Meddling Youths
Creature — Human Detective
Haste
Whenever you attack with three or more creatures, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #23083
Meddling Youths enters as a 3/2 with clue-generating upside whenever a creature dies on your side, stapling card advantage onto a body that already attacks for relevant damage. The cost is real — five mana for a 3/2 is inefficient, and the payoff only fires when your creatures are dying, which means it rewards being behind rather than pressing advantage.
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, Meddling Youths fits best in token and sacrifice strategies where creatures die constantly — the clue triggers stack fast, turning inevitable board wipe fallout into fuel. In 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, five mana for a 3/2 is too slow to see competitive play without a dedicated aristocrats shell built around it. Legacy and Vintage have access to faster, more efficient draw engines, so Meddling Youths won't make those cuts. Standard is where it has the most legitimate shot at fringe play, filling a role in go-wide decks that want to recoup card advantage through attrition.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Meddling Youths is deep bulk — no barrier to picking up a playset. Bulk rares at this price point rarely climb unless a new archetype puts them on the map, so treat it as a low-stakes inclusion rather than a hold.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.