Serene Sleuth
Creature — Human Detective
When this creature enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
At the beginning of combat on your turn, investigate for each goaded creature you control. Then each creature you control is no longer goaded.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor Commander
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #19174
Serene Sleuth turns every Clue token into a cantrip engine — the longer it stays in play, the more cards you draw for free every combat. Two mana to cast is a low enough bar that it fits into almost any white or blue deck running artifact synergies.
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 Serene Sleuth does its best work, specifically in artifact and investigate strategies that generate Clue tokens as a byproduct of doing other things. The card scales hard with token doublers and any commander that creates Clues on attack or entry, making the value accumulate quickly over a long game. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — Serene Sleuth is too slow and too dependent on a board state to compete in those formats. Oathbreaker follows Commander rules closely enough that the same evaluate applies: good in the right shell, invisible in the wrong one.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Serene Sleuth is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up in a trade binder without thinking twice. Bulk rares that enable specific synergy engines tend to stay cheap unless a commander pushes them into the spotlight, so don't expect price movement.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.