Byway Courier
~$0.03 low · ~$0.40 high
Green. Creature — Human Scout
Foundations Jumpstart #642 · Illustrated by Zoltan Boros
Foundations Jumpstart #642 · Illustrated by Zoltan BorosWhat is Byway Courier worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
When this creature dies, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
3/2
A good courier travels fast and asks no questions.
Format legality
All 3 printings of Byway Courier
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Foundations Jumpstart j25 #642· 2024common· Cardmarket €0.06 | common | $0.18 | No foil printing | €0.06 | |
 The List plst #SOI-196· 2019common· Cardmarket €0.08 | common | $0.40 | No foil printing | €0.08 | |
 Shadows over Innistrad soi #196· 2016common· Cardmarket €0.03 · €0.14 foil | common | $0.03 | $0.31 | €0.03€0.14 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2016
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #27,478 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Investigate
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Foundations Jumpstart card (#642).
0642 · J25 · C · EN
- 0642Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- J25Set code for Foundations Jumpstart
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (3)
2016-04-08
You can't sacrifice a Clue to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Clue token to activate its own ability and also to activate Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's ability.
2016-04-08
If an effect refers to a Clue, it means any Clue artifact, not just a Clue artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Wrench to pay for Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's activated ability.
2016-04-08
Clue is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some cards with other permanent types, it's never a creature type, a land type, or anything but an artifact type.
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