1 – 20 of 75 cards where the text includes “investigate” and it’s legal in Modern
Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth {1}{W}{U}
Legendary Creature — Human Detective
Vigilance
When Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth enters the battlefield, 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.
Illustrated by Andreas Zafiratos
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Clue Token, TMKM #18 |
| Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth, MKM #384 |
Auspicious Arrival {1}{W}
Instant
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.”)
Proft brushed past the guards and introduced himself as “the great Detective Proft” without a hint of irony, then identified the culprit within minutes.
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Illustrated by Lie Setiawan
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Clue Token, TMKM #18 |
| Auspicious Arrival, MKM #288 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor #5 | $0.01 | €0.09 | 0.02 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor #288 | $0.02 | 0.02 | |
| View all prints → | |||
Briarbridge Patrol {3}{G}
Creature — Human Warrior
Whenever Briarbridge Patrol deals damage to one or more creatures, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
At the beginning of each end step, if you sacrificed three or more Clues this turn, you may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Illustrated by Greg Opalinski
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Clue Token, TSOI #16 |
| Briarbridge Patrol, SOI #195 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadows over Innistrad Remastered | |||
| Shadows over Innistrad | $0.08 | €0.25 | 0.03 |
| View all prints → | |||
Briarbridge Tracker {2}{G}
Creature — Human Scout
Vigilance
When Briarbridge Tracker enters the battlefield, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
As long as you control a token, Briarbridge Tracker gets +2/+0.
Illustrated by Mathias Kollros
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Clue Token, TMID #16 |
| Briarbridge Tracker, MID #361 |
Bygone Bishop {2}{W}
Creature — Spirit Cleric
Flying
Whenever you cast a creature spell with mana value 3 or less, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
Illustrated by Jason A. Engle
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Clue Token, TCLB #47 |
| Bygone Bishop, CLB #689 |
Byway Courier {2}{G}
Creature — Human Scout
When Byway Courier dies, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
A good courier travels fast and asks no questions.
Illustrated by Zoltan Boros
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Clue Token, TSOI #16 |
| Byway Courier, SOI #196 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadows over Innistrad Remastered | |||
| The List | $0.05 | €0.07 | |
| Shadows over Innistrad | $0.06 | €0.11 | 0.03 |
| View all prints → | |||
Case of the Filched Falcon {U}
Enchantment — Case
When this Case enters the battlefield, 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.
Illustrated by Julia Metzger
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Case of the Filched Falcon, MKM #44 |
| Clue Token, TMKM #18 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor | $0.08 | €0.13 | 0.02 |
Chalk Outline {3}{G}
Enchantment
Whenever one or more creature cards leave your graveyard, create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
“In your search for a suspect, never forget that the most important person is the victim.”
—Ezrim, Agency chief
Illustrated by Julia Griffin
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Detective Token, TMKM #10 |
| Clue Token, TMKM #18 |
| Chalk Outline, MKM #157 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor | $0.04 | €0.10 | 0.03 |
Cold Case Cracker {3}{U}
Creature — Spirit Detective
Flying
When Cold Case Cracker dies, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
“It’s a rare privilege to investigate one’s own death.”
Illustrated by Wayne Wu
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Cold Case Cracker, MKM #46 |
| Clue Token, TMKM #18 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor | $0.01 | €0.07 | 0.02 |
Confirm Suspicions {3}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell.
Investigate three times. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
Everyone has something to hide.
Illustrated by David Gaillet
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Confront the Unknown {G}
Instant
Investigate, then target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each Clue you control. (Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
“Never flinch from the truth.”
—Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Illustrated by Kev Walker
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Confront the Unknown, SOI #198 |
| Clue Token, TSOI #16 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadows over Innistrad Remastered | |||
| Shadows over Innistrad | $0.09 | €0.11 | 0.03 |
| View all prints → | |||
Curious Inquiry {U}
Enchantment — Aura
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.”)
Each time he replayed the attack in his mind, new details emerged.
Illustrated by Ekaterina Burmak
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Clue Token, TMKM #18 |
| Curious Inquiry, MKM #51 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor | $0.04 | €0.05 | 0.02 |
Daring Sleuth {1}{U}
Creature — Human Rogue
When you sacrifice a Clue, transform Daring Sleuth.
“No matter the cost, I must discover the source of these strange happenings.”
Bearer of Overwhelming Truths
Color Indicator: Blue Creature — Human Wizard
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever Bearer of Overwhelming Truths deals combat damage to a player, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
Illustrated by Seb McKinnon
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Declaration in Stone {1}{W}
Sorcery
Exile target creature and all other creatures its controller controls with the same name as that creature. That player investigates for each nontoken creature exiled this way.
Illustrated by Tyler Jacobson
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Deduce {1}{U}
Instant
Draw a card. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
Proft lit up like a man who had just been handed a glorious and unexpected gift. “I know who’s responsible for this,” he said. “And I can prove it.”
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Illustrated by Quintin Gleim
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Clue Token, TMKM #18 |
| Deduce, MKM #293 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor #52 | $0.07 | €0.10 | 0.02 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor #293 | $0.13 | 0.02 | |
| View all prints → | |||
Dennick, Pious Apprentice {W}{U}
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Lifelink
Cards in graveyards can’t be the targets of spells or abilities.
Disturb {2}{W}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb cost.)
Dennick, Pious Apparition
Color Indicator: White and Blue Legendary Creature — Spirit Soldier
Flying
Whenever one or more creature cards are put into graveyards from anywhere, investigate. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
If Dennick, Pious Apparition would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.
Illustrated by Chris Rallis
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition, MID #317 |
| Clue Token, TMID #16 |
Detective's Satchel {2}{U}{R}
Artifact
When Detective’s Satchel enters the battlefield, investigate twice. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
{T}: Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. Activate only if you’ve sacrificed an artifact this turn.
It’s a crime lab in a bag.
Illustrated by Andrew Mar
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Clue Token, TMKM #18 |
| Thopter Token, TMKM #20 |
| Detective's Satchel, MKM #196 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor | $0.03 | €0.09 | 0.02 |
Drag the Canal {U}{B}
Instant
Create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token. If a creature died this turn, you gain 2 life, surveil 2, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
“Let’s gather what we can before the Golgari tidy up the scene.”
Illustrated by Josh Hass
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Drag the Canal, MKM #415 |
| Detective Token, TMKM #10 |
| Clue Token, TMKM #18 |
Drownyard Explorers {3}{U}
Creature — Human Wizard
When Drownyard Explorers enters the battlefield, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
“Angels and inquisitors terrorize villages, but no one seems to notice the stirring out at sea.”
Illustrated by Anthony Palumbo
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Clue Token, TSOI #16 |
| Drownyard Explorers, SOI #56 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadows over Innistrad Remastered | |||
| Jumpstart 2022 | $0.05 | €0.08 | |
| Shadows over Innistrad | $0.04 | €0.02 | 0.03 |
| View all prints → | |||
Eliminate the Impossible {1}{U}
Instant
Investigate. Creatures your opponents control get -2/-0 until end of turn. If any of them are suspected, they’re no longer suspected. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
“Half the city had motive. Time to narrow down who also had the means and opportunity.”
Illustrated by Carlos Palma Cruchaga
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Clue Token, TMKM #18 |
| Eliminate the Impossible, MKM #54 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor | $0.01 | €0.04 | 0.02 |