Chalk Outline
~$0.26 low · ~$0.36 high
Green. Enchantment
Murders at Karlov Manor #157 · Illustrated by Julia Griffin
Murders at Karlov Manor #157 · Illustrated by Julia GriffinWhat is Chalk Outline worth?
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Oracle text
Whenever one or more creature cards leave your graveyard, create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
"In your search for a suspect, never forget that the most important person is the victim." —Ezrim, Agency chief
Format legality
The only printing of Chalk Outline
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Murders at Karlov Manor mkm #157· 2024uncommon· Cardmarket €0.09 · €0.17 foil | uncommon | $0.26 | $0.36 | €0.09€0.17 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2024
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #13,319 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Investigate
- Artist
- Julia Griffin
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Murders at Karlov Manor card (#157).
0157 · MKM · U · EN
- 0157Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- MKMSet code for Murders at Karlov Manor
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (6)
2024-02-02
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.
2024-02-02
Some spells and abilities that investigate may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't create any Clue tokens.
2024-02-02
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.
2024-02-02
If multiple creature cards leave your graveyard at the same time, Chalk Outline's ability will trigger only once.
2024-02-02
Some abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Clue". Those abilities trigger whenever you sacrifice a Clue for any reason, not just to activate a Clue's activated ability.
2024-02-02
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.
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