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Commander

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Morska, Undersea Sleuth
You have no maximum hand size.
At the beginning of your upkeep, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, put two +1/+1 counters on Morska.
Legendary Creature - Vedalken Fish Detective
Morska, Undersea Sleuth (mkc) 3

Commander

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+ 1/ +1 Counters

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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
Lonis, Genetics Expert
Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Lonis, investigate that many times.
Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control.
Legendary Creature - Elf Snake Detective
Lonis, Genetics Expert (clu) 37
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
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
Syr Ginger has trample, hexproof, and haste as long as an opponent controls a planeswalker.
Whenever another artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on Syr Ginger and scry 1.
,
, Sacrifice Syr Ginger: You gain life equal to its power.
Legendary Creature Artifact - Knight Food
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender (woe) 252

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Anthem

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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

Anthem

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Artifact

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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

Artifact

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Draw

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Deduce
Draw a card. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Instant
Deduce (mkm) 52
Idol of Oblivion
: Draw a card. Activate only if you created a token this turn.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Create a 10/10 colorless Eldrazi creature token.
Artifact
Idol of Oblivion (otc) 258
Sage of Lat-Nam
, Sacrifice an artifact: Draw a card.
Creature - Human Artificer
Sage of Lat-Nam (plst) DOM-64
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 (j22) 800
Tireless Tracker
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, 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 this creature.
Creature - Human Scout
Tireless Tracker (mkc) 190
Ulvenwald Mysteries
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.
Enchantment
Ulvenwald Mysteries (mkc) 193

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Evasion

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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) 378

Evasion

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Finisher

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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

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Land

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Azorius Chancery
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Azorius Chancery (mkc) 249
Canopy Vista
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Land - Plains Forest
Canopy Vista (mkc) 252
Castle Ardenvale
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains.
: Add
.
,
: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.
Land
Castle Ardenvale (mkc) 253
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (mkc) 256
Exotic Orchard
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Land
Exotic Orchard (mkc) 260
Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (mkm) 286
Gingerbread Cabin
(
: Add
.)
This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Forests.
When this land enters untapped, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Land - Forest
Gingerbread Cabin (c21) 290
Irrigated Farmland
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land - Plains Island
Irrigated Farmland (mkc) 267
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (mkm) 279
Lush Portico
(
: 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 - Plains Forest
Lush Portico (mkm) 263
Myriad Landscape
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land
Myriad Landscape (mkc) 276
Overgrown Farmland
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Overgrown Farmland (mid) 265
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (mkm) 278
Prairie Stream
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Land - Plains Island
Prairie Stream (mkc) 281
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (mkc) 282
Restless Vinestalk
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 5/5 green and blue Plant creature with trample. It's still a land.
Whenever this land attacks, up to one other target creature has base power and toughness 3/3 until end of turn.
Land
Restless Vinestalk (woe) 261
Rogue's Passage
: Add
.
,
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Rogue's Passage (mkc) 284
Scattered Groves
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land - Plains Forest
Scattered Groves (mkc) 286
Seaside Citadel
This land enters tapped.
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Seaside Citadel (mkc) 288
Selesnya Sanctuary
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Selesnya Sanctuary (clu) 246
Simic Growth Chamber
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Simic Growth Chamber (mkc) 293
Skycloud Expanse
,
: Add
.
Land
Skycloud Expanse (mkc) 294
Sungrass Prairie
,
: Add
.
Land
Sungrass Prairie (mkc) 297

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Lifegain

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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
Graf Mole
Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, you gain 3 life.
Creature - Beast Mole
Graf Mole (mkc) 170

Lifegain

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Protection

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K-9, Mark I
Negative — As long as K-9 is untapped, other legendary creatures you control have ward
.
Affirmative —
,
: Target legendary creature can't be blocked this turn.
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)
Legendary Creature Artifact - Dog Robot
K-9, Mark I (who) 537
Leyline of Anticipation
If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.
You may cast spells as though they had flash.
Enchantment
Leyline of Anticipation (clb) 726
Lightning Greaves
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Lightning Greaves (cmm) 398
Sally Sparrow
You may cast creature spells as though they had flash.
Whenever one or more other creatures you control leave the battlefield, investigate. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Legendary Creature - Human Detective
Sally Sparrow (who) 155

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 (mkc) 223
Azorius Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Azorius Signet (clu) 219
Farseek
Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Farseek (rvr) 138
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
Tokens you control have "
: Add
."
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Legendary Creature - Human Elf Druid
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest (clb) 237
James, Wandering Dad
: Add
. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
Legendary Creature - Human Scientist
James, Wandering Dad // Follow Him (pip) 31
Kodama's Reach
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery - Arcane
Kodama's Reach (lcc) 245
Krark-Clan Ironworks
Sacrifice an artifact: Add
.
Artifact
Krark-Clan Ironworks (5dn) 134
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
Simic Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Simic Signet (mkc) 236
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (mkc) 237
They Went This Way
Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Sorcery
They Went This Way (mkm) 178
Thran Turbine
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may add
. You can't spend this mana to cast spells.
Artifact
Thran Turbine (usg) 311
Three Visits
Search your library for a Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Three Visits (mkc) 189
Urza, Lord High Artificer
When Urza enters, create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with "This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control."
Tap an untapped artifact you control: Add
.
: Shuffle your library, then exile the top card. Until end of turn, you may play that card without paying its mana cost.
Legendary Creature - Human Artificer
Urza, Lord High Artificer (cmm) 130

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Removal

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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
Farewell
Choose one or more —
• Exile all artifacts.
• Exile all creatures.
• Exile all enchantments.
• Exile all graveyards.
Sorcery
Farewell (mkc) 64
Ice Out
Bargain (You may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token as you cast this spell.)
This spell costs
less to cast if it's bargained.
Counter target spell.
Instant
Ice Out (pw23) 7
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
Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy
Flying, vigilance
Whenever Kellan attacks, destroy up to one target artifact. If you controlled that permanent, draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Human Faerie Detective
Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy // Tail the Suspect (mkm) 212
Make Your Move
Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with power 4 or greater.
Instant
Make Your Move (mkm) 22
Path to Exile
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Instant
Path to Exile (mkc) 78
Root Out
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Sorcery
Root Out (moc) 311
Swords to Plowshares
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Instant
Swords to Plowshares (mkc) 88
Unexplained Absence
For each player, exile up to one target nonland permanent that player controls. For each permanent exiled this way, its controller cloaks the top card of their library. (To cloak a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature with ward
. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)
Instant
Unexplained Absence (mkc) 17
Witness Protection
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a green and white Citizen creature with base power and toughness 1/1 named Legitimate Businessperson. (It loses all other colors, card types, creature types, and names.)
Enchantment - Aura
Witness Protection (snc) 66

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Tokens

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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 (mkc) 221
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
Ward
(Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays
.)
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters (mkc) 198
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.
Whenever you draw your fifth card each turn, Alandra and Drakes you control each get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Alandra, Sky Dreamer (mkc) 94
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) 9
Case of the Filched Falcon
When this Case enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
To solve — You control three or more artifacts. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.)
Solved —
, 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.
Enchantment - Case
Case of the Filched Falcon (mkm) 44
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
Displaced Dinosaurs
As a historic permanent you control enters, it becomes a 7/7 Dinosaur creature in addition to its other types. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Creature - Dinosaur
Displaced Dinosaurs (who) 100
Duggan, Private Detective
Duggan's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Whenever Duggan enters or attacks, investigate.
The Most Important Punch in History —
,
: Duggan deals damage equal to twice its power to another target creature. Activate only once.
Legendary Creature - Human Detective
Duggan, Private Detective (who) 409
Erdwal Illuminator
Flying
Whenever you investigate for the first time each turn, investigate an additional time.
Creature - Spirit
Erdwal Illuminator (mkc) 104
Innocuous Researcher
Parley — Whenever this creature attacks, each player reveals the top card of their library. For each nonland card revealed this way, you investigate. Then each player draws a card.
At the beginning of your end step, you may untap all lands you control. If you do, you can't cast spells until your next turn.
Creature - Centaur Detective
Innocuous Researcher (mkc) 38
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 2/2 green Cat creature token.
: Until end of turn, creatures you control have base power and toughness X/X, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
Legendary Creature - Human Druid
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse (mkc) 173
Killer Service
When this enchantment enters, create a number of Food tokens equal to the number of opponents you have. (They're artifacts with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
At the beginning of your end step, you may pay
and sacrifice a token. If you do, create a 4/4 green Rhino Warrior creature token.
Enchantment
Killer Service (mkc) 174
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.
, Sacrifice two other artifacts and/or creatures: Put an indestructible counter on Mondrak. (
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Legendary Creature - Horror Phyrexian
Mondrak, Glory Dominus (one) 23
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
Primal Vigor
If one or more tokens would be created, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature, twice that many +1/+1 counters are put on that creature instead.
Enchantment
Primal Vigor (plst) C13-162
Sarah Jane Smith
Whenever you cast a historic spell, investigate. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic. To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)
Legendary Creature - Human Detective
Sarah Jane Smith (who) 347
The Third Doctor
Trample
The Third Doctor gets +1/+1 for each noncreature token you control.
When The Third Doctor enters, create your choice of a Clue token, a Food token, or a Treasure token.
Legendary Creature - Doctor Time Lord
The Third Doctor (who) 554

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Deck stats

19 pips - 16 cards
20 mana - 20 cards
40 pips - 29 cards
20 mana - 20 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
3 mana - 3 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
3 mana - 3 cards
23 pips - 20 cards
19 mana - 19 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
13 mana - 8 cards
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