Case File Auditor
Creature — Human Detective
When this creature enters and whenever you solve a Case, look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal an enchantment card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast Case spells.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #23327
Case File Auditor enters and immediately investigates — creating a Clue token that replaces itself when you cash it in — while its on-death trigger lets you surveil to set up your next draw. The cost is that both payoffs are slow and incremental, making this a role-player in dedicated value engines rather than a card that pulls weight on its own.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Case File Auditor fits into aristocrats and sacrifice loops where generating a Clue each time it enters or recurs pays dividends over a long game — it is never the engine, always the fuel. In Standard and Pioneer, it occupies a similar utility slot in midrange shells that want a cheap body that replaces itself and smooths draws via surveil on death. Modern and Legacy have access to faster, denser card selection, so Case File Auditor rarely sees play there — the floor is too low to justify the slot. Across all formats, the card rewards decks that can sacrifice and recur it repeatedly; a single cast nets modest value, but three or four loops make the math work.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Case File Auditor is deep bulk — buy a playset for pocket change. Bulk commons with narrow synergy applications rarely climb, so treat this as a free inclusion rather than a speculative pickup.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.