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Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight

Legendary Creature — Human Advisor // Legendary Enchantment

{T}: Draw a card, then exile a card from your hand face down. You may look at that card for as long as it remains exiled. You may pay {4}{U}{U}. If you do, transform Jacob Hauken.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
mythic
Set
Innistrad: Crimson Vow
Price
$0.64
EDHREC rank
#11093
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Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight card art
Hauken's Insight lets you cast spells for free off the top of your library every turn — the payoff is enormous, and the two-mana loot effect on Jacob Hauken, Inspector is the only cost to get there. Pair it with Mind Over Matter and you have an engine that can chain through your entire deck.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight actually gets to shine — the seven-mana flip threshold is steep in faster formats, but in a 40-life multiplayer game with ramp support, you can hit it by turn four or five and immediately start casting free spells. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer the card is legal but functionally unplayable; competitive decks there win before you ever untap with the enchantment side. Oathbreaker offers a middle ground if your signature spell accelerates the flip, but the sweet spot is Commander, full stop.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.64 bulk tier

At $0.64, Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight is deep bulk — you're picking up a legitimate free-spell engine for the cost of a pack of gum. The price reflects its narrow competitive range rather than its power level in Commander, so it's unlikely to spike unless a high-profile deck puts it on camera.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.