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"Find me cards equivalent to: Evidence Examiner"

Cards equivalent to Evidence Examiner in color (Green & Blue), creature type (if possible), and similar mechanics (collect evidence or investigate/clue/scavenge effects) include:
1. Lonis, Cryptozoologist

  • GU, Creature — Snake Elf Investigator
  • Investigate on creature ETB.
    2. Ulvenwald Mysteries
  • G, Enchantment (close equivalent, not a creature)
  • Creates Clue tokens when creatures enter and die.
    3. Tamiyo's Journal
  • Colorless, but fits investigation/Clue synergy.
    4. Ongoing Investigation
  • U, Enchantment
  • Investigates for damage dealt by creatures.


Reason:
No other Merfolk Detective in Simic colors (GU), and collect evidence is unique to Evidence Examiner. Most close equivalents focus on investigate or Clue synergies in GU.

Found Cards

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Evidence Examiner

Lonis, Cryptozoologist

Ongoing Investigation

Tamiyo's Journal

Ulvenwald Mysteries

Evidence Examiner #201 Creature — Merfolk Detective

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Info

Color:
Identifies:
Cost:
Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Merfolk
  • Detective
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Clue

    Abilities/Keywords

    Investigate

    Rules

  • 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.
  • Evidence Examiner's last ability triggers whenever you collect evidence for any reason, not just when you collect evidence with its first ability.
  • 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.
  • If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.
  • Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard to stop you from collecting evidence.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

    • Prices

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    Manapool / 0.15 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Cardmarket 0.14 EUR / 0.06 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.04 USD / 0.06 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may collect evidence 4. (Exile cards with total mana value 4 or greater from your graveyard.) Whenever you collect evidence, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ",Sacrificethis token: Draw a card.")

    Lonis, Cryptozoologist #703 Legendary Creature — Snake Elf Scout

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Snake
  • Elf
  • Scout
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Clue

    Abilities/Keywords

    Investigate

    Rules

  • The token is named Clue Token and has the artifact subtype Clue. Clue isn't a creature type.
  • The tokens are normal artifacts. For example, one can be sacrificed to activate the ability of Breya's Apprentice and one can be the target of Break Ties.
  • You can't sacrifice a Clue to activate its own ability and also to activate the ability of Lonis, Cryptozoologist.

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    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, investigate. ,SacrificeX Clues: Target opponent reveals the top X cards of their library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield under your control. That player puts the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order.

    Ongoing Investigation #84 Enchantment

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Clue

    Abilities/Keywords

    Investigate

    Rules

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, if you control more than one creature that can attack, you may have them attack different opponents so that Ongoing Investigation's first ability triggers twice.
  • 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.

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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ",Sacrificethis token: Draw a card.") , Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Investigate. You gain 2 life.

    Tamiyo's Journal #265†b Legendary Artifact

    Variations: v1 v2 v3 v4 v5 v6
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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Artifact
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    EDH Bracket Attr:
    Tutors
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Clue

    Abilities/Keywords

    Investigate

    Rules

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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    Tcgplayer 5 USD
    Manapool 2.91 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    At the beginning of your upkeep, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ",Sacrificethis token: Draw a card.") ,Sacrificethree Clues: Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, thenshuffle

    Ulvenwald Mysteries #223 Enchantment

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Human Soldier Clue

    Abilities/Keywords

    Investigate

    Rules

  • If a nontoken creature dies at the same time as Ulvenwald Mysteries leaves the battlefield, the first ability triggers. Similarly, if Ulvenwald Mysteries isn’t a token and has become a creature, it dying will cause its own first ability to trigger.
  • If you sacrifice a Clue as part of casting a spell or activating an ability, the last ability will resolve before that spell or ability.
  • The last ability is a triggered ability, not an activated ability. It doesn’t allow you to sacrifice a Clue whenever you want; rather, you need some other way of sacrificing it, such as the activated ability that Clue tokens have.

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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ",Sacrificethis token: Draw a card.") Whenever yousacrificea Clue, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.