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Tangletrove Kelp

{5}{U}{U}

Artifact Creature — Clue Plant

MKCMurders at Karlov Manor Commander#334rare
Extended Art

Even experienced detectives can be strung along by planted evidence.

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 47
Illustrator
Erikas Perl
Found in
Murders at Karlov Manor Collector Booster Pack
Printings2EDHREC rank#5,589
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Ward {2} 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. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.
6/6
Ward
Plays as:
Card Draw
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+8.2%
$0.66
$0.24 low$0.12 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.37· across 2 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

7 · latest Feb 2, 2024
  • WotCFeb 2, 2024

    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.

  • WotCFeb 2, 2024

    Clues you control will keep any abilities they previously had while they’re creatures.

  • WotCFeb 2, 2024

    If a Clue you control is already a creature when Tangletrove Kelp’s second ability resolves, Tangletrove Kelp’s second ability will overwrite any previous effects that set that creature’s power and toughness to specific numbers. Effects that otherwise modify its power and toughness will still apply no matter when they took effect. The same is true for +1/+1 counters.

  • WotCFeb 2, 2024

    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.

  • WotCFeb 2, 2024

    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.

  • WotCFeb 2, 2024

    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.

  • WotCFeb 2, 2024

    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.