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'''Investigate''' is a [[keyword action]] introduced in ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]''. <ref>{{NewRef|feature/shadows-over-innistrad-mechanics|Shadows over Innistrad Mechanics|[[Matt Tabak]]|March 7, 2016}}</ref> | '''Investigate''' is a [[keyword action]] introduced in ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]''. <ref>{{NewRef|feature/shadows-over-innistrad-mechanics|Shadows over Innistrad Mechanics|[[Matt Tabak]]|March 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/chasing-shadows-part-2-2016-03-21|Chasing Shadows, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 21, 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Description== | |||
To investigate, you put a [[Clue]] [[token]] onto the [[battlefield]]. Clues are [[colorless]] [[artifacts]], which have the ability "{{2}}, [[Sacrifice]] this artifact: [[Draw]] a [[card]]." | To investigate, you put a [[Clue]] [[token]] onto the [[battlefield]]. Clues are [[colorless]] [[artifacts]], which have the ability "{{2}}, [[Sacrifice]] this artifact: [[Draw]] a [[card]]." | ||
Investigate sometimes is triggered when specific things happen. For example, you get to investigate whenever a [[land]] [[enters the battlefield]] under your control or a nontoken [[creature]] you control [[dies]]. There is also a number of cards that trigger when a Clue is [[sacrificed]]. It makes the decision of when to sacrifice a Clue more interesting. You don't always do it as soon as possible. | |||
==Rules== | ==Rules== | ||
Revision as of 05:42, 22 March 2016
| Investigate | |
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| Keyword Action | |
| Introduced | Shadows over Innistrad |
| Last used | Shadows over Innistrad |
| Reminder Text |
Investigate (Put a colorless Clue artifact token onto the battlefield with " , Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.") |
| Scryfall Search | |
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Investigate is a keyword action introduced in Shadows over Innistrad. [1][2]
Description
To investigate, you put a Clue token onto the battlefield. Clues are colorless artifacts, which have the ability ", Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card."
Investigate sometimes is triggered when specific things happen. For example, you get to investigate whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control or a nontoken creature you control dies. There is also a number of cards that trigger when a Clue is sacrificed. It makes the decision of when to sacrifice a Clue more interesting. You don't always do it as soon as possible.
Rules
From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- 701.36. Investigate
- 701.36a “Investigate” means “Create a Clue token.” See rule 111.10f.
From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- Investigate
- A keyword action that creates a Clue artifact token. See rule 701.36, “Investigate.”
Clue
Investigate does create Clue Artifact tokens: