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Magnifying Glass

Artifact

{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

CMC
3
Mana cost
{3}
Color identity
C
Rarity
common
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor
Price
$0.27
EDHREC rank
#8949
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Magnifying Glass card art
Magnifying Glass pays for itself in three activations and clue tokens replace the tapped mana with a draw — that's a fine rate for slow, grindy Commander tables. Slot in Academy Manufactor and each activation nets a Food and Treasure alongside the Clue, turning a modest utility piece into a genuine value engine.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Magnifying Glass is a Commander card through and through — the three-mana artifact slot is too slow and too low-impact for Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where dedicated draw and ramp outclass it on rate before turn two. In Pauper it's legal but competes with cheaper cantrips and isn't pulling weight there either. Commander is where the math works: a multiplayer game gives you the turns to recoup the investment, token synergies are everywhere, and Clue payoffs like sacrifice triggers make each activation do more than draw a card.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.27 bulk tier

At $0.27, Magnifying Glass sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up without hesitation if the synergy fits. Bulk artifacts with narrow appeal rarely spike, so expect this price to stay flat unless a pushed Clue commander breaks through.

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