Name
Deduce

Mana Cost

Type
Instant

Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive

Rarity
Uncommon

Text

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


Flavor Text

"Do not overlook the unusual, for therein often lie the keys to the unknown."
—Alquist Proft's case journal


Number
#16

Other Prints
Murders at Karlov Manor

Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Future | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pauper | Pauper Commander | Penny | Pioneer | Standard | Standard Brawl | Timeless | Vintage

Availability
Arena | Magic Online | Paper

Rulings

(02/02/2024)
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.


(02/02/2024)
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.


(02/02/2024)
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.


(02/02/2024)
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.


(02/02/2024)
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.


Artist
Dominik Mayer

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