Briarbridge Patrol
Creature — Human Warrior
Whenever this creature deals damage to one or more creatures, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
At the beginning of each end step, if you sacrificed three or more Clues this turn, you may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #16373
Briarbridge Patrol puts a free creature from your hand into play whenever you deal combat damage with three or more creatures — that's a cheat-into-play effect stapled to a 3/3 body. Outside of dedicated clue or token strategies like Lonis, Cryptozoologist, the setup cost is too inconsistent to justify the slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lonis, Cryptozoologist
Lonis, Cryptozoologist generates clues on every creature ETB, which means Briarbridge Patrol is both triggering the clue engine and benefiting from the board presence that engine produces — the two cards form a self-reinforcing loop that makes the combat threshold easy to hit.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Briarbridge Patrol sees virtually no competitive play outside Commander — the effect is too slow and conditional for Modern or Legacy, where games rarely reach the sustained board states needed to trigger it. In Commander it earns a narrow but real role in clue and investigate decks, particularly those that go wide with artifact tokens to clear the three-creature combat hurdle. Outside that specific niche, a 3/3 for four mana that asks you to attack with a crowd to cheat out one creature is just too much ceremony.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Briarbridge Patrol is deep bulk — you're not paying for it, you're finding it in a common box. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely climb, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.