Evidence Examiner
Creature — Merfolk Detective
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may collect evidence 4. (Exile cards with total mana value 4 or greater from your graveyard.)
Whenever you collect evidence, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #24051
Evidence Examiner puts a Clue token on every opponent's upkeep — repeatable card advantage stapled to a 2/3 body for three mana. The catch is that opponents crack those Clues themselves, so this is a politics piece and a self-mill engine, not a straight draw spell.
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, Evidence Examiner earns its slot in decks that want Clues as a resource — sacrifice synergies, artifact payoffs, or Investigate-matters builds where the tokens matter more than who cracks them. In 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, handing opponents card draw is a steep cost that almost never justifies a 2/3 for three mana, and Evidence Examiner sees virtually no competitive play there. Legacy and Vintage have no interest at this rate. Standard is where it has the most plausible niche as a limited-caliber value piece in a clue-synergy shell, but even there the effect is too symmetrical to be a serious inclusion.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Evidence Examiner is deep bulk — pick it up in a common box or as a throw-in. Bulk rares with narrow appeal rarely appreciate unless a future set prints a dedicated Investigate payoff that makes the archetype competitive, so treat this as a penny inclusion, not a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.