Sally Sparrow
Legendary Creature — Human Detective
You may cast creature spells as though they had flash.
Whenever one or more other creatures you control leave the battlefield, investigate. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #13648
Sally Sparrow copies every triggered ability that fires when you cast a spell — stack it with Ulalek, Fused Atrocity and a single cast triggers both, turning one spell into a cascade of free effects. The cost is a creature that does nothing on its own; it lives and dies by the density of triggered payoffs around it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Sally Sparrow does its best work — the format's density of triggered-ability commanders and value engines gives it a large pool of natural homes, and the singleton rule means redundancy of this effect is genuinely useful. Legacy and Vintage technically allow it, but neither format is interested in a three-mana creature that requires a surrounding infrastructure of triggers to generate any advantage. Oathbreaker is a reasonable home for the same reasons as Commander, just in a faster, lower-life game where the effect can spiral quickly if left unanswered.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Ulalek, Fused AtrocityDrowner of Truth // Drowned JungleSally Sparrow
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite storm count; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite copies of abilities you control on the stack; Infinite copies of a specific creature
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Rootha, Mercurial ArtistJeska's WillStorm-Kiln ArtistSally Sparrow
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count; Infinite red mana; Infinite magecraft triggers; Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
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Rootha, Mercurial ArtistBrass's BountySally Sparrow
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite storm count; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite Treasure tokens
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Rootha, Mercurial ArtistSeething SongStorm-Kiln ArtistSally Sparrow
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count; Infinite red mana; Infinite magecraft triggers
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Rootha, Mercurial ArtistRude AwakeningSally Sparrow
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite untap of lands you control
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Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Sally Sparrow sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a playset without a second thought. Bulk rares with narrow combo applications tend to stay cheap unless a specific deck breaks into the spotlight, so don't expect movement unless a new triggered-ability commander pushes it into mainstream builds.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
- Drowner of Truth // Drowned Jungle
- Rootha, Mercurial Artist
- Jeska's Will
- Storm-Kiln Artist
- Brass's Bounty
- Seething Song
- Rude Awakening
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.