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Expose Evil

{1}{W}

Instant

SOIShadows over Innistrad#19common

"Only the pure stand tall in the light." —Sigarda

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 889
Illustrator
Jama Jurabaev
Found in
Shadows over Innistrad MTGO Redemption · Shadows over Innistrad MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings2EDHREC rank#19,473
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

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

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Tap up to two target creatures. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Plays as:
Clue Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil+20.0%
$0.06
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.41
$0.10 low$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.06· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

5 · latest Apr 8, 2016
  • WotCApr 8, 2016

    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.

  • WotCApr 8, 2016

    If Expose Evil has at least one target and all of those targets become illegal, the spell doesn't resolve and you won't investigate.

  • WotCApr 8, 2016

    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.

  • WotCApr 8, 2016

    You can cast Expose Evil with no targets if you only want to investigate.

  • WotCApr 8, 2016

    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.