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Homicide Investigator

one generic manaone black manaCreature — Human DetectivePower and toughness2/2

Card text

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 "two generic mana, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

In her line of work, the dead are often better sources than the living.

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Price

0.19 $

Foil 0.26 $

18 printings

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Homicide Investigator rulings

  • Homicide Investigator's ability triggers when it dies if it's not a token.

  • If Homicide Investigator dies at the same time as one or more other nontoken creatures you control, Homicide Investigator's ability triggers for each of them.

  • You can't sacrifice a Clue to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Clue token to activate its own ability and also to activate Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's ability.

  • Clue is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some cards with other permanent types, it's never a creature type, a land type, or anything but an artifact type.

  • Some abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Clue". Those abilities trigger whenever you sacrifice a Clue for any reason, not just to activate a Clue's activated ability.

  • Some spells and abilities that investigate may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't create any Clue tokens.

  • If an effect refers to a Clue, it means any Clue artifact, not just a Clue artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Wrench to pay for Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's activated ability.

Homicide Investigator keyword rules

Investigate Rule 701.36

“Investigate” means “Create a Clue token.” See rule .

Homicide Investigator format legality

Constructed

  • StandardLegal
  • PioneerLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • Future StandardLegal

Eternal

  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • PremodernNot legal
  • Old SchoolNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulLegal

Commander

  • CommanderLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • Pauper CommanderNot legal
  • Duel CommanderLegal
  • PreDHNot legal

Arena & online

  • HistoricLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • AlchemyNot legal
  • GladiatorLegal
  • BrawlLegal
  • Standard BrawlLegal
  • Competitive BrawlLegal

Other

  • TLRLegal

All printings of Homicide Investigator 18

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