Sharp-Eyed Rookie
Creature — Human Detective
Vigilance
Whenever a creature you control enters, if its power is greater than this creature's power or its toughness is greater than this creature's toughness, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #16545
Sharp-Eyed Rookie hits the board and immediately pressures opponents into revealing their hand — every attack is information plus a potential discard. Xavier Sal, Infested Captain decks are the natural home, but any strategy that swings wide turns the Rookie's ability into a repeatable hand-stripping engine.
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, Sharp-Eyed Rookie earns its slot in aggressive or discard-matters strategies that can guarantee attacks every combat — the effect compounds fast across four opponents. In constructed formats like Standard, Modern, and Pioneer, it occupies the aggressive two-drop slot where its rebound ability is the ceiling: one hit is often enough to see what you're up against and strip the worst card. Legacy and Vintage are too fast for a 2/1 that needs to connect to matter. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's calculus — small table, but the combo density means opponents are holding key pieces you want gone.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Xavier Sal, Infested CaptainIntruder AlarmSharp-Eyed Rookie
Infinite Clue tokens; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Sharp-Eyed Rookie is deep bulk — you're picking it up as a four-of without thinking about the price. Bulk rares with narrow homes rarely climb, so treat it as a cheap role-player and don't expect movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
- Intruder Alarm
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.