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Homicide Investigator

{1}{B}

Creature — Human Detective

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INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS: IMPECCABLE. PEOPLE SKILLS: LACKING.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 50–2400
Illustrator
David Robert Hovey
Found in
Murders at Karlov Manor Collector Booster Pack · Murders at Karlov Manor Collector Booster Sample Pack · Murders at Karlov Manor Play Booster Pack
Printings4EDHREC rank#14,789
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardLegal
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 "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
2/2
Plays as:
Card DrawClue Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+16.7%
$0.14
$0.01 low-$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.18
$0.05 low-$0.03 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.14· across 4 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

7 · latest Apr 12, 2024
  • WotCApr 12, 2024

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

  • WotCApr 12, 2024

    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.

  • 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

    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.