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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Novice Inspector

Similar cards to Novice Inspector (white, 1 mana, ETB investigate):

  • Thraben Inspector: Same effect; white, 1 mana, ETB investigate.
  • Humble Defector (Not white; just for reference, draws cards in red.)
  • Benevolent Bodyguard: 1 white mana, but protects creatures, not clue token.

Closest true equivalent is Thraben Inspector—almost identical. Both are staples for cheap value in white.

Results:

Benevolent Bodyguard #17 Creature — Human Cleric

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 1
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Cleric
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Rules

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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

    Sacrifice this creature: Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

    Humble Defector #170 Creature — Human Rogue

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Rogue
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Humble Defector's ability can be activated any time during your turn, including in response to a spell or ability.
  • If Humble Defector is controlled by a player other than its owner, and its controller leaves the game, the effect giving that player control of Humble Defector ends. Humble Defector will return to the control of the player still in the game who most recently controlled it.
  • If Humble Defector isn't on the battlefield as its ability resolves, but the target player is still a legal target, the ability will resolve. You'll draw two cards, even though the player doesn't gain control of Humble Defector.
  • If Humble Defector's owner leaves the game, Humble Defector humbly leaves the game along with that player.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.14 USD
    Cardmarket 0.19 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Cardsphere 0.15 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    : Draw two cards. Target opponent gains control of this creature. Activate only during your turn.

    Novice Inspector #29 Creature — Human Detective

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.12 USD / 0.21 USD
    Cardmarket 0.24 EUR / 0.51 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.12 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    When this creature enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ",Sacrificethis token: Draw a card.")

    Thraben Inspector #51 Creature — Human Soldier

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Soldier
    • 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

    Legalities

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

    Text

    When this creature enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ",Sacrificethis token: Draw a card.")

    Benevolent Bodyguard Creature — Human Cleric Normal

    Humble Defector Creature — Human Rogue Normal - ~$2.5

    Novice Inspector Creature — Human Detective Normal - ~$1.87

    Thraben Inspector Creature — Human Soldier Normal

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