Hotshot Investigators

When Hotshot Investigators enters, return up to one other target creature to its owner's hand. If you controlled it, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

On the Job

Creatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Slip Out the Back

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It phases out. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don't exist until its controller's next turn.)

Cold Case Cracker

Flying
When Cold Case Cracker dies, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Thinking Cap

Equipped creature gets +1/+2.
Equip Detective {1}
Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Steamcore Scholar

Flying, vigilance
When Steamcore Scholar enters, draw two cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an instant or sorcery card or a creature card with flying.

Inside Source

When Inside Source enters, create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token.
{3}, {T}: Target Detective you control gets +2/+0 and gains vigilance until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

Frantic Search

Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.

Reasonable Doubt

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.
Suspect up to one target creature. (A suspected creature has menace and can't block.)

Make Your Move

Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with power 4 or greater.

Not on My Watch

No Witnesses

Each player who controls the most creatures investigates. Then destroy all creatures. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Due Diligence

Enchant creature
When Due Diligence enters, target creature you control other than enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and gains vigilance until end of turn.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has vigilance.

Makeshift Binding

When Makeshift Binding enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until Makeshift Binding leaves the battlefield. You gain 2 life.

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 "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Case of the Gateway Express

When this Case enters, choose target creature you don't control. Each creature you control deals 1 damage to that creature.
To solve — Three or more creatures attacked this turn. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.)
Solved — Creatures you control get +1/+0.

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 "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Case of the Filched Falcon

When this Case enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
To solve — You control three or more artifacts. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.)
Solved — {2}{U}, Sacrifice this Case: Put four +1/+1 counters on target noncreature artifact. It becomes a 0/0 Bird creature with flying in addition to its other types.

Burden of Proof

Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 as long as it's a Detective you control. Otherwise, it has base power and toughness 1/1 and can't block Detectives.

Restless Anchorage

Restless Anchorage enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.
{1}{W}{U}: Until end of turn, Restless Anchorage becomes a 2/3 white and blue Bird creature with flying. It's still a land.
Whenever Restless Anchorage attacks, create a Map token.

Thraben Inspector

When Thraben Inspector enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Port Town

As Port Town enters, you may reveal a Plains or Island card from your hand. If you don't, Port Town enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Nimbus Maze

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {W}. Activate only if you control an Island.
{T}: Add {U}. Activate only if you control a Plains.

Sol Ring

Thriving Isle

Thriving Isle enters tapped. As it enters, choose a color other than blue.
{T}: Add {U} or one mana of the chosen color.

Terramorphic Expanse

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

Arcane Signet

Thorough Investigation

Whenever you attack, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, venture into the dungeon. (Enter the first room or advance to the next room.)

Thriving Heath

Thriving Heath enters tapped. As it enters, choose a color other than white.
{T}: Add {W} or one mana of the chosen color.

Pilgrim's Eye

Flying
When Pilgrim's Eye enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sphinx's Insight

Draw two cards.
Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, you gain 2 life.

Tranquil Cove

Tranquil Cove enters tapped.
When Tranquil Cove enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Commander's Sphere

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Sacrifice Commander's Sphere: Draw a card.

Auspicious Arrival

Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Case of the Uneaten Feast

Whenever a creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
To solve — You've gained 5 or more life this turn. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.)
Solved — Sacrifice this Case: Creature cards in your graveyard gain "You may cast this card from your graveyard" until end of turn.

Whirlermaker

{4}, {T}: Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.

Thopter

{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Clue

{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Detective

Agency Outfitter

Flying
When Agency Outfitter enters, you may search your graveyard, hand and/or library for a card named Magnifying Glass and/or a card named Thinking Cap and put them onto the battlefield. If you search your library this way, shuffle.

Prairie Stream

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.)
Prairie Stream enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Glacial Fortress

Glacial Fortress enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Trouble in Pairs

If an opponent would begin an extra turn, that player skips that turn instead.
Whenever an opponent attacks you with two or more creatures, draws their second card each turn, or casts their second spell each turn, you draw a card.

Conspiracy Unraveler

Flying
You may collect evidence 10 rather than pay the mana cost for spells you cast. (To collect evidence 10, exile cards with total mana value 10 or greater from your graveyard.)

Officious Interrogation

This spell costs {W}{U} 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.

Forensic Gadgeteer

Whenever you cast an artifact spell, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: 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.

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