Case of the Filched Falcon
Enchantment — Case
When this Case enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
To solve — You control three or more artifacts. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.)
Solved — 
, Sacrifice this Case: Put four +1/+1 counters on target noncreature artifact. It becomes a 0/0 Bird creature with flying in addition to its other types.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #17293
Case of the Filched Falcon gives you a 1/1 flying token on entry, then rewards you with repeatable loot once you've attacked with three or more creatures — all for a single blue mana. The floor is fine and the ceiling is a cheap, recurring draw engine in any deck that already wants to attack.
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 of the Filched Falcon is best in go-wide attacking decks — Esper flyers, Dimir rogues, or any token strategy that clears the Case condition effortlessly and turns it into free card selection every combat. Powered tables won't care about a one-mana enchantment that asks you to attack, but at lower power levels the card advantage compounds fast. In Standard and Pioneer it competes for slots in aggressive blue shells, where the token and looting pair decently with prowess or tempo strategies. Legacy and Vintage have more efficient options at every stage, so Case of the Filched Falcon is unlikely to see play there outside of fringe brews.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Case of the Filched Falcon is deep bulk — buy a playset for the price of a gumball. Bulk rares rarely recover value unless they break into competitive constructed, and this one is too slow for those formats, so treat it as a free pickup for casual brews rather than a spec.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.