They Went This Way
Sorcery
Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #10125
They Went This Way puts a 1/1 Detective token into play and draws a card for two mana — that's a clean two-for-one stapled to a creature type that Jenny Flint // Madame Vastra actively wants. Outside of that specific tribal shell, it's a bulk common that doesn't clear the bar in any competitive context.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jenny Flint // Madame Vastra
Jenny Flint // Madame Vastra rewards you for accumulating Detectives, and They Went This Way does double duty — it adds a body to the board while replacing itself, meaning Vastra's clue-generating and card-advantage engines lose nothing in the transaction.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, They Went This Way is a role-player in exactly one archetype: Detective tribal built around Jenny Flint // Madame Vastra, where the token and the card draw both pull weight. Everywhere else, two mana for a 1/1 and a draw is well below the rate you need at 60-card tables — Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy all have cantrips and token producers that do more for less. Pauper is the one 60-card format where a two-mana draw-one occasionally sees daylight, but They Went This Way's payoff is too narrow to displace the format's established options. Treat it as a Commander-only card with a one-deck address.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, They Went This Way sits firmly in bulk territory, which is exactly right for a card with this narrow a home. Demand is capped by how many people are building Jenny Flint // Madame Vastra, so there's no pressure pushing the price up — buy it when you need it, don't worry about the timing.
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Mentioned
- Jenny Flint // Madame Vastra
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.