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Commander

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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) 318z

Commander

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artifact

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (soc) 127
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 (drc) 129
Investigator's Journal
This artifact enters with a number of suspect counters on it equal to the greatest number of creatures a player controls.
,
, Remove a suspect counter from this artifact: Draw a card.
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact - Clue Book
Investigator's Journal (cmm) 956
Magnifying Glass
: Add
.
,
: Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Artifact
Magnifying Glass (mkm) 255
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (soc) 128
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

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Big Faces

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Artisan of Kozilek
When you cast this spell, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Annihilator 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices two permanents of their choice.)
Creature - Eldrazi
Artisan of Kozilek (m3c) 153
Bane of Bala Ged
Whenever this creature attacks, defending player exiles two permanents they control.
Creature - Eldrazi
Bane of Bala Ged (cmm) 802
Dragonlord Silumgar
Flying, deathtouch
When Dragonlord Silumgar enters, gain control of target creature or planeswalker for as long as you control Dragonlord Silumgar.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Dragonlord Silumgar (2x2) 203
Eldrazi Devastator
Trample
Creature - Eldrazi
Eldrazi Devastator (plst) BFZ-7
Gloom Sower
Whenever this creature becomes blocked by a creature, that creature's controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Creature - Horror
Gloom Sower (plst) M21-100
Lord of the Void
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, exile the top seven cards of that player's library, then put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield under your control.
Creature - Demon
Lord of the Void (rvr) 327
Pathrazer of Ulamog
Annihilator 3 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices three permanents of their choice.)
This creature can't be blocked except by three or more creatures.
Creature - Eldrazi
Pathrazer of Ulamog (cmm) 4

Big Faces

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Clues

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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.
Enchantment - Aura
Burden of Proof (mkm) 42
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
When this Case enters, create a 2/1 black Skeleton creature token and suspect it. (It has menace and can't block.)
To solve — You control no suspected Skeletons. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.)
Solved —
, Sacrifice this Case: Search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only as a sorcery.
Enchantment - Case
Case of the Stashed Skeleton (mkm) 80
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
Fleeting Memories
When this enchantment enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, target player mills three cards.
Enchantment
Fleeting Memories (soi) 62
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
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
In Too Deep
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Enchant creature, planeswalker, or Clue
Enchanted permanent is a colorless Clue artifact with "
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card" and loses all other abilities. (It's no longer a creature or planeswalker.)
Enchantment - Aura
In Too Deep (ncc) 27
It Doesn't Add Up
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Suspect it. (It has menace and can't block.)
Instant
It Doesn't Add Up (mkm) 89
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 "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Sorcery
Press for Answers (j22) 337
Presumed Dead
Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control and suspect it." (A suspected creature has menace and can't block.)
Instant
Presumed Dead (mkm) 100
Reasonable Doubt
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.
Suspect up to one target creature. (A suspected creature has menace and can't block.)
Instant
Reasonable Doubt (mkm) 69
Secrets of the Key
Investigate. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, investigate twice instead. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Flashback
Instant
Secrets of the Key (mid) 73
Toxin Analysis
Target creature gains deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Instant
Toxin Analysis (mkm) 107

Clues

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Creature

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The Dawning Archaic
This spell costs
less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
Reach
Whenever The Dawning Archaic attacks, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Legendary Creature - Avatar
The Dawning Archaic (sos) 1

Creature

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Creatures

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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
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) 3
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
Forensic Gadgeteer
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Activated abilities of artifacts you control cost
less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
Creature - Artificer Vedalken Detective
Forensic Gadgeteer (mkm) 57
Golbez, Crystal Collector
Whenever an artifact you control enters, surveil 1.
At the beginning of your end step, if you control four or more artifacts, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Then if you control eight or more artifacts, each opponent loses life equal to that card's power.
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Golbez, Crystal Collector (fin) 225
Hedron Crab
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, target player mills three cards. (They put the top three cards of their library into their graveyard.)
Creature - Crab
Hedron Crab (tdc) 155
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) 86
James, Wandering Dad
: Add
. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
Legendary Creature - Human Scientist
James, Wandering Dad // Follow Him (pip) 31
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
Knowledge Seeker
Vigilance
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, create a Clue token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Creature - Spirit Fox
Knowledge Seeker (tla) 60
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
Whenever you commit a crime, put a +1/+1 counter on Lazav. Then you may exile a card from a graveyard. If a creature card was exiled this way, you may have Lazav become a copy of that card until end of turn. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.)
Legendary Creature - Shapeshifter
Lazav, Familiar Stranger (otj) 216
Persuasive Interrogators
When this creature enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, target opponent gets two poison counters. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
Creature - Gorgon Detective
Persuasive Interrogators (mkm) 98
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
Undercover Butler
Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, it can't be blocked this turn.
Creature - Human Rogue
Undercover Butler (clu) 49
Unshakable Tail
When this creature enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1.
Whenever one or more creature cards are put into your graveyard from your library, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
, Sacrifice a Clue: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature - Zombie Detective
Unshakable Tail (mkc) 29

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Draw

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Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
+2: Draw a card. Each player mills two cards.
−5: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
−11: Gain control of all creatures target opponent controls.
Legendary Planeswalker - Ashiok
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears (thb) 274

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Land

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Archway of Innovation
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island.
: Add
.
,
: The next spell you cast this turn has improvise. (Your artifacts can help cast that spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for
.)
Land
Archway of Innovation (mh3) 350
Choked Estuary
As this land enters, you may reveal an Island or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land
Choked Estuary (fic) 379
Contaminated Aquifer
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Land - Island Swamp
Contaminated Aquifer (fic) 383
Dakmor Salvage
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
Dredge 2 (If you would draw a card, you may mill two cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)
Land
Dakmor Salvage (eoc) 156
Dimir Aqueduct
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Dimir Aqueduct (dsc) 270
Dimir Guildgate
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land - Gate
Dimir Guildgate (fdn) 688
Dismal Backwater
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
: Add
or
.
Land
Dismal Backwater (tdm) 254
Fetid Pools
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land - Island Swamp
Fetid Pools (tdc) 363
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (hob) 195
Murky Sewer
This land enters tapped unless a player has 13 or less life.
: Add
or
.
Land
Murky Sewer (dsk) 263
Nephalia Drownyard
: Add
.
,
: Target player mills three cards.
Land
Nephalia Drownyard (lcc) 344
Salt Marsh
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land
Salt Marsh (scd) 316
Secret Passage
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
,
: Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Land
Secret Passage (clu) 20
Submerged Boneyard
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land
Submerged Boneyard (acr) 301
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (hob) 196
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 (drc) 176

Land

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Mill

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Broken Ambitions
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
. Clash with an opponent. If you win, that spell's controller mills four cards. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
Instant
Broken Ambitions (lrw) 54
Didn't Say Please
Counter target spell. Its controller mills three cards.
Instant
Didn't Say Please (eld) 42
Drowned Secrets
Whenever you cast a blue spell, target player mills two cards.
Enchantment
Drowned Secrets (grn) 39
Fleet Swallower
Whenever this creature attacks, target player mills half their library, rounded up.
Creature - Fish
Fleet Swallower (xln) 57
Glimpse the Unthinkable
Target player mills ten cards.
Sorcery
Glimpse the Unthinkable (2x2) 218
Maddening Cacophony
Kicker

Each opponent mills eight cards. If this spell was kicked, instead each opponent mills half their library, rounded up.
Sorcery
Maddening Cacophony (znr) 67
Memory Sluice
Target player mills four cards.
Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose a new target for the copy.)
Sorcery
Memory Sluice (shm) 170
Mind Sculpt
Target opponent mills seven cards.
Sorcery
Mind Sculpt (plst) M15-70
Nemesis of Reason
Whenever this creature attacks, defending player mills ten cards.
Creature - Horror Leviathan
Nemesis of Reason (clb) 850
Psychic Drain
Target player mills X cards and you gain X life.
Sorcery
Psychic Drain (rav) 220
Ripples of Undeath
At the beginning of your first main phase, mill three cards. Then you may pay
and 3 life. If you do, put a card from among those cards into your hand.
Enchantment
Ripples of Undeath (mh3) 107
Ruin Crab
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, each opponent mills three cards. (To mill a card, a player puts the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
Creature - Crab
Ruin Crab (plst) ZNR-75
Terisian Mindbreaker
Whenever this creature attacks, defending player mills half their library, rounded up.
Unearth
(
: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Creature Artifact - Juggernaut
Terisian Mindbreaker (bro) 83

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Ramp

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Five Hundred Year Diary
Five Hundred Year Diary enters tapped.
: Add
for each Clue you control.
, Sacrifice Five Hundred Year Diary: Draw a card.
Legendary Artifact - Clue Book
Five Hundred Year Diary (who) 42

Ramp

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Recursion

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Underworld Sentinel
Whenever this creature attacks, exile target creature card from your graveyard.
When this creature dies, put all cards exiled with it onto the battlefield.
Creature - Soldier Skeleton
Underworld Sentinel (thb) 293
Vat of Rebirth
Whenever another artifact or creature you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put an oil counter on this artifact.
,
, Remove four oil counters from this artifact: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.
Artifact
Vat of Rebirth (one) 113

Recursion

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The Murderous Orient Express

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Phantom Train
Trample
Sacrifice another artifact or creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on this Vehicle. It becomes a Spirit artifact creature in addition to its other types until end of turn.
Artifact - Vehicle
Phantom Train (fin) 110

The Murderous Orient Express

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29 mana - 29 cards
30 pips - 24 cards
25 mana - 25 cards
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2 mana - 2 cards
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