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Commander

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Mirko, Obsessive Theorist
Flying, vigilance
Whenever you surveil, put a +1/+1 counter on Mirko.
At the beginning of your end step, you may return target creature card with power less than Mirko's from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. (If it would die, exile it instead.)
Legendary Creature - Vampire Detective
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (mkc) 2

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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) 216

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Counters

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April O'Neil, Human Element
Whenever a player casts an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell, you create a Mutagen token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")
Legendary Creature - Human Detective
April O'Neil, Human Element (tmc) 107
Dimir Spybug
Flying
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever you surveil, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Insect
Dimir Spybug (mkc) 206
Spider-Man Noir
Menace
Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Then surveil X, where X is the number of counters on it. (Look at the top X cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Legendary Creature - Human Spider Hero
Spider-Man Noir (spm) 67

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Creature

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April, Reporter of the Weird
Whenever April deals combat damage to a player, draw that many cards, then discard a card.
Legendary Creature - Human Detective
April, Reporter of the Weird (tmt) 30

Creature

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Discard

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Unscrupulous Agent
When this creature enters, target opponent exiles a card from their hand.
Creature - Elf Detective
Unscrupulous Agent (mkm) 109

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Drain

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Whispering Snitch
Whenever you surveil for the first time each turn, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Rogue
Whispering Snitch (mkc) 144

Drain

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Draw

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Brainstorm
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Instant
Brainstorm (mkc) 96
Consider
Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Draw a card.
Instant
Consider (tle) 157
Curate
Surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Draw a card.
Instant
Curate (mkc) 99
Deep Analysis
Target player draws two cards.
Flashback—
, Pay 3 life. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Sorcery
Deep Analysis (mkc) 100
Faerie Snoop
Flying
Disguise
(You may cast this card face down for
as a 2/2 creature with ward
. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Creature - Faerie Detective
Faerie Snoop (mkm) 203
Found Footage
You may look at face-down creatures your opponents control any time.
, Sacrifice this artifact: Surveil 2, then draw a card. (To surveil 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Artifact - Clue
Found Footage (dsk) 246
Frantic Search
Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.
Instant
Frantic Search (ncc) 222
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
Matoya, Archon Elder
Whenever you scry or surveil, draw a card. (Draw after you scry or surveil.)
Legendary Creature - Human Warlock
Matoya, Archon Elder (fin) 62
Mistway Spy
Flying
Disguise
(You may cast this card face down for
as a 2/2 creature with ward
. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, until end of turn, whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, investigate.
Creature - Merfolk Detective
Mistway Spy (mkm) 65
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
Nightveil Sprite
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Creature - Rogue Faerie
Nightveil Sprite (j25) 335
Notion Rain
Surveil 2, then draw two cards. Notion Rain deals 2 damage to you. (To surveil 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Sorcery
Notion Rain (mkc) 217
Otherworldly Gaze
Surveil 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Flashback
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Instant
Otherworldly Gaze (dsc) 122
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
Projektor Inspector
Whenever this creature 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.
Creature - Human Detective
Projektor Inspector (mkm) 68
Ransom Note
When this artifact enters, surveil 1.
, Sacrifice this artifact: Choose one —
• Cloak the top card of your library.
• Goad target creature.
• Draw a card.
Artifact - Clue
Ransom Note (mkc) 45
Steamcore Scholar
Flying, vigilance
When this creature enters, draw two cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an instant or sorcery card or a creature card with flying.
Creature - Weird Detective
Steamcore Scholar (mkm) 71

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Land

Qty: 35 Price: $255.56
Academy Ruins
: Add
.
,
: Put target artifact card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Legendary Land
Academy Ruins (drc) 58
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (mkc) 256
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (mkm) 273
Mystic Sanctuary
(
: Add
.)
This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands.
When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Land - Island
Mystic Sanctuary (soc) 388
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (soc) 398
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (mkm) 274
Undercity Sewers
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Land - Island Swamp
Undercity Sewers (mkm) 332
Underground River
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Underground River (dsc) 321
Underground Sea
(
: Add
or
.)
Land - Island Swamp
Underground Sea (me2) 240
Volrath's Stronghold
: Add
.
,
: Put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Legendary Land
Volrath's Stronghold (sth) 143
Watery Grave
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Island Swamp
Watery Grave (clu) 283

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Lifegain

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Basilica Stalker
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you gain 1 life and surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Disguise
(You may cast this card face down for
as a 2/2 creature with ward
. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
Creature - Vampire Detective
Basilica Stalker (mkm) 78

Lifegain

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Mill

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Candlestick
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, surveil 2." (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
, Sacrifice this Equipment: Draw a card.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment Clue
Candlestick (mkm) 43
Case of the Shifting Visage
At the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1.
To solve — There are fifteen or more cards in your graveyard. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.)
Solved — Whenever you cast a nonlegendary creature spell, copy that spell. (The copy becomes a token.)
Enchantment - Case
Case of the Shifting Visage (mkc) 19
Dogged Detective
When this creature enters, surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, you may return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature - Human Rogue
Dogged Detective (mkc) 127
Doom Whisperer
Flying, trample
Pay 2 life: Surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Creature - Demon Nightmare
Doom Whisperer (mkc) 128
Memory Vampire
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, any number of target players each mill that many cards. Then you may collect evidence 9. When you do, you may cast target nonland card from defending player's graveyard without paying its mana cost.
Creature - Vampire Detective
Memory Vampire (clu) 38
Sinister Starfish
: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Creature - Starfish
Sinister Starfish (mkc) 140
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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Planeswalker

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Chandra, Chill of Compliance
+1: Surveil 1. If you put a noncreature, nonland card into your graveyard this way, put that card into your hand.
+1: Add
. Spend this mana only to cast a noncreature spell.
−X: Tap target artifact or creature. Put X stun counters on it.
−6: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell, draw a card."
Legendary Planeswalker - Chandra
Chandra, Chill of Compliance (fra) 212

Planeswalker

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Protection

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Final-Word Phantom
Flash
Flying
During each opponent's end step, you may cast spells as though they had flash.
Creature - Spirit Detective
Final-Word Phantom (mkc) 22

Protection

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (msc) 191
Case of the Ransacked Lab
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast.
To solve — You've cast four or more instant and sorcery spells this turn. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.)
Solved — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.
Enchantment - Case
Case of the Ransacked Lab (mkm) 45
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.)
Creature - Sphinx Detective
Conspiracy Unraveler (mkm) 47
Dimir Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Dimir Signet (drc) 129
Jet Medallion
Black spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Jet Medallion (mh3) 292
Magnifying Glass
: Add
.
,
: Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Artifact
Magnifying Glass (mkm) 255
Mind Stone
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Mind Stone (soc) 352
Sapphire Medallion
Blue spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Sapphire Medallion (mh3) 296
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (msc) 211
Talisman of Dominance
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Artifact
Talisman of Dominance (mkc) 242

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Recursion

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Enhanced Surveillance
You may look at an additional two cards each time you surveil.
Exile this enchantment: Shuffle your graveyard into your library.
Enchantment
Enhanced Surveillance (mkc) 102
Eye of Duskmantle
Flying, lifelink
You may play lands and cast spells from among cards in your graveyard you've surveilled this turn. If you cast a spell this way, you pay life equal to its mana value rather than paying its mana cost.
Creature - Eye
Eye of Duskmantle (mkc) 27
Mission Briefing
Surveil 2, then choose an instant or sorcery card in your graveyard. You may cast it this turn. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead. (To surveil 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Instant
Mission Briefing (mkc) 110
Reanimate
Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to that card's mana value.
Sorcery
Reanimate (mkc) 137

Recursion

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Removal

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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
Blood Operative
Lifelink
When this creature enters, you may exile target card from a graveyard.
Whenever you surveil, if this card is in your graveyard, you may pay 3 life. If you do, return this card to your hand.
Creature - Vampire Assassin
Blood Operative (grn) 63
Case of the Gorgon's Kiss
When this Case enters, destroy up to one target creature that was dealt damage this turn.
To solve — Three or more creature cards were put into graveyards from anywhere this turn. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.)
Solved — This Case is a 4/4 Gorgon creature with deathtouch and lifelink in addition to its other types.
Enchantment - Case
Case of the Gorgon's Kiss (mkm) 79
Ephara's Dispersal
This spell costs
less to cast if it targets an attacking creature.
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Instant
Ephara's Dispersal (mkc) 103
Exit Specialist
This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 3 or greater.
Disguise
(You may cast this card face down for
as a 2/2 creature with ward
. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, return another target creature to its owner's hand.
Creature - Human Detective
Exit Specialist (mkm) 55
Foil
You may discard an Island card and another card rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.
Instant
Foil (pcy) 34
Murder
Destroy target creature.
Instant
Murder (j25) 467
Pile On
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)
Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Instant
Pile On (mkc) 134
Price of Fame
This spell costs
less to cast if it targets a legendary creature.
Destroy target creature.
Surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Instant
Price of Fame (mkc) 135
Sinister Sabotage
Counter target spell.
Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Instant
Sinister Sabotage (rvr) 61
Three Steps Ahead
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+
— Counter target spell.
+
— Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature you control.
+
— Draw two cards, then discard a card.
Instant
Three Steps Ahead (otj) 75
Unauthorized Exit
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Instant
Unauthorized Exit (mkm) 74

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Tokens

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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

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Tutor

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Buried Alive
Search your library for up to three creature cards, put them into your graveyard, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Buried Alive (mh3) 273
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

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