Murder Investigation
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature you control
When enchanted creature dies, create X 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens, where X is its power.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #13925
Murder Investigation turns a creature death into a board — when the enchanted creature dies, you get a 1/1 white Soldier token for each power it had, which means one removal spell can hand you a wide army for free. Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ is the reason this card has a home; his token-doubling news broadcast lines push the payoff from solid to game-warping.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ generates tokens whenever creatures die and rewards token flood across multiple axes, so Murder Investigation slotting onto a high-power creature means a single removal trigger can produce a doubled wave of Soldiers that immediately feeds Three Dog's next broadcast effect.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Murder Investigation is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, though it sees virtually no play outside Commander. In competitive formats like Modern and Legacy, paying two mana for a conditional token payoff that requires your creature to die is too slow and too reactive — those formats punish enchantment setups that do nothing until an opponent acts. Commander is where Murder Investigation actually earns its slot: threats are larger, death triggers are abundant, and a single removal spell targeting a 5- or 6-power creature can suddenly produce enough tokens to threaten a win.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Murder Investigation is deep bulk — the kind of card you grab as a throw-in without thinking about the price. Bulk enchantments with narrow Commander applications rarely appreciate, so treat it as a cheap role-player to slot in and forget, not something to spec on.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.