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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Forensic Researcher

Equivalent cards to Forensic Researcher (blue, investigate/surveil effects):

  • Tamiyo's Journal (investigate, clue-related)
  • Erdwal Illuminator (creates extra Clues)
  • Magnifying Glass (investigate ability)
  • Trail of Evidence (investigate after casting instants/sorceries)
  • Thopter Spy Network (card draw for artifacts, blue synergy)

All focus on clue tokens or card advantage via blue artifact/surveil mechanics.

Results:

Erdwal Illuminator #60 Creature — Spirit

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 1/3
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Spirit
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Clue

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying Investigate

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.12 USD / 2.17 USD
    Cardmarket 0.22 EUR / 1.46 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 2.99 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 2.05 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flying Whenever you investigate for the first time each turn, investigate an additional time.

    Forensic Researcher #58 Creature — Merfolk Detective

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 1/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Merfolk
  • Detective
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Rules

  • 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.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.18 USD / 0.24 USD
    Cardmarket 0.16 EUR / 0.18 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    : Untap another target permanent you control. , Collect evidence 3: Tap target creature you don't control. (To collect evidence 3, exile cards with total mana value 3 or greater from your graveyard.)

    Magnifying Glass #258 Artifact

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Artifact
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    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.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.1 USD / 0.38 USD
    Cardmarket 0.07 EUR / 0.1 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.36 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    : Add . , : Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ",Sacrificethis token: Draw a card.")

    Tamiyo's Journal #265†b Legendary Artifact

    Variations: v1 v2 v3 v4 v5 v6

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    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.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 5 USD
    Manapool 3.55 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

    Thopter Spy Network #79 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Tokens:
    Thopter

    Rules

  • The last ability will trigger, at most, once per combat damage step per player. However, if at least one artifact creature you control has first strike and others don't, or if an artifact creature you control has double strike, the ability could trigger twice per combat: once in each combat damage step.
  • Thopter Spy Network's first ability has an “intervening ‘if' clause.” That means (1) the ability won't trigger at all unless you control an artifact as your upkeep begins, and (2) the ability will do nothing if you don't control an artifact as it resolves.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.51 USD / 5.56 USD
    Cardmarket 0.3 EUR / 3.61 EUR
    Cardkingdom 1.29 USD / 7.99 USD
    Manapool 0.47 USD / 4.12 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, if you control an artifact, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. Whenever one or more artifact creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.

    Trail of Evidence #93 Enchantment

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    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.
  • 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

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.23 USD / 2.41 USD
    Cardmarket 0.31 EUR / 1.04 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 2.49 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 1.2 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ",Sacrificethis token: Draw a card.")

    Erdwal Illuminator Creature — Spirit Normal - ~$1.19

    Forensic Researcher Creature — Merfolk Detective Normal - ~$0.24

    Magnifying Glass Artifact Normal - ~$0.25

    Tamiyo's Journal Legendary Artifact Normal - ~$4.28

    Thopter Spy Network Enchantment Normal - ~$2.98

    Trail of Evidence Enchantment Normal - ~$1.02

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